If I buy these to fit myself, how easy / hard are they to install? how long does it take? Or should I pay my dealer to do it?

Thanks.

 

I am sure they only require a ground and 12v switched positive source. If you know anything about electronics for vehicles, you can do it yourself. The Sills just pull up and the new ones snap into place.

If what I said above doesn't make sense, you probably should let someone else do the work.

 

I have installed them. Physically installing the sills was the easiest part.

The electronics (a ballast and some wiring) install behind the passenger seat. The wires going to the sills themselves are actually low voltage AC, so after the ballast you don't have to worry about wire polarity. You have to get the carpet up, a special tool is required (or VERY carefully use a set of pliers) to remove the hold down's.

The center console storage box needs to be lifted (two screws requiring a deep 10mm socket to remove) to route the cable across for the driver side.

The instructions want you to strip insulation and solder/tape the new wiring into place, behind the access panel on p-side just above the air bag cutoff switch. This is the harness that routes up the p-side A pillar to the rear view mirror, dome lights, and Homelink buttons. There is only 1 hot wire for all three circuits, apparently those are activated by relays that supply a "ground" to the circuit (rather than supplying a "hot" to the circuit) when enabled. So you'll use the "hot" and the dome circuit "ground". The harness in MY car did not have anywhere near the amount of slack depicted, there was no way I was getting a soldering iron in there for a proper job. I ended up using two 3M quick connect's that piggyback one each new wire onto an existing wire without cutting it.

With the proper tools for getting the carpet and the console box up, the install would take less than an hour. Somebody else in here did the sill install before I did, and posted some pics and experiences in a thread. Try using the search tool and you should find it (if above hasn't scared you away from trying it yourself :!: ).

I was gonna do a VFAQ on this, but didn't have a camera when I was installing. :cry:

 

Great, thanks guys. Think I'll give it a go myself. Just need to find somewhere to buy them in the UK now!

 

You can order it at Mopar I only turn mine ON when I get out at night....just to add more life to the neon light

 

I wish they had red neon to match my interior.

 

I sure like the looks of those. They would look great next to my FREE MAT GIVEAWAY floor mats :wink:

 

Another pic for you to drool over then...

 

ops: :cry: ops: David - You Don't Play Fair :!: ops: :cry: :wink:

 

Ha! This from the person who practically WILLED herself the floormats! :P :roll: :P :wink: :P

 

Yeah.. for all we know she hacked his account and granted herself the win. :roll: I demand a recount :lol:

 

:lol: :shock: And next I will win the "Illuminated Door Sill Giveaway" :wink:

 

Good luck trying to get a recount......

Mightyjlr has not been around for weeks.

At least I got a set of floormats as a birthday present!

I guess I am going to have to buy the lighted sillplates, because if Vegas says she is going to win them, we all might as well just give up......

;-)

But I think there should be a general rule that there is only one free gift per car. This is just a suggestion, since I have no power as a "rule maker"!!!!!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

8) :lol: :P

:? ops: :cry: