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Old Jan 21, 2002 | 11:17 PM
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Door handle scratch cure?

Where can I buy this? (minus the FEED logo)

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Old Jan 21, 2002 | 11:55 PM
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 12:54 AM
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they are made by FEED, and dont come without the FEED logo. either way...they look tight.
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 12:57 AM
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They're hella expensive, what a rip off
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 01:03 AM
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have you priced a stock door handle?

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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 01:06 AM
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Screw that...just take them off, strip them, prime them, paint them, buff them and then put like 2-3 coats of clearcoat on them, then buff them out again. Mine were faded and scratched and I did this. Though the paint job came out less professionally than I'd expected (well, I'm not a professional painter, so I guess that stands to reason), I'm still *really* glad I did it. It took some time and effort to strip them down, but they look good now.

If I had it to do over again? I'd take them to a paint shop and have them stripped/painted for me. It'd be easier than doing it yourself, and would probably be ~$100, which is probably worth the professional job.

Putting stuff like the carbon overlay on it is retarded...first of all, your entire door plate is not carbon, why try to make it look like it? If you're going to do that, just have it made out of carbon for real, or titanium or something. Secondly, it's just a sticker, so what makes us think that it's not just going to fade like one? Carbon doesn't have any magical immunity to the sunlight, so what gives? And lastly once this sticker gets scratched up, how are you going to fix it? It's unlikely that it'll take a buffing without some damage, so you'll just have to live with the scratches. *sigh*

I could go on and on, but I'll spare you all the drama
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 09:53 AM
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Even better and what I plan on doing when I have my FD painted is have them Powder Coated - Much more durable than paint.
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 09:58 AM
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Powder coated would be sweet. That's a good Idea. I might think of doing that myself.
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 02:40 PM
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If you have money laying around your best bet is the FEED full replacement door handle. It have that CF looks, look really neat.
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 02:50 PM
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Originally posted by Conv.WS6
Powder coated would be sweet. That's a good Idea. I might think of doing that myself.
how could you powder coat them, i thought you could only powder coat metal? and the door handles aren't metal(are they?)....
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 04:21 PM
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Whoa...powder coating...completely slipped my mind. Screw the paint, go w/ the powder coat. Not sure about coating the actual handle though as it's plastic. Ask Batman, he's a powder coating maniac.
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 06:10 PM
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powdercoating invloves baking, and you can not bake plastic.
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 07:18 PM
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I thought it's an aluminum piece. Many have stripped and painted it and said that it's actually metal.
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 07:42 PM
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I have no clue about the powder coating, but I'll know more about it later once I get mine on the road. LOL.... It has to run before it needs to look good. LMAO!!!
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 10:07 PM
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Why not just use the stock piece as a mold and make a CF piece that just layes over top of the existing handle? It really wouldn't be that hard. Hmmm I need to find some spare time.
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 11:07 PM
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Someone already beat you to it!

http://www.rotorsportsracing.com/new3371.html
They market carbon fiber door handle & the fwd triangle section on the door by the mirrors.
They made from real carbon inlay, like the carbon dash kits.
I have the whole set on my car, but left my camera at work. Othewise I would have included a pic.

Priced under $150 for the whole set, if I remember correctly.
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 11:48 PM
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They don't come without the FEED logo and they are $420. LMAO. Uh... I think I'll pass.

There should be just a nice flat black affordable replacement for this....
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Old Jan 22, 2002 | 11:52 PM
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if it was me and assumeing that they are alumnium....i would have them andonized(sp?) that stuff would last forever....and it would look very clean too.

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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 12:24 AM
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Try this link

http://www.rotorsportsracing.com/

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Old Jan 23, 2002 | 12:36 AM
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as soon as the FEED logo is slapped on something, the price goes up 300%! Where could you take them to be anodized?
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