A pillar fixings

[discolaw]

Been putting up with the dreaded A pillar leak for a while but damp headlining has now become dripping water so I'm forced into action on what on all accounts is a mongrel job. Has anyone sourced the plastic/nylon rivets(79086L) and the retaining clips(AWR4426) for the external A pillar in Oz. Will try and follow urban Panzers method for saving the rivets for reuse but don't trust my skill.
Thanks

[OffTrack]

The clips and rivets are easy enough to get, and if you have trouble finding I have some of the metal clips spare - possibly the 6 needed.

Before you go ripping the A-Pillar cover off just make sure it's not a leak from cracked sealant in the rain gutter. Even a small crack is enough to cause wet headlining. I had this happen on my D2 and found a crack in the sealant just above the a-pillar. I ended up scraping out the line of the crack and refilling with Sikaflex. Still need to put some touchup paint over the repair but it's worked like a charm so far.

cheers
Paul

[Andrew D]

The plastic rivets are the only thing I have bought from Land Rover Australia. They are different to the original ones but do the same job.

I would be surprised if you need the metal concealed clip. They are robust and don't break unlike the A-Pillar metal clip retainer. It is crap.

Don't be surprised if you need to buy new covers after removing. ~$60 each.

Also, there is some debate about the need to remove the plenum to remove the windscreen. I believe you need to. My plenum came back cracked, a hole in it and "that's how it was" comment.

Regards
Andrew

[discolaw]

The clips and rivets are easy enough to get, and if you have trouble finding I have some of the metal clips spare - possibly the 6 needed.

Before you go ripping the A-Pillar cover off just make sure it's not a leak from cracked sealant in the rain gutter. Even a small crack is enough to cause wet headlining. I had this happen on my D2 and found a crack in the sealant just above the a-pillar. I ended up scraping out the line of the crack and refilling with Sikaflex. Still need to put some touchup paint over the repair but it's worked like a charm so far.

cheers
Paul
Thanks OffTrack. Just mentally planning for the job at the mo and do plan to take a magnifying glass to the gutter sealant & roof rail pad 1st off and live in hope its going to be that easy.