Interior door handle trim

[renesis]

Hi Guys,

my right hand side interior door handle trim is damaged and I'd like to change it.

I'm referring to the part in red.

I'd like to know how hard it is to remove/reinstall and which part should I choose from RealOEM as there are many?

thanks!

[Z4MLover2012]

This part is easy to remove and replace. I've purchased the parts from my dealer and swapped them out in the parking lot with just my fingers on my old 3.0Si coupe. These panels just snap in and out.

[WestCDA]

Looks like the 'Chrome Line' interior I have on mine, with the shiny steering wheel and door handle trim. I believe you've got the right parts circled with the 'Perlglanzchrome'.

[chickdr]

Watch this:

at around 1:35 he shows how to remove the handle cover.

[renesis]

thanks guys

how can I know for sure if I indeed have the chrome line interior?

My sterring wheel does have the shiny bits but the door handles are the same aluminium look as my dash trim, they're not chrome...

[cts198505]

All of them should be the same regardless whether have the trim package or not and if you are just wanting to know for yourself you should be able to call up your local dealership and give them the vin and they should be able to tell you if it came with that trim package.

[davebho]

I've been looking for some old doaner ones that I could play with...wanted to try wrapping it see if i could match my carbon interior? PM me if you want to sell it to me...as long as the tabs aren't broken and there aren't any cracks i'm interested...let me know

or if anyone has a set, PM me? thanks, dave

[cts198505]

Originally Posted by davebho

I've been looking for some old doaner ones that I could play with...wanted to try wrapping it see if i could match my carbon interior? PM me if you want to sell it to me...as long as the tabs aren't broken and there aren't any cracks i'm interested...let me know

or if anyone has a set, PM me? thanks, dave

I wrapped mine in 3-m di noc carbon fiber and they look great I think!

[santov]

FYI: Don't rip or pry straight out. Pull the silver cover down towards the floor and then it will fall right off. I pulled mine straight out with a trim tool and the tabs bent. Luckily they were forgiving enough to squish back into place.

[thekurgan]

Originally Posted by santov

FYI: Don't rip or pry straight out. Pull the silver cover down towards the floor and then it will fall right off. I pulled mine straight out with a trim tool and the tabs bent. Luckily they were forgiving enough to squish back into place.

+1, it's really shitty plastic.

[santov]

Originally Posted by davebho

I've been looking for some old doaner ones that I could play with...wanted to try wrapping it see if i could match my carbon interior? PM me if you want to sell it to me...as long as the tabs aren't broken and there aren't any cracks i'm interested...let me know or if anyone has a set, PM me? thanks, dave

Originally Posted by cts198505

I wrapped mine in 3-m di noc carbon fiber and they look great I think!

Hey Dave, 3M dinoc is prob the way to go, but I have some silver neffy you can have.

[cts198505]

That di noc is amazing and very easy to apply and with a heat gun it's about impossible to wrinkle. If you do go that route make sure you get all silicones of and use the 3m 94 primer around the edges. Its like a cleaner /promoter. It also has a life of about 10 to14 year life span as long as it doesn't sit in the sun all the time. Just really neat stuff and is offered in 7 colors and it's actually textured. Also a great tip there from wantiv about the diseasesmble!

[spr_bimmer]

I also wrapped mine in CF and they look great, broke a bunch of tabs since i didn't know to slide down... superglued back into place, i hope my wrapping lasts a while!

[renesis]

Thanks, part was B.O. So I should have it in two weeks , let's hope it was the right part

[renesis]

Originally Posted by davebho

I've been looking for some old doaner ones that I could play with...wanted to try wrapping it see if i could match my carbon interior? PM me if you want to sell it to me...as long as the tabs aren't broken and there aren't any cracks i'm interested...let me know

or if anyone has a set, PM me? thanks, dave

Will do once I get the part!

[renesis]

Originally Posted by renesis

Will do once I get the part!

Are you still interested?

here's a pic of it... I'd only charge you the shipping fees via paypal, if you provide me your zip code I could get a quote

[davebho]

95133 is my zip, thanks!

[davebho]

Let me know where to PayPal and how much. Dave

[renesis]

4 days = 19$
4-10 days = 8$
6-12 days = 6$

what sounds best to you?

if you pm me your complete address I could try to send it tomorrow.

paypal addy = k_trudel at hotmail.com

[-c-]

You'll have to look at your vin as the side handles do indeed come in different finishes, their is the base warm metallic look and the more silver look as well as the chrome line option.

The M cars came with those handles standard I believe, the non M's have the warmer silverish look.

Just want to let you know their not all the same color.

[renesis]

looks like the one I got does match... it seems to reflect a bit more but that's cause it's brand new I guess

[seank]

Any pics of these wrapped interiors?