Doing some "renewal" on our 2004 D2 HSE (190K miles) now that it's running again, and wanted to get some advice on trim.

First, any advice on how to find cheap new or good used A Pillar trim? I've had both fail, and replaced the passenger piece with one from the junkyard with one of the three tabs broken, been driving around with a missing driver's trim piece, and that resulting exposed body seam, in addition to being unseemly, makes for some pretty good wind noise.

Second, I have never seriously looked for gutter trim: does it even exist as an OEM or aftermarket part? Mine is pretty rough (lots of epoxy touch-ups) and the two top corner pieces that meet the A Pillar trim are both missing (presumably ripped off when the A Pillar trim flew off). If the A Pillar pieces are hard-to-find and expensive, the gutter trim seems to be unobtanium.

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I have 3d print files for the corners, I can print a couple out for you. It may take a couple of days, to get done. As for the A Pillar Trim I used stainless screw to hold mine on, I can take a picture a little later for you.

 

I believe you can purchase all the gutter trim
pieces if your wallet allows. Some are reasonable and some are crazy expensive. Some of the usual resellers might have used pieces but they do get brittle over time due to exposure.

 

Richard, thanks for offer to 3D the corners. Let me know how to compensate you for time, materials and shipping and if there is anything I can do for you south of the border to pat it back or forward.

I am stalking a couple of what look to be pretty fresh D2 carcasses here in Texas for the A pillar trim, though the LR hyena subspecies -- I count myself a part of that clan -- pick them over pretty quickly.

Pictures of how you secured them would be great as my new used one on the passenger side is floating a bit at the top because of the missing tab on the trim piece.

Gotta be good with JB Weld when you own one of these.

 

Here is what it looks like, the screws catch the hole in the metal tabs on the body. The corner bits will be 5.00 for a pair plus shipping, likely about 15.00-20.00. I will knock one off tonight and see how they work out.

 

Sounds like a plan. I'll wait to hear from you, maybe we go to private messages.

 

Passenger side corner finishers are NLA. I'm getting my windshield done Monday and I have a spare driver's side piece but am coming up short on the passenger side so I'd be very interested in one as well. PM with demands

 

Still interested in the DS piece if you don't need it.

 

I'd be very interested in the driver's side gutter corner if you can print one. The OEM stuff is ridiculous.