Protecting door sills

[Fast_AT4]

Anyone run any type of clear "sticker" to protect the door sills/hatch sills? Dont want to get them all scratched up (wife/sons door to be specific hehe!). Son getting in the AT4 tonight after his soccer game made me think of it.

Something like this.

 

[ChemEng]

Subscribing to this. I already have scratches from my kids soccer cleats. They step right on the emblem and then spin around on it to climb down. (They are 3, 5 and 8 years old and every one of them does the same exact thing).

 

[Chad G 1979]

I wonder if some type of film protector wpuld work? Similar to paint protection film or vinyl maybe?

 

[swathdiver]

Yelling works too!

 

[Chad G 1979]

Yelling works too!

Maybe for the kids, but yelling at your spouse? No thanks. Not a fight id like to have. And my kids dont listen so rhey would still scuff it up anyway.

 

[swathdiver]

Anyone run any type of clear "sticker" to protect the door sills/hatch sills? Dont want to get them all scratched up (wife/sons door to be specific hehe!). Son getting in the AT4 tonight after his soccer game made me think of it.

Something like this.

We were at the Cracker Barrel in Ocala today and there was tons of stuff to keep the little ones busy. They even had a miniature Atari game with played through a vintage tv set! Funniest things, even little mini arcade machines with the popular games on them, all kinds of stuff.

At the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing, right behind the Cracker Barrel, they had a couple of wooden dragsters that were simple enough for kids to put together in a car, if they don't get car sick like mine used to. Fun stuff.

 

[Stbentoak]

I wonder if some type of film protector wpuld work? Similar to paint protection film or vinyl maybe?

No, it would never stick dependably... Sills get scratched up.... it's a fact of life.

 

[Fast_AT4]

No, it would never stick dependably... Sills get scratched up.... it's a fact of life.

Wife/son now has been "advise" it would be in their best interest to step over the door sills bahahaa.

 

[Oh Kee Pah]

I've got the chrome inserts that say "CHEVROLET" on my front driver and passenger door sills and there is detailed chrome insert on the rear passenger sills.
About a year ago I covered these chrome inserts with some leftover CLEAR VINYL PROTECTIVE WRAP. It seems to be doing a pretty good job, at least providing some protection.
I will try to get a photo today to post up here!

 

[91RS]

If you're talking about the painted part on the outside of the weatherstrip, I would go to a tint shop and have clear bra/PPF put on those areas. Those areas are very beat up on both my 2008 and 2013 and getting door jams repainted would probably cost thousands due to all the finnicky prep work it would take so whatever it costs to protect those areas is probably worth it, in my opinion.

 

[Fast_AT4]

If you're talking about the painted part on the outside of the weatherstrip, I would go to a tint shop and have clear bra/PPF put on those areas. Those areas are very beat up on both my 2008 and 2013 and getting door jams repainted would probably cost thousands due to all the finnicky prep work it would take so whatever it costs to protect those areas is probably worth it, in my opinion.

This guy <not my pic>

 

[Tyrell]

Husky floor mats cover that pretty chrome insert pretty well. ...but then you don't get to see the pretty chrome insert.

 

[Fast_AT4]

Husky floor mats cover that pretty chrome insert pretty well. ...but then you don't get to see the pretty chrome insert.

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Hard pass for me on this. I like my carpet floor mats and also not feeling the covering option of those Husky. To me, looks like Husky didnt use a proper template in the design.

But thanks though.

 

[Tyrell]

Hard pass for me on this. I like my carpet floor mats and also not feeling the covering option of those Husky. To me, looks like Husky didnt use a proper template in the design.

But thanks though.

Yeah, I'm not over the moon about them myself in all honesty. Did not realize they would cover so much on the door sill when I was purchasing them. But now I have them and the boxes are gone so I'll live with them for a while. If I decide I still care after some time, I'll look into something else.

 

[svt1998gt]

Husky floor mats cover that pretty chrome insert pretty well. ...but then you don't get to see the pretty chrome insert.

I just got my set, from the instructions they sent you are supposed to trim to show the logo. Not a fan of the covered look, looks a little messy to me.

 

[Stbentoak]

I just got my set, from the instructions they sent you are supposed to trim to show the logo. Not a fan of the covered look, looks a little messy to me.

Plus, it’s pretty hard to cut them and not look like you DIY’ed it…

 

[H1Chester]

@Fast_AT4 I put on Lamin-X door sill protectors and door edge guards and door cup protectors.