i cant find red civic door handles anywhere!!! i called honda and they said they would be 120.00$$ for 2, but i wanna see if anyone knows where i can get them cheaper or if anyone has them that wants to sell them to me thanx....

 

can't you just paint your black ones red ?

 

hahahahah i tried that man and it turn out pretty good but when you go to put them back in they get all scratched up because of the enamel not being that good the paint just wants to chip away...

 

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lol... for some reason i found that very hilarious...

 

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how long did u wait to put them in? most enamels are 2 days of drying!

 

4 days

 

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WOW damn that is long... i have no idea right now... maybe the people at home depot can help you out!

 

 

I have some, but they happen to be attached to my car I suppose you could call around to find some junkyard with a wrecked Si and pirate them off that...other than that, paint is your friend if you don't want to buy them from Honda.

 

As a last option before paying 120+ you could always run by a body shop and see what they say. They could paint them using like...well, car paint haha. Basically the way you'd get them at the factory.

Or find someone w/ red ones that wants to trade for your nice black ones

 

hondaautomotiveparts.com and also the delsol have the same handle as the 92-95 civic.

 

How well did you prep the plastic parts? With plastic (and basicly all exterior surfaces), prep is #1 - usually paint choice is even second to that, unless you use the cheapest paint money can buy. The other aspect is thickness of each coat/number of coats. Multiple ultra-fine, thin coats will stick better than runny thick coats - ever notice how spray can's overspray droplets never want to come off any surface?

 

If you still can't find any, here is a cheap alternative. Either stip and prep your old handles or just get another set, Krylon makes a paint called Fusion ( http://www.krylon.com/main/pro...tails)
The stuff bonds to plastic on a molecular level so it wont flake, and if you are still worried about bonding, bake the parts at 120 degrees for an hour on the lowest rack of your oven.

 

ill try that last idea it sounds pretty good ill get back at you thanx

 

Honestly $60.00 per handle is dirt fuucking cheap being prepainted and all.

I'd personally cough up the coin for the new ones already painted.