I just called an upholstery shop to ask what kind of glue I was supposed to use on this, 3M spray or Dap brush on.

He asked me what kind of vinyl I got, stretch vinyl or non stretch. I didn't know the difference so he said the original vinyl is stretch vinyl, it stretches 4 ways so it more or less molds to the pillar. The replacement vinyl that most people get only stretches 2 ways so it doesn't stretch and look as finished as the original.

That said, the only way to get it to look proper is to probably spray adhesive the whole pillar and apply the vinyl.