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Old 08-08-2007 | 04:20 PM
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I am getting the Bronze Nismo rims put on my car from the dealership so I could get them cheaply insured. They ordered silver by accident and I am riding those until the bronze come in. I could not help but notice how nice it looks with the rims matching the doorhandle. Is there a way to match my doorhandles with bronze powdercoating or buy some aftermarket ones?
Old 08-08-2007 | 04:35 PM
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paint might chip due to he hi wear area....with enough clear it should hold up or you could get them anodized....
Old 08-08-2007 | 05:17 PM
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Any idea how much that process would run? And would the results look good?
Old 08-08-2007 | 08:23 PM
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hey bro send me a picture of your car and i will photo shop it for you so u can tell if u want to pursue it or not
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Old 08-08-2007 | 10:31 PM
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Sweet lemme get some in the day time tommorow.
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I think that would look HOTTTTTT!!! Great idea, I had mine done painted the body color and they have held up fine not a scratch on them...

Goodluck and post pics when you get this done!!
Old 08-09-2007 | 09:08 AM
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mine are painted black and no problems....paint them to match, its the easiest way.
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Ya tone those look sweet. I am hoping after seeing the photoshop that the bronze will look better than silver.
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if u got bronze wheels the bronze handles should look good, the black handles go real well with my black wheels...theres a little better pic.
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Tried it, it looks terrible like I was trying too hard to make everything match. So i painted them black and it looks way better IMO.

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Vash after checking your pic I think the bronze would not look as good on my magnetic black as it does your orange. I think I may just keep the silver and not bother with all the trim changes. Thanks for photo and advice!
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i think PPW is the only color maybe pullin this 1 off
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if done correctly, it should look nice . I had mine done in gunmetal.

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how much does painting the handles cost?
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Painting them yourself shouldn't be too hard. A few people mentioned anodizing and powder coating, but the door handles are actually a unique plastic compound that can only be painted (even though they look...and even feel like aluminum).

I would suggest using something like Krylon Fusion for plastics.
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