Door Threshold

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

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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.

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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.

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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

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