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Hate to rehash this but I'm having a hell of a time finding handles without the slits in them. I overreacted to the link you posted previously and purchased a set, realized today they were for the Bronco, not the Bronco Sport... Any chance you could dig back through your purchase history a bit and see if you can't find the exact ones you ordered? I'm desperate. :)
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Hate to rehash this but I'm having a hell of a time finding handles without the slits in them. I overreacted to the link you posted previously and purchased a set, realized today they were for the Bronco, not the Bronco Sport... Any chance you could dig back through your purchase history a bit and see if you can't find the exact ones you ordered? I'm desperate. :)
I just looked and they are no longer available from the seller I bought them from, but a very quick search found these...


https://www.ebay.com/itm/1762188400...N7JmAgOfxPZ+IKwmRQNhhLQ+A=|tkp:Bk9SR-rz4tTGYw

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While I'm at it, how did you deal with/sand the center fluted section to get paint to adhere properly?

220grit, scuff it up, bring it up to 1000, shoot it with light coats, sand if need be and shoot it again then clear.
 

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Picked up some plastic Door handle covers off Ebay and some aerosol from AutomotiveTouchup.com and went to town. I know, and now you know, but the color match is very close and it really cleans it up. Grille Bar will be done this Spring.

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I have the BAP and would like to find the mirror shells in Hot Pepper Red like they used to be available for on the Lariat. Minor detail and not anything I'm willing to work hard or spend allot of money to achieve. So probably just deal with the shiny black mirror caps.
 

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Picked up some plastic Door handle covers off Ebay and some aerosol from AutomotiveTouchup.com and went to town. I know, and now you know, but the color match is very close and it really cleans it up. Grille Bar will be done this Spring.

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That really looks good,.I like it. Looks so much clearer in my opinion. Did you just tape everything off and paint them on the truck or did you remove them? I color matched my grille bar already. If you did remove them was it a pretty easy process? Your truck looks good 👍
 

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That really looks good,.I like it. Looks so much clearer in my opinion. Did you just tape everything off and paint them on the truck or did you remove them? I color matched my grille bar already. If you did remove them was it a pretty easy process? Your truck looks good 👍
They are plastic handle covers. They were done off the truck and then snapped on.
 
 







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