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Old 10-08-2007, 11:29 PM
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Default Door Sill CF mod Any one do it?

I got my CF door sills from Suncoast and I will do the install tomorrow and post pics. I dont think it should be too difficult to do but I was wondering if anyone else has changed the sills? Look for the update tomorrow evening after 4PM West coast time.
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Originally Posted by OldGuy
I got my CF door sills from Suncoast and I will do the install tomorrow and post pics. I dont think it should be too difficult to do but I was wondering if anyone else has changed the sills? Look for the update tomorrow evening after 4PM West coast time.
Just be sure you wear a cool hat when you attempt it.
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Can't wait to see the pics Paul.

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Paul:

Was advised to clear bra these to save aggravation later when they get scratched up.
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Who does that regular film guy?

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Was advised to clear bra these to save aggravation later when they get scratched up.
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my rs came with them , i wouldnt have ordered but the look nice and clean .. but if i were to order it for a track car i wouldnt get them
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Was advised to clear bra these to save aggravation later when they get scratched up.
They came with a blue clear bra and I had them on my 6 GT3 and they dont scratch.
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Originally Posted by 930man
my rs came with them , i wouldnt have ordered but the look nice and clean .. but if i were to order it for a track car i wouldnt get them
Ordered them on mine also. Better aerodynamics I was told.
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Also you save over .00329845 grams over the regular stock hard rubber ones!!
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Well Stupid silly easy. If you use goo gone and have some patience its pretty easy. THe old ones are glued with 2 sided tape. The new ones are also. You just pull up the old ones using some type of plastic
pry tool. They were both destroyed when I did mine. Then use the goo gone and soak the remaining tape for a minute then scrape up the tape residue with a plastice scraping tool. This will have to be repeated several times and a heat gun doesnt help. Goo gone is the key. Then clean up with soap and water and the new ones press in. They fit really well so no sweat there. Just pull off the tape cover carefully press the new sill in and done.
I measured a .032 usecs(micro seconds). quicker in the 0-60 time after the install.
I would put pics up but they look like all the others we have seen.

I am moving on to the 3.8, direct injection, sequential gearbox mod.

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Originally Posted by OldGuy
Well Stupid silly easy. If you use goo gone and have some patience its pretty easy. THe old ones are glued with 2 sided tape. The new ones are also. You just pull up the old ones using some type of plastic
pry tool. They were both destroyed when I did mine. Then use the goo gone and soak the remaining tape for a minute then scrape up the tape residue with a plastice scraping tool. This will have to be repeated several times and a heat gun doesnt help. Goo gone is the key. Then clean up with soap and water and the new ones press in. They fit really well so no sweat there. Just pull off the tape cover carefully press the new sill in and done.
I measured a .032 usecs(micro seconds). quicker in the 0-60 time after the install.
I would put pics up but they look like all the others we have seen.

I am moving on to the 3.8, direct injection, sequential gearbox mod.
OK Paul, let's be honest here! The real reason that you aren't posting pics is because you are "pic challenged," which goes hand-in-hand with being "link challenged!"
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Originally Posted by rop3
Who does that regular film guy?
Yes, they can do it. Don't know the price through, as I got mine packaged in with the front.
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You really are going "CF" crazy, Paul! What's next for you, old chap?
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Door finishers or the cupholder stripe I havent decided yet. Well see. I need something to tie all
this together.
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When in doubt, get both!

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