View Full Version : Which TC2 color looks good without the blacked out A Pillar?


XerotC
02-17-2011, 03:00 AM
Since the blackout on the A Pillar is removable, i was wondering how everyone felt about removing it or keeping it on. which color would look best with the blacked out A pillar and which color looks good with it?

i think the blacked out a pillar would only look good if it had been glossy, so it was just as reflective as the window to fully achieve the visor look. also if there was no moonroof and the top was color coded, than the look could have been pulled off. but since there is a moonroof, instead of looking like a clean 3 sided visor, the remaining color looks more like two curved prongs coming from the C pillar.

biglilsteve
02-17-2011, 03:37 AM
In general, the lighter colored cars (silver, cement, white) look better WITH the black pillars.

I think the darker (blue, crimson, metallic gray, black) could go without them. I'm going back and forth on trying to decide if I want to remove mine.

errol
02-17-2011, 03:39 AM
Well after taking off mine I'd say it looks good without it, to me that is. :biggrin:

MightyP
02-17-2011, 03:42 AM
Black and Gray look fine either way. The other colors can pull it off if they use it to accent other black parts like wheels, dark tint, etc. I'm still debating whether I want to pull mine off or not.

XerotC
02-17-2011, 04:07 AM
In general, the lighter colored cars (silver, cement, white) look better WITH the black pillars.

I think the darker (blue, crimson, metallic gray, black) could go without them. I'm going back and forth on trying to decide if I want to remove mine.

ahah i feel the opposite way. the light colors really highlight the sudden break in the color while the black blends in with the dark colors.

biglilsteve
02-17-2011, 04:10 AM
Hmmm, well i DO see what you're saying...

cb900f2
02-18-2011, 11:15 AM
Hi Errol.. Do you mind posting a photo of your car?

Thanks Errol


Well after taking off mine I'd say it looks good without it, to me that is. :biggrin:

errol
02-18-2011, 02:27 PM
Hi Errol.. Do you mind posting a photo of your car?

Thanks Errol

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3779827&postcount=62

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3780100&postcount=64

cb900f2
02-19-2011, 12:36 AM
Wow!.. Looks really good!...Was it hard to pull it off?, and I assume there was no issue with the clear coat underneath?

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3779827&postcount=62

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3780100&postcount=64

errol
02-19-2011, 03:47 AM
Wow!.. Looks really good!...Was it hard to pull it off?, and I assume there was no issue with the clear coat underneath?

It was kinda hard to pull it just gotta take your time to pull it off one time shot.
Nope no problems at all depending on how long you've had your tc2 tiny kind residue might stick on.

XerotC
02-19-2011, 04:43 AM
Found a top view picture of the zelas, the middle eastern tc. now this looks good with black A pillars.

MightyP
02-19-2011, 04:49 AM
I do like the Zelas lip kit and REALLY like the spoiler.

Superpickel
02-19-2011, 11:45 PM
THe gloss black looks marvelous without it. Not to mention you don't have to pull the a pillar off. They do not put them on the black... Now, my wife has a 2011 xB, white. It wa a pain to pull off, but we didn't use a heat gun either.

x_Batman_x
02-25-2011, 06:52 PM
i think the blacked out a pillar would only look good if it had been glossy, so it was just as reflective as the window to fully achieve the visor look.

some one should try wrapping the pillar in in clear vinyl over the black to make it glossy...

cazman
03-08-2011, 05:17 PM
I have really been debating pulling mine off also. I just think it would look better then all the black the way it is right now.

XerotC
03-09-2011, 01:14 AM
Hey cazman, donno if you checked out Errol's car, but i really like how cement looks without it:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j214/pogi_09/DSC00359.jpg

cazman
03-09-2011, 01:13 PM
Hey cazman, donno if you checked out Errol's car, but i really like how cement looks without it:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j214/pogi_09/DSC00359.jpg

Sure did! Thanks. I totally agree. Will be removing them this weekend if not sooner.

errol
03-09-2011, 02:45 PM
Thanks guys :icon_redface::icon_biggrin:

kamikaze5G
03-09-2011, 04:30 PM
I've got the nauti blue and had the hood wrapped in carbon fiber...thinking of doing the same for the pillers!

XerotC
03-09-2011, 10:09 PM
I've got the nauti blue and had the hood wrapped in carbon fiber...thinking of doing the same for the pillers!

pics!!!!!!!