EXGM Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 I noticed the other day when I was washing truck the tail gate handle has a "grain" vs the door handles are smooth. Is this normal or I'm thinking it was replaced? How is your truck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSenvy Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Mine has grain also. Either both of ours were replaced, or its normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1BAD2K Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Nope, that is normal. My guess is that the door handles are obviously the same ones on suv's, so that is why they are smooth, but since no suv's got the handle like they used on truck gates that GM cheaped out and just painted over the grain on the standard truck gate handle and bezel. Every SSS I gave ever looked at had it that way and it was a HUGE eye sore to me on my silver birch ss. I took it off and had it smoothed and painted. I did the same for my clone I building. Looks 100X better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MID12sSSS Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Just shave it off entirely like the cool guys do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXGM Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Just shave it off entirely like the cool guys do. That would mean repainting the gate and I like to leave factory paint alone as much as possible Nope, that is normal. My guess is that the door handles are obviously the same ones on suv's, so that is why they are smooth, but since no suv's got the handle like they used on truck gates that GM cheaped out and just painted over the grain on the standard truck gate handle and bezel. Every SSS I gave ever looked at had it that way and it was a HUGE eye sore to me on my silver birch ss. I took it off and had it smoothed and painted. I did the same for my clone I building. Looks 100X better. Well that answers that question thanks. Guess this thing is all original Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1BAD2K Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 (edited) Just shave it off entirely like the cool guys do. I don't know. I'm not sure I like a completely shaved gate. The handle kinda breaks that big flat area up imo. Edited March 6, 2015 by 1BAD2K (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MID12sSSS Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Eh. Just an idea. To each their own I guess.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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