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yea but they break very often when you remove them anyway
25th Feb 2014 12:09 am
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Exactly and let water in the whole point in changing them if they are broken.MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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25th Feb 2014 1:32 am
Whooooooosh
Member Since: 17 Feb 2014
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New A-Pillar Exterior Trim
I've received, and fitted, new external trim to the A-Pillars.
The new ones have a different rubber moulding at the bottom which is clearly longer than the original, and the clips are much improved with far more felt to keep water out.
Photo's of old and new, side by side, attached.
4th Mar 2014 12:44 pm
Bobs
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Interesting to note ....
4th Mar 2014 12:48 pm
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And how many penny's did you have to part with for those?????????????????Transit Custom LWB
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4th Mar 2014 3:37 pm
Whooooooosh
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£36 inc VAT each side.
I also bought a set of new clips DHB500400 which I didn't need as the new trim came with clips attached.
FYI - The DHB500400 kit comes with some patches which can be applied over the bottom locating hole in each A-Pillar to also stop water ingress.
These patches date back to a very old technical service bulletin LA501-007 which I found was created to fix the problem of water ingress on the earliest trims.
4th Mar 2014 4:47 pm
Bobs
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So the patches only come with the kit and not with the A pillar replacements
4th Mar 2014 5:25 pm
Whooooooosh
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Yep, new trim does not include the patches.
LR sell the patches as part number BNP3996 if you do want to blank the bottom hole.
Strangely LR would only quote for the patches as a pack of 4.
So that'll be one for each of the car's four A-Pillars ?
4th Mar 2014 5:48 pm
Bobs
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Thanks as the patches are really useful so with 4 new ones and the new A pillars trims 'job done'
Good update on info to existing threads
4th Mar 2014 5:51 pm
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Yep Good update, Cheers Transit Custom LWB
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