rock crawler

Anyone have personal experience with chrome or billet aftermarket door handles on your 3rd. gen? I want to get some but I want to make sure they work well before I buy them.

cbrahs

the chrome are just 3m stick ons. billet ones are spendy but they are nice until you are in a 110 degree day and it burns the heck out of your hand. did a set on a ford and they are nice though

thought about getting billet ones for mine and having them powdercoated black.

rock crawler

Thanks. I had not really considered the heat. Living in Texas you would think that it would have come to mind first. It does get really hot here. I want to buy some and have them powder coated with night chrome. I think it would look really good on my gray truck.

alboy

I.VE had a set of chrome ones coming on 6 years,still look good.
The tape will not hold them on,i ended up epoxying them on after i lost a couple.

rock crawler

That is the reason I want the complete door handle kit instead of covers. I think all of these that are available are billet.

cbrahs

http://www.allsalesmfg.com/exterior/door_handles.html

cbrahs

These are kinda cool

http://www.autoanything.com/lights/6...6&AID=10561927

rock crawler

Thanks! I have seen the AMI kits online. They are expensive, but if they are good quality they might be worth it.

cbrahs

i have installed a few of them and they are nice. the billet handles rattle a bit but that is normal.

CD in NM

If you want factory looking chrome, try looking at LCM Trucks catalog.


CD

rock crawler

Thanks. I checked out LMC Truck's door handles and they are nice. Good price too. But they are chrome covered plastic so I don't think they would survive the oven at the powder coating shop. Maybe I can find someone to paint them in night chrome. I'll check it out. Thanks again!

oldblu

i have the putco covers, love them have been on with the supplied double sided tape for prob 4 years and haven't lost one yet, just use a heat gun to heat tape real well before installing

Mr Bee

I have putco covers and they not only look good I have not lost one. I did as above, made sure they were really clean and heated the door handles just prior to attaching them. Have 210,000 miles on them with no issues at all.

nriver

I have the allsales one, i think. Been quite some time.

I bought the polished aluminum ones. Then decided to get rid of the chrome. So I powder coated them. Been this was for 5 years or so now.