Debris Strike on A-Piller, Repair
 

All,

I had a debris strike on my A-Pillar on the way to work today and I ended up with a four inch scratch down through the primer. I called my insurance company and the claim will be covered -- I need to get an estimate later this week. I'm curious if anyone else has had something similar happen and what the total cost ended up being. It sucks, but I can't stand having a huge scrape going up my driver's side A-Pillar. :(

the a-pillar cover is just a painted plastic piece. might want to check courtesyparts.com if they can get one pre-painted in your color.

instead of giving your car to a bodyshop who can end up giving you more headache, i would just buy the bit online (if prepainted) and just replace on my own. check the service manual where the tabs are.

I have an 09 BS, and had to get my windshield replaced (vehicle in front of me kicked up a stone and cracked it). Long story short, the installer broke one of the plastic fasteners on the a-pillar covers, on each side of the car. It looked fine, but I made them get me replacement ones. They paid for it, but the installer told me they were about $250 each or so (not sure how accurate that is, but that's what he told me). They came pre-painted and took him about 15 minutes for each side. As an added bonus, I was able to keep the "broken" ones. I've been considering selling them, but I don't know if anyone (you?) would be interested in buying them with a broken plastic tab (you can't see it, and it fastens just fine, but I figured if I could get new free ones I might as well, haha).

use double stick mounting tape at the broken tab locations (double it up if 45mil) and it will work just fine. :)

Thanks guys, this is a huge help!