**** Carbon Fiber Door Sill Inserts ****

**manguyen** · 03-09-2010 07:43 PM

What do you guys think of my latest project????

The sills are B7 a4 sills, with the aluminum inserts removed and replaced with a carbon fiber insert.

Im going to try out a silver weave and a plain weave to see what it looks like.

This is similar to what the original sills looked like.

**trueno429** · 03-09-2010 07:48 PM

looks real good, nice work but i think it would look better if the whole thing was carbon fiber, looks a little outta place like that

**ocod** · 03-09-2010 07:51 PM

looks good..
how did you do the inlay? A sheet glued in? or a soild piece?
Do I for see a GB

**B6JoeS4** · 03-09-2010 07:52 PM

haha Mihn, you sly motherf***er.

**manguyen** · 03-09-2010 07:53 PM

The reason i didnt do the whole doorsill is because it seem'd a bit too much CF if i did it like that. I just went with how the B7 sills looked like and moved from there.

**romell** · 03-09-2010 08:01 PM

everything you do is great and super cool...

but these are just flat out whack... pointless, and will cost too much for you to make a profit on.

they loook realllllly cheap something that pepboys/autozone will have.

**manguyen** · 03-09-2010 08:05 PM

make profit? i never wanted to make any profit. it was something different and is worth an attempt. go ahead and buy it at pep boys.... :-)

**AudiA4Turbo22** · 03-09-2010 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by romell

everything you do is great and super cool...

but these are just flat out whack... pointless, and will cost too much for you to make a profit on.

they loook realllllly cheap something that pepboys/autozone will have.

You're whack

I found these at Walmart Buy 3 get 1 free $12.99

**manguyen** · 03-09-2010 08:52 PM

^^^^ my cover's blown... why you gotta be like that kirk....

**itsmatt33** · 03-09-2010 08:54 PM

why are u guys being dicks...to each his own.

but nevertheless not something id install

**onceover** · 03-09-2010 08:55 PM

i like the brushed aluminum more

props for trying it though

**manguyen** · 03-09-2010 09:17 PM

i'll see what it looks like on the car and see how it matches a set of carbon trim. Plus the picture makes the trim look greyish.. i'll up load pictures when its on the car.

**AudiA4Turbo22** · 03-09-2010 09:21 PM

So I just came back from Walmart, and it seems like Romell bought all the inventory

**Undisputed** · 03-10-2010 07:17 AM

I was thinking about CF door sills too. Interested to see how it turns out.

**vintagespin** · 03-10-2010 08:34 AM

If only you had illuminated door sills... which would now be illuminated carbon fiber

**diagnosticator** · 03-10-2010 08:52 AM

With the silver CF, I would seriously consider buying this. The sills I have now don't look the part.

**absolutegtr** · 03-10-2010 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by AudiA4Turbo22

So I just came back from Walmart, and it seems like Romell bought all the inventory

LMAO. Well played

**JEENYUS** · 03-10-2010 09:29 AM

manguyen, was it you that bought the bentley wheels or was it someone else?

**Boston_USP_327** · 03-10-2010 10:09 AM

how about if you kept the brushed aluminum inserts and bid the rest of the sill in CF... me thinks thatd look badass

**BlackB6** · 03-10-2010 10:15 AM

The pattern of CF you used looks absolutely terrible.

**manguyen** · 03-10-2010 10:34 AM

^^^ what pattern do you suggest? This is what I had available ....

**manguyen** · 03-10-2010 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by Boston_USP_327

how about if you kept the brushed aluminum inserts and bid the rest of the sill in CF... me thinks thatd look badass

It's actually really hard to reuse that aluminum after you remove it, next to impossible. It's really thin and becomes wavy after you remove it. Something I thought about.

**manguyen** · 03-10-2010 10:37 AM

No one has offered a suggestion on how this could look better.

**BlackB6** · 03-10-2010 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by manguyen

^^^ what pattern do you suggest? This is what I had available ....

This: http://www.pyspeed.com/product-p/rd-8001.htm

**Scrwedtxboy31** · 03-10-2010 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by diagnosticator

With the silver CF, I would seriously consider buying this. The sills I have now don't look the part.

^X2

**JEENYUS** · 03-10-2010 11:06 AM

i think it looks nice.

**Undisputed** · 03-10-2010 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by manguyen

No one has offered a suggestion on how this could look better.

What about wrapping the entire sill and then cutting out the middle so that the aluminum part would show through?
Never worked with CF so I dunno.

**manguyen** · 03-10-2010 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by BlackB6

This: http://www.pyspeed.com/product-p/rd-8001.htm

Ahh you meant look, by pattern I though you meant weave type. A dry look would be something cool also. I would have to get a piece of plastic cut out and overlay it. These were cut out from a cf panel.

**dsstultz** · 03-10-2010 11:31 AM

Anybody have any experience with the PYSpeed wrap? I was thinking of getting it to do my interior trim, but I'd like to hear what experiences other people had with it.

Manguyen- I like the idea. Sorry to treadjack!

**manguyen** · 03-10-2010 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by Undisputed

What about wrapping the entire sill and then cutting out the middle so that the aluminum part would show through?
Never worked with CF so I dunno.

I'm just not sure how well that stuff will cut, when cut from the center. I have enough sills collected to try different routes.

**romell** · 03-10-2010 02:17 PM

maybe it is the weave type that makes it look cheao.. o carbon uses what 2x2? that could look really good.

**manguyen** · 03-10-2010 02:27 PM

It is 2x2 twill. Might just be the lighting romell.

**Matt@EuropaParts** · 03-10-2010 03:07 PM

I kinda like it. Something is slightly off about it, but I can't put my finger on it.

**manguyen** · 03-10-2010 03:20 PM

^^^ it needs a little color :-)

**AudiA4Turbo22** · 03-10-2010 03:36 PM

Piece of trash if u ask me lol jk

**manguyen** · 03-10-2010 03:58 PM

call me and say that kirk.... i dare you! you piece of trash you... :-P

**airjordan223** · 03-10-2010 04:35 PM

Good idea man, I like it.

Quick question, do the B7 sills bolt right up or do they need to be modified. And how much do they usually sell for?

**B6JoeS4** · 03-10-2010 09:28 PM

^ they fit the b6. and they dont "bolt" up. they are stuck on with 3m adhesive tape.

mihn, time for the silver weave cf

**carvinc980** · 03-10-2010 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by vintagespin

If only you had illuminated door sills... which would now be illuminated carbon fiber

genius idea! anyone have these!?! my brother liked the ambient lighting in my car so he had to add it to his jeep and our vr4 project! but door sills.. we are intrigued. pics man

**Undisputed** · 03-11-2010 06:29 AM

Maybe if the sills were aluminum and the inserts were carbon fiber?
I like the black CF look because it matches my interior. Or we could just bug Matt at OCarbon to make a set. lol.