Illuminated OEM door sills
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Illuminated OEM door sills
I bought a set of the ones sold here on the forum by Supercomputers, and I also bought a set of the ones from Ebay that are made from OEM sills. I got them for $175 + $18 shipping. (Starting price is $195 now) ![Frown](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
Anyway I wanted to look at both and decide which style I liked better. I decided to go with the factory look. The only real down side is that dirt, etc. can get in the cut-out letters. I installed them today in a little over 2 hours.
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Anyway I wanted to look at both and decide which style I liked better. I decided to go with the factory look. The only real down side is that dirt, etc. can get in the cut-out letters. I installed them today in a little over 2 hours.
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Originally Posted by cTLgo
qwalls, that looks fantastic! I wonder if the ebay guy is still selling sills
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Originally Posted by Msnowdon
Looks sweet! Did they just snap in?
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Originally Posted by Msnowdon
I am confussed, the group buy was for something that just went over what is there today, these replace what is there?
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qwalls, Can you post an upclose picture of the lighted area. One of my concerns with these is exactly what you said "The only real down side is that dirt, etc. can get in the cut-out letters". Supercomputers ones (the group buy) does not run into this problem.
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Originally Posted by AdamNJ
qwalls, Can you post an upclose picture of the lighted area. One of my concerns with these is exactly what you said "The only real down side is that dirt, etc. can get in the cut-out letters". Supercomputers ones (the group buy) does not run into this problem.
#19
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I bought the doors sills a month ago ..... and so far they look awesome! I guess it's acura cutting corners, but they should come factory installed. I've received tons of complements and yes it does match the blue from the dashboard. As there are several door sill vendors, I bought the modified original sills. I wanted an original factory look. The other guy replicates the original sills. As mentioned above, there may be an issue with dirt getting caught where they cut out the letters, but the leds are firmly pressed up against the metal, leaving virtually no room for dirt to enter. Ive had them for a month and I have yet to see any dirt build up. . I would add pictures but my car looks identical to the photos above. The photos don't do them any justice, they look way better in person.. If you can afford it, go for it
PS If anyone is interested email phil at ptbronco@optonline.net. Their based in New York
PS If anyone is interested email phil at ptbronco@optonline.net. Their based in New York
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Originally Posted by qwalls
Thanks. Well, the sills just snap in, but you have to remove a lot of trim, run power to each one, and tap into the door switch for each door.
Hey Qwalls,
Those look really nice. I wonder if they use the same relay system as the ones sold by supercomputers. Also what kind of power connectors do they have? Basically, my thinking is if I can easily remove my addons from supercomputers and use the same taps and everything to hook these up. What kind of trim do you have to remove? What tools did you use for the install. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Thorin78
Hey Qwalls,
Those look really nice. I wonder if they use the same relay system as the ones sold by supercomputers. Also what kind of power connectors do they have? Basically, my thinking is if I can easily remove my addons from supercomputers and use the same taps and everything to hook these up. What kind of trim do you have to remove? What tools did you use for the install. Thanks.
Those look really nice. I wonder if they use the same relay system as the ones sold by supercomputers. Also what kind of power connectors do they have? Basically, my thinking is if I can easily remove my addons from supercomputers and use the same taps and everything to hook these up. What kind of trim do you have to remove? What tools did you use for the install. Thanks.
Tools - screwdriver, crimp tool, pliars, volt meter, flashlight, electrical tape, wire taps. That's about it.
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I think I may pick these up, I had some real problems with the OEM door sills. I'm thinking about putting a clear film over the door sills, that way dirt cant get in there.. almost like laminating the door sills before I install them...
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Originally Posted by Lokius
I think I may pick these up, I had some real problems with the OEM door sills. I'm thinking about putting a clear film over the door sills, that way dirt cant get in there.. almost like laminating the door sills before I install them...
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Yeah, I know it's old, but I want to know if anyone has found a way to circumvent the dirt buildup issue? These are hellacious and I would like to do them when I get back! But only if someone has found a way to prevent that or get around it.
WELL????
WELL????
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Originally Posted by darksom1
Yeah, I know it's old, but I want to know if anyone has found a way to circumvent the dirt buildup issue? These are hellacious and I would like to do them when I get back! But only if someone has found a way to prevent that or get around it.
WELL????
WELL????
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Seriously - the leds are firmly pressed up against the metal, leaving virtually no room for dirt to enter. I can't see them getting "dirty" anyway - who is their right mind steps on the door sill when the enter the car?
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Originally Posted by SteveP66
You can prevent it by wiping your feet before you get in the car .........LOL
I can't see them getting "dirty" anyway - who is their right mind steps on the door sill when the enter the car?
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I can't see them getting "dirty" anyway - who is their right mind steps on the door sill when the enter the car?
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Originally Posted by Jeffa1
My kids !!! These door sills look a lot better than my other tape on sills. I might give Andy a call and then sell my tape on sills.
LOL - there ya go......
No kids here - The tape on ones are pretty cool, but you get what you pay for.
The OEM replacement ones are double the price of the overlays.
For those that are worried maybe some clear roadblocker film can be placed on them.
I'm not worried about it at all.......
#33
Hey qwalls, I was looking at door sills BLUE and found out that there are 2 types of door sills. One of them has only "Acura" letters lighten up and others are "Acura" letters in rectangular box. Are those pictures of Illuminated Door Sills BLUE are purchased from "Supercomputers" or ones from Ebay that are made from OEM sills??? Cuz I just purchased pre-order Door Sills BLUE from Supercomputers and I want his product to be EXACT same thing as yours.
Thanks!!!
Thanks!!!
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Originally Posted by california
PS If anyone is interested email phil at ptbronco@optonline.net. Their based in New York
I'm not worried about the dirt getting into them. Worst case I could use a water-based exterior polyurethane like ZAR to seal the top.
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Originally Posted by Buda
Sorry to bring this thread back up from the dead, but has anyone tried contacting this guy to get these sills? They are no longer on Ebay. I'm thinking of getting these for the OEM look.
I'm not worried about the dirt getting into them. Worst case I could use a water-based exterior polyurethane like ZAR to seal the top.
I'm not worried about the dirt getting into them. Worst case I could use a water-based exterior polyurethane like ZAR to seal the top.
There is a site that does them, i can remember it but it was $300 dollars, - $40 if you provide your own.
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I did some searching and found it. Not sure if he is still doing it though.
Website: http://www.aembpautoconcepts.com/aem...-door-sill.htm
This is also the same person as the ebay seller andym22 however this person no longer has anything on ebay and did not respond to my ebay email to him. I just tried sending an email to the one posted on his site.
Really all that's needed is to find a place that does laser cutting. I already have the door sills that overlay so I can use the lighting strips from those. Sounds easy but finding a place could be hard.
Website: http://www.aembpautoconcepts.com/aem...-door-sill.htm
This is also the same person as the ebay seller andym22 however this person no longer has anything on ebay and did not respond to my ebay email to him. I just tried sending an email to the one posted on his site.
Really all that's needed is to find a place that does laser cutting. I already have the door sills that overlay so I can use the lighting strips from those. Sounds easy but finding a place could be hard.