FJ Cruiser A pillar pods

shawn k · Post by **shawn k** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 5:46 pm

Just finished these up for a buddy (well it's his wife's vehicle

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Making sure everything is symmetrical

The 3M double sided tape is used to compensate for the grill cloth and suede

This is my new favorite find. Foam paper! Got this from AC Moore (craft store) for .99 cents a sheet. It looks good and works great as a gasket at the same time

Overall I'm pretty happy with them. Especially considering it was between 30-40F degrees for the whole 20+ hours I worked on them

brenzbmr@sb · Post by **brenzbmr@sb** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 12:01 am

clean
nice work

shawn k · Post by **shawn k** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 5:21 am

Thanks!

I can't wait to hear them

oldskoolmseriesfan · Post by **oldskoolmseriesfan** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 10:10 pm

Nice job shawn k, very clean!!

edman79 · Post by **edman79** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 10:38 pm

Man, I wish I knew how do do stuff like this.

EDDIE ED

shawn k · Post by **shawn k** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:20 am

oldskoolmseriesfan wrote:Nice job shawn k, very clean!!

Thanks!

I still havn't heard them yet

shawn k · Post by **shawn k** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:23 am

edman79 wrote:Man, I wish I knew how do do stuff like this.

EDDIE ED

Just have to go for it bro! I picked it up through lots and lots of trial & error, but there are some videos out there to help you get started. I'm also glad to help with any questions anytime

edman79 · Post by **edman79** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:19 am

Thanks. I do have one question, why did you cut all the holes in the pillar?

EDDIE ED

paintguy · Post by **paintguy** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:00 am

Nice work!

edman79 wrote:Thanks. I do have one question, why did you cut all the holes in the pillar?

EDDIE ED

Fibreglass doesn't stick well at all the plastic. Drilling the holes lets the FG run through to the back acting like little nails to hold it in place.

shawn k · Post by **shawn k** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:07 am

paintguy wrote: Fibreglass doesn't stick well at all the plastic. Drilling the holes lets the FG run through to the back acting like little nails to hold it in place.

Exactly

Post by **ttocs** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:52 am

you basically get it to bond around the plastic and lock itself inplace since it will not chemically bond.

I did the same thing on my kick panels 3 yrs ago and they have held up very well so far. The paint is starting to show some wear so I am considering covering them in carbon fiber.

JK · Post by JK » Thu Dec 09, 2010 6:00 pm

They look sick... Nice job!! That's inspiration......

shawn k · Post by **shawn k** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 9:40 pm

Thanks

SoundJunkie · Post by **SoundJunkie** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 5:35 pm

Holy Crap ! If I send you my FJ A-pillar covers and my HAT L1V2's and L3's would you consider doing a job for me ? PM me because I am dead serious !!

Erik

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