mhikeboy
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- 2012 Explorer XLT
Hello,
I have seen in a couple of threads regarding people with XLT's and Limited's wanting to have a black door handle and even wanting to swap with base model door handle owners.
I am one of those people but would not really want my ride to look like a base model. I came up with this idea of just installing vinyl stickers on the door facia only and keeping the chrome on the sides.
Before :
After:
To make it shiny and look like its been painted on my door handle, I sprayed krylon clear gloss acrylic paint on the vinyl, had it dry properly, then cut it and sticked it on my door handles. If you want a matte look, you can skip the painting steps. (maybe you can even paint it with your body color paint)
I made a template in pdf but not sure how to post it here.
The best thing with this mod is that it is totally reversible to stock by simply peeling off the vinyl!
Let me know what you think
I have seen in a couple of threads regarding people with XLT's and Limited's wanting to have a black door handle and even wanting to swap with base model door handle owners.
I am one of those people but would not really want my ride to look like a base model. I came up with this idea of just installing vinyl stickers on the door facia only and keeping the chrome on the sides.
Before :
After:
To make it shiny and look like its been painted on my door handle, I sprayed krylon clear gloss acrylic paint on the vinyl, had it dry properly, then cut it and sticked it on my door handles. If you want a matte look, you can skip the painting steps. (maybe you can even paint it with your body color paint)
I made a template in pdf but not sure how to post it here.
The best thing with this mod is that it is totally reversible to stock by simply peeling off the vinyl!
Let me know what you think
