I haven't seen anything yet but am interested.

Where did you get your pedal upgrade? I would be interested in that as well.

 

Hello everyone! I know this has been discussed, but in searching around, only one option has come up. My only issue with that option is the Chinese product gamble....who knows the level of quality on any given order...could be great, but then they may not even fit Regulation, if only it could be intelligent, has its place in the world folks
I have seen these on the website and on Ebay... Scuff Plate Door Sill Sills Guards for VW Touareg 2011 2012 | eBay


That being said, has anyone had any luck finding OEM door sill upgrades for T3? Other countries get them as a factory option, but it seems that VW thinks Americans don't like shiny things at their feet as much as a few extra shinys in our pockets. (We have to order the pedal upgrades too, but I ordered those as soon as I bought the Treg)

This is what I exactly bought and installed. Just plug and play. Used a plastic knife to extract the plastic scuff plate and just installed the stainless steel one.

 

The Hybrid has the stainless door sills plates. I'm sure they can be ordered but likely very pricey. I have the ones from eBay. Exact fit but the fronts say 'Touareg.'

I love the pedals, too. Pics in my gallery.

 

Yes, very pricey...

OEM stainless inserts are $187.00ea for the front and $110.00ea for the rear:
2011 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG Parts - genuinevwaudiparts.com

 

That's a good website, another parts website is always good to have.


Anyone know if the OEM front door sills say anything on them, like "Toaureg"?

 

What's even crazier is your link has the black plastic front ones for $90 something each. The eBay ones I have are great and probably made on the same assembly line, third shift.

 

Laith - No, the Exec doesn't come with any of these pedals, the Hybrid version though does come standard with the two main ones but I found the best price for the Gas and Brake Pedals at:

VolkswagenPartsPeople.com - Genuine Volkswagen Parts and Volkswagen Accessories

The [VW] part numbers are as follows:

Gas/Throttle: 3D1-723-173-A $30.78
Brake Pedal: 7L6-721-647-A $25.77

You can purchase the Dead Pedal directly from Rennline at:

Rennline Dead pedal - factory look - Cayenne Touareg-Rennline, Inc.

Hope this helps?

This is where I bought my OEM pedal upgrades, from this forum...
http://www.clubtouareg.com/forums/f64/rennline-dead-pedal-and-oem-euro-mats-62256.html

I also got the deadpedal from the website from the rofum, rennline, very high quality part.

 

OEM sills are blank for the Hybrid. The R-Line in Europe has 'R-Line' on it.

 

The only door sills that impress me are illuminated ones. Everything else is zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

 

Yeah, very pricey, but they look great. Fro, what I have heard, there are none available for T3, anyone seen the illuminated for T3?

 

Well I ordered the brushed stainless steel plates. Received bright chrome plates. Me not happy. Have contacted seller.

 

See pics in my gallery. I bought those on eBay. I really want the OEM ones found on the Hybrid but the cost is ridiculous.

Which ones did you purchase?


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These

Described as stainless steel, photos show brushed stainless. I received bright chrome.

 

That sucks. I got exactly what is shown in the eBay pic.


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Nothing a scotch Brite pad couldn't handle

 

Actually 1 of the 4 pieces is chrome; the other 3 turned out to be brushed stainless when I removed the protective plastic. It was coincidence that the first one I peeled the plastic off of happened to be the chrome one.

 

Here's a pic of them. The seller has promised to send me a stainless replacement for the chrome part.

They fit fine, no problem there. Very easy to change out.


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Here's a pic of them. The seller has promised to send me a stainless replacement for the chrome part.

If you don't have to ship it back, I would be willing to buy it from you...

 

Oh well, at least when it's all done you'll have something to mount to the wall for decoration!

 

The seller shipped a stainless replacement today, so here's hoping that's the end of that.

@xylene, In all honesty the chrome piece is a little substandard. There are a couple small scratches in it, and the "TOUAREG" stamping isn't very good. I'd describe it as the letters are not crisp. The stainless pieces are better. But if you're still interested in it, PM me.

 

I just put mine on yesterday from this seller: Scuff Plate Door Sill Sills Guards for VW Touareg 2011 2012 | eBay

Everything arrived and fit well, and cheap enough to still consider illuminated... if they ever come out for T3

 

Eugene-Dave-1... A few quick pics... The only way to go is the brushed version. This type will scratch just looking at it.... It gives me a good idea of the end results. Thanks again.

 

You got that already? That was fast. Gotta love USPS sometimes.

Agreed, the gloss chrome doesn't seem very practical. They're scuff plates, will get scratched. The brushed finish will hide a lot of that.


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Just to close the loop, I received the correct brushed stainless replacement piece. All good.

 

Excellent! Congrats.

 

Just got mine today. Took me 5 minutes to open the box it had so much packing tape around it. Then another 5 minutes to get all the protective tape off the plates. Then 15 seconds each to install. Look pretty good for the price but I agree that the letters should be more defined.

 

Scuff Plates down under

Installed my set yesterday. Ordered off eBay from China. Finish was satin stainless steel with well defined lettering.

The rear pair required slight shaping by hand to fit the contour of the sill.

All up, a very quick and easy upgrade!

 

Man it is near impossible to find good door sills upgrade for the T3.. especially the illuminated ones for both front and back.

Used to love those on my old car.. Anyone having any luck so far? I find it very interesting how it's been 3-4 years already on the T3 and yet there isn't any..

 

Wish they made something like that to go on top of the rear bumper (under the lift-gate).