355 Door Sill Rust?

you want to see a rusty door sill? My the car's frame is fine, But my screws were rusty and the sill it's self was very rusty on mine.

I have the ones I pulled off my car in my metal scrap bin still.

I'll try to snap some pics for you in a few min.

 

The door sills are painted steel. The sills rusting is a common problem. They are a little tricky to remove because they are glued down.

 

The sill plate is made of low grade steel and rusts easily.
I still have the old sill plates sitting in the garage but no pics.
I would not be concerned about the frame below...its very robust and rustproofed well...just remove the old sill and replace with a carbon fiber sill.

 

The door sills on these cars are really an eye sore when they get beat up and a poor introduction to a beautiful interior. They are large so they stand out as well.

Lots of ways to go with them as an enhancement.

 

I can only post one, here is one of mine it's crap metal and rusts first, almost sacrificial!
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If you don't want the carbon sills then buy a new set of OEM sills and have them powder coated.

Mine are perfect after 6 years.

 

Here's the rusty sill from my former 355 and new carbon sill. Only the sills and screws were rusty. The area beneath the sills were perfect with no rust at all.
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Ron, what sills are those?

 

Sorry if you have seen this before.

These are Carbonio sills with the original OEM insert.
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In terms of replacement options, I went with the Carbonios with raised aluminum letters... I wasn't too sure about the look at first, but now love it! IMO, it looks much more modern, but still looks like it could be OEM.
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If you want a challenge, try this (part 1 of 2)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=akjTe3aGaW8

 

Wow- those are nice! Are they from ricambi or direct from the manufacturer?

 

Before and after pics here from a 348. Same sills. Rusted quite a bit.
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/143278386-post31.html

 

Not sure which sills you were referring to... but if mine, I purchased the CF sills from Carbonio and purchased the aluminum letters from a guy I know who made them special order for me. Kind of a pain cutting out the double sided tape and aligning the letters properly on the sill.

 

Hey Steve, sills are from PowerSpeed in Japan. Great quality. I'm sure others out there are great too, but choices were not as plentiful years ago when I got mine.

 

The factory sills have a tendency to rust.
We've been selling our carbon fiber sills for the 348 and 355 for years as an excellent upgrade to the factory sills.

Because the way the factory sills are adhered to the car it is difficult to remove them from the vehicle without damaging them.

Here are some photos of our carbon fiber sills....
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Just did mine last 2 days, removed, glass beaded and Rustcheck primer and 3 coats gloss black Rustcheck paint. Everything else was fine below, all screw holes rust proofed and oiled, should be good for awhile. Carbon fibre is nice, but original parts are authentic to me.

 

Hi Carbonio!
Do you offer any discounts to Fchat members? I'd be interested in placing an order.

 

I have had the Carbonio sills for two years now. I like the look.

They were easier to install than the effort necessary to remove the old ones.

The only gripe, and it is not their fault, is you need to be a little more careful entering & exiting the car. The high gloss finish will show some scratches.

Happy customer here.

 

that raised alu letters looking awsome!

 

How do you get Carbonio to respond........?
I have sent them 3 emails

 

Call them.

 

I called them yesterday and Mark returned my call within a couple hours and posted the pics in this thread 5 minutes later.