[johnrx]

300-350$ for the stainless steel door entry guards? Maybe I'm missing something here but why are they so pricey? I think this Leeparts place is high on their stuff but the lowest price I've seen is 299$.

http://www.leeparts.com/auto/parts61.html

 

[Gonzo18]

I believe they light up, that's why the are not cheap.

 

[GoDaddy]

their parts are pretty fair price...they dropped the cai down to 304 now to keep with everyone. i have bought from them and really like the guys and service, but yeah i think the reason this is so expensive is b/c of the lightup feature. if it was just stainless steal - much cheaper, but the cool red light up "charger" adds significantly.

 

[johnrx]

does just the red Charger light up or the whole thing? I guess as long as they light up, that would be cool to see everytime you open your door?

 

[GoDaddy]

just the red charger but yeah it looks pretty cool....this is a definite mod just way down the road....just ordered the lip and r/t front badge, waiting on mopar cai and then on to the gsm mod and the jet chip, rear diffuser after those and then after xmas headers.....so the door entry has to wait a little bit for me...but they look very very cool

 

[my06chargerr/tandse]

i ordered the entry guards with the red charger thing they look great im just worried about how they will hold up in the winter........... im worried about how the car will hold up in the winter

 

[DAYTONA_R/T]

I will be contacting a buddy of mine who is a service tech at a local dodge dealer.... see if he can hook me up with these and a couple other items for employee cost...

 

[Of The Moonlight]

benz has illuminated door sills available for their cars too. assuming they are of relativly the same quality, they hold up just fine.

 

[GoDaddy]

i wanted to bump this thread to see what people that have the lighted entry guards think. are they worth it? do they look great at night? any input good or bad is welcome.

 

[Hemiready]

i was looking at these also because I already an getting scuff marks on the door sill.
Seemed expensive but more importantly: how bad am I going to screw things up trying to install them?

 

[epoch]

they really light up? that's kind of cool actually ... how are they powered?

 

[GoDaddy]

don't know, that is why i bumped this thing....want some feed back b/c i am running out of things to buy so this seems like the next thing to go to. i guess they tap in....i want to know if i can do this myself also.

 

[johnrx]

don't know, that is why i bumped this thing....want some feed back b/c i am running out of things to buy so this seems like the next thing to go to. i guess they tap in....i want to know if i can do this myself also.

Hmm funny, I started this thread with the question , now I have the guards and answering questions...
yes, they come with 5 pages of instructions but looking at them they seem very straight forward to install, but I havent put them on yet... The power taps into a passenger side power feed. You have to do some wire striping and soldering, not to mention removing some trim pieces, but I'm sure anyone on this board can do it. The instructions show some fancy grabber tool but I think you can just use a coat hanger..the only thing that worries me is pulling off the trim pieces. Dont want to break anything...

Anyone that wants, I can scan the instructions and email them to you. My email address is available in my profile.
John

 

[GoDaddy]

get those damn things on and tell us what you think....stop posting and get to work mister...lol. get us a review when they are in, interested to know what people thing of them.

 

[johnrx]

get those damn things on and tell us what you think....stop posting and get to work mister...lol. get us a review when they are in, interested to know what people thing of them.

Roger That GoDaddy... next time I post there will be pictures

 

[GoDaddy]

Roger That GoDaddy... next time I post there will be pictures

hey! get to work! lmao...can't wait to see them man and for gods sake take your time.....don't mess up on my account.....i can see it now....turns the cruise control on and the door guard lights up.

 

[Hemiready]

And don't be so sure anyone on this board can do it. When I get done with that simple wiring I'll go to open my car door and my neighbors garage door will start rising.

 

[GoDaddy]

And don't be so sure anyone on this board can do it. When I get done with that simple wiring I'll go to open my car door and my neighbors garage door will start rising.

yeah i would also be included in this one.....open door and the neighbor drops dead b/c i somehow sent a signal to his pace maker that shut it off......

 

[johnrx]

Well, I decided to install them this morning. Trim pieces come off really easy, glove box comes off easy also. Got everything spliced, soldered, and hooked together, reconnected the battery and............ nothing. They didnt light up at all. I called Leeparts and they are going to get in touch with tech support. Might be a bad transformer unit...
Would have had it done in under 3 hrs but if not for the problem.

 

[GoDaddy]

keep us posted, that really sucks....sure the guy next door didn't drop or the garage didn't pop open magically.....hehe.

hope they get it right for you man with minimal waiting....how do they look with the lights off?