Let's remove/install doorsills - BMW 1 Series Coupe Forum / 1 Series Convertible Forum (1M / tii / 135i / 128i / Coupe / Cabrio / Hatchback) (BMW E82 E88 128i 130i 135i)

AndyM · 05-28-2008, 02:40 PM

The Doorsills are held in place with 6 clips. To remove the doorsills, you will need to start at one end and release each clip. I started at the front end of the door sills and worked my way back.

Use an Interior Trim Removal Tool to un-dock each clip. If you have one with a V shape on the end, you will be better off as you can get on each side of the clip.

Slowly work your way to the other end and the door sill will be removed.

The back of the doorsill looks like:

With the doorsill removed, you can install the new doorsill. Installation is simple, simply line up the clips with their respective holes and push down until the clips dock.

Bizall · 05-28-2008, 02:49 PM

Looks fairly simple. Are you selling the M door sills on your site? I don't see them. Thanks.

TP 135i · 05-28-2008, 02:55 PM

ANDY.............are you teasing us with this?????
We can't replace our door sills unless we can buy new ones...Hint...Hint.
When will you be getting them?????

AndyM · 05-28-2008, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bizall

Looks fairly simple. Are you selling the M door sills on your site? I don’t see them. Thanks.

See the For Sale/Wanted board.

mchaskell · 05-28-2008, 05:53 PM

Hey Andy,
Did you notice any pigtails or other wiring to use for the illuminated doorsills when you had them off?

AndyM · 05-28-2008, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mchaskell

Hey Andy,
Did you notice any pigtails or other wiring to use for the illuminated doorsills when you had them off?

There is no wiring. Looking at the instructions for the illuminated doorsills, you have to drill the holes to route the wiring.

wrongprotocol · 05-28-2008, 07:59 PM

yeah I would really like to put in the illuminated doorsills to match the illuminated door-handles. If anyone has done this, how difficult was it to do? where did you get the replacement doorsills?

Thanks in advance!

wrongprotocol · 05-28-2008, 08:02 PM

oh and anyone know where to get illuminated shift knobs for the 1 series?

(sorry i just love illuminated stuff haha!)

AndyM · 05-28-2008, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrongprotocol

yeah I would really like to put in the illuminated doorsills to match the illuminated door-handles. If anyone has done this, how difficult was it to do? where did you get the replacement doorsills?

Thanks in advance!

See the BMW 1er accessories book. Retail is $585 for the set. Installation looks pretty involved for what they are, but I have not installed them so I can’t speak from experience.

As for illuminated shift knobs, you just need to know where to look. :wink:

Add1ct · 01-04-2009, 07:36 PM

Andy- are those door sills you took out from a ZSP, aka in shadowline, if so are they for sale? thanks

AndyM · 01-05-2009, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Add1ct

Andy- are those door sills you took out from a ZSP, aka in shadowline, if so are they for sale? thanks

They are the stock ones from my 135i. I kept them and sold the M ones.

theanhdy · 02-12-2010, 11:21 AM

Do the new door sills come with the white plastic pins or do you have to transfer them over from the stock?

OBuehlerRules · 01-27-2011, 10:39 AM

Another greay DIY from you, Andy. Just did this and it was a breeze, thanks!

05-28-2008, 02:40 PM	#1
AndyM Lieutenant Drives: Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 519 iTrader: (1)	Let's remove/install doorsills The Doorsills are held in place with 6 clips. To remove the doorsills, you will need to start at one end and release each clip. I started at the front end of the door sills and worked my way back. Use an Interior Trim Removal Tool to un-dock each clip. If you have one with a V shape on the end, you will be better off as you can get on each side of the clip. Slowly work your way to the other end and the door sill will be removed. The back of the doorsill looks like: With the doorsill removed, you can install the new doorsill. Installation is simple, simply line up the clips with their respective holes and push down until the clips dock.
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05-28-2008, 02:55 PM	#3
TP 135i Major Drives: 2008 135i SGM MT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Finksburg, Maryland Posts: 1,341 iTrader: (0) Garage List 1995 Acura Integra SE [0.00] 2008 BMW 135i [0.00] 2006 Porsche Cayman S [0.00] 1999 Toyota 4-Runner [0.00]	ANDY.............are you teasing us with this????? We can't replace our door sills unless we can buy new ones...Hint...Hint. When will you be getting them????? __________________ 2008 135i SGM

05-28-2008, 05:53 PM	#5
mchaskell Traveler Drives: 135i Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Never where I want to be. Posts: 173 iTrader: (0)	Hey Andy, Did you notice any pigtails or other wiring to use for the illuminated doorsills when you had them off? __________________ 135i SGM, Grey w/Grey Poplar interior.

01-04-2009, 07:36 PM	#10
Add1ct Lieutenant Colonel Drives: 135i, 335i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Palos Verdes Estates (SoCal) Posts: 1,850 iTrader: (3)	Andy- are those door sills you took out from a ZSP, aka in shadowline, if so are they for sale? thanks __________________ E82 N54 6MT 6FL 668 KASW turned in E92 Crimson/Cream N54 6MT, ZSP, ZPP, ZCW, Nav, Sat radio, HD Radio, Logic7, PDC, Active Steering, Active Cruise, 6FL, CA

01-27-2011, 10:39 AM	#13
OBuehlerRules Enlisted Member Drives: 2009 Montego Blue 135i Join Date: May 2010 Location: RAF Lakenheath, UK Posts: 33 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 135i [0.00]	Another greay DIY from you, Andy. Just did this and it was a breeze, thanks! __________________ "I got my BMW up to about 160 MPH on Saturday.... I am now the only guy that has a skidmark on his drivers seat"

05-28-2008, 02:49 PM	#2
Bizall Captain Drives: 2008 135i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Landstuhl, Germany Posts: 745 iTrader: (0)	Looks fairly simple. Are you selling the M door sills on your site? I don't see them. Thanks.

05-28-2008, 07:59 PM	#7
wrongprotocol Private First Class Drives: 128i MT, white Join Date: May 2008 Location: west melbourne, fl Posts: 118 iTrader: (0)	yeah I would really like to put in the illuminated doorsills to match the illuminated door-handles. If anyone has done this, how difficult was it to do? where did you get the replacement doorsills? Thanks in advance!

05-28-2008, 08:02 PM	#8
wrongprotocol Private First Class Drives: 128i MT, white Join Date: May 2008 Location: west melbourne, fl Posts: 118 iTrader: (0)	oh and anyone know where to get illuminated shift knobs for the 1 series? (sorry i just love illuminated stuff haha!)

02-12-2010, 11:21 AM	#12
theanhdy Major Drives: 135i Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SOCAL SFV Posts: 1,077 iTrader: (7)	Do the new door sills come with the white plastic pins or do you have to transfer them over from the stock?

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