Interior/Exterior Any DIY's for black-out door handles, light rings, gas caps?
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I finally made a stop at my local Home Depot and picked up 2 cans of Plasti Dip. I sprayed the fuel cap, both door handles and hood scoop all in one night. It really didnt take that long to do. I will try to post some pics soon.
I think they all turned out really good.
This weekend I am going to tackle the headlight rings and the front grille chrome pieces. Hopefully those will be easy. We shall see.
I think they all turned out really good.
This weekend I am going to tackle the headlight rings and the front grille chrome pieces. Hopefully those will be easy. We shall see.
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If you take an exacto knife to the adhesive at the bottom of the headlight ring they come off real easy, you have to pry at one side first then once you have enough space run the exacto through the adhesive tape there should be about 4 pieces of tape so take your time the clips are pretty easy to break.
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its possible, but you will likely break a tab or two. you can always just tape them back on if you break too many tabs. they are also taped on from factory too.
honestly, 3 bolts and unplugging ur washers is all there is to removing the headlamp. its much easier to do it that way.
honestly, 3 bolts and unplugging ur washers is all there is to removing the headlamp. its much easier to do it that way.
I should have more time this weekend to figure it out.
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Would the Cooper grilles need to be sanded??? A bodyshop guy said the S grilles would get destroyed if they were sandblasted. Is that true??
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the chrome will be destroyed. only way u destroy the grills would be to crank it up and blast the plastic away.
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I read a lot on here about plasti-dipping the gas cap, door handles, etc...but has anyone tried doing this on the chrome mirror caps? I want to get the black ones, but buying from the dealer and having them painted sounds expensive. I guess I could give it a shot, if it doesn't work I can peel it back off right?
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Found these door handle covers..
Doing some Google searching, I came across a site selling chrome door handle covers. Hopefully they'll be decent quality. I ordered a set and I'll post my findings.
This is the site I found : https://bigboys-customtoys.com/store/AddCart.asp?ProdID={9E3D472E-E219-4C13-82E9-2753735B0479}
This is the site I found : https://bigboys-customtoys.com/store/AddCart.asp?ProdID={9E3D472E-E219-4C13-82E9-2753735B0479}
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Doing some Google searching, I came across a site selling chrome door handle covers. Hopefully they'll be decent quality. I ordered a set and I'll post my findings.
This is the site I found : https://bigboys-customtoys.com/store/AddCart.asp?ProdID={9E3D472E-E219-4C13-82E9-2753735B0479}
This is the site I found : https://bigboys-customtoys.com/store/AddCart.asp?ProdID={9E3D472E-E219-4C13-82E9-2753735B0479}
Keep us posted on this.
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I read a lot on here about plasti-dipping the gas cap, door handles, etc...but has anyone tried doing this on the chrome mirror caps? I want to get the black ones, but buying from the dealer and having them painted sounds expensive. I guess I could give it a shot, if it doesn't work I can peel it back off right?
Yeah it'll work like a charm. I did it on mine a while back to get rid of the gloss black. The plasti-dip looks perfect on it because it matches the black trim almost perfectly. Really pulls the design better and looks more like the R53 mirrors by having a better flow
The pic isn't that close, but you can tell how the mirror cap is no longer gloss and the whole side assembly flows better all matte instead of matte and gloss
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What's the best way to do the door handles? Should I try and remove them or just blue tape everything around and start spraying? I've read that removing the doorhandles can be a real pita. I've got everything else plastodipped except the door handles, last step and most difficult. i could really use some advice here, thanks
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I think if you just put up newspaper (to avoid over spray onto the rest of the car) and stick index cards behind the black rubber/grommet, you'll be fine.
Just be sure to cut the plasti-dip away from the edges. Something I neglected to do. It ruined the whole job.
Not sure if someone has a trick regarding the keyhole though.
Just be sure to cut the plasti-dip away from the edges. Something I neglected to do. It ruined the whole job.
Not sure if someone has a trick regarding the keyhole though.
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Yeah, tape up newspapers. then place index cards behind the edges of the handles. as soon as you apply your first coat, remove the cards, replace with new cards for the next coat and repeat process until you feel you have enough coats. The idea is to NOT let the plastidip have a chance to dry and make a bond to the handles and whatever you are masking with (in this case, index cards) because it will not want to separate.