Personalize your car: Illuminated door sills!
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Personalize your car: Illuminated door sills!

New ideas in the tuning scene never cease to amaze. With the advent of cheap and very practical LEDs, interior lighting has become a real playground for car mechanics. One of the latest trends in this area is illuminated door sills. Read below for everything you need to know about this practical and stylish feature.

Attractive and practical

Personalize your car: Illuminated door sills!

The door opens and the threshold is illuminated by a warm, soft light. Besides being interesting, it has a practical application.

In complete darkness, the illuminated door sill helps to orientate . Especially in heavy boots or high heels, you run the risk of getting caught on the door sill, which can be effectively prevented by lighting.

1. Traditional installation: wiring

Personalize your car: Illuminated door sills!

The first illuminated door sill was connected to the car's power circuit . Lighting placement is a real challenge. So that the cables do not interfere with the aesthetics of lighting, they must be skillfully hidden under the rubber bands on the door and the inner lining. .

Some car owners drill holes in their door sills. We strongly advise against doing this. Door sills are the load-bearing elements of the car. Each intervention weakens the chassis structure . In addition, moisture can enter the hole, causing the door sill to rust from the inside.

Personalize your car: Illuminated door sills!

Therefore, wired systems have practically disappeared from the market. . They are still used only by experienced DIYers as they value individual concepts. Since the tuning scene has discovered this element, other practical solutions have now become available that make the use of a soldering iron and cable pliers unnecessary.

2. Door sills with wireless illumination

Personalize your car: Illuminated door sills!

The trend is currently moving towards rechargeable door sills. These modules convince with their numerous advantages:

– fast installation
- no need for electrical wiring
– safety, reliability and accuracy
– high degree of individualization

However, these systems also have disadvantages: the LEDs are powered by a battery that needs to be recharged. . Therefore, the LEDs on the door sills must be removed so that the car can be used while charging.

One of the revolutionary innovations of recent years is Neodymium magnet . This exceptionally strong magnet convinces with its strong adhesion, durability and reliability. When the power of the sill trim lights up, the LEDs can simply be removed and charged. via USB from mobile phone charger .

Threshold setting with LED illumination

Illuminated door sills come with detailed installation instructions. In practice, the steps for installing door sills are always the same:

1. Threshold cleaning
2. Threshold preparation
3. Installing the adhesive magnet
4. Installing the contact magnet
Personalize your car: Illuminated door sills!
  • The door sill is cleared so that the adhesive magnet can stick well . Therefore, after thorough cleaning with water and detergent, it is recommended to degrease the threshold with a brake or silicone cleaner.

Personalize your car: Illuminated door sills!
  • Mounting LEDs "magnet on magnet" . The LED door sills need to be removed regularly for charging. This procedure prevents scratches on the paintwork. First, magnets-holders are attached to the threshold . Most retailers supply double sided adhesive pads . The corresponding counterparts are attached to the magnets of the holder, in turn getting an adhesive pad on the back.
Personalize your car: Illuminated door sills!
  • Now you can carefully position the LED . Before removing the trims, the door should be opened and closed several times to ensure that the LED does not rub against the door. This must be prevented at all costs. If the LED door sill keeps chafing, there is no other choice but to look for another, flatter model. . Therefore, when buying, always check whether the LED door sills are suitable for your car.
  • When you have determined the exact position of the LED door sill strip, remove the protective layer from the adhesive pads and press the door sill strip in the intended place . Marking it with a waterproof marker can be practical.
Personalize your car: Illuminated door sills!
  • Finally, a magnetic switch must be activated, which is invisibly integrated into the holder of the LED cover. . Its exact location can be found in the instructions. The included magnet is now attached to the door. Its exact position is very important.

If the connection between the door magnet and the magnetic switch is faulty, two things can happen:

– LED plate does not work.
– The LED plate is constantly on and quickly loses power.

It is absolutely necessary to work at this stage. Otherwise, you won't be using this feature for a very long time.

Door sill suppliers with LED light

Personalize your car: Illuminated door sills!

Apparently the "usual suspects" like Osram have already adapted to the topic. .

In addition, many unknown manufacturers offer a wide range of illuminated door sills. Car manufacturers offer this feature in their accessory program, although car manufacturers' solutions are extremely expensive .

Alternatively, LED door sills from specialized dealers are a very interesting solution. . They even offer custom laser engraving, allowing car owners to integrate their own logo or design into the LED door sills. These solutions are significantly cheaper than those offered by car manufacturers, which already have only the brand logo. With specialist retailer supplies, you can get a very attractive and easy-to-install feature for your vehicle at a low cost.

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