Soooo....

I was driving on the freeway this morning when I heard a loud THUNK on my car, followed by outrageous wind noise. Uhhhh...needless to say, I was worried. When I got home, just a bit ago, I noticed the right side A pillar cover was missing! I noticed a few days ago it was coming loose and that the wind noise was coming from there. Hubby was going to fix it tonight. Too late I guess

I am quite sad, because I can't seem to find one online anywhere for a reasonable price. And no, I won't go to the dealership. This only makes me stress a little more cuz the little rubber gutter trim on the left side was also missing when I bought the car, thinking it would be an easy find.

Anyone know where I can find either of these pieces (mainly the A pillar trim)? I have an '03 base model...Thanks.

 

I'm sorry to hear about your trim flying off, it is always a big pain!

I'm sure these missing/damaged pieces were due to a windshield replacement/repair that was not done correctly.

1) You are not going to find the trim piece cheaply; they are fairly expensive and the Dealership is usually the easiest place to purchase them.

Outmotoring has them for about 45.00 a piece:
http://www.outmotoring.com/mini-coop...es_cooper.html (#12 on the diagram)

2) Your missing piece of trim/drip rail is not something that you will be able to find on its own. It is part of a much larger piece of trim. These links will help:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...tter-trim.html
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...l-removal.html

Good Luck!

-Chase

 

Thank you for the tips! I will have to look at those as well. My husband is going to a couple salvage yards tomorrow. I asked him to find those two pieces, and maybe a rear emblem badge, as mine is faded.

 

If he is going to get an a-pillar cover from the salvage yard, I strongly suggest that you pick up a new set of clips for it. It is when these fail or are broken that you wind up losing the a-pillar cover; They are kind of single-use and never really hold properly when they are re-used. If you don't have foam behind your cover (some people do, others don't) I might suggest some double-stick foam tape to help keep everything in place.

Good Luck!

-Chase

 

Ohh that's a good point. Thanks for the advice! Hes going to a salvage yard today for one.