Any red 348 owners with photos of your door sills?

I think the sills are 'all' black -- the color of the alumninum piece, plus the rubber "Ferrari" inset. That area gets A LOT of wear & tear when you enter the car, so the wrinkle-black finish probably makes good sense.

Check out this eBay auction for a good example of painter rocker panels, with black sills:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2463794846&category=6212

(I actually spoke with this seller and thought he was A+, but ended up finding a car closer to home. IMHO, I love the color of that one...)

I'm considering an upgrade to the Carbon Fiber sills from an F-chat sponsor. Anyone want to buy my OEM sills & rubber inserts for a 90 348ts ?


-Daniel

 

I believe the car color ends (and the rocker color begins), in a weld/joint area beneath your sills. If you examine the sill carefully, there's a small lip (1/4 inch?) area that bends downward into rocker. The color change (actually, it's a PART change) is probably under that sill area.

The sill itself should be entirely removed from the car before painting your rocker panel. Once the sill is removed, I'd probably have the paint applied to the rocker and all the area underneath the (removed) sill -- which seems prone to rust. You can easily remove the sills yourself before driving over to the bodyshop.

If you're color matching the rockers to the rest of the car. In fact, I'd bet the color undneath your sills is red -- just like your door jambs.

I dunno if I answered your question, maybe I had too many Diet Cokes today

Best Regards,
Daniel

 

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