If you can wait until Monday I will see if I can get a piccy of the dealers Java with the colour coded grille back in place, no promises but then you can see if you really want to do the "full monty" 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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That's true for the Disco/LR3 handles, although they are a dull black so they still won't quite match your Java black paint. I painted my handles a year ago (white) and have had no problems with paint peeling or "dimpling" so far. I did read some complaints on the big Range forum from owners claiming the stock grey handles are starting to discolor/fade, one more reason to paint them if that is the case... As long as the body shop does it right (sanding the surface to make it smooth before they paint it) and uses the appropriate paint, you shouldn't have any problems. 

umbertob wrote:

That's true for the Disco/LR3 handles, although they are a dull black so they still won't quite match your Java black paint. I painted my handles a year ago (white) and have had no problems with paint peeling or "dimpling" so far. I did read some complaints on the big Range forum from owners claiming the stock grey handles are starting to discolor/fade, one more reason to paint them if that is the case... As long as the body shop does it right (sanding the surface to make it smooth before they paint it) and uses the appropriate paint, you shouldn't have any problems.

Colour-coded door handles..., a must IMHO!  MY12 SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ebony/Piano/Sidesteps/Privacy/Overfinch Olympus/JLR DRLs

Tay_pt wrote:

Excellent!

Did you had it made at your dealer, or elsewhere?

About the door handles, some one told me that I should go for the Disco handles, as they are already black, insted of painting them.

At my local paint shop for £20 per item - just make sure that there baked!

Heres a pic of one with the full black look

Great pic Doc, but I'm not sold on the front grille and prefer the bright silver slats (just breaks it up, looks too heavy in solid black).  MY12 SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ebony/Piano/Sidesteps/Privacy/Overfinch Olympus/JLR DRLs

Agreed - thats why I had the black and silver

just had my door handles and grille colour coded  

aljo wrote:

just had my door handles and grille colour coded

Silver slats, I hope aljo?

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nope .. thats how i had it before gone for satin black on the fins will post some pics soon


looks ok along with the colour coded headlights  

Look forward to seeing that, I will reserve judgement until then!  MY12 SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ebony/Piano/Sidesteps/Privacy/Overfinch Olympus/JLR DRLs

i know what you mean by it looking to heavy with it being all black but in the flesh it looks ok  

Bring on the pix aljo!  MY12 SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ebony/Piano/Sidesteps/Privacy/Overfinch Olympus/JLR DRLs

will post some better pics later


 

aljo wrote:

will post some better pics later

It's Mike Tyson.., a big black bruiser!!!  MY12 SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ebony/Piano/Sidesteps/Privacy/Overfinch Olympus/JLR DRLs

it actualy makes the car a bit more sportier looking if that makes sense