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Black door handles

Johnny Moxon

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Hey fellas, I’ve seen black overlays for the door handles- has anyone just painted them black instead? I am new white Ram owner and I want to start the process of blacking it out.
 

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You bought a white truck with the intention of blacking it out? Or are you just blacking out the chrome?
 

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Seems like he wants to black out the chrome. You could always buy unpainted door handles. I feel like on a high contact item like a door handle you'll scratch or wear down the paint if you just spray paint them.
 

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I've got a 2021 White Lonestar with the Night Edition Package and my handles are body color. No chrome on the truck but I think they would look a bit out of place blacked out. They would really stick out against all that white.
 

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I vinyl wrapped the chrome part on mine with gloss black wrap.
Took about 10 minutes each handle and came out good for first time wrap. And cost me $15.
 

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I vinyl wrapped the chrome part on mine with gloss black wrap.
Took about 10 minutes each handle and came out good for first time wrap. And cost me $15.
did you have to cut the vinyl to size? also mind sharing what and where you purchased it?
 

CogitoErgoLevo

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Amazon, 1ft x 5ft vinyl wrap gloss black.
I cut 4 strips of 6 inches x 12 inches
I used heat to stretch and shape it into place. Tons of videos everywhere on how to do that
I used a sharp blade at the end to cut the vinyl in the gap between the chrome and the rest of handle
It came out decent for a first time wrap.
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I did the black overlays just to see if I liked the look of black handles on a white truck, and I have to say that I’m a fan. Covers fit good and you can’t really tell they are covers. Being covers though, and being a high wear item, I’m not confident these will hold up forever. When they start showing signs of wear, I’ll probably just order some brilliant black replacements.
 

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here is one brother on the internet who did his..when i saw his i did the same..may help

 

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