boykinjc

All of these on my 2006 f-150 lariat crew cab are starting to fade, has anyone every replaced theirs? If so what is the best way to go about this? I could go for either a paint match or back to the original black plastic. Either is fine by me. I looking to replace all fading plastic on my truck however dont want to drop 1200 bucks on plastic.

snowboarder

what i did was i used krylon fusion black paint and taped off the metal on the truck bed and hit the bed rails doing lots of light coats i did that to the rails around the bed the wiper cowl and the door handles are next and it looks GREAT

boykinjc

Do you have any pictures?

wadesweatt

I don't know where you heard 1200 bucks.. but I bought the tailgate piece at the dealer (Adamson) for $65. The rails shouldn't be too much more than that.

madeSICC

If your not up for the sparying on the truck (like myself) you can use Mother back to Black or other similar products from any auto parts store. it take a little while to apply but gives a nice look afterwards. Only realy downfall is that it will have to be reapplied after a month or so but after the first time of doing a few coats the nexts ones are usually just a quick wipe over and its back to good.

drgeo

Griots garage catalog sells a back-to-black liquid that lasts 6 months. It applies like liquid black shoe polish. Be sure to wear disposable plastic gloves.

Zero_Fx2

If you'd like to have chrome door/tailgate handles, you could try these!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-09...Q5fAccessories

Raptorman

try lmctrucks.com i got my handles from there they look awesome i had the surrounds painted chrome