SteveV

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congrats, is it FWD? How many miles and what did you pay for it? I just got a black 2011 Sport AWD a few months ago, paid $22k for it, has all options including navigation and 17k miles.

^well if you select 2010 Ford Fusion on their website, only the one model comes up anyways. and that's the WeatherBeater series which is the best one.

1/4 finger, so you can't even fit one finger in there now? That seems like more than a 1.4-inch drop as they advertise? My Sport AWD stock has like a 4-1/2 finger gap. also, without that rubber pad, wouldn't the spring now rub on the metal spring plate and make noises?

Looks great, I also have a black Sport AWD. Trying to figure out which springs to get. How much "finger gap" do you have now front and rear? Also, what do you mean by taking the rubber pad out of the front? Did that lower the front a tad more? Because your car doesn't appear to have the slight rear end squat like I see sometimes in other pictures with Steedas installed (I know the front/rear wheelwell shapes have a visual effect too). Do you scrape anywhere when driving?

around $130 shipped from Tascafordparts.com I'm trying to sell my chrome sill to recoup some of the costs but I'm not sure if I'll get any takers for them.

I took the chrome window sill trim off my Fusion Sport and installed the basic black ones instead. So I'm looking to sell them now. They are in great condition off my 2011 with 18k miles. All 4 pieces would cost you $182 plus shipping from an online Ford parts dealer like Levittown or Tasca. So I think half the price would be fair, so $90 plus shipping, or let's just make an even $100 shipped via Paypal payment. attached is a stock photo with the sill trim circled if you don't know what I'm talking about. These would make a nice upgrade to your Fusion S model, or if you want an extra set or if you want to try to paint them or something...I'll take a picture of my actual sill pieces soon. To remove them, you lower the windows and undo the torx screw on the inside of the door and then pry up on the sill pieces with your fingers and pull up with a lot of force and they will come off. PM me with your email address and I'll get back to you asap. Thanks, Steve.

ok I finally figured it out. it's best to roll your windows down first. Remove the T-20 torx screw for them on the inside of the door. Then just pry and pull up the sills with a lot of force and they will come out. Others have said they slide out horizontally a few inches and then pull them up, but I couldn't get mine to slide at all. I just pulled up as hard as I could and they finally came out. I installed the black ones from the Fusion S. They are just plain black rubber though, not shiny and smooth like the chrome ones.

well I ended up buying and installing this stubby and it fits flush with the factory antenna base (for anyone that is interested): http://www.ebay.com/itm/190745262144?item=190745262144&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:X:eRTM:MOTORS:1123&vxp=mtr in case the link no longer works, the ebay seller was "awd_motorsports" and the name of the antenna is "Torque Solution stubby antenna"

try reading through this message thread: http://www.fordfusionclub.com/showthread.php?t=251154

^thanks, I did see the torx screws on the inside of both the front and rear doors. I removed the screws but the sill pieces didn't budge. However, I didn't have the windows down like you suggest, maybe that's the trick? I'll try it again tonight. edit: tried it again with the windows down and those exterior sill pieces still didn't budge. I'll try stopping by a body shop I know and see if he can help me. Otherwise I guess I'll just tape them off and paint them black like other forum members here.

^thefoeyouknow, would you be able to help me in my posting here about swapping out exterior window sill trim pieces? http://www.fordfusionforum.com/topic/9386-door-handle/?do=findComment&comment=65186 Thanks...

I don't mean to hijack the thread. I wanted to see if you could help me since you work at a dealer and might have access to various service manuals. I'm looking to change out my 2011 Sport chrome exterior window sill trim with the basic black ones from a Fusion S model. It's part number 1 in the link below, and the Ford online parts catalog describes it as "belt w/strip" under the Front Door - Exterior Trim parts category. Is there instructions available on how to swap out this part? I'd like to swap on these trim pieces on both the front and rear doors. https://www.partswebsite.com/stores/partsimages/partsJ/JP10515.gif I would have sent you a message through your profile but I don't have enough posts yet according to the website.

as far as the stubbie antennas, do you guys know which ones sit flush with the OEM antenna base? I would prefer to not have that little gap that "fusionff" has in his picture on page 1 of this thread.

I tried to remove these bezels once like you guys mentioned, but I couldn't get those clips to budge and I didn't want to break them. I had planned to install Depo smoked corners, but gave up and sold them. so now I was thinking if I could just carefully tape around/mask off the corner lenses and spray tint them while they are still on the car???