door handle swap
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 6:49 am
I recently changed the black outside door handles for a set I had painted to match body color.
If someone wants to change their handles to body color, I've got this set available--I don't intend to sell them, so I could offer to have them painted "your" color, and have you return your take-offs to me, or these could just be an extra set that floats from place to place for those that want to do this mod without having to put the car in a paint shop, or to be able to keep handles on your car, while the "floating" set is being painted.
Keeping track of their whereabouts would be on the "honor" system, basically--don't want anyone to get them and just hold on to them, if someone else is waiting to do the same thing. Actually, there should be at least a couple of sets of production textured black handles in this group already.
The textured finish of the stock black handles is not a big issue--the shop that painted mine used a filler primer and then sanded the handles to provide a smooth surface. It's way cheaper than getting a set of OE unpainted "smooth" handles, which may not be available in the US (not sure what G8 offered, if different from PPV).
UPDATE Feb 2014 - in the second photo below, I allude to losing a retaining bolt inside the door (driver's), so it may be a good idea to get a few spare bolts in hand before swapping handles - bolt is PN 92193949 - it's metric, but I have no specifics other than the hex head is 8mm.
If someone wants to change their handles to body color, I've got this set available--I don't intend to sell them, so I could offer to have them painted "your" color, and have you return your take-offs to me, or these could just be an extra set that floats from place to place for those that want to do this mod without having to put the car in a paint shop, or to be able to keep handles on your car, while the "floating" set is being painted.
Keeping track of their whereabouts would be on the "honor" system, basically--don't want anyone to get them and just hold on to them, if someone else is waiting to do the same thing. Actually, there should be at least a couple of sets of production textured black handles in this group already.
The textured finish of the stock black handles is not a big issue--the shop that painted mine used a filler primer and then sanded the handles to provide a smooth surface. It's way cheaper than getting a set of OE unpainted "smooth" handles, which may not be available in the US (not sure what G8 offered, if different from PPV).
UPDATE Feb 2014 - in the second photo below, I allude to losing a retaining bolt inside the door (driver's), so it may be a good idea to get a few spare bolts in hand before swapping handles - bolt is PN 92193949 - it's metric, but I have no specifics other than the hex head is 8mm.