Sill mouldings front doors

Sill mouldings front doors

• Turn the ignition key to position 0.

• Disconnect the battery negative lead.

• Wash the door sill

• Place a strip of tape in the front edge of the sill panel, square to the edge of the door sill.

• Measure out a distance of 40 mm (1 9/16") from the front of the tape strip and forward, to mark the sill moulding's front position. Fasten a tape strip as shown.

• Remove the rear strip of tape.

• Remove the end of the dashboard by first carefully prying it (1) with a weatherstrip tool until the two catches release, then it off backwards (2)

• Remove the rear sill panel in the front door by first prying loose the clips starting at the front and working back.

• Unhook the panel at the rear edge.

• Detach the rubber moulding on the front edge of the door opening.

• Remove the lower A-pillar panel in the front door by first lifting it up at the rear edge. Pull it back until the clip on the centre releases. Then pull it away diagonally down from the A-pillar panel.

• Fasten a tape strip on the outer part of the sill, butt with the longitudinal embossing.

• Measure out 134 mm (5 1/4") from the position where the moulding's front edge should be and mark on the tape strip.

• Measure out and mark measurements 73 mm (2 7/8") and 76 mm (3") on the tape strip from the outer edges on both front clip holes in the sill with a sliding gauge.

• Now join both markings.

• Make a light punch mark and pre-drill the hole in the sill with a Ø 3.5 mm (9/64") drill bit.

• Drill out the hole using a Ø 8.5 mm ( 21/64") drill bit.

• Remove the tape by the hole, but leave the front one in place.

• Deburr the edge of the hole, rustproof, and let it dry.

• Remove the tunnel console's panel. It is fastened with seven clips on the inside.

• Remove the screw for the bonnet release and pull it out.

• Move the opener through the hole in the mat.

• Bend off the covers over the seat's attachments and remove the screws.

• Carefully bend off the covers in the driver seat's rear attachments with a weatherstrip tool.

• Remove the screws.

• Move back the seat slightly to expose the front floor mat at the trailing edge.

• Lift the seat at the leading edge and pull away the mat.

• Lift out the mat.

• Remove the blank seal washer on the inside of the door sill.

Continue with previous steps 2-4 on the car's other side during the time that the rustproofing dries.

A

• Remove the dashboard's end panel on the right side by carefully twisting it (1) using a weatherstrip tool until the two catches release and then pull it backwards (2).

B

• If the car has a passenger airbag, unplug the connector for the switch.

• Remove the sill panel in the front door by first carefully prying it off at the front edge, then pull it up until the three clips release. Then, pull it away forwards at an angle.

• Remove the rubber strip in the front edge of the door opening by the lower A-pillar panel on the right side.

• Remove the lower A-pillar panel by the right front door by first pulling it up at the rear edge until the clip there releases. Then pull it back further until the clip on the centre releases. Then pull it away diagonally down from the upper A-pillar panel.

• Continue with previous steps 10-13.

• Remove the tunnel console's right side panel by carefully pulling it away starting at the front edge. The side panel is fastened with seven clips on the inside.

A

• Remove the bolts of the panel underneath the glovebox and remove it.

B

• Unplug the lighting connector and move the panel aside.

• Fold back the floor mat so that the floor is exposed.

• Loosen the contact bridge on the right door sill's inside and move aside.

• Remove the blank seal washer on the inside of the door sill.

• Bend a thin welding rod approx. 150 mm (5 7/8") long.

• Get a piece of thicker electrical wire and insert into the hole in the left door sill where the cover washer was installed, through the hole in the middle plate in the bottom sill and out to the outer panel.

• Get the hook and insert down in the drilled hole and carefully pull up the wire. Do not rub off the rustproofing on the edge of the hole.

• Get a sill moulding from the kit, tape both wire ends to the casing and the wire for the lead-through.

• Now carefully route the wire through the passenger compartment.

• Position the sill moulding by the strip of tape at the front edge and position it so that the cut-outs in both ends align with the corresponding door sill. Be careful when positioning so that the moulding is not misaligned.

• Clean the marked surface on the sill using isopropanol and wipe dry.

• Fold out the ends at the front edge on the two long fastening tapes.

• Remove the protective tape on the two short.

• Pull up the wire's casing as far as possible against the connection in the moulding and press onto the self-adhesive surface.

• Position the sill moulding by the tape strip at the front edge and the two by the sides. Do not press the ends into place yet.

• Be careful with positioning so that the moulding is not misaligned.

• Carefully pull away the protective tape and successively push down into place, first the outer, then the inner tape. Make sure that the rubber moulding is not in the way.

• Press the trim strip down firmly with a pressure of approximately 2 kg/cm² along its entire length.

• Remove the tape markings.

• Take the rubber plugs from the kit and drill a Ø 4mm (5/32") hole in the middle on them.

• Get a rubber bushing from the kit, fit it on the wire and fasten in the sill's inside.

• Clean the marked surface in front of the thicker of the air ducts with isopropanol and wipe dry.

• Get a transformer from the kit and remove the protective tape.

• Secure the transformer as far to the left and as high up in the recess in the floor as possible.

A

• Get a loose connector from the kit and press in the cable terminals on the two wire ends on the sill moulding, wire with red (R) marking in position 1, the other in position 2, until a click is heard.

B

• Press on the white lock inside the connector.

• Route the wire under the holder for the washer fluid hose and connect to the wire from the transformer.

• Clamp down the connector and wires to the existing cable harness.

• Unplug the connector for the courtesy lighting under the collision pipe.

• Pull up the cable harness from the transformer along the existing wires up under the dashboard, along the collision pipe and on to the lighting under the dashboard.

• Secure the cable harness at the thin cable harness using cable ties from the kit, however, do not tighten them yet, adjust the length up to the lighting in the panel.

• Connect the prewired cable harnesses female connector to the courtesy lighting.

• Connect the two remaining connectors to each other.

• Now adjust the cable length up to the transformer and tighten the two cable ties.

• Clamp down loose connectors to existing cable harness under the steering column with cable ties from the kit.

• Clamp down the connectors at each end of the cable harness so that they do not rattle.

• Install the transformer on the right side and plug in connector according to steps 42-47.

• Route the long adapter wire to the door sill with existing cable harnesses.

• Pull up the adapter wire along the cable harnesses up to upper edge of the contact bridge.

• Clamp down to cable harnesses with cable ties from the kit.

A

• Connect the prewired cable harnesses female connector to the courtesy lighting.

• Connect the remaining connectors to each other.

B

• Hide extra wire under the mat, install the panel, and tighten down.

A

Sill mouldings rear doors

Sill mouldings rear doors

• Wash the door sill

• Place a strip of tape in the front edge of the sill panel, and square to the edge of the door sill.

• Position the sill moulding by the strip of tape at the front edge and position it so that the cut-outs in both ends align with the corresponding door sill. Be careful when positioning so that the moulding is not misaligned.

• Attach a strip of tape to mark the sideways position.

• Clean the marked surface on the sill using isopropanol and wipe dry.

• Remove all the pieces of protective tape from the sill moulding.

• Align the moulding with the tape markings and carefully fold it down against the sill and push into position. Watch out for the rubber moulding in the sill.

• Remove the tape markings.

• Now press along the entire strip so that it fastens properly.

• Press the moulding strip down firmly with a pressure of 2 kg/cm² along its entire length.

• Repeat the operation on the other side.