Illuminated Door Sill Plates - Lexus.com
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From: #BBNine
i was actually surprised to find them somewhere other than Carson Toyota. This was the only other site I could find that sells them...and they're selling them at a premium. pretty much just trying show that getting them at a "deal" price may not be possible.
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I ****ing hate lexus...... It like every god damn GS part is double in price i found 6 sets of IS250/350 sills for under 250$ for all four but the cheapest in can find is 550$+ Its like there fisting us cause we own a GS.
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http://www.juicedhybrid.com/Lexus-GS...t413-30070.htm
http://www.lexuspartsworld.com/Scrip...?idCategory=85
http://www.lexuspartsandaccessories..../door_sill.htm
http://www.lexus.com/models/GS/acces...oor_sills.html
Some of these sites look kinda sketch and they dont say if its for a set of 2 or 4 ,exept the last one from lexus
http://www.lexuspartsworld.com/Scrip...?idCategory=85
http://www.lexuspartsandaccessories..../door_sill.htm
http://www.lexus.com/models/GS/acces...oor_sills.html
Some of these sites look kinda sketch and they dont say if its for a set of 2 or 4 ,exept the last one from lexus
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From: #BBNine
if it helps any, here's the part number from the box that mine came in....
"Scuff Illumination" - 08266-30170
should help to determine if these websites are selling 2 door or 4 door illuminated scuffs.
after looking at the part numbers on those websites you posted....looks like none of them have the 4 door illuminated ones.
"Scuff Illumination" - 08266-30170
should help to determine if these websites are selling 2 door or 4 door illuminated scuffs.
after looking at the part numbers on those websites you posted....looks like none of them have the 4 door illuminated ones.
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From: bc
~update~
ok, so this is what i learn from testing for the rear power wires. the harness and all connections have to be hooked up, in order to test the courtesy switch, otherwise it will just show constant power. so the only way to test for the wire is to open up some of the plastic without cutting the wire and then you can test with the courtesy switch.
i did the driver side in two mins. i have a wiring diagram and it said the rear power wire was a dark green color (near the other wires you tapped into). wire shows 7-8 volts when door is closed and when opened goes to 0. same characteristics as both front doors.
i still haven't figured out the passenger side. the wiring diagram says its a pink wire too. there are about 5-6 pink wires i've checked all of them and none of them turn the sill off and on with the back door closing. there are 2 pink wires that keep the sill constantly on. thats what im tapped into right now for my passenger rear sill.
im gonna try again another day for the pink wire but im tried of this and three sills working correctly is fine with me, no one will know that one is still lit ne way. but i would still like to know what wire it is, so i can have it done properly.
ok, so this is what i learn from testing for the rear power wires. the harness and all connections have to be hooked up, in order to test the courtesy switch, otherwise it will just show constant power. so the only way to test for the wire is to open up some of the plastic without cutting the wire and then you can test with the courtesy switch.
i did the driver side in two mins. i have a wiring diagram and it said the rear power wire was a dark green color (near the other wires you tapped into). wire shows 7-8 volts when door is closed and when opened goes to 0. same characteristics as both front doors.
i still haven't figured out the passenger side. the wiring diagram says its a pink wire too. there are about 5-6 pink wires i've checked all of them and none of them turn the sill off and on with the back door closing. there are 2 pink wires that keep the sill constantly on. thats what im tapped into right now for my passenger rear sill.
im gonna try again another day for the pink wire but im tried of this and three sills working correctly is fine with me, no one will know that one is still lit ne way. but i would still like to know what wire it is, so i can have it done properly.
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@mackel53
I ran into two problems making the sills work in the front. . first was the polarity of the JDM sills seemed to be reversed from the US sills. With that fixed, once I had the front sills working the rear sills pull power from the front tap and ground out (and switch on and off) with the rear door switch behind the seats. I used the wire positions in the US instructions for the front sills.
You can test the door switches by unscrewing them, pulling them out slightly, and then touching the black wire to the exposed metal. . that's what I did before installing the tap.
I have a GS450h and it worked just fine.
If you still can't find it, I'll pop the cover off and take a picture of the position I used for the passenger side for you. Worst case. . use the power that you have found for the constant on and run the tap back to the front door switch. You should be able to get to it by popping off the B-pillar panel.
I ran into two problems making the sills work in the front. . first was the polarity of the JDM sills seemed to be reversed from the US sills. With that fixed, once I had the front sills working the rear sills pull power from the front tap and ground out (and switch on and off) with the rear door switch behind the seats. I used the wire positions in the US instructions for the front sills.
You can test the door switches by unscrewing them, pulling them out slightly, and then touching the black wire to the exposed metal. . that's what I did before installing the tap.
I have a GS450h and it worked just fine.
If you still can't find it, I'll pop the cover off and take a picture of the position I used for the passenger side for you. Worst case. . use the power that you have found for the constant on and run the tap back to the front door switch. You should be able to get to it by popping off the B-pillar panel.
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From: bc
@mackel53
I ran into two problems making the sills work in the front. . first was the polarity of the JDM sills seemed to be reversed from the US sills. With that fixed, once I had the front sills working the rear sills pull power from the front tap and ground out (and switch on and off) with the rear door switch behind the seats. I used the wire positions in the US instructions for the front sills.
You can test the door switches by unscrewing them, pulling them out slightly, and then touching the black wire to the exposed metal. . that's what I did before installing the tap.
I have a GS450h and it worked just fine.
If you still can't find it, I'll pop the cover off and take a picture of the position I used for the passenger side for you. Worst case. . use the power that you have found for the constant on and run the tap back to the front door switch. You should be able to get to it by popping off the B-pillar panel.
I ran into two problems making the sills work in the front. . first was the polarity of the JDM sills seemed to be reversed from the US sills. With that fixed, once I had the front sills working the rear sills pull power from the front tap and ground out (and switch on and off) with the rear door switch behind the seats. I used the wire positions in the US instructions for the front sills.
You can test the door switches by unscrewing them, pulling them out slightly, and then touching the black wire to the exposed metal. . that's what I did before installing the tap.
I have a GS450h and it worked just fine.
If you still can't find it, I'll pop the cover off and take a picture of the position I used for the passenger side for you. Worst case. . use the power that you have found for the constant on and run the tap back to the front door switch. You should be able to get to it by popping off the B-pillar panel.
i have all my wiring in the front and some of my wires are short and its gonna be such a pain to get them back out, so i have my passenger side rear tapped into some pink wire that has constant negative so the light is always on. all other three are wired correctly. i can even post what pin # the driver side rear negative wire is. just gotta look again in a couple of days
im thinking about checking every wire but iono.
note: at one point i tapped into a pink wire and checked the light and pressed the courtesy light switch and it turn off. after so many hours i thought i had it, but when i started to to put everything back together i realized the light wasn't working. i swear i saw it working but i guess i was hallucinating lol
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From: bc
*update*
finally them working front and rears.
apparently i had the rear ones hooked up right but they didn't light up because of other reasons that shouldn't happen to anyone else when installing these.
it is the pink wire for the rear door on th passenger side and a dark green wire on the driver side.
i followed the US install guide then improvised the rear hook up
you can wire them to the cowls
in the passenger side after you hook up the front sills it should be the closest pink wire to the front sill wires(there are 2 pink wires in that section of the connector and probably 5 pink wires in the whole 60 pin connector)
on the driver side i recall it being a dark green wire near the fronts sill wire tap-ins
all in all its an awesome upgrade but if you don't know what your doing then install the hardware and let audio shop find the right wires to tap in to. although if you do tap in to a wrong wire you'll probably only get blown fuses and that wire you tried to tap into will be weaker because of the attempted tap.
oh and this was on a 06 430
finally them working front and rears.
apparently i had the rear ones hooked up right but they didn't light up because of other reasons that shouldn't happen to anyone else when installing these.
it is the pink wire for the rear door on th passenger side and a dark green wire on the driver side.
i followed the US install guide then improvised the rear hook up
you can wire them to the cowls
in the passenger side after you hook up the front sills it should be the closest pink wire to the front sill wires(there are 2 pink wires in that section of the connector and probably 5 pink wires in the whole 60 pin connector)
on the driver side i recall it being a dark green wire near the fronts sill wire tap-ins
all in all its an awesome upgrade but if you don't know what your doing then install the hardware and let audio shop find the right wires to tap in to. although if you do tap in to a wrong wire you'll probably only get blown fuses and that wire you tried to tap into will be weaker because of the attempted tap.
oh and this was on a 06 430
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From: bc
also i noticed in the IS forums that they could get a clear lamp assembly on the door
http://www.sewellpartsonline.com/par...l.asp?id=90031
does anyone on know where or even if this part exsists for the GS
http://www.sewellpartsonline.com/par...l.asp?id=90031
does anyone on know where or even if this part exsists for the GS
executive matchup
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From: BC
huh? are you referring to illuminated door sill plates or something else? illuminated sills are not stickers, but LED lighting with metal plate. and its more like $731.84 for a set of 4 from carson toyota.
