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I spoke to a couple shops about painting mirror caps and handles on the BL and hitting a wall. Most reputable guys said it shouldn’t be sanded and painted, or won’t last. It starts it’s life as plastic. Need to order OEM paintable then get it painted.
So I’m looking at Ford parts for other trucks. What I’m seeing is the following:
Front handle primed with passive entry is 120-160 depending on car or if on sale. It goes to 190 with passive entry and passive start (which I don’t think we have). It’s a different assembly and you need to pay to have the button cut out and inner part. Not sure if you could modify a non passive entry handle. You’ll see the front Bronco handles have buttons. Probably the same for tailgate handle.
Rear handle primed is 40-50. Much simpler.
let’s say
140/ea for front
50/ea for rear
140 for tailgate.
That’s 520
plus let’s say 300 to paint. 820
then I assume mirror caps and painting is another 200-300
and honestly, I think you’d have to beg a paint shop to do such a small job for that price since most the costs are going to Ford for the parts, not to the body shop for the labor or sanding/painting plastic handles. I could easily see guys wanting 500 to remove, paint, and install. Especially because it’s a car they’ve never worked on or seen.
so 1000ish on handles plus mirrors
ouch. God damn you antimatter blue
So I’m looking at Ford parts for other trucks. What I’m seeing is the following:
Front handle primed with passive entry is 120-160 depending on car or if on sale. It goes to 190 with passive entry and passive start (which I don’t think we have). It’s a different assembly and you need to pay to have the button cut out and inner part. Not sure if you could modify a non passive entry handle. You’ll see the front Bronco handles have buttons. Probably the same for tailgate handle.
Rear handle primed is 40-50. Much simpler.
let’s say
140/ea for front
50/ea for rear
140 for tailgate.
That’s 520
plus let’s say 300 to paint. 820
then I assume mirror caps and painting is another 200-300
and honestly, I think you’d have to beg a paint shop to do such a small job for that price since most the costs are going to Ford for the parts, not to the body shop for the labor or sanding/painting plastic handles. I could easily see guys wanting 500 to remove, paint, and install. Especially because it’s a car they’ve never worked on or seen.
so 1000ish on handles plus mirrors
ouch. God damn you antimatter blue
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