what to do with outside door handles?

[eb falcon gl]

i want to do something with my outside door handles as they have faded (its a white eb gl) any ideas?

[malta123]

fit el handels they look heaps better seen alot of guys doing it on ebs so it cant be that hard

[micksta]

paint em.

[DEVL-XR]

IMO EL door handles dont suit the shape of EBs. so just paint yours colour coded mate.

[eb falcon gl]

i dont think i should colour code them as my paint isn't that healthy
i was thinking that i could paint them gloss black and then give them a coat of clear like eb series 2 and while i'm at it do my boot garnish the same

[DEVL-XR]

Originally Posted by eb falcon gl

i dont think i should colour code them as my paint isn't that healthy
i was thinking that i could paint them gloss black and then give them a coat of clear like eb series 2 and while i'm at it do my boot garnish the same

it wont matter what your paint is like. black handles, especially on white cars stand out like dogs bits! at least if there white too they wont be as noticable. give your car a good cut 'n' polish too and that should bring back some life into the paintwork.

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by BradensEBxr6

IMO EL door handles dont suit the shape of EBs. so just paint yours colour coded mate.

hmm..I had an EA that was fitted with EL handles and side mirrors and it looked pretty shmik I must say.

[paddy351]

air brush them like a shark mouth or something dif.

[eb falcon gl]

Originally Posted by BradensEBxr6

it wont matter what your paint is like. black handles, especially on white cars stand out like dogs bits! at least if there white too they wont be as noticable. give your car a good cut 'n' polish too and that should bring back some life into the paintwork.

they might were you live but here in glen innes (6000 people) there are that many people with white falcons and black door handles and you stand out if you have coloured car and i coudn't easily put my hands on ef handles but if i do it will be further down the track. just need to do other things to the car (new mirror glass and clutch) efs round here are still going for $7000

[DEVL-XR]

Originally Posted by Polyal

hmm..I had an EA that was fitted with EL handles and side mirrors and it looked pretty shmik I must say.

yeah some cars look good with the el handles but ATM i'm not into it. dosent mean i'll be like this forever, i might turn around tomoro and love the el handles on EBs etc. i used to like them but ATM i think the EB handles suit the shape of an EB better, the EL handles suit the shape of ELs better too. all personal opinion!

Originally Posted by eb falcon gl

they might were you live but here in glen innes (6000 people) there are that many people with white falcons and black door handles and you stand out if you have coloured car and i coudn't easily put my hands on ef handles but if i do it will be further down the track. just need to do other things to the car (new mirror glass and clutch) efs round here are still going for $7000

and whats wrong with it standing out??? isnt that what you want??

[-jjM-]

brandensEBxr6 iv seen that many cars fitted with ef/l door handles its defornetly an improvement to the exterior, thats in my opinion of course, if you can paint

eb_falcon_gl if you can paint, your 1 step ahead already, i would say find some EF/L door handles, paint em to the colour of your car and slap em on, defornetly a recommended mod for the exterior of that car there great ;)

[DEVL-XR]

Originally Posted by -jjM-

brandensEBxr6 iv seen that many cars fitted with ef/l door handles its defornetly an improvement to the exterior, thats in my opinion of course, if you can paint

yeah i dunno, i like em and i dont. i think it all depends on the neatness of the car for me. i have some laying around here that i painted blue with touch up paint. they came up crap tho and when i went to put them on i found the old handles have left a mark around it which is visible when the el handles are on. i'd have to get the whole doors resprayed really! so i plan to paint my EB handles soon!

[Polyal]

ok I have resisted long enough..LOL



edit: sorry forgot how big that one is :

[DEVL-XR]

wow nice car mate!

[eb falcon gl]

Originally Posted by BradensEBxr6

yeah some cars look good with the el handles but ATM i'm not into it. dosent mean i'll be like this forever, i might turn around tomoro and love the el handles on EBs etc. i used to like them but ATM i think the EB handles suit the shape of an EB better, the EL handles suit the shape of ELs better too. all personal opinion!



and whats wrong with it standing out??? isnt that what you want??

no not really when im on l plates and a few things on the car are noticilble broken mirror etc about 1 year ago there was this cop that hated p-platers and there cars and once defected a car for having a number plate light out

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by BradensEBxr6

wow nice car mate!

Yeah it wasn't bad, but was slow as poo. It was an almighty EA GHIA, complete with LPG and 3 speed auto!!! The ultimate first year uni car...LOL

Its in car heaven now.
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[eb falcon gl]

how do you get the paint on the door handles really shiney like on the eb serires 2 onwards?

[exrsix]

has anyone done a thread on fitting e series handles to xg xh ute ? is there panel work involved ?

[EBW-302]

There was a thread somewhere, might have been on another forum though.

Pretty sure you use EB/ED rear door handles and cut away part of the door for it to fit like it does on the sedan.

[Ford_The_Win]

Originally Posted by Polyal

ok I have resisted long enough..LOL

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edit: sorry forgot how big that one is :

Hah, that car park looks a little familiar. Good times on res, good times.

[LTDHO]

Wow, thread mining?

You could buy a rusted out XD-XH door and try to fit handle. Best way to learn is to give it a go.