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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 09:57 AM
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Nobody would happen to have a how-to thread on how to do this to the door handles would they??? I just had my wheels powder coated gunmetal on my brickyard and i think it would look better if the handles matched. I know i would need them painted, just wondering if anyone has done it or had it done and has a ballpark figure of the price.

heres a pic of one i found with them done...
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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 10:56 AM
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Shouldnt be expensive, just take them off yourself and bring in for paint.

Maybe 50-100$?
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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 11:03 AM
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You should have them body matched instead, it would flow much better. IMO

I painted mine black, but it goes with my whole SS/black theme
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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 11:51 AM
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that's cool....hard to take off???
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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by TJGILROY
that's cool....hard to take off???
Not at all.

There are two rubber screw covers in each door that hold the handles in place, use a magnetized screwdriver and they should remove pretty easily.
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Originally Posted by waizzz
You should have them body matched instead, it would flow much better. IMO

I painted mine black, but it goes with my whole SS/black theme
yeah, i was gonna kinda go with the whole brick/gunmetal theme....i've seen them color matched on a black one...yeah maybe...but i like the doorhandles i just wanted them to match the wheels and emblems...yes i am going to have the emblems re-done too...
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i'll have to check that out...thanx waizzz
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If you can think of it its been done. The handles are plastic.
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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 12:38 PM
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If you can think of it its been done. The handles are plastic.
yeah, thanks david... i did my research, i can't beleive some of the people in here actually thought you could powdercoat these things; if you feel them you can tell you can't do that

i just wish there were more pics...it seems like you have to find a way around your @$$ to get some decent pics of these things....whatever though, thanks again for the info
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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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i want my done... im adding it to the list... lol
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Originally Posted by TJGILROY
yeah, thanks david... i did my research, i can't beleive some of the people in here actually thought you could powdercoat these things; if you feel them you can tell you can't do that

i just wish there were more pics...it seems like you have to find a way around your @$$ to get some decent pics of these things....whatever though, thanks again for the info
Checkout Alvin's Z for color-match reference.
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Old Dec 2, 2009 | 04:25 AM
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I hope to go along the same lines as my wheels are also gunmetal, I plan to do the headlight internals and the door handles in gunmetal to match.
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you guys have to post pics when you do this!!!! i wanna see!
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after the " body shop " paint chipped off like crazy, i stripped mine and panted them with a few rattlecans... so i say for around $20 you can make them any color you want. just take your time...
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dang bro, body shop paint chipped that easy...did they clear coat it correctly???
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http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/350z03a/50-3062

anyone think this would match gunmetal or close...this seems like it would be good because once you paint you can't go back, with these, you could take them back off...
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Old Dec 2, 2009 | 02:49 PM
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The gunmetal looks pretty sick on blue.
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Old Dec 2, 2009 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by TJGILROY
http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/350z03a/50-3062

anyone think this would match gunmetal or close...this seems like it would be good because once you paint you can't go back, with these, you could take them back off...
http://evo-r.net/product/Z33CFEX_DOOR/index.htm

here's some better ones .. they've come a lil ways since
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Originally Posted by Tac-M
after the " body shop " paint chipped off like crazy, i stripped mine and panted them with a few rattlecans... so i say for around $20 you can make them any color you want. just take your time...
When I got the body kit put on I had the shop paint the handles too.



It is now color matched Magnetic Black. Went the extra step and had them clear bra the handles b/c of every other person who painted them here saying they scratched or chipped too easy. Haven't had any issues with it yet.

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Old Dec 2, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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$40 at local body shop.

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