'08 Door sills
12-12-2007, 01:36 PM
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'08 Door sills
I really like the look of the '08 door sills over the plain black vinyl on the '05-07.
They aren't that expensive compared to most appearance mods either. I think Gene sells em for $70.
However, I am curious how they are installed. I am guessing they just stick on, but with the plain black vinyl already there, would I have to remove that first somehow? Doesn't seem like that would come up very easily. And if I just put the '08 sills over it, I don't think they would fit flush or stick as well.
Anyone done this mod yet?
They aren't that expensive compared to most appearance mods either. I think Gene sells em for $70.
However, I am curious how they are installed. I am guessing they just stick on, but with the plain black vinyl already there, would I have to remove that first somehow? Doesn't seem like that would come up very easily. And if I just put the '08 sills over it, I don't think they would fit flush or stick as well.
Anyone done this mod yet?
12-12-2007, 01:50 PM
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Melting Slicks
Some soapy water, a heat gun (or hair dryer) and a bit of patience and those 05-07 sills will come right up.
Then just clean up the surface and apply the 08 sills.
Then just clean up the surface and apply the 08 sills.
12-12-2007, 01:57 PM
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I did the mod on my 05. I took off the old ones but there were some members who put the new ones right on over the old ones. I heated up the old ones ( corner ) and pulled them up. Used alot of 3M Adhesive Remover as a lot of glue was left on the car. The new ones will stick right on ( after removing the paper ). On my 07 I had the dealer install them. Hope this helps.
12-12-2007, 02:12 PM
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sills
I really like the look of the '08 door sills over the plain black vinyl on the '05-07.
They aren't that expensive compared to most appearance mods either. I think Gene sells em for $70.
However, I am curious how they are installed. I am guessing they just stick on, but with the plain black vinyl already there, would I have to remove that first somehow? Doesn't seem like that would come up very easily. And if I just put the '08 sills over it, I don't think they would fit flush or stick as well.
Anyone done this mod yet?
They aren't that expensive compared to most appearance mods either. I think Gene sells em for $70.
However, I am curious how they are installed. I am guessing they just stick on, but with the plain black vinyl already there, would I have to remove that first somehow? Doesn't seem like that would come up very easily. And if I just put the '08 sills over it, I don't think they would fit flush or stick as well.
Anyone done this mod yet?
12-12-2007, 03:31 PM
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Race Director
I put aluminum sill trim on my '05 - it was a simple job. As others have said, just pull off the existing pieces and remove as much of the original adhesive as you can. It's not necessary to remove every last trace of adhesive, just what you can get using a rag with some Goo Gone. When I installed the new trim pieces, I first just laid them in place in the exact positions as the originals. (Be sure to put the correct panel on the correct side of the car!). I then applied a long piece of masking tape to one long edge, taping the trim piece to the car. The tape served as a "hinge"; after securing the tape I gently raised the trim piece from the non-taped long edge, carefully peeled off the backing, then lowered the piece back into place before removing the masking tape. This procedure ensured that the trim pieces ended up exactly in the correct positions.
12-12-2007, 03:43 PM
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12-12-2007, 03:49 PM
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The later '07's have the same door sill as the '08.
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