DIY: CX-5 Door Sills

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KnurledNut

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• Nov 11, 2012

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I really like the OEM illuminated door sills from the EU, but they are cost prohibitive for me. Taking some tips from other CX-5 owners, I ordered a set of stainless CX-5 door sills from a Chinese seller on eBay.

The sills arrived within 2 weeks and in excellent condition. After a bit of clean-up I installed the sills.

The sills do have 3M tape pre-attached, but with the foot abuse these sills can take, I added a bit more 3M tape that I had left over from another project. The install was easy and took about an hour.


Complete set of door sills:

3M tape was pre-attached, but I added a bit more for foot abuse.

I added small sections of 3M tape at the arrows. Notice I did not cover any of the embossed design.

I cleaned the sill area with soapy water, dried thoroughly, then used alcohol pads to remove any oils.
After lining up the sills, I used painters tape to keep alignment.

Passenger door completed

Front sill, again using painters tape for alignment.

Front door completed.

 

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plemieux

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2013 Mazda CX-5 Touring FWD Stormy Blue Mica

• Nov 11, 2012

• #2

Looks great! Are they OEM?

 

paris1

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23 CX-5 Premium

• Nov 11, 2012

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plemieux said:

Looks great! Are they OEM?

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"I really like the OEM illuminated door sills from the EU, but they are cost prohibitive for me. Taking some tips from other CX-5 owners, I ordered a set of stainless CX-5 door sills from a Chinese seller on eBay."(scratch)

 

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goofytim

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2013 Mazda CX-5 Touring Tech Package

• Nov 11, 2012

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They look great. I just ordered my Chinese set the other day on ebay. Hope they come as quick as yours did. I have heard it can take over 3 weeks sometimes. Can't wait to get mine installed.

 

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KnurledNut

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• Nov 11, 2012

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goofytim said:

They look great. I just ordered my Chinese set the other day on ebay. Hope they come as quick as yours did. I have heard it can take over 3 weeks sometimes. Can't wait to get mine installed.

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One thing I noticed...they stink...like diesel fuel or hydraulic fluid or something. I let them sit outside for a day to air out.

 

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KnurledNut

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• Nov 11, 2012

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plemieux said:

Looks great! Are they OEM?

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No, they aftermarket from China. They're only $25 for a full set from this seller: https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)

 

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goofytim

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2013 Mazda CX-5 Touring Tech Package

• Nov 11, 2012

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KnurledNut said:

No, they aftermarket from China. They're only $25 for a full set from this seller: https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)

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Yep, exact same ones I ordered the other day. Can't wait to see how they look with my silver CX-5. Now that I see it with the blue it makes me wonder if I bought the right color car!

 

MazdaDriverNJ

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2013 Mazda CX-5 Touring FWD

• Nov 12, 2012

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KnurledNut said:

One thing I noticed...they stink...like diesel fuel or hydraulic fluid or something. I let them sit outside for a day to air out.

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Looks great, thanks for the pics! I have the same ones - that was a good idea to add more 3M tape, I wish I would've done that. Oh well... next time!
The smell will go away - I had the same concern, now it's all aired out.

 

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puddle.jumper

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mazda cx-5 touring 2013

• Nov 12, 2012

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for those looking for more 3m tape, they're also known as vhb. they're considered one of the strongest in the world, depending on application. the history channel's modern marvels dedicated an episode to this stuff.

thanks for sharing pics of the install. nice to get things visually.

 

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riley3d

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2016.5 Mazda CX 5 Sport

• May 20, 2016

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KnurledNut said:

One thing I noticed...they stink...like diesel fuel or hydraulic fluid or something. I let them sit outside for a day to air out.

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Mine smelled too, like exhaust. China??