Ebay CX-5 Door Scuff Protector. Not Bad.

NinjaNoises · Jan 28, 2013

One month into owning this CX-5 Sport and it has been great.

I found myself stepping on the door sill a lot when I am exiting the car, so I bought the Ebay door sills so that I don't have to wipe down the plastic as much.

The thing is, the photo on the Ebay listing as well as the previous threads I've read on this product suggests to tape the scuff plates on the metal part of the door. It doesn't make sense to me. The plastic part sits higher than the metal part. That is the part most people would step on, so that's where I installed the scuff plates.

Perhaps it's more for aesthetics to have it on the metal part. Hopefully this thread is useful for somebody.

This is how I installed mine:

This is how the Ebay listing suggests to install them (photo stolen from KnurledNut. Link below):

Here's a link to another thread on this forum regarding the door sills. I Found this one helpful as well.
Thread: DIY Door Sills

jtl · Jan 28, 2013

I believe the reason is that the paint is more likely to get noticeable dings than the plastic. The plastic can be clean up pretty easy IMO.

stromdriver · Jan 28, 2013

yeah its to prevent scratches and dings on the metal body, the plastics are relatively easy to replace if they get messed up, not so much the body

CX-SV · Jan 28, 2013

That looks great. Is that a Mazda part?

Gio26NJ · Jan 28, 2013

Personally I like the look of the OEM Door sills, $108 for the set of 4

http://www.mazdaparts.org/mazda-cx5-door-sill-plates.html

sxa · Jan 28, 2013

I wonder how these would look https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)

My step-brother has a Chevy Cruze with the LED door plates and I like the way they look. Would certainly be a nice improvement.

Chris_Top_Her · Jan 28, 2013

I have those shoes. Also in my car the plastic gets very dirty. If they had plain sills I would consider getting 2 sets; one with no logo.

stromdriver · Jan 28, 2013

i'm also not really sure you're supposed to step on any of those parts...

jtl · Jan 29, 2013

Gio26NJ said:
Personally I like the look of the OEM Door sills, $108 for the set of 4

http://www.mazdaparts.org/mazda-cx5-door-sill-plates.html

I'm with you on the look of the OEM vs aftermarket but they are also 4X cost.

xxxmonoxidechil · Jan 29, 2013

sxa said:
I wonder how these would look https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)

Probably pretty similar to the ones i have in my Mazda6.

sxa · Jan 29, 2013

xxxmonoxidechil said:
Probably pretty similar to the ones i have in my Mazda6.

Thanks for the pics, which method did you choose for powering them?

xxxmonoxidechil · Jan 29, 2013

I just tapped into the wiring going to the door that turns on my little stock puddle light. Was extremely easy in all truth.

Geoff · Jan 29, 2013

NinjaNoises said:
One month into owning this CX-5 Sport and it has been great.

I found myself stepping on the door sill a lot when I am exiting the car, so I bought the Ebay door sills so that I don't have to wipe down the plastic as much.

The thing is, the photo on the Ebay listing as well as the previous threads I've read on this product suggests to tape the scuff plates on the metal part of the door. It doesn't make sense to me. The plastic part sits higher than the metal part. That is the part most people would step on, so that's where I installed the scuff plates.

Perhaps it's more for aesthetics to have it on the metal part. Hopefully this thread is useful for somebody.

This is how I installed mine:

This is how the Ebay listing suggests to install them (photo stolen from KnurledNut. Link below):

Here's a link to another thread on this forum regarding the door sills. I Found this one helpful as well.
Thread: DIY Door Sills

Have just ordered scuff plates off ebay.... Hope they look as good on my Zeal Red as they do in the photos posted here.

Geoff · Feb 14, 2013

My cill protectors arrived yesterday, I fitted them this morning. When I was fitting them I noticed a couple of the cills were already showing scratches, after only a month or so.

Haven't worked out how to get images to show without having to click links... Sorry.

Bopper · Feb 14, 2013

I noticed that the Ebay ones have a little downturned lip that would help protect the edge. The OEM does not have that.

Jarpee28 · Feb 14, 2013

Are those stainless steel? And how hard was it to hook up the LED ones?

Geoff · Feb 14, 2013

No idea on the LED ones.... the ones I got are stainless steel.... they came with 3M double sided tape on the back of them, I added some additional tape and stuck them down.

Chris_Top_Her · Feb 16, 2013

xxxmonoxidechil said:
Probably pretty similar to the ones i have in my Mazda6.

I want some of them, but unlike yours, the ones I can find have a mega tacky "display" screen whereas yours the metal forms the letters. Also, did you have yours wires under the trim on the side, or just under the carpet?

edit: found these http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...ff-plates-with-LED-lamp/608394_617971633.html

kelvincheu · Feb 16, 2013

Ninjanoises
How are your door sill so far? I've ordered a set same as yours, not sure where (plastic or metal) to put them. Depends on how they works, I may end up buying tne 2nd set.

darekd · Feb 16, 2013

I also ordered the same ones but I definitely will put them on the metal. I had Acura with OEM installed sills and I never had problem with exposed plastic that couldn't be fixed with some polishing.

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