can anyone help me and tell me what is the cure for your d pillars not digging into the paint as my two have dug into the paint as they don't seem to be sitting straight

The plastic rear covers cut into the paint on most of the L320 models that I have seen at the top and the bottom closest to the hatch. It appears to be a design fault. I have clearance on the bottom when the car is stationary but have paint wear down to the primer in a small spot. The top has no clearance but has only cut into the clear coat.

mine has cut right through on the bottom mostly there must be some kind of fix ,can repair the paint for it to happen again

I simply cut a couple of small strips of double sided adhesive 5mm thick high density foam rubber and stuck under lower edge, works perfectly. Can position it to leave same gap as complete lower edge of cover about a 1-2mm gap.

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Col

what tape did you use and how did you position it I tried tape but didn,t work at all have to repair the paint there now you would think there would be an easy fix that the d pillar would fit and stay straight ,thanks

This is all I used, got it of fleabay, been on there 2/3 years now and no marks on paint whatsoever.



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Col

Last edited by Col on Tue Mar 27 2018 10:07pm. Edited 1 time in total

ok will have to go back to the drawing board again to see if I can figure something out that will last

I assume one needs to remove the plastic rear cover to fit the rubber strip.

do you have a link for the double sided adhesive 5mm thick high density foam rubber

Col wrote:

This is all I used, got it of fleabay, been on there 2/3 years now and no marks on paint whatsoever.



Cheers
Col

As it was so long ago e-bay have deleted the original purchase history, however it would have been something like this.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ADHESIVE-BACK-N...1924661448

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Col

thanks a lot