That is the way I would do it and have body color ones on and like them 
View Poll Results: Door Handles Opinion
Leave Black
32
29.36%
Painted Body Color
69
63.30%
Carbon Fiber/HydroCarbon
8
7.34%
Voters: 109. You may not vote on this poll
Door Handles
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From: Converse TX
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,987
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From: Citrus Heights CA
St. Jude Donor '12
Body color handles---NO EXCUSE to come from the factory without them. GM keeps trying to put the Vette into the world of Porsche, Ferrari and wonders why those crowds do not move to the ZR1 Supercar....$130,000 Supercar car with black plastic trim door handle piece....pure super stupidity and why GM is GM. With even the most base Coupe now listing at a min $50,500 (with destination)...just nuts. AND DO NOT CITE POOR SALES AND THE CRASHED MARKET and goota cut corners to survive...when the C6 was introduced to sell out crowds at or above MSRP with NO rebates...that black plastic crap was there.
Corvettes are wonderful cars...I've owned 4 and on the verge of buying my 5th...but this cheap nickel and dime attitude has just got to stop.
You want a little rear cargo shade and package net...oh that is only for 3LTs- the $4500 option (note that shade is now part of 2LT for 2013 and very late 12 builds). What, that cargo cover costs GM about $10-15 in quantity, if that. HUD parts cost $350 or so from a parts dealer...GMs cost less then $150 ea in bulk and an easy 10 second install at the factory...this crap should be standard on all Corvettes.
Love Corvettes but hate Chevy and GM--never have and never will buy any of their "other" vehicles.
Corvettes are wonderful cars...I've owned 4 and on the verge of buying my 5th...but this cheap nickel and dime attitude has just got to stop.
You want a little rear cargo shade and package net...oh that is only for 3LTs- the $4500 option (note that shade is now part of 2LT for 2013 and very late 12 builds). What, that cargo cover costs GM about $10-15 in quantity, if that. HUD parts cost $350 or so from a parts dealer...GMs cost less then $150 ea in bulk and an easy 10 second install at the factory...this crap should be standard on all Corvettes.
Love Corvettes but hate Chevy and GM--never have and never will buy any of their "other" vehicles.
Last edited by Z06LUST; Mar 15, 2012 at 10:04 PM.
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Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Edgewood Washington
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Changing the black plastic door handles and rear spoiler to body color versions were the first mods I did.
IMHO the black ones looked kinda cheap.
IMHO the black ones looked kinda cheap.
Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,295
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From: Issaquah WA
Corvettes are wonderful cars...I've owned 4 and on the verge of buying my 5th...but this cheap nickel and dime attitude has just got to stop.
You want a little rear cargo shade and package net...oh that is only for 3LTs- the $4500 option (note that shade is now part of 2LT for 2013 and very late 12 builds). What, that cargo cover costs GM about $10-15 in quantity, if that. HUD parts cost $350 or so from a parts dealer...GMs cost less then $150 ea in bulk and an easy 10 second install at the factory...this crap should be standard on all Corvettes.
Love Corvettes but hate Chevy and GM--never have and never will buy any of their "other" vehicles.
You want a little rear cargo shade and package net...oh that is only for 3LTs- the $4500 option (note that shade is now part of 2LT for 2013 and very late 12 builds). What, that cargo cover costs GM about $10-15 in quantity, if that. HUD parts cost $350 or so from a parts dealer...GMs cost less then $150 ea in bulk and an easy 10 second install at the factory...this crap should be standard on all Corvettes.
Love Corvettes but hate Chevy and GM--never have and never will buy any of their "other" vehicles.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 940
Likes: 1
From: Long Island NY
Body color on just about any color, except black or another dark color. The plastic handles actually give a nice place to close the door from so the finger prints don't show. So I voted on body color, as long as your car is not black.
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 4,408
Likes: 1
From: Allen Park MI
Imo, they all look good. Choose whatever works with your color scheme. If you're planning CF accents to your ride then go CF. If you have some black accents, stay black. If you want a change from stock, go body color.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 2,840
Likes: 65
From: Tree City
I can't see the difference on my Magnetic Red 05. When you look at it from the side, it looks dark where the indentation is anyway. So, the dark handle doesn't show that much. If you painted it the same color as the car, there would still be a dark hole there. And if your car is black or dark blue, it shouldn't stick out at all. So, I can't see they difference.
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,706
Likes: 5
From: Toronto Ontario
I work for GM and am constantly disgusted by the way they do things. The Corvette door handles are a perfect example.
Put cheap looking black ones on from the factory, but add the body coloured ones as an after-the-fact accessory that customers can buy at an additional price. In Canada that price is $161. And if you don't like the body coloured ones, you can buy a chrome version for only $184.
I don't have a problem with the handle options being available since the people who buy used might have a different preference from the original owner, but there is no excuse as to why these two options shouldn't be available to customers who are ordering brand new.
Put cheap looking black ones on from the factory, but add the body coloured ones as an after-the-fact accessory that customers can buy at an additional price. In Canada that price is $161. And if you don't like the body coloured ones, you can buy a chrome version for only $184.
I don't have a problem with the handle options being available since the people who buy used might have a different preference from the original owner, but there is no excuse as to why these two options shouldn't be available to customers who are ordering brand new.