Advertise on fullfatrr.com »

Home > Maintenance & Mods (L322) > Painting handles
Post Reply  Down to end
Page 1 of 1
Print this entire topic · 
Durham4416



Member Since: 10 Dec 2012
Location: Middlesbrough
Posts: 248

United Kingdom 2003 Range Rover HSE Td6 Zambezi Silver
Painting handles

Iv looked bout the forum and seen that people reccomend not painting the handles as they have a high wax content so Im thinking of buying covers and painting them as I can't find any that come in Zambezi silver, do I just get chrome ones then paint them? Also I want to colour code the mirrors, are these ok to paint? Cheers in Advance Smile

Post #157870 16th Dec 2012 6:04pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
marsie



Member Since: 30 Apr 2010
Location: sheffield
Posts: 916

England 2014 Range Rover Vogue SE SDV8 Loire Blue

I am contemplating the same but i have thought about buying pre painted in either black or dark grey and leaving them like that if i cant get zambezi?
Paul Paul

2014 Range Rover vogue se 4.4sdv8 Loire Blue
1992 Range Rover Vogue LSE 4.2 Ardennes green

Post #157872 16th Dec 2012 6:07pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Durham4416



Member Since: 10 Dec 2012
Location: Middlesbrough
Posts: 248

United Kingdom 2003 Range Rover HSE Td6 Zambezi Silver

I definitley want them colour coding but just unsure which ones to buy, I want a good fit and I can also see abs plastic ones and alloy ones for sale, I assume you need the real alloy ones to paint? Ideally I'd just paint the handles as not to worry about fitment but iv seen a few posts about the wax content reacting with the paint :s

Post #157875 16th Dec 2012 6:16pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
arron



Member Since: 21 Sep 2010
Location: lincolnshire
Posts: 123

United Kingdom 2005 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Java Black

i painted my original handles a year ago, never had a problem at all.

Post #157937 16th Dec 2012 9:54pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Durham4416



Member Since: 10 Dec 2012
Location: Middlesbrough
Posts: 248

United Kingdom 2003 Range Rover HSE Td6 Zambezi Silver

Did you just remove them and give them a good rub down? Are they easy enough to remove?

Post #157938 16th Dec 2012 9:57pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
arron



Member Since: 21 Sep 2010
Location: lincolnshire
Posts: 123

United Kingdom 2005 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Java Black

they dont take long to get off, you do have to take the door card off first though. after getting them off just give them a gentle rub down then prime, i used 1k single pack primer, after flatting down again after the priming i painted then laquered. makes the world of difference. i done a thread on it showing what i did to the car.
http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic9532.html

Post #157942 16th Dec 2012 10:19pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Cam-Tech-Craig



Member Since: 03 Aug 2011
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 16294

England 2015 Range Rover SVAutobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

http://www.powerfuluk.com/products/range-r...overs.html

http://www.powerfuluk.com/products/range-r...kit-).html

Dont buy chrome ones as paint will not take to chrome... We fit these from here all the time and they are very very good Thumbs Up

Craig Thumbs Up

Post #157950 16th Dec 2012 10:55pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
twhincup



Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
Location: byfleet
Posts: 109

2004 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Zambezi Silver

silver look good as covers, heres a pic of mine:



Click image to enlarge
 2007 3.0L Diesel VW Touareg SE
2003 4.4 LPG, Vogue, Silver

Post #157956 17th Dec 2012 5:23am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Durham4416



Member Since: 10 Dec 2012
Location: Middlesbrough
Posts: 248

United Kingdom 2003 Range Rover HSE Td6 Zambezi Silver

Did you just buy some covers and paint them yourself? It looks ten times better with them painted, your car is pretty much the same as mine apart from the wheels

Post #157992 17th Dec 2012 11:31am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
kingpleb



Member Since: 07 Jun 2011
Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere!
Posts: 8455

United Kingdom 2005 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Bonatti Grey

Cheapest and easiest is painted covers, any decent cover can be bought and painted, the same for the wing mirrors. You may want to get the cheap chrome ones on ebay that are full covers and get them painted up as its an improvement over the original ones Smile

Other option is go to a body shop and see what they say. The biggest task for them will be masking the area off Smile a good plstic adhesive base coat should cover the bases and seal it in well. A few extra coats of lacquer are best to be applied and a good backing if they can Smile FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.

Post #158006 17th Dec 2012 12:03pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
twhincup



Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
Location: byfleet
Posts: 109

2004 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Zambezi Silver

mine came with the car, but easiest to buy them painted - i'm sure powrefuluk do them 2007 3.0L Diesel VW Touareg SE
2003 4.4 LPG, Vogue, Silver

Post #158068 17th Dec 2012 4:30pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Durham4416



Member Since: 10 Dec 2012
Location: Middlesbrough
Posts: 248

United Kingdom 2003 Range Rover HSE Td6 Zambezi Silver

Don't think they do them in Zambezi, I'll just get some of the titanium silver ones and spray them of they are a decent fit Smile

Post #158110 17th Dec 2012 7:03pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Post Reply
Post Reply  Back to top
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT

Jump to  
Previous Topic | Next Topic >
Posting Rules
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum



Site Copyright © 2006-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis
fullfatrr.com RSS Feed - All Forums


Switch to Mobile site