Hi All,

Thinking about adding a set of (4) Putco chrome door handles (or covers) to my all-black '05 FX4 SCrew. Anyone done that to a black truck and have photos?

Couple of questions:

The ABS Covers are obviously easier to install and about $ 70 for a set, vs. the solid billet replacements which require door panel removal and are 5x that price.

1) Has anyone installed the covers and are satisfied with them?

2) If you've installed the billet replacements, appx. what was the time spent per door doing the job?

Opinions on either?

Thanks guys.
Duane C.

 

I did installed the Putco door covers and handles and the tail gate cover,handle.
I also installed the Putco mirror covers and i am very satisfied with them.It looks very good with the aluminum gas door.
Sorry, no pictures

 

I just ordered some, but one thing I didn't like was that they said the passenger side door cover doesn't have a keyhole. That's so stupid.

 

I went with the TFP not Putco because they were the only ones that matched my two door, drivers keypad, passenger keylock combo. They look pretty good on silver, I think they would look nice on your black. The chrome matches the chrome on my Lariat wheels, and the chrome on my Triton nameplate.
I also added the chrome gas cap cover and I think it matches well.
There are some stainless steel ones that you stick on, rather than the plastic ones on E-bay. Price is just a fraction higher than the plastic. If they had made my combination I would have bought them.
Chris

 

They were on my truck when I bought it last year. Pics in gallery.
https://www.f150online.com/galleries...w.cfm?num=8507

 

personally i dont like the full chrome stick on covers. i would go wtih the LT handles, they are much cleaner and come in your color

 

I put on the Putco and i like them. They really shine up well.

 

How do you think they would look on a dark shadow gray. I've been wanting to do something with the hnadles, but I don't know if that will be too much chrome. Thought about the LT handles, but still don't know if thats the direction to go. Any opinions?

jrbhc8

 

https://www.f150online.com/galleries....cfm?gnum=6733

 

I have the Putco's on my Green KR. Look good. They've been on for about one year. No problems.

Also, my passenger door doesn't have a key hole in it, so why have one on the cover??
Wifes 04 Thunderbird only has one key hole. That's on the drivers door. The trunk doesn't have a key hole either.

Don't really see a need for it either. The remote is fine.

Merry Christmas

 

check out my gallery, 3rd album down.

 

Really? I swear mine has it on both sides. I remember last week it was frozen up so I tried to go around to the passenger side and get in to see if it was frozen up too. I'll have to go out and look at it later to make sure.

Assuming that it does have keyhole on both sides, what do you guys suggest about the chrome cover. You think I could drill a hole in it w/o messing it up, maybe use a dremmel or something? Would it be too much of a danger to the plastic cover, maybe risk it splitting?

 

I have the TFP handles, check them out in my gallery.

 

Few F-150 trucks came with both keyhole and number pad. Many did not have a passenger keyhole even if they didn't have the number pad.
Which is lousy.

My truck came with both keyholes and I added a keypad. So finding the match was fairly hard.
As to cutting a hole... I don't think it would look right.

You could do without the keyhole on the passenger side if you wanted, but if it is there, I want the option. Gives me three ways to open the doors from the outside, but what the heck.

Chris

 

same here, I'd like to have the keyhole over there and I think I do...I'm going now to look. My '04 was made in sept. '04. I wasn't ever aware that they made any that didn't have keyholes on the passenger side.