just used a razor blade, it took sometime, i had to be very careful not to cut into the flawless paint underneath. after all the vinyl was removed i used paint thinner to remove all the glue that was on the paint and thats it, next i put some wax on it and wow does it look good the paint under there was covered for 9 year and wow i have to say it looks wonderful

 

I was amazed when I did it on mine. It's a nice subtle touch, lots of people dont ever notice, but it makes a difference to me. Much better than the faded black crap that was there after 8 years.

 

looks real clean, i have a question though, everyone seems to have the vinyl covers over the B pillar but mine seems to be metal. Is this because of the model year?

 

it's not metal- just looks like metal

 

the paint came off and I see aluminum, i'll take a pic tomorrow.

 

I never thought of doing that. Looks great!!!!!!!!!

 

i dont know how it would look on my car...i was thinking of doing it

 

Looks sick dude, I want to do mine in the summer

 

^ you need a heat gun..... when are we doing the trunk???

 

I don't know if this was changed in 98, but mine is actually painted the body color.

 

I've heard before that some or all of the black ones dont have this vinyl, a friend of mine has had 2 black max's and one had the vinyl and the other didnt. Someone may have already removed it, but we're not sure. But it looks good on any color maxima with this done. Easy to do, and most of all it's free so I recomend it to everyone, just be careful not to scratch the paint underneath.

 

I have a 95 it looks like black plastic right there.. do you think there will be paint underneath??

 

yes there will be.

 

after removing the black plastic from the b pillar i painted the rear pillar white as well heres the picture:

 

does it make a difference if done on a black car?

 

Ooohh...interesting! Do you have any pics from a little farther away? I'd like to see what it looks like in relation to the rest of the car. Does the paint that was underneath match up with the rest of the car? I'm just wondering if it would be a little brighter because its never been faded by the sun...

 

the rear pillar on the rear door i sanded it down taped it off and painted it with the pearl white paint. i'll get you a picture

 

It will be shiny brand new paint underneath, versus the black vinyl which is faded or starting to fade out on the older 4th gens now. So yes it will make a difference.

 

Im not a fan of this mod. I think it makes things look more busy than they really are, and I just prefer the black especially with tinted windows...looks more smooth IMO.

 

heres the pictures of the pillars from a distance

the front b pillar i removed the black plastic and the rear pillar i painted to match the car

 

I think you should have left the rear window alone. my 2cents. Enjoy it though!

 

Wow, that's definitely noticeable for me since I'm used to seeing my white Max with the black pillars. Looks good, very clean.

 

i think everyone should do it

 

I dont car too much for the small rear door pillar being painted. Also I agree with kingrukus, with tinted windows it looks better with the Black...all kind of flows together well.

 

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brooklynsmaxima i dont think we need your 2 cents you dont even drive a maxima

 

i think mine is? i havent checked for sure though...its got a few rust stops on it and id be into doing this if there's paint under there... i swear mine are metal though. silver 99 se

 

i think it looks retarded on a white car cuz with tint there no constrast of color it all flows. but now its black white black white black. ehhh just not my thang i guess

 

My vinyl cover is fading really badly too. Any dark green max out there with the cover removed? I want to see one b4 I go hacking away at the vinyl.

 

I agree with former accord man, I would have left the b piller alone. Other than that everything else looks good.

 

On many Black and Dark color cars there is NO vinyl on the pillars. so if it looks like paint, it is.

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I like the real carbon fiber on mine

 

so? My dad drives a 01 SE, it'll be mine in a couple of months.

dont hate.

 

have fun with your 96 mazda millenia thats real cool lemme tell ya