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Old Aug 12, 2016 | 01:51 PM
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I bought the factory carbon lighted door sills and cant find a DIY guide, can some post a link if there is one or tell me where to wire them into?

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Old Aug 13, 2016 | 01:09 AM
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Took all of 3 seconds. Google is your friend. Don't be afraid.
Illuminated Door Sills Installed! - Rennlist Discussion Forums
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Jan 15, 2013 - I want to pick up some illuminated door sills. ... in labor to do it so I just installed the CF sills and didn't do the wiring. .... New 991 GTS, Alcantara seats, or leather with cooling, stratocaster69, 991, 20, 09-19-2015 09:57 AM.
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Old Aug 13, 2016 | 01:23 AM
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Yes I am well aware of what Google is.. and I found all those links before I posted a question, none of which relate to a 991 illuminated door sill install.

Installing the sills is easy, wiring them up is my main concern.



Originally Posted by Homeles
Took all of 3 seconds. Google is your friend. Don't be afraid.
Illuminated Door Sills Installed! - Rennlist Discussion Forums
rennlist.com › ... › Water Cooled Technical Discussion Areas › 997 Forum
Jun 30, 2010 - After finding a "how-to" on removing the door panels, I decided to take on this task this early evening. After struggling to get the door panel off, ...
Installing lighted door sills 12 Aug 2016
Help - Illuminated Door Sills / Footwell lights out? 7 Nov 2014
Illuminated door-sill guards 16 Oct 2014
Instructions to install illuminated door sills 11 Nov 2009
More results from rennlist.com
Illuminated Door Sills 981/991 Retrofit Instructions - DIY ...
www.renntech.org › ... › DIY Articles - Boxster/Cayman (981/C) - Mods
Jan 16, 2013 - Ordered from Suncoast parts in the US as they where cheaper than the UK dealers, price was 599.95USD, the factory installed price in the US ...
Illuminated door sills ?? - Planet-9
www.planet-9.com › ... › 987 Cayman and Boxster Chat
ANybody know how to install it ?? Where i can get it, and how much would dealer charge to install as opposed to myself??
Porsche 911, 997 & 987 Boxster Cayman Inside Door Sills Installation ...
Video for install illuminated door sills 991▶ 2:39
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Jul 30, 2010 - Uploaded by MAcarbon
do you have a video of how to install illuminated door sills? not the inside. ... Sorry, we don't have instructions ...
Anybody know how to retrofit the illuminated door sills ...
http://www.6speedonline.com/.../2975...ated-door-sill...
Jan 15, 2013 - I want to pick up some illuminated door sills. ... in labor to do it so I just installed the CF sills and didn't do the wiring. .... New 991 GTS, Alcantara seats, or leather with cooling, stratocaster69, 991, 20, 09-19-2015 09:57 AM.
Lighted Door Sills Installation Instructions - 6SpeedOnline ... 14 Dec 2012
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Old Aug 13, 2016 | 09:26 AM
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Tampaukfan, does this help?:

https://rennlist.com/forums/991/8850...n-991-c4s.html

Contact the Rennlister (Bigkraig) via PM, and see if he can tell you more. GL.
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Old Aug 13, 2016 | 05:36 PM
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Thanks Lex!

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Tampaukfan, does this help?:

https://rennlist.com/forums/991/8850...n-991-c4s.html

Contact the Rennlister (Bigkraig) via PM, and see if he can tell you more. GL.
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Old Oct 28, 2017 | 09:02 AM
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Soon the 2015 GTS, Carmine carbon fiber interior GTS will be here...

I'd like to do lighted Door sills. Which finish do you think would go well in there...?

And I wonder if thers a way to change color of light...?
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Old Oct 28, 2017 | 11:48 AM
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you would have to buy different color leds and substitute them if you can
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Old Feb 12, 2019 | 03:11 AM
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Sorry to revive this thread, did you manage to get the installation instructions for your 991?
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Originally Posted by tampaukfan
I bought the factory carbon lighted door sills and cant find a DIY guide, can some post a link if there is one or tell me where to wire them into?
Originally Posted by NCheok
Sorry to revive this thread, did you manage to get the installation instructions for your 991?
Sorry to bring up an old thread
Before I call the dealer, I was wondering if anyone has the DIY instructions for putting these CF illuminated door sills in a 991 /981 GT car ?
Thanks in advance
Ed
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Old Jun 4, 2019 | 08:31 AM
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Here you go
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Old Jun 4, 2019 | 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ryoryo
Here you go
Thanks very much
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Old Feb 16, 2020 | 03:56 AM
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I dont mean to revive an old thread, but I’m hoping someone can help out.

So i removed the old sills on my 991.2 TTS and installed the new ones, but am having difficulty wiring the harness. The harness is routed near the fuse box of the front driver’s seat, but I don’t know how to remove the front seat and plug it in. When i tried to splice it into the door light fuse, the sills dont turn off when the door closes.

Ive tried making a thread on here and looking at older installs, but none address my specific issue.
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Old Feb 16, 2020 | 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Paliknight
I dont mean to revive an old thread, but I’m hoping someone can help out.

So i removed the old sills on my 991.2 TTS and installed the new ones, but am having difficulty wiring the harness. The harness is routed near the fuse box of the front driver’s seat, but I don’t know how to remove the front seat and plug it in. When i tried to splice it into the door light fuse, the sills dont turn off when the door closes.

Ive tried making a thread on here and looking at older installs, but none address my specific issue.
didn’t this list help you ?
post #10
https://rennlist.com/forums/991/9487...l#post15885338

regards
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Old Feb 16, 2020 | 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Crazy Eddie
didn’t this list help you ?
post #10
https://rennlist.com/forums/991/9487...l#post15885338

regards
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I went over that, but since I’m a rookie at this stuff, I didn’t know how to remove the front seat. That requires another manual I couldn’t find
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Old Feb 16, 2020 | 10:49 AM
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Remove seats are easy.

Tilt seat forward, slide seat all the way forward. Remove plastic cover on rails.
use a E-12 torx (find on amazon) remove bolt from both rails.
slide seat far rear, remove plastic cover and front two bolts.

disconnect battery, let sit fro 5 minutes. While you wait. Rock seat and cover rail ends with cloth.

get a buddy to help remove seat, heavy and wire harness needs to be disconnected. Harness plug, pull on tab and then slides apart.

to reinstall, after front bolts are in, then connect battery. This way you should have no airbag issue.
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