Interior Handles

[marinabrid]

98 year glx model,hi all, the blue colored handle inside you pull to shut the drivers door with, the big thing that surrounds the mirror controls etc , all the colour has been worn away, so off i go to fraud for a new one guess what, yes, you cant but it, it be part of the entire panal which is 100's of pounds.

any clever bod know how to make them look like new even if it be a different color? what about a plastic paint, what a con. or can it be removed from panal for spraying with that grey plastic bumper paint ive seen.

thanks all.

[Guest Trevor]

Hi,

When I got My Galaxy a few months ago that was the only thing that was putting me off were the interior door handles, so I asked them to change them as part of the deal, which they did I cant see them costing too much otherwise they would not have done it.

 

Trevor.

[Ivor_E_Tower]

Try a VW dealer; the parts must be available separately from somewhere!

[Guest vr6galaxy]

you mean this part ?

http://www.vagparts.com/images/N/R32_brushed_grab.jpg

or the finger pull?

http://www.vagparts.com/images/triggers_tn.jpg

[Guest spanner137]

get in touch with an AUTO MAGICIAN, they are the people who repair plastic bumbers ,interior trims, dashboard holes etc, he will match colour using his colour cards then fill and spray them, had some holes done on a w reg caravelle dash, coundnt see where they were when finished, i got his number off the side of his van on a vw dealers forcourt

[Guest rusty]

Hi There,

 

I have a mk2, and the covering paint ws worn off my grab handles as well when I bought it.

 

I only paid around

[Guest ratherhaveanewone]

I replaced the two front 'gradrails' on a mark2 - buying the bits from ford and it was way short of a tenner, dead easy to fit. They come in two sections the main section and the actual handle you don't really need the handle I just stripped off the rubberised coating from the handle and they look fine - ford parts bloke says its a common problem.

[pacificgreen]

Yes I've heard that they are prone to the paint wearing off. When I bought mine they replaced all of them as part of the deal. Not sure if the MK1 is the same or as easy. :)

Ed