[kaustein]

I just bought these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/20073356209...NX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_1296wt_922


I have stock sills with Serina's "Spyder" aluminum plates attached via foam trim tape. I would like to take the sills off with the aluminum plates intact. Any suggestions?

 

[RoosterRoadster]

I just bought these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/20073356209...NX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_1296wt_922


I have stock sills with Serina's "Spyder" aluminum plates attached via foam trim tape. I would like to take the sills off with the aluminum plates intact. Any suggestions?

I dunno but Man! those look ni.i.ce.

 

[southerneditor]

They snap off. Just work the edges and wiggle, etc. Take.Your.Time.

 

[kaustein]

They snap off. Just work the edges and wiggle, etc. Take.Your.Time.

I assume that the wiggle "up?"

 

[Erdoc48]

Yup, just pull directly up- there's 4 (I think 4, maybe 5) plastic clips underneath that will just give with the upward pressure- no tools are needed. When replacing, make sure the clips are squeezed so that they fit the holes (so that they're not bulging under the plastic of the sill. Those on the eBay link are nice but really expensive.

 

[GuySmily]

Be careful where the front snaps into the kick panel. You undo the sills from back to front. You have to kind of angle it out (lift the rear end up and backwards).

Be even more careful when reinstalling. The clips that go into the body of the car tend to get pushed off center. If you try to force the door sill down, the clip might miss the hole completely and break off. Wouldn't want that to happen to your uber expensive JDM sills.

 

[xbiker]

It's nice go see other people suffering from the joy of moditis.

 

[kaustein]

It's nice go see other people suffering from the joy of moditis.

Yup! It's like getting your prostate checked by captain Hook!

I really had no intention of doing much to the car, but I've:

Wheels/tires 850
Soft top with install 1000
custom seat covers 350
short antenna 12
CF valve cover 130
repaint hood, bumper
rocker panel and
emblems 900
ground effects 550
install and paint ?

I'm sure there are some other minor things that I have forgotten.

 

[kaustein]

Be careful where the front snaps into the kick panel. You undo the sills from back to front. You have to kind of angle it out (lift the rear end up and backwards).

Be even more careful when reinstalling. The clips that go into the body of the car tend to get pushed off center. If you try to force the door sill down, the clip might miss the hole completely and break off. Wouldn't want that to happen to your uber expensive JDM sills.

$226 did include shipping and what pushed me over the edge was the 6 months, no interest. Serina's look nice, but still aftermaket that doesn't look really stock.

Might sell them

 

[T-bone]

000000000

 

[kaustein]

I just drank a liter of jack and the next thing you know

it just happens

What does the backside look like?

 

[karthwyne]

Shoot, mine pop off at least every other month (as I'm getting out of the car). Look at the bottoms of your new ones when they get in to see how they clip.

 

[rcntype]

The ones you bought has backside pics in the ebay auction. Do people not look at pics of what they bought?!!

 

[Joe Schmoe]

Ya know Toyota does sell the little black clips of doom (my name for them...they are very medieval looking ) that mount on the body and receive the tabs on the sills...for those whose sill pop off/out. I just ordered a bunch.

I saw those on Ebay too and almost pulled the trigger, but couldn't bring myself to pay so much for them.

 

[Narcosis]

love the look but 226 for that? will have to pass

 

[kaustein]

I've spent more for less in my life. Free shipping!

 

[Green Goblin]

Free shipping!

Yep, it's the $ 8 extra for shipping to Europa that put me off...:lol:

 

[RoosterRoadster]

If Dev hadn't come up with his ss sills I might have pulled the trigger on these ones. They are nice looking.

 

[kaustein]

If Dev hadn't come up with his ss sills I might have pulled the trigger on these ones. They are nice looking.

I have serina sills. Look nice, but not stock looking and I'm sorta of a douche with appearance mods. If they don't look perfect my OCD kicks in. I was going to change them to the dev route, but say these on ebay. Free shipping and 10% off with bill me later. So I figured what the heck. Right now the car is in the body shop finally getting the ground effects on...as long as they will fit and look perfect.

 

[RoosterRoadster]

I have serina sills. Look nice, but not stock looking and I'm sorta of a douche with appearance mods. If they don't look perfect my OCD kicks in. I was going to change them to the dev route, but say these on ebay. Free shipping and 10% off with bill me later. So I figured what the heck. Right now the car is in the body shop finally getting the ground effects on...as long as they will fit and look perfect.

You will never get "free delivery and 10% off with bill me later" with any woman. That's for sure.