OnefastTL448

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No they are stainless steel,

Neogeek

no, the the EL Acura things that are inserted into the stainless steel sills... if they hit that will it poke through?

AdamNJ

The lighted part is stuck to the metal with 3m tape. It should hold up decently. And if your sills are adheared to the OEM plastic/metal properly, there should be no problem.

AdamNJ

Well my worst fears came true.
Last night I took the clamps off and tried putting my rear passenger one on to see if it fit okay. The front (flat part) was fine, but the rear bend part was still wrong, and I couldn't even get the plastic to snap into the car because of the way it was now bent. So now I have to heat up the sills and pull them off the plastic, and then try bending the sills to the correct shape. That should be fun right? Yeah I spent >1 hour last night trying to bend the fucking thing correctly. I think I am giving up my hopes of making it look perfect on that sill. I will try the other one tonight.

I was trying to the lighted sills to bend exactly like the OEM ones, but that doesn't seem real possible to me, as I think the sills would need to be a tiny smidgen longer to accomplish that. So now where the bend is, there is a bit of space between the plastic and the lighted sill....so I will be using a lot of 'something' to fill it up with. I don't know if that is velcro, epoxy or a lot of double sided tape.

Dave, for the 2nd run, I would look into getting the bend perfect. The 2 fronts are great, no complaints there. If you get the bend perfect later, I might consider purchasing a new set of rears. I'm a perfectionist and I have a problem.

AdamNJ

BTW, I checked my 1 bent one to see how it would fit in my car (its not stuck to the plastic yet, but I just laid them on top of each other)...it looks like it will be okay, because the plastic snapped into the car, and the sill still looked okay. I also knelt down to check for clearance...and it looks like there is plenty of space. At first thought there was a problem, because I was closing the door and at a certain point it got hard to do...then I realized I was a dumbass and left the weather stripping hanging...I put it back and it closes fine. The only spot where I think there could be a problem is right at the bend, and the door side (outside) edge of the sill, so I am going to make sure that part is stuck together real good. I say this because the door has a little 45 degree angle right where the "big part" meets the edge of the door. If you look, you will know what I'm talking about.

AdamNJ

FYI, Incase you break your OEM sills, or want another set, it's only $75 bucks.

http://www.acuraparts247.com/sunnysi...All&vinsrch=no

You would need to order 16, 18, 20, 22

Thorin78

Hey adam, are there any clips of the plastic part that's attached to the frame? Can we can a scan or pics of how to remove the B pillar covers? I'm guessing that's on the service manual. And also how to remove the OEM sills? Thanks.

AdamNJ

Well I haven't done the install yet, so I don't have details/pics yet, but I plan to do so when I do my install. As for the OEM sills, they are easy to remove.

1) pull up the weather stripping in the area surounding the OEM sills.
2) pry one of the ends up (I just used my fingers, but you could use a screw driver or something.
3) once you have one end loose, just move your hand underneith the rest to pry the rest out.

They aren't held on with seperate clips, just with some clips that are part of the molded plastic. I don't know what you would call them, but is skinny at the top, fat in the middle and then it goes back to skinny...so its held to the car when the fat part is through the hole. I really don't think you could break the clips too easliy as long as you pull in an upwards direction.

dlf2365

I still have not received the refund on my deposit.

THIS IS THE FOURTH REQUEST. I think a site moderator needs to get involved at this point. This is turning into a credibility issue.

vp911

He said he issued a refund....?

dlf2365

The quote above is saying it's done. It has not been done.

vp911

Hmm. Sorry to hear that. He issued my refund after only a couple days.

OnefastTL448

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DLF

As per I sent you in a PM , All credits have been issued in a very timley manner. I am sorry for the delay, I have a girl come in and do the books on the weekend she missed last week due to being sick, I promise you it will be proccessed this weekend, You are on our list to be taken care of.

Thanks
Dave

theactivist

ok folks, this installation seems damn complicated. I have an 05, so i guess the intstrux aren't exactly correct.

Supercomputers, and everyone else--who would do the install in the NY area well and for a fair price?

Thorin78

Hey Adam,

I'm having problems finding the 12V wire from the fuse. The pictures on this thread doesn't give me a great idea of what color it is. Is it a yellow/blue striped wire? is it easy to find through the mound of wires near the b pillar? anyone can help? I'm trying to install these this weekend. Thanks.

SparkAF

Thorin78

Have tried "Add-A-Circuit"? There's an open slot in the bottom row of the fuse panel that's constant 12 volts. I wired all four sills to that circuit. Just daisy chain front and rear sills together and route both the wires to the fuse panel. The right side is fairly simple to pass the wire through the center console.

NFLblitze1

it seems like these sills are more of a hassle then they are worth

OnefastTL448

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Not Really NFL, You just have to get them installed properly. The electrical should be done by a shop if your not sure, and all you need is some plastic based epoxy to make the rears fit a litte better. To help alivate the pressure put on them buy the stock curve in the sills.

OnefastTL448

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Spoke witht the Maker on the Back sill issue that has been brought up. The reason the stock bend could not be duplicated 100% is due to the stock sills are anchored into the plastic base, With our sills being a cover we did not have the luxuary to anchor them into something, So the Bend had to be less then the stock one. This will still give you a good fit but you have to work them onto the stock sills and apply pressure for the 3m to grab, No according to most the 3m is not grabbing as good as it should so we are going to ad more of it on the next run of sills. We are also going to suggest and maybe include in the next round a small miny tube of Plastic based Epoxy to help with the hold.

So if you are having problems here is what he suggested. You can use another line of the 3m and close pin it down over night.

Or use a few Lines of Epoxy where the bend hits your stock plates and pin it down overnight, Once it dries your problem will be gone.

I will get back to you with the name of the Plastic based Epoxy that once its dry will peel off and not damage any of your stock parts.

If you have any other questions let me know.

Dave

Bootlegged

Sorry SparkAF...i'm an electical amongst other things...

Could you post a couple pics of your set up? If not, how much are the "Add-A-Circuits" and what does "Daisy Chain" mean? Sounds like a ... :gheyfight: ... but I'm sure there's a more intellectual explanation.

Thanks for any insight...

Thorin78

SparkAF: which fuse did you hook it up to? I really wanted to splice the wiring instead of going through a fuse because it would look more professional. The previous pictures provided with the '05 TL, though I have an '04, showed someone using a volt meter to measure the constant +12V came from. But the black prong of the volt meter was blocking the wire that I need (I think) and that was connected to the red prong. I would like to trace the wire if possible. I wonder if there is a constant 12v wire somewhere on the b pillar above the seat belt going to the courtesy lights.

Daisy Chain means to run the panels in series, one after another. I can splice 2 wires together and get the result.

AdamNJ

Well I have half of my install done (passenger side) on my 05.

I took a shitload of pictures and i'm going to write up some instructions. I expect to post it (or some of it) tomorrow.

SparkAF

Sorry, can't post any pictures, don't have a digital camera...one of theses days I'll have to buy one. "Add-a-Circuit" cost apprx. $4. It has a short wire attached to it so you connect the sills to it. It plugs into the fuse panel just like a fuse. I used #3 fuse slot. I connected both left front and rear to one wire at the "B" pillar and routed it along the door trim directly to the "Add-a-circuit (used two 7.5 amp fuses). Did the same with the right side, routed wire underneath glove box and through the center consol to the fuse panel and then connected to the "Add-a-Circuit"...looks professional.

AdamNJ

I've completed the install on my passenger side. I've put together a guide with 37 pictures for a total of over 5 megs.

http://www.sbadesign.com/acurazine/sills/

Enjoy!



Dave, feel free to use these pics.

vp911

Very nice. Looks great.

kaliraver69

Any time frame on the TSX ones yet?

NFLblitze1

is it just me or do the pics not work?

1hottl

Supercomputers,
I have also PM'd you several times regarding the refund I had requested and I have yet to receive my money either. This is not good. If you are doing business and you have a refund policy, it is not fair to ask your customers to wait well over a month to get their money back. I tried to give you the opportunity to handle this privately, but you have not complied so I am forced to put this out for the other forum members to see. Please issue my refund ASAP.

Thanks,
1HotTL

AdamNJ

The pics load fine for me...but it is over 5 megs of pictures, so if you are on a slow connection it will take a while.

Brewmaster

AdamNJ
Nice Post - It doesn't get much clearer than that!!

Bootlegged

Very Nice Write Up AdamNJ!!

The pics and the captions were very easy to follow along with. I just hope that same set up is similar for the TSX

NFLblitze1

why are the lights different colors? possible voltage disruption?

Thorin78

probably because of the angle of the shot. Sort of like how you can't see the screen of an LCD clearly if you're 150 degrees off.

NFLblitze1

how pleased are people with their sills?

AdamNJ

A few reasons....angle, focus, lighting conditions, and at least on my passenger ones, the rear is slightly brighter....not as much as shown in this pic. The reason for this is that the dimensions of the lighted area are smaller on the rear ones.

AdamNJ

I've only done half of my install so far...but:

On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the best, I'm going to give them an 8. They are beautiful, but there are the problems of the rear bend issue and the need for more tape to make them stick well.

Thorin78

Hey adam, nice job on the install. How long did it take you to do it?

GRich4u

On a Scale of 1 to 10, I would say Im a 7.

Likes: Good color, great design, Good material
Dislikes: Unclear instructions, 3M tape not so good, rear plate curve

AdamNJ

It probably took me around 2 1/2 hours. I'm not exactly sure because I had to leave and go somewhere before I wrapped it all up. But it should not take you that long. It took me a long time for a few reasons:
- learning experience
- cleaning / waxing the area underneath the sills
- taking pictures
- tapping the wrong wires for 12v constant and wondering why (~15min)
- once I was sure I has power wondering why the sills weren't working (~20-30min)

In reference to the last issue, I knew my single red wire had power, but the sills still weren't lighting up. I didn't know if it was a bad crimp I had on one of the connectors i used, if the voltage regulators were bad...etc. So I turned my car on. I saw that it thought my passenger doors were closed (but they were open). I started to panic and think "oh shit, I fucked something up". Then I started thinking and knew it had to be something with the switch. I remembered that it was still hanging out of the car, and I screwed it back on and that fixed my problem (when it is screwed into the car, it is grounded...completing the circuit). The sills then lit up, and my car knew the door was open.

AdamNJ

Has anyone else installed these yet? Pics? Problems? Complaints? I'm slowly working on my driver side set. BTW, it looks like I will have to take my front passenger off and put more tape on it, because its coming off.