[memphoman]

Sun and time has warped this. Piece is in good condition. Can this be reshaped with heat or something?

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[flash]

seen this a lot - not an easy thing to do - it bent once, it can bend again - the problem is to do it so it looks right, you may have to make a jig - after you remove it, and once you get it soft enough to reshape, how do you hold it in place so it cools in the right shape?

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[968gene]

Mine was just like this (92 cab with 29k miles) I removed the A pillar cover and heated it with a heat gun and reshaped it against a smooth straight piece of wood. The trick is to loosen the cover that runs across the top of the windshield to replace the A pillar cover without bending it.

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[memphoman]

Worth a shot, Gene. Thanks.

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[968gene]

Take care not to fully smooth (ruin) the textured finish.

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[SILVY968]

My 968 cab came from the Phoenix area and both A pillars and the over windshield piece were really warped.

I was able to get the side pillar pieces from a yard in Canada and got SEM black colorant to bring them back to brand new. If you can't straighten, a task that I felt would never get them to look straight, you might try to do what I did.

Good luck

Brian

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[memphoman]

I see them on Ebay now and then, but seem to get outbid. I will give this a shot and see what comes of it. I'm going to do a little online research to see if others know how to manipulate this type of plastic. We also have a plastics art lab at the university of memphis (where I teach part time). I plan on checking out if the instructor has any input. I'll let y'all know.

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[Mferris]

Looks Like I just created a duplicate post on this - looking for anyone who has managed to do the heating procedure and has any tips. 

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