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[killer prius]

hi,
i'm new to this site and doing a full respray, colour change on the prius...

54plate...







have taken all windows out etc ... some more bits to do though...

any way i cant seem to take back door handles out...

done the front ones but back one just wont budge!

loosened the screw of behind the door cards but still nothing,,,

any one... need help on this ASAP, as i dont want to paint with them both still in....


thanks, any help would be appreciated..
thanks...

[Genoz World]

wow, i really apologize cuz i dont have the answer for you, but yet i have a question.

why are you doing all of this, to paint the car?????

[Patrick Wong]

The rear door outside handle has a small and a large piece:

- the small piece is the outside handle cover. This has a T30 Torx screw holding it place. Then that piece is supposed to come loose.

- the larger piece is the remainder of the outside handle. That is supposed to slide towards the rear of the car, then pull out.

What color will you repaint the car with?

[jelloslug]

Cool! I like it when I see someone painting a car the correct way.

[killer prius]

Originally Posted by Patrick Wong

The rear door outside handle has a small and a large piece:

- the small piece is the outside handle cover. This has a T30 Torx screw holding it place. Then that piece is supposed to come loose.

- the larger piece is the remainder of the outside handle. That is supposed to slide towards the rear of the car, then pull out.

What color will you repaint the car with?

behind it has a black plastic housing... with a torx bit in...

i have loosened it up but nothing happens...

the small piece doesnt even move at all..... and the big piece cant obviously come out because the small piece is still in...

its totally different to the front handles... apart from the torx bit but even that isnt in same place,,,

if that makes sense..


thanks for the comments guys and for the help.

[Flying White Dutchman]

what will the new color be?

[killer prius]

solid black, jet black straight of the scheme.... so basically will be like a mirror when i've finished with it... lol,,,,

any one esle no?

[kohnen]

It looks as if you're doing a thorough job!

That means you'll be putting the car in an oven, no?

Make sure that the hybrid battery can take those temps or you'll be in the market for a new one of those.

[killer prius]

Originally Posted by kohnen

It looks as if you're doing a thorough job!

That means you'll be putting the car in an oven, no?

Make sure that the hybrid battery can take those temps or you'll be in the market for a new one of those.

cheers mate,

just painted backs of bonnet , doors and boot lid today...


no i just use infra red lamps all round, think that works better as most new cars cant be baked at high temps...



any one no about this handle ???

[statultra]

how do you go about painting it over, do you just sand the clear off and use prepsol then spray base?

im going to repaint my 01 prius similar to this and possibly same color

for the rear door handles, the bezels itself can come out and you can paint it.

if you live down south like in florida you wont need to use the infrared lamp unless you plan on driving the car the next day, once temps are above 80 degrees the paint will flash dry in 10 minutes, and take about 72 hours to cure at 80+ degrees, this is if you mix the activator correctly.
i painted my 05 accord hybrid and it flashed real fast about 10 minutes or so.