There has been more than one finish to the A pillars (probably). The most common is the flat "satin" grey colour. But my 05 Roadster has a darker grey lacquer which has been sprayed on. This may have been done post factory of course, but it's shiny and hasn't budged so far. Phil Ledgerwood sold chromed posts in 2008 for a while, but found that the chrome didn't take well so stopped doing them.
