Hi all - treated myself to some brand new colour coded door handle shells all round ...

I didn't replace the door lock caps as they were in vgc and thought I hd spent enough.

Problem is the colour is slightly different between the two but I expect the sun to sort that out for me and it's not really an issue.

The other thing is then new handles have two horizontal lines going across them but the door cap doesn't - is that normal? A google of new caps doesn't show them with the lines but maybe not looking in the right place.

just looked at mine [2012] and they are the same as your pic..ridges on the handle bit and smooth on the static part.. ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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Bit strange isn't it my old ones as the were old were smooth all over looked almost one piece ... Current stable:
2006 BMW M6
2007 4.2 V8 S/C FF
Gone:
2002 4.4 V8 FF

I swapped the complete lock/handle assembly to newer ones due to flaking and mine have a slight colour difference between the handle and lock cover so I think that it is a factory thing.

It is so slight you don't really notice it, but I do prefer the feeling of using the handle when it does not have a plastic shell stuck over it. The sharpness of the cover edge behind the handle always made it feel cheap, even if it looked great. I would recommend the shell covers for a temporary fix if the old handles look bad. Switching to complete new handles is not that hard. Tom

Current Drive
2011 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography - Santorini Black - Ivory Leather

Previous Drives
2004 Model Vogue Td6 (Touchscreen) - Java Black - Parchment Leather
1994 RR Classic 3.9 V8 Soft dash - Niagara Grey - Grey Leather
1972 Series III SWB Safari - Green (Hand Painted) - Black Plastic