Porsche 911 Carbon Fiber Door Sills DIY
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- Опубліковано 25 лют 2020
- In this video I install another piece of carbon fiber trim inside my Porsche 911. This is an upgrade for the door sill which is just a stock piece of plastic. The more I see them inside Porsche 911s, the more I’ve come to appreciate the look and the enhanced feel of luxury that carbon fiber presents. In this video I show you how to remove the stock door sills and install the carbon fiber trim pieces. What do you think? Enjoy!
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You are determined to ghetto this beautiful car :P
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Hahaha. Well, shucks. 😘
The inner door sills look awesome as well in carbon fiber. And are really practical to hide the constant shoes scuffs, and dust that the original plastic show so easily.
Looks class James & a quality upgrade. Deffo do the dash mate. 👌
Mate hey bro it looks real good very nice
They look really great! I would be even more excited to open the door everyday. I think the dash trim would compliment it well. Then maybe PDK handle and steering wheel accents to complete the look. Looking forward to the wrap!
Looking forward to seeing the wrap....keep up the great content 👍
Cheers! Appreciate it!
Soo cool that you did it yourself, all though I installed the illuminated ones on my turbo, i would never attempt to do it myself...
Props...
Cheers mate!! Appreciate it!! 👍
Looking good James!
Cheers Mike!!
Another great job James 👍
I hate fiddly jobs like that so power to your elbow!
Thanks Clive! My knees took the brunt of it, but elbows too! Haha. Cheers.
lovely video
Thanks!!
Looks great! Let us know when you're going to tackle the rest of the carbon trim! :)
For sure! Thanks!
They look good!
Cheers Chris!
Don't overdo it , 992 is waiting for you 😅Always a great pleasure to watch your videos
Thanks so much!!
I might have tried acetone to remove the remaining adhesive. It softens many adhesives immediately.
big balls bro, this is porsche everyone dream car, diy wow respect
Hahaha. Thanks mate!
Trying to get a some internal sill covers but they are all LHD at this rate I might fit OEM plastic ones. Terrible eh! 😃
James- looks fab. Having the center stack trim around the PDK box and then across the dash where the cup holders are would lift your interior visually 👍
Cheers Christopher!!
If ever you plan a trip back to the UK, let me know as be good to meet-up
@@christopherjames6568 Cheers! Will do!
Great content!!! Just recently sold my 997 for a 991 too. Love your videos man!! 👌🏼
Thanks so much!! Appreciate it! How do you like your 991?
@@AutoAmateur I've only had a week but it's night and day. Miss the 6spd manual. It's double the car but don't know if it's triple the price. 😂 😂
Do you also have an Instagram? I'll follow.
Sure do! It’s @auto.amateur ... see you there! 🥳
This is a really nice upgrade. Personally, I prefer the non illuminated as well. I ordered a pair from a vendor in Germany last year and never received mine. He may be going out of business. I was going to re-order from another vendor, but after seeing another installation video, I got scared off, by the complication of the stock part removal. I think I would prefer an overlay version that goes over the original, as I dread the thoughts of scratching the paint even under the original parts. These look great in your car.
Thanks Rick!! With careful, gentle use of the heat gun and trim tool, it's pretty easy and doesn't harm the paint. Go with what you're comfortable with though for sure.
By the way i love your videos...
Thanks so much Valentin!! 🥳🥳🥳
You made me nervous when you pulled out the heat gun...you know after the knife incident 😜 JK. Looks great! Can't wait for your tuning video 👍
Oh don't worry, ME TOO!!! Hahaha. I was thinking a out the knife incident every second of this job.... :-)
Captain James 991 it's turning into a damn spaceship....serving it's true purpose, i will be there at the launchpad
Warp 911! Engage!
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Another good video. The background music was too loud starting at ~7:30 so it was difficult to hear your comments.
Carbon fiber looks really good. I would like to see you put some kind of clear wrap over the carbon fiber to protect it.
Hmmm.... good suggestion! I’ll have to check that out.
Ohh no you didn't, That looks AWESOME. I would get the trim on the dash but the car is looking great!
Thanks so much Jose!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🙌
I don’t understand how you don’t have way more subscribers
That's very kind! Who knows, maybe I'll get a sudden rush of exposure once I hit 5k subs. Almost there! :) Thanks for the feedback though, greatly appreciated.
I've been watching your modifications for a while. Some I like and some are not my cup of tea. However as you go down the carbon fiber mod route, have you considered carbon fibre dipping to get the effect. I think you could get an incredible cost saving and cover everything, especially the wheels. There are lots of videos on line
Thanks David!! With the carbon fiber, I'm still in two minds. I like the accents I've added but I'm not sure I want to go much further. The interior is dark enough as it is and I quite like the way the silver trim reflects the light and brightens it up a little. If I add more though, I'll probably add OEM pieces. I know you can dip the trim or wrap the trim, but I'm not sure I would like that. I'm trying to strike a balance between making updates to satisfy my need to tweak and play with the car and not going too far.
Hi looking to do the same, I see you did not use glue when installing the new carbon ones, are they taped with self adhesive glue at the back of purchase or did you glue them? thanks
That's right, they came prepared with adhesive tape on the back.
What kind of adhesive was used to apply the new door sill? Or did the product already come with some sort of adhesive?
The new sills come with 3M adhesive strips pre-installed. You just remove the backing and fit them. Any 3M tape will work though I imagine.
$550 bucks for door sills.. James! Now we will have to put some Xpel on those.. lol great job.. ps ..Frame the carrera decals. if they can be saved.
That's a great idea!! Cheers Roy!
When I get anything new I can't bring myself to remove the plastic film until it gets all scratched up and tattered ..Then I peel it off and it's like the thing is all new to me again and I get all happy without artificial stimulants!! ...
Hahaha. I love it!! I often do the same. My microwave still has the plastic film on the front glass window. 😂
Shame you have to destroy the old one to install a different one. Music while you were talking at the end was distracting.
FunWithAJ good point there, i have them installed at the dealer and they gave me the original ones flawless...
Ahhhhh crap!!! That was a straight up editing error. Damn!! I didn’t catch that before I cut it. 🤣🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️ FAIL.
All that sticky stuff is overkill, should of been just a few clips.
Whats the hold on the side for?
You making this really nice for the next guy.
The hole? I think it's a drain. Any water that collects on the door sill by the weather seal strip escapes there. Not sure. I love your last comment there though, haha. I often think of that as I'm making changes to the car. Will the next owner like this?? :) You wanna buy it?
@@AutoAmateur Nah. I can do a 09' turbo or 15' gts w/duckbill.
James, don’t get me wrong, I feel your enthusiasm is infectious, however, rather than posting stuff around “improvements” you need to do more about driving the thing
Ha! Fair. I try to get out and film as much as I can but I’m just working with the time I have available. Point well taken though!
David Ridley. While I share your love of driving the car. The content of these videos is more about DIY and then driving the car. We all know how to drive. It’s great to see James doing some things outside of that box and teaching(showing) us how it’s done. It provides an insight into what we may or may not be getting into. The first man out of the trench type of thing. If he is successful... then we drive.
Gary Dilbeck. Hi Gary, yep, fully appreciate your point & agree, it’s just with watching James’s videos along with viewing the posts on the 911uk forum, ,keeps filling my head with ideas that then costs me lots of money 💰😀. I’m really looking forward (or not) to when the car gets a wrap 😉
Job well done!
So you are heading down the carbon fiber rabbit hole now. You say that it's "for now". Any takers on how long before James orders the interior trim pieces...lol
Hahahah. I'm not saying anything. But let's just say that I was spending a lot of time on SuncoastParts.com and eBay last night.... ;-)
@@AutoAmateur you could have worse addictions.
@@bmwnthzst Haha. True. Like my wife says, it's better than hookers and blow.
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only thing that hold me back from doing this diy is the cost..... hmmmmmm i always wonder why the carbon products so expensive...
I think I heard angels sing when you peeled the film off of the carbon fiber!
Are you concerned about scratching the carbon with the heel of your shoes?
I have them on my 991 turbo, my gts cayenne and my macan turbo, if you use your car a lot like with kids and everything, they are going to scratch a little but they are made to last...
That’s good to know Valentin!! 👍
Jonathan that’s a great question. Yes, I am a little concerned. I’ll have to make sure I’m careful.
James wears heels!? 👠😮
cheaper than Porsche factory which cost like $1400
Non illuminated? If so fail
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All that effort and you didn't put the illuminated ones :(
Hahaha. Fair.
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Use it here
Hahaha.