Thread: Door Threshold

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I'm needing to get/make a door threshold to cover wiring, and to cover the carpet edge. With a 1" channel my threshold has an extra "step". I have considered making one out of some nice walnut, hollowing out a wireway on the bottom and dropping over the edge about an inch to meet the step shown and finishing it to a satin shine. The edge bows out in the middle, so it will be cut to fit. Also thinking that a re-pop stock piece might still fit OK, even with the channel. Here's what I'm dealing with - the tape comes down to the extra step which is nominal 1/8" inset from the "natural" edge below it. I know tha in time a wood piece is going to be scuffed and will require periodic refinishing. Any thoughts? Good source for a re-pop threshold, if that is the answer?

I used an aluminum sill plate from Valley Auto Accessories. I have attached a photo. I had to have it clear powder coated because it kept leaving a gray streak on my door panel. I wouldn't be that hard to make one.

I picked up a set from an abandoned project, I think they are from Billet Specialties. They are a brushed finished aluminum piece. If I remember right, they also have 3 grooves milled across the top lengthways

Originally Posted by rumrumm

I used an aluminum sill plate from Valley Auto Accessories. I have attached a photo. I had to have it clear powder coated because it kept leaving a gray streak on my door panel. I wouldn't be that hard to make one.

Lynn,
I appreciate you posting the picture. I had looked at Valley's sill plate for the OEM '33/'34 and it is a fancy angle piece that forms over the lip of the door sill two or three inches and follows the arc of the bottom of the body, $145 for the pair. That mental picture had me stuck, and I was not seeing that it can be a simple flat piece that can just sit on top of the floor and not roll over the edge. You're right, it would not be that tough to make one.

Originally Posted by 34_40

I picked up a set from an abandoned project, I think they are from Billet Specialties. They are a brushed finished aluminum piece. If I remember right, they also have 3 grooves milled across the top lengthways

34_40,
Thanks for the possible source - I will check out Billet Specialties before I invest time in making something.