Hi Guys!

Newby here again!

Looking to get my rear boot handle resprayed gloss black as the "weathered grey" looks awful!

Any hints or tips or any bodyshops you recommend near Newbury, Berkshire or Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire?

Thanks

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I've done the side vents and had thought about doing the tail handle the same, but bearing in mind it's going to get handled a lot the maybe a professional job would be better,
so when you get yours done Coxsy post a pic for us
Dave DAVE.
I.A.M. F1rst Driver.
Gone 2003 Discovery TD5 Auto,
Gone 1986 Defender 90 Station Wagon
Gone 1984 Range Rover 3.5 Vogue Manual.
Gone 1970 Series 11A/3 SWB 3.5 V8 Hybrid
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Van
Gone 1966 Series 11A SWB Van
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Station Wagon,

Will do fella!

There is a cheap chrome cover on ali express but i want to go stealth black!

I agree mine is grey and looks awful.

Have you thought of leaving the lettering voids silver or a contrasting colour?

Well while,your doing it...... Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

When I had my D2,
the DBC2 forum did have available reflective inserts for the LAND ROVER lettering in the rear bumper,
now somewhere in the man cave I'm sure I still have a set. maybe they could be reduced in size
not sure if it will look right but it'll be different.  DAVE.
I.A.M. F1rst Driver.
Gone 2003 Discovery TD5 Auto,
Gone 1986 Defender 90 Station Wagon
Gone 1984 Range Rover 3.5 Vogue Manual.
Gone 1970 Series 11A/3 SWB 3.5 V8 Hybrid
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Van
Gone 1966 Series 11A SWB Van
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Station Wagon,

Actually I’d forgotten that, our first FL1 (bought new as employee back in 2001 I think, had the BMW engine with auto) had the depressed LAND ROVER in the rear bumper and I found some vinyl letters to stick in the voids, looked really good actually, the letters were a silver and the bumper grey, just enough contrast with subtlety. Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

Nah want the stealth black look like this.

What about the later facelift handle in chrome? Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

Seen that on Powerful UK but I am going to de-chrome everything and go for stealth black.

Ultimately I want it to look like this one.

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Have you thought about taking the roof rails off?
Dave DAVE.
I.A.M. F1rst Driver.
Gone 2003 Discovery TD5 Auto,
Gone 1986 Defender 90 Station Wagon
Gone 1984 Range Rover 3.5 Vogue Manual.
Gone 1970 Series 11A/3 SWB 3.5 V8 Hybrid
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Van
Gone 1966 Series 11A SWB Van
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Station Wagon,

That's not mine!

It's what I am aiming to do to mine. mine has no roof bars.

OK......

 Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

Coxsy wrote:

That's not mine!

It's what I am aiming to do to mine. mine has no roof bars.

OK,
I thought you was a bit quick with the painting.
Dave DAVE.
I.A.M. F1rst Driver.
Gone 2003 Discovery TD5 Auto,
Gone 1986 Defender 90 Station Wagon
Gone 1984 Range Rover 3.5 Vogue Manual.
Gone 1970 Series 11A/3 SWB 3.5 V8 Hybrid
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Van
Gone 1966 Series 11A SWB Van
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Station Wagon,

Prefer the look of mine TBH.





The blacked out gangsta rapper look look is fine,if that's what you want -it's your vehicle after all , but it will draw unwanted attention from the "boys in blue" if the lights are blacked out to more a than 50% tint. The tint in you're earlier pics look far more than just 50%. 50% just looked smoked rather than black to match the rest of the vehicle.
The chrome strip on my handle is removable, so it would be easier to just paint or wrap this rather than the whole handle.