by "for Michigan" (formichigan)
Published 02/20/2017 at 15:32
by "for Michigan" (formichigan)
Published 02/20/2017 at 15:32
Tags: Diy
; Paint
; Hyundai sonata
STARS: 0
I’m replacing a couple door handles on a friend’s 07 Sonata (they have fragile exterior door handles for whatever reason). The handles come as bare, marked up plastic, so I painted them to match the car with some Dupli-Color spray paint. The results are satisfactory.
Now to order another handle to replace the one that broke while I was writing this post (no joke, got a message from my friend halfway through the first paragraph).
"merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc" (merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc)
02/20/2017 at 15:40, STARS: 0
Do you have some good clear coat, something with a hardener? If not, I’d suggest you get some. It will hold up much better than the duplicolor clear. I did door handles on my truck many years ago and the paint started to scuff off after a few years. Same story with a replacement bumper, but the second time around, I went with a good automotive clear coat, and it made a huge difference, and gives a thicker protective layer. Just a suggestion.
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
02/20/2017 at 15:41, STARS: 0
It’s funny, I just saw a Sonata of that gen with a broken door handle.
"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
02/20/2017 at 15:46, STARS: 0
Seriously, I walked out to ours one day and the rear driver’s side handle just fell right off. There’s a wrench sticking out of it at the moment that acts as a makeshift handle.
"for Michigan" (formichigan)
02/20/2017 at 15:47, STARS: 1
I used the Dupli-Color clear, so thanks for the heads up.
"for Michigan" (formichigan)
02/20/2017 at 15:49, STARS: 0
As far as I know, at the moment my friend’s Sonata can only be entered from the rear, driver-side door because all of the other handles are broken. The car may have 205K miles on it, but that’s still ridiculous.
"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
02/20/2017 at 15:52, STARS: 0
Everything else in the car has been wonderfully resilient in our ‘10. Just that door handle thing...
"for Michigan" (formichigan)
02/20/2017 at 15:55, STARS: 0
My friend says the same thing about his.
"NojustNo" (front24200)
02/20/2017 at 17:01, STARS: 0
I can relate! On my 2007 spectra5 hatchback the driver’s side door handle broke shortly after I bought it. fortunately it still had some warranty left and the dealer take care of it in an afternoon. I drove that car a hundred thousand miles without anything other than routine maintenance after that. I’d still be driving it if I hadn’t slid off an on ramp into a cement barrier. the airbags did their job and I walked away without a scratch though.great car!
"DarrenMR" (darrenmr)
02/21/2017 at 01:14, STARS: 0
I dipped my door handles recently. I dislike chrome.