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ecurbd02 05-24-18 08:23 AM
Custom kick plate?
 
Aside from carbon fiber, anyone ever customize the kick plates on the door sill? Mine are kinda cruddy looking I was thinking about getting them powder coated or something, can you powder coat aluminum?

DaleClark 05-24-18 08:32 AM
Sure can. That would be a pretty cool looking idea.

I have a set of the CF ones and they look really good and have held up great. I imagine powder coat would do well there.

I also tried wrapping with vinyl once, turned out OK but my vinyl skills weren't on point. But, that is another option.

Dale

ecurbd02 05-24-18 08:55 AM
Oh yea I didn’t even think about vinyl 🤔

FEED AFFLUX v5 05-24-18 09:38 AM
I thought these were a cool idea:

https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-gen-gene...-trim-1114530/

ecurbd02 05-24-18 11:27 AM
Ok that’s pretty sweet....idk if I’m creative enough to do that lol!

silverTRD 05-26-18 09:36 AM
I’ve been wanting to powder coat my aluminum door sills as well, I think it would be a nice subtle touch. The plain aluminum sticks out too much imo.

ecurbd02 05-26-18 11:01 AM
I think I’m gonna end up getting it powder coated, just no idea what color or anything yet

FEED AFFLUX v5 05-26-18 11:18 AM
As they are aluminum you can also go the anodized route.

ecurbd02 05-26-18 01:56 PM
How does the price of that compare to powder coating?

DaleClark 05-26-18 08:23 PM
Anodizing is a bit more specialized where most every town has a shop that does powder coating. Also I think powder coating is more durable. The scuff plates stock have a clear anodized finish and you see how well that holds up :).

Dale

mkiv98 05-28-18 03:33 AM
how did you guys mount the plates? did you drill or rivet into the body of the car?

Spalato 05-28-18 04:13 PM
Originally Posted by FEED AFFLUX v5
As they are aluminum you can also go the anodized route.
The quality of the anodized finish really depends on the quality, type and finish of the aluminum. For some reason I don't think the kick plates would be a good candidate, maybe I'm wrong...

DaleClark 05-29-18 07:14 AM
Originally Posted by mkiv98 (Post 12277770)
how did you guys mount the plates? did you drill or rivet into the body of the car?
The factory scuff plate kit has you drill out 2 holes in the body to insert 2 rubber well nuts into. Then you have a Phillips head screw with a plastic washer that screws into the well nut.

Well nuts are rubber plugs with a metal insert - when you tighten the screw the rubber swells and holds it in place. Works very well.

The scuff plates have to be removable to be able to remove the kick panel in the floor boards.

Dale

ecurbd02 05-29-18 11:56 AM
This might be a dumb question, but do they normally not come with the kick plates as I have? You said they have you drill two holes, which says to me they don’t come like that, jw

DaleClark 05-30-18 09:11 AM
Stock the FD only had a little plastic strip. The scuff plates were a dealer-installed accessory but quite popular as it is pretty cool looking.

Dale


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