Door lock cylinder bezel color
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Early cars had silver bezzles and later cars had satin black finish.
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Open the door, pop the rubber plug near the top rear surface of the door, loosen the socket cap screw that holds the lock cylinder in, and pull the lock cylinder out a bit. Tape off the door around the lock, clean the old cylinder surface, tape off the center portion ( a nickel is a good template for a mask...), spray SEM self etching primer, then SEM trim black. Reassemble. Done.
Not a big fan of the vinyl overlays, they're ok from a distance, but you get closer than that every time you use the door lock.
Not a big fan of the vinyl overlays, they're ok from a distance, but you get closer than that every time you use the door lock.
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What Rob said. I tried the overlays and they are no good. Looks like amateur hour. This thread is good reminder for me to paint them and do it right.
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I bought an 1'x5' matte black vinyl sheet from amazon for $15 (http://amzn.com/B00598U2EM), and plan on cutting out lock circles on my own. I can do a ton of them on this sheet, and will never run out. Jager's $22 pricetag is WAY to steep for such a small item. I purchased one set already and they started peeling off within 1 year, even when prepping the area with isopropyl. A compass, sharp blade, and steady hand should be able to reproduce these easily.
That being said, does anyone have the exact inner and outer diameter of the Jager kit? I was going to do process of elimination with paper cutouts, but it would be nice to save myself some work.
That being said, does anyone have the exact inner and outer diameter of the Jager kit? I was going to do process of elimination with paper cutouts, but it would be nice to save myself some work.
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I painted mine, using clear packing tape as the mask. A few sections did the job nicely. The plastic tape trims to a very sharp edge with a new razor knife. Do your clean and basic prep first, tape around it and a spot for the lock face, trim with the new razor knife. Last wipe with prepsol and then paint as Rob recommends. I take the time to cover the WHOLE REST OF THE CAR for projects like this, if for no other reason that rattle-can paints go everywhere, and like to stick to everything.
And of course no project like this would be complete without a few WYAIT suggestions. In this case, it's the rest of the window surround trim, at least the rears. The black color for the lock surround should match the trim on the window moldings.
Wurth and SEM both make pretty good almost-black trim paint. On my black car, they look sorta grey and faded though, so I ended up using an off-the-shelf satin black from the hardware store.
And of course no project like this would be complete without a few WYAIT suggestions. In this case, it's the rest of the window surround trim, at least the rears. The black color for the lock surround should match the trim on the window moldings.
Wurth and SEM both make pretty good almost-black trim paint. On my black car, they look sorta grey and faded though, so I ended up using an off-the-shelf satin black from the hardware store.
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Would it be that difficult to remove the cylinders completely from the door and paint away from the car?
Apparently these antitheft plates are easy to remove if you take the door trim off. If you leave the plates out it makes it easy to remove the locks without taking the door trim off.
I have not done this yet, but I have been told about it.
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Meanwhile, the trips of packing tape trick lets you trim with a sharp razor knife, and tuck the tape up behind the bezel but over the rubber gasket/ring for painting. I keep a large plastic sheet rolled up for these emergencies for "masking" the rest of the car while spraying. Total time less than 30 mins for this project.
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Jager's $22 pricetag is WAY to steep for such a small item. I purchased one set already and they started peeling off within 1 year, even when prepping the area with isopropyl.
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Like anything else, proper installation of the overlays results in a good result. If some didn't look good it was due to a poor installation.
Mine look totally stock, with an additional overlay for the lock face really cleans up the appearance.
Mine look totally stock, with an additional overlay for the lock face really cleans up the appearance.