Inside door pulls/handles tidy up

[PetKiller]

The door pulls on the inside of the car have a few marks and scratches on them after years of use and i would like to replace them. I can't find anyone online that is selling them. Is this a BMW dealer only part?

And,is replacing them the only way? Could they be 'wrapped'? If I could do something like that I would get the steering wheel spokes done to match. Anyone know anyone? SE London/Kent area if possible.

[laser402]

I would also like to know, myn are abit tatty

[Dreamer]

Mine were resprayed. I did the prep and gave them to a bodyshop for final coat and laquer for 20 quid.

[cj10jeeper]

Not even a dealer part in some finishes anymore
Best try the dealer and if that fails spray them up.

[Mangozac]

Not even a dealer part in some finishes anymore
Best try the dealer and if that fails spray them up.

Hmmm this is interesting to know. My drivers side one has a broken clip so pops off if you open the door the wrong way so perhaps I should get a replacement sooner rather than later. It generally falls onto the ground when it does pop off, causing chips in the paint

If the clips were still OK I'd just get it resprayed. Are there paint codes for the interior silver colours?

[scousefly]

I wanted to replace my drivers door handle but apparently the dealers dont do the colour anymore, I couldhave a bright silver or a matt silver but none of them where the right shade of silver and both did not match the brushed aluminium interior. The matt came the closest but im picky so have not bothered

[Mangozac]

Can I ask how much they quoted you?

[cj10jeeper]

Mangozac
It is generally the locking tab at the bottom that breaks off. I'd you refit it and add a small spot of adhesive under the lower edge it won't slide and should never fall off again.

[Mangozac]

Thanks CJ. Yeah that is the problem, but I can tend to be a bit anal about stuff like this and would just prefer a whole new non-broken part

Like I said though, it's in sore need of a respray too. Maybe I should just get over myself and respray + glue in rather than try to replace it!

[cj10jeeper]

Little secret - my passenger side is held on with spot of glue
Nothing worse than mrs CJ passing it to me each time she got out.

[Mangozac]

Fortunately mine is the drivers side - although there is no Mrs Mangozac it would certainly be embarrassing for potential Mrs Mangozacs to hand it to me!

In terms of repaint I guess I'd have to take it down to a paint shop and get them to colour match the metallic. I've got an airbrush so could apply it with that. They have a very matte finish though so for protection I guess I'd have to find a matte clear coat to finish it with.

My drivers door opener is a bit grazed up too - if repainting the handle I would probably best do that as well...

[Yo Russ Dude]

Hi

I had the same problem with scratches and generally looked tatty.

I wrapped mine with 3M Di-Noc, easy job and can be purchased in many colours and finishes. Did my grills and Blackberry with what was left over.

http://www.carbonmods.co.uk/Departments ... vinyl.aspx

Russ

[jonnyfive]

Hi guys i repainted mine using a can of plastikote pewter Finnish then a clear lacquer over the top , not a complete perfect match but you would have to look very hard to notice the difference.
Before painting

After painting


A little tip your domestic oven set at a very low heat is perfect for backing the paint on but dont tell the misses

[Mangozac]

I wrapped mine with 3M Di-Noc, easy job and can be purchased in many colours and finishes. Did my grills and Blackberry with what was left over.

That's good if you're into the CF thing (and have all of the other silver in the interior wrapped too).

Hi guys i repainted mine using a can of plastikote pewter Finnish then a clear lacquer over the top , not a complete perfect match but you would have to look very hard to notice the difference.

Yeah this is the way to go. Although like I said in a previous post the stock finish on the handles is kind of matte, whereas your resprayed one is quite glossy. I guess there's no clear coat on top of the stock finish, so the question is how long would one expect paint to last without the protective clear coat on top?

[chrisba]

I wrapped mine with 3M Di-Noc, easy job and can be purchased in many colours and finishes. Did my grills and Blackberry with what was left over.

That's good if you're into the CF thing (and have all of the other silver in the interior wrapped too).

Hi guys i repainted mine using a can of plastikote pewter Finnish then a clear lacquer over the top , not a complete perfect match but you would have to look very hard to notice the difference.

Yeah this is the way to go. Although like I said in a previous post the stock finish on the handles is kind of matte, whereas your resprayed one is quite glossy. I guess there's no clear coat on top of the stock finish, so the question is how long would one expect paint to last without the protective clear coat on top?

You could try using a matte finish silver with a few light coats of clear laquer over the top. Wont be 100% matte but i'd imagine you'll get a pretty close finish to OEM with that method.

*EDIT*

There is Matte Finish Clear Lacquer available. - http://www.smartexpress.co.uk/productca ... goryid=100

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