I had my two A pillar moldings swapped out last week, too. The A pillars are the 'new batch' and, in my opinion, are smoother looking than the old ones, if that makes any sense. The originals seemed to have a very slight texture look to them. Anyways, I think the A pillar moldings look a little darker than the roof rails because they have a smoother look. Also, don't forget, your old ones were probably peeling, like mine. The whole look and color changed after awhile. Mine looked awful!!! I had my driver side roof rail replaced (they replaced it with the OLD stock). So I have one newer 'old one' and 'original' old one. LOL. Anyways, I think the sun made the color look different to you. We all (regardless of H3 color) have the black A pillar moldings. Hope this helped, unless I confused you even more!!
