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Aug 30, 2011 | 02:48 PM

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i sanded mine and then sprayed them with matte black bumper paint, and it looks the same as OEM but they havent scratched yet...its been about a month or more since i did it

Aug 30, 2011 | 03:50 PM

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My dealer wouldn't replace the door handle trim, but they did replace the steering wheel. So I just cleaned the trim with alcohol and sprayed a nice coat of plastidip, looks completely stock and it is holding up much better than the stock coating did. No new scratches so far.. *knocks on wood*

Do you have any pics? Is the piece easy to remove? I've got a can of Plastidip sitting around doing nothing after I did my grill.

Aug 30, 2011 | 03:58 PM

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If you are out of warranty and you are a devout DIYer then by all means sand an paint away.
Personally, I would spend $63.00 to replace the fronts with new ones that won't scratch and spend my time doing something else.

Aug 30, 2011 | 04:00 PM

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What you can do is take everything off and sand off the rubber texture and then paint it. That is what i did.

Aug 30, 2011 | 04:07 PM

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here is a pix of what i did.

Aug 30, 2011 | 04:15 PM

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nice job bluedevils! is that straight up spray paint or plasticoat?

Aug 30, 2011 | 04:17 PM

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I took it to a shop to have it professionally painted. Had it for a year and still looking good

Aug 30, 2011 | 05:53 PM

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My steering wheel also looks like this. Is that covered under warranty?

Aug 30, 2011 | 08:07 PM

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the door piece is very easy to remove with just a screwdriver with cloth over it...start prying it up from the back forwards...it just snaps out easily

and yeah its covered under warranty...but most if not all 07s are no longer covered

Aug 31, 2011 | 05:03 PM

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$63bux for both or each?

Aug 31, 2011 | 05:06 PM

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has anyone in the chicagoland area had theirs replaced under warranty? I called the Orland park store and they said no way, I was thinking about taking it to the dealer downtown chicago. Was wondering if anyone locally around here has had any success in doing this?

Aug 31, 2011 | 05:26 PM

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$63bux for both or each?

$63.00, in my post above, is a link. That's for both. If you call one of the sponsoring dealerships we have here on G35Driver, you might even get them for less.

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Aug 31, 2011 | 05:30 PM

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$63.00, in my post above, is a link. That's for both. If you call one of the sponsoring dealerships we have here on G35Driver, you might even get them for less.

*** that's cheap...almost easier than messing with scheduling an appointment and sitting/waiting or dropping the car off