Ok I might be trying to make some gauge pods again for my Envoy.
Last time I did this (On my trailblazer) I made a molding out of fiberglass. There were two problems That I didn't think about :duh:.
1. Attachment! Didn't think about how to attach the pillar since it didn't have those metal clips. I tried to use extremely tough Velcro. Although this worked it didn't totally match up right.
2. HEAT! The pillar took a beating from the summer heat and sun. Thus, disfiguring and bending the fiberglass.
My attempt for the envoy would be buying an A-pillar ($55):hissy:from the dealership (cant find anyone else that has them) buying and fitting two or three universal pods.
I would then just fiberglass over the pods and the replacement A-pillar. This then would eliminate my two previous problems (heat, attaching) I had for my Trailblazer. And keep form.
My questions now would be - I've seen on other forums that people have fiberglassed, bondoed, primed, and painted (with sanding of course).
My previous pods I did not bondo over the fiberglass. Would using bondo help the appearance of the final product at all?
Sorry it was so long, I feel like I just wrote a school paper :crazy:
dont know if bondo-ed and bondo-ing are words but you get the point...
Anything I missed?
Last time I did this (On my trailblazer) I made a molding out of fiberglass. There were two problems That I didn't think about :duh:.
1. Attachment! Didn't think about how to attach the pillar since it didn't have those metal clips. I tried to use extremely tough Velcro. Although this worked it didn't totally match up right.
2. HEAT! The pillar took a beating from the summer heat and sun. Thus, disfiguring and bending the fiberglass.
My attempt for the envoy would be buying an A-pillar ($55):hissy:from the dealership (cant find anyone else that has them) buying and fitting two or three universal pods.
I would then just fiberglass over the pods and the replacement A-pillar. This then would eliminate my two previous problems (heat, attaching) I had for my Trailblazer. And keep form.
My questions now would be - I've seen on other forums that people have fiberglassed, bondoed, primed, and painted (with sanding of course).
My previous pods I did not bondo over the fiberglass. Would using bondo help the appearance of the final product at all?
Sorry it was so long, I feel like I just wrote a school paper :crazy:
dont know if bondo-ed and bondo-ing are words but you get the point...
Anything I missed?