This has come up plenty of times, so I figured I'd write a DIY for what I did to black out my handles.

I went to a sign shop, asked if they had any extra black, vinyl laying around, or if I could purchase some. They had a strip they gave me for free. They said if they had to cut some off a roll, they wouldn't charge more than a couple dollars anyways.

Vinyl - 4 pieces, 2 inches by 8 inches
Scissors
Utility Knife
Measuring Tape



I went to a sign shop, asked if they had any extra black, shiny vinyl laying around, or if I could purchase some. They had a strip they gave me for free.

Measured and cut out a piece 2 inches by 8 inches



You can see here I'm holding up the piece of vinyl next to the door handle



Apply vinyl to handle, from one side to the other, smoothing out the vinyl so there are no air bubbles



Using the knife, carefully trim the access around the handle.

Here you can see half of it done



Use your fingernail or credit card or anything to press the vinyl the rest of the way around the handle...

Here's the whole handle done



Repeat for all doors.

Here's a before, during and after shot...

(and I just noticed how the flash of the camera makes my taillights looked not tinted on the side )

Before


1 Door done



All done

 

looks good.

 

nice nice nice

 

WOW!!! Sweet!! Pretty Easy too!!

 

great write-up bro.

 

If i have a 2006 g35 with keyless entry...would there be a problem with the tape and that keyless button on the door?

 

Button should be black... just carefully cut out around it. You wouldn't want to cover it, it would wear through it.

 

Looks sick dude. Wonder how it would look on LS...

 

Looks good, I like the chrome too.

 

nice mod