Leather interior door sills
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Leather interior door sills
I know a few of you have laid out the big bucks for these gems and I fear that I may soon do the same.
I've gradually been adding pieces of leather to fill out areas that seem to be obviously missing in the "full leather interior". Like that little section between the shifter boot and the PCM.
For those of you that have the leather door sills - I'm concerned about the two plastic plugs that are used to secure the driver's sill. Are these the same color as the leather sill or are they standard issue black?
These two plugs are roughly where I've drawn the arrows on the Suncoast pic. Are these black or the same color as the leather on your car?
I've gradually been adding pieces of leather to fill out areas that seem to be obviously missing in the "full leather interior". Like that little section between the shifter boot and the PCM.
For those of you that have the leather door sills - I'm concerned about the two plastic plugs that are used to secure the driver's sill. Are these the same color as the leather sill or are they standard issue black?
These two plugs are roughly where I've drawn the arrows on the Suncoast pic. Are these black or the same color as the leather on your car?
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Those pegs are black. You will use the same ones that came from the factory. I've had mine for a while now and I've yet to scuff them. I guess I'm just too cautious when I get into the car that I always avoid scuffing them. And when I have a passenger, I warn them to be careful when they get in. Plus, if you condition your leather interior routinely, it'll be supple enough, that even an accidental scuffing will not leave nasty marks on the leather. This is just from experience.
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See Edgy....do NOT waste your money on leather here.
Carbon or soft touch. And yeah, we can help you with that too.
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Carbon or soft touch. And yeah, we can help you with that too.
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There is quite a bit of work involved in fitting the leather door handles.
You obviously have to remove the inside door trim. The old plastic section needs to be drilled out from behind being careful not to damage the rest of the plastic trim. When you fit the new leather door handles it comes with long legs of plastic. These need to be melted as you hold the trim in place. I used a soldering iron and made sure I held the two halves together firmly until it cooled and set. From memory there are about 8 of these legs. I have pictures if anyone is interested. They certainly improved the look of the door, can't say no to a nice bit of stitching :-)
You obviously have to remove the inside door trim. The old plastic section needs to be drilled out from behind being careful not to damage the rest of the plastic trim. When you fit the new leather door handles it comes with long legs of plastic. These need to be melted as you hold the trim in place. I used a soldering iron and made sure I held the two halves together firmly until it cooled and set. From memory there are about 8 of these legs. I have pictures if anyone is interested. They certainly improved the look of the door, can't say no to a nice bit of stitching :-)
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The leather door sills have been on my "drool" list for some time. I'm very careful getting in and out of my car, so my stock inner plastic sills are still mint. My outer door sills are carbon. I've been on the fence on whether to do carbon inner sills or leather, so the stock plastic ones have stayed!
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What do you mean by "fix"? Are they all scuffed up or is there some other issue?
The leather door sills have been on my "drool" list for some time. I'm very careful getting in and out of my car, so my stock inner plastic sills are still mint. My outer door sills are carbon. I've been on the fence on whether to do carbon inner sills or leather, so the stock plastic ones have stayed!
The leather door sills have been on my "drool" list for some time. I'm very careful getting in and out of my car, so my stock inner plastic sills are still mint. My outer door sills are carbon. I've been on the fence on whether to do carbon inner sills or leather, so the stock plastic ones have stayed!
There must be a cure somewhere….I'm afraid the center console is just the start!!!!!
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See a local leather repair specialist (most highline dealers use one go-to guy for this)....but beware, the high traffic spot you are dealing with may require the parts to be redone, not repaired (new leather, in other words).
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The leather door sills look gorgeous and whenever I see them I want them. But I've resisted the temptation so far, because of the expense and likelyhood of getting them scuffed up.
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I've had a great time adding leather trim parts over the last few years. I think I can take the interior of a 997 apart and put it back together again. Pretty gratifying for a dumbass like me who doesnt really know much about cars.