being a gentleman that I am I allways open my wife's door first so I never noticed this on my vehicles but yesterday at lunch this friend of mine and I were comparing notes on his Accord and my TL and I noticed these scratches on the concave section of were the door handles sit ( he has 2 girls and his wife of course).. , he could not believe his eyes, its a 2005 and has had it less than 3 weeks...anyway I'm searching for him if there are these "clear" inserts to put them in so when you try to grab the door handle and hit the paint you will hit the liner/ clear guard whatever ...anyone, BTW if you saw his daughters ( both teens) you will understand that fake nails are in....

 

If you think fake nails are bad you should see what a diamond engagement ring has done to my wife's Honda Ody Van...

Honestly all I can suggest is "training" the folks who ride in your car. I know it sounds rude but simply saying "Please watch your nails/ring on the door handle" or "Please don't slam the door" really does work. If they are your friends, they will respect your requests. Kids, well who knows...

Then again I'm a "married old fart" I'd hate to try the above on a date (if she goes for the door before you get there). It would look like you like the car better than the date. Probably true for some dates

 

Any of the clear bra products (3M; Stonguard; etc.) would work to eliminate this problem. However, it seems they only make applications for the hoods, bumpers, fenders and side mirrors. Perhaps an install shop could do a custom application from any unused cut-outs?

 

I agree with TL Fantasy - get some clearbra material and cut it to fit.

 

The guy who installed my clear bra said they do custom installations for door handle areas and door sill entrances all the time. I had him do a custom job on the top flat edge of my rear bumper. He only charged me $20 to do it!

 

These clear bras seem to really work out, I will probably try to convince my mother/father to get one for the TL. How long do you have after you get the car to put this on?

 

A good coat of wax will help a little bit as well.

 

To Adobeman;

It's not at all rude. It's your car and you have every right to demand that others do as you say and treat it with respect.. whether or not they do such for their own cars or those of others.

Your property, your rules. I do the same with mine.

 

Besides, it you had a friend who got offended by your demands about your property, they're really not a friend after all are they?

 

oh shush you guys!

 

Well said. The perfect squelch. lol

 

my Fiance's ring is contantly scratching behind the dorr handle, not much you can do about it

 

Just open a door

 

NOTHING you put on it will stop diamond from scratching it, nothing in the world. The clear stuff might stop fake nails though. They're acrylic.

 

CAN I MET HIS DAUGHTERS. . PLEASE SEND THEM TO MIAMI i'll let them scratch my door handles up anyday

 

I bet you The Main Event scratched her door handles too hahaha JK

 

LOL...some responses are funny...but really guys/ mainevent... , if I had any part of my body scratch a part of any ride ....any ride I would make sure to be careful.... damn.... my wife's 2 carat diamond don't damage anything but my wallet and that is by choice...her nails are good for scratching my back...

 

There is no specific timeline as to when you should put the clear bra on the car. You just should try to do it before the front of the car gets too nicked up.

My car had 30 miles on it when I got the clear bra installed. A co-worker of mine bought a one year old RX330 and had the clear bra installed on her car. She had a couple small nicks, but wanted to minimize any long term issues. I am amazed how invisible it is and how well they fit.

 

Indeed. I am a little pissed I didn't put it on right away though, 7500 miles later and I have several small chips and I don't think I want to put it on now... not sure what to do.

 

Can they be purchased from Acura? And does acura install them. If possible I would have it ordered along with the car. Seems to be worth it.

 

I have the clear bra, but its called rock chip protectant, and its also around where the door handle is, but then again this is my car, only me, myself, and I get to drive it, and that just aint gonna change.

 

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