swapping chrome door handles for body-coloured handles
11-12-2011, 06:20 AM
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11-12-2011, 06:33 AM
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Holy MF hell, yeah i hear yah man! I have the driver door electronic door lock mechanism to change for months now and can't be bothered because of what it takes to get in there!
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11-12-2011, 02:26 PM
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11-15-2011, 04:18 PM
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I wanted a blacked out RDX .
the week i bought it , i bought a black honda CRV handle and a chrome RDX handle .
terrific quality - $25 a piece - all plastic - pure crap
nothing matched up , the insides and latches are totally different moldings , and exterior shapes are different and the exterior length is 1/4 longer. so i tossed the swap idea.
i looked hard at painting , vinyl wrap , and black chrome as options .
i couldn't get any professional painter to touch them .
paint doesn't adhere to chromed plastic long term .
Wrapping ends up with seams and some areas when you open the handle can't be done and the chrome shows
Black chrome handles were a little too Las Vegas for my taste.
this summer i figured the handles were so cheap , i'd give the swap a shot.
heinous details coming soon
the week i bought it , i bought a black honda CRV handle and a chrome RDX handle .
terrific quality - $25 a piece - all plastic - pure crap
nothing matched up , the insides and latches are totally different moldings , and exterior shapes are different and the exterior length is 1/4 longer. so i tossed the swap idea.
i looked hard at painting , vinyl wrap , and black chrome as options .
i couldn't get any professional painter to touch them .
paint doesn't adhere to chromed plastic long term .
Wrapping ends up with seams and some areas when you open the handle can't be done and the chrome shows
Black chrome handles were a little too Las Vegas for my taste.
this summer i figured the handles were so cheap , i'd give the swap a shot.
heinous details coming soon
11-15-2011, 06:35 PM
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I wanted a blacked out RDX .
the week i bought it , i bought a black honda CRV handle and a chrome RDX handle .
terrific quality - $25 a piece - all plastic - pure crap
nothing matched up , the insides and latches are totally different moldings , and exterior shapes are different and the exterior length is 1/4 longer. so i tossed the swap idea.
i looked hard at painting , vinyl wrap , and black chrome as options .
i couldn't get any professional painter to touch them .
paint doesn't adhere to chromed plastic long term .
Wrapping ends up with seams and some areas when you open the handle can't be done and the chrome shows
Black chrome handles were a little too Las Vegas for my taste.
this summer i figured the handles were so cheap , i'd give the swap a shot.
heinous details coming soon
the week i bought it , i bought a black honda CRV handle and a chrome RDX handle .
terrific quality - $25 a piece - all plastic - pure crap
nothing matched up , the insides and latches are totally different moldings , and exterior shapes are different and the exterior length is 1/4 longer. so i tossed the swap idea.
i looked hard at painting , vinyl wrap , and black chrome as options .
i couldn't get any professional painter to touch them .
paint doesn't adhere to chromed plastic long term .
Wrapping ends up with seams and some areas when you open the handle can't be done and the chrome shows
Black chrome handles were a little too Las Vegas for my taste.
this summer i figured the handles were so cheap , i'd give the swap a shot.
heinous details coming soon
11-18-2011, 01:09 AM
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