Illuminated door sills

When I bought the Lancer, it already had stainless steel door sill plates with the Lancer logo installed. They were generally very nice. Later, in the accessories catalog, I saw illuminated door sill plates. I had them replaced, which of course deformed the old ones...

These are held in place by magnets and are each powered by two button cell batteries. They also have a built-in light sensor, and a magnet mounted on the door tells them when a door is opened.

I've known for a long time that the Evo 10 has its own illuminated and non-illuminated door sill plates listed in the accessories booklet. The illuminated ones have the "Lancer Evolution" lettering in red.

In 2025, I discovered the SST Final door sill plates from the Evo. I'd never seen them before, so I did some research to find out more about them. These door sill plates were originally fitted to the last Evo models equipped with the dual-clutch transmission. That's one generation before the Final Edition, which, as you know, had a 5-speed manual transmission.

It was probably also available as an accessory, since the entire set has a part number. So it's definitely a nice and rare part for the Evo.