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      09-14-2012, 06:14 PM   #1
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Changing the door handle silver inserts to black (or something else)

So I got bored and decided it's time to find out how I could approach getting rid of the last piece of chrome on my (soon to be) F10 M5 ....
for some reason BMW decided to make the door handle inserts chrome strips (plastic) and not match the exterior trim (ie Shadowline Gloss Black or Satin for the Individual Silver trim) . IND has great options to eliminate the silver from the side and front grills.

As I don't have not yet taken delivery of my M5 (up for ED on 10/1) I decided I'd just buy a door handle for R&D purpose.
You may not know (yet) but it turns out the door handles do actually come pre-painted from the factory and are not primed like most other trim/body parts. Ie you need to have the VIN/color code in order to get them.
I fully expected the handle to take a while as I have ordered an Individual color (Brilliant White) but to my surprise the handle arrived the next day at my dealer .

In looking at the handle itself it turns out the silver insert is just a plastic strip which is attached to the handle via double sided tape.

One could even remove the strip (being careful and using the right tools , it is easy to damage the paint on the handle itself and it's made of fairly soft plastic) without taken off the handles themselves .

Once the strip has been removed one could either paint them or using a vinyl overlay.
I decided on a vinyl overlay as painting didn't seem to work too well (likely would chip/flake over time).
Now folks can become creative regarding colors and/or finishes .....

I decided to go with gloss black just for trial on my R&D handle .

Once my car is state side I'll provide a more detailed write-up on the whole process etc

For now below are two pictures of the modified handle

View from top


View from the side


Enjoy,
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      09-14-2012, 10:19 PM   #2
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Thanks ! Only remark I have is that one can't buy the individual strips without the door handles. I am sure at some point someone will come up with replacement inserts which would make the whole process even easier .

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why not buy a door handle without the chrome strip? Or do you like the handle with black strip?
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I had the side grills and door handles vinyl wrapped in gloss black. The installer finished them in about 40 minutes and they matched perfect. Sorry for the crappy iphone pics.
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So would you really have to remove the chrome sticker in order to put the wrap on?
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      10-13-2012, 04:05 AM   #9
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So would you really have to remove the chrome sticker in order to put the wrap on?
No. It can be done on the car without taking the chrome inserts off.
Just should be done by someone skilled enough and you trust using a sharp
knife on your car
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No. It can be done on the car without taking the chrome inserts off.
Just should be done by someone skilled enough and you trust using a sharp
knife on your car
So this is still the only known way to get rid of this chrome??? No simple aftermarket shipable option?
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In my opinion whether your wrapping it or painting it you should remove it off the car. The process is very easy, just need to be a little patient.
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In my opinion whether your wrapping it or painting it you should remove it off the car. The process is very easy, just need to be a little patient.
Doing it this weekend. I couldn't agree more!
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Wrapped mine today. $70, took them 20 minutes. Would surely have done it sooner if I knew it was this simple.
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Has anyone noticed that the inserts have trouble staying in? I had mine professionally wrapped a few months back and it looks like they are starting to come off. Going to shop soon to see if they can fix it.
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Has anyone noticed that the inserts have trouble staying in? I had mine professionally wrapped a few months back and it looks like they are starting to come off. Going to shop soon to see if they can fix it.
Was the shop able to fix them? I just had my car wrapped and my inserts are starting to lift already.
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Was the shop able to fix them? I just had my car wrapped and my inserts are starting to lift already.
I ordered film from shadowlinetrim.com and am going to try to wrap the chrome handle inserts myself. I've never wrapped anything before, but it doesn't look too complicated.

I will post my results!
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Just ensure you tape up the handle/door before removing the strip.... they are only weak plastic and can mark pretty easily... easy DIY though
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Just ensure you tape up the handle/door before removing the strip.... they are only weak plastic and can mark pretty easily... easy DIY though
Nice work!
How were you able to get those out? i Tried to pry one out and the plastic ends broke off.
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Just ensure you tape up the handle/door before removing the strip.... they are only weak plastic and can mark pretty easily... easy DIY though
Nice work!
How were you able to get those out? i Tried to pry one out and the plastic ends broke off.
Run a Stanley knife blade behind the silver insert strip to cut the double sided tape as you pry the insert out. Makes it far easier and less stress put on the insert
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Just ensure you tape up the handle/door before removing the strip.... they are only weak plastic and can mark pretty easily... easy DIY though
Where did you but the black strips from!!?
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Just ensure you tape up the handle/door before removing the strip.... they are only weak plastic and can mark pretty easily... easy DIY though
Where did you but the black strips from!!?
It's a black gloss wrap, the post explains how to change it from chrome
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