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Should I get chrome door handles or not?

Old May 3, 2008 | 05:45 AM
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Should I get chrome door handles or not?

I had them on the dually and thought they looked great. I'm just not sure if I should put them on this truck. What say the masses?

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Old May 3, 2008 | 05:51 AM
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NO or it will look R AI N B O W
Unless your going for the "I buy all my truck stuff at the local CSK or Orilleys" or mall crawlers..

Keep it Kleen
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Old May 3, 2008 | 07:04 AM
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They look good on homewreckers white dually. Do it.
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Old May 3, 2008 | 07:55 AM
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They looked good on my all white dually too. Everything is different when you are dealing with a two toned truck though. That's why I no longer have the black steel rims on it.

Thanks for the input guys. The fact that I am not 100% sure they will look right will probably keep me from doing it. Just one more thing to worry about too I guess....
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Old May 3, 2008 | 08:11 AM
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IMO... not just NO but, hell no !! Of course... it is your truck and if you like them then that's all that matters :-)
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Old May 3, 2008 | 08:13 AM
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I have thought about getting them too. The plastic ones tend to warp a little in the desert heat here, not a nice flush fit in spots. Get a set of the chrome/stainless covers and see what you think before investing the big bucks in the chrome.

I think they look GREAT on white trucks, actually they look great on any color. You have just enough chrome everywhere else, good accent with the white truck, they ought to be stock anyway.

You know you gotta have them now that you are thinking about them!!!

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Old May 3, 2008 | 08:31 AM
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this is probably no help but...I think it would look nice either way...your truck already has some chrome on it so it would match pretty well....if you like them then I say go for it...
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Old May 3, 2008 | 08:36 AM
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im debating stainless steel or plastic abs chrome plated myself.
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Old May 3, 2008 | 09:11 AM
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my vote is NOT! Nice looking truck BTW....
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Old May 3, 2008 | 09:15 AM
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I vote no.
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Old May 3, 2008 | 09:37 AM
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I vote yes, the black door handles stick out like a sore thumb against the white, at least the chrome would dull the look of the black a little bit. You already have the chrome bull bar and steps. They will look good.
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Old May 3, 2008 | 10:10 AM
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I have them on my truck and couldn't imagine not having them now. I think the black handles look awful, especially on a white truck. Go for it!
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Old May 3, 2008 | 02:22 PM
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keep it clean and simple. Its your truck so its up to you but when i see chrome door handles the first thing i think is "Wonder which aisle at walmart he got those out of?"...
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Old May 3, 2008 | 03:04 PM
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No as well. Everyone has them. They are so common to see, they have just become old. They were great at first, but now.... If your going to get chrome door handles, get the real replacement billet handles. Pretty pricey, but very nice. Different styles as well. I agree with RedRam410. lol
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Old May 3, 2008 | 03:31 PM
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Why can't someone offer these covers paint matched to our OEM colors. I'd buy those in a heartbeat.

I think I'm not getting them BTW. I don't want another costly experiment that I won't really like which is what happened with the steel rims I tried.

And for the record, I saw a blue truck with billet replacement handles and they looked horrible IMO....
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