Lighted Door Sill

[daniel3507]

Ive been thinking about painting the "Ranger" thats on the door sill of my truck but on the way to work today i thought that i might be able to light it up. I know they make them for a superduty and mustangs but not for rangers. I was wondering what i could use to light them up after i cut it out? it doesnt seem like there is a lot of room under it.

 

[xgenralxleex01x]

you could probly use l.e.d. strips, they sell them at advance auto parts.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

You mean you want something along these lines?

High an low areas are to be painted, and a couple blue LEDs will provide illumination on the edges of the raised areas and outer border.

And yes, I made that. The pic was from a test fit in the truck. And they're a PITA to make without a CNC router.

 

[7.5L_STX]

whare did you get that sill plate?? i must have a set!

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

whare did you get that sill plate?? i must have a set!

lol, I made 'em... I can make more in either that design or another, but since I don't currently have access to a CNC router (I cut that one by hand with a dremel), it wouldn't exactly be cheap for a set...

 

[daniel3507]

thats pretty cool. seems like a hell of a lot of work though. i think im going to just use a dremel and cut the "ranger" out of the stock sill and then get an electroluminescent sheet to put under it. we will see though

 

[7.5L_STX]

so do newer rangers come stock with sill pplates that say ranger??

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Not sure how well that would work, the stock sill is held on by a bunch of clips molded in the back and it's pretty flimsy, plus I'm not sure if those sheets can stand being wet.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Yea, I traced the letters from mine onto the plexi that I cut out.

 

[daniel3507]

Not sure how well that would work, the stock sill is held on by a bunch of clips molded in the back and it's pretty flimsy, plus I'm not sure if those sheets can stand being wet.

i was going to fit some plexi in it so the sheets wouldnt get wet. i didnt realize that it was held on by clips though. just thought it was stuck on with an adhesive

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

i was going to fit some plexi in it so the sheets wouldnt get wet. i didnt realize that it was held on by clips though. just thought it was stuck on with an adhesive

Yup, there's a bunch of clips on the back that go through holes in the metal there.