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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 01:20 AM
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What do you guys do about old door sills?

From what I've seen, you can only buy the passenger side as a replacement, and then you have to paint it. (BTW, I'm talking about the lower door sill trim piece, that covers the edge of the carpet at the door, and hides some wires as well)

Is there a resource for both drivers and passenger side that I'm not aware of? I don't want to go through the trouble of buying and figuring out how to paint/dye the passenger side one if the drivers' looks terrible. Its the one that needs replacing most, actually. It's all cracked up and stuff.

Are there 4th gen door sills that work?

What do you guys do about it?
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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 02:43 AM
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beyond bending some metal there isn't a whole lot of options...just check with your local yards or one of the sponsors as they are a fairly common item to locate.
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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 05:59 AM
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I found mine at a wrecking yard. If yours isn't too terribly shot, you may even be able to repair it with a little epoxy. Just a thought, I've gone that route before and had good results.
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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 09:32 AM
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i think someone posted a link here a while back from some company that is making metal and carbon fiber sill plates.....dont remember what it was though
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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 09:37 AM
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Back when I managed a Checker/Shucks/Kragen(depends on where you are) We had a company that had some billet sills. You might try that. I think they were made by Vent Shade or Steelhorse
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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 12:09 PM
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Originally posted by miamivice
i think someone posted a link here a while back from some company that is making metal and carbon fiber sill plates.....dont remember what it was though

that was me and they don't make them....it's all in the thread. the company put up the pictures without any real thought and never plan on making them.
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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 12:11 PM
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Originally posted by miamivice
i think someone posted a link here a while back from some company that is making metal and carbon fiber sill plates.....dont remember what it was though
i forget who it was, but someone had posted that they found some. later in the thread, they said they had called the company, and they claimed they had no such thing.
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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 03:05 PM
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do you nean the metal or the plastic
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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 07:42 PM
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I found a set of custom made ones on ebay.

I dont know when i'll get pics of them as they arent installed and i was planning on waiting until i got new carpet.

They are about an 1/8th inch thick and are aluminum

*jolt of inspiration*...

i think ima go put them in now ill try to get sum pics after i scotch-brite them and borrow sumones camera
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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 10:36 PM
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Yes please give pics when you get a chance, and remember who you bought it from.
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