Seeking Advice on Inside Door Handle Garnish

[AV8R]

I got the black ones and they look like they will fit.

 

[Devang Patel]

I got the black ones and they look like they will fit.

Send pics

 

[AV8R]

Send pics

Interior Door Catch Handle Lettering Plate Panel Set For KIA 2017 - 2018 Stinger | eBay

 

[Devang Patel]

If they are flat they won’t work either. Mine were flat and not cut accurately

 

[Luminary]

I bought them as well. They seem cut well, but they are flat and do not want to stay stuck on.
To bad too, they look really nice.

 

[AV8R]

The issue is I don’t have the car and can’t test fit them so I would have to go to dealer and check. I hope if there is an issue I can get a refund from eBay seller. Really it’s false advertising if they say they fit.

 

[TuscaniCustoms]

The issue is I don’t have the car and can’t test fit them so I would have to go to dealer and check. I hope if there is an issue I can get a refund from eBay seller. Really it’s false advertising if they say they fit.

It's not false advertising as they do fit and by this it means shape of the plates matches the shape of the door catch cups. Such plates can only be made from plastic or aluminium and they are all flat and if stinger doesn't have flat back of those cups you can't expect anyone to go to great lengths to make curved and complicated plates that would fit without extra work. It would be far to difficult and expensive and they wouldn't be sold for $33 shipped, no way.
This is actually DIY item (all stinger catch plates are) so customer has to make an extra effort to figure out how to fix these. Don't want to sound like a dick but welcome to world of tuning where most of the stuff is not plug&play.
If you aren't prepared to put in some extra work into fixing these to your doors don't buy them. Cars with flat cups don't have this problem and install is easy but Stinger owners are not lucky here.

 

[Devang Patel]

They fit but the cut out but they leave gaps so I would say no, they aren’t cut right. Also if they r a DIY item, they should be advertised as such.

 

[TuscaniCustoms]

They failed to make a notice. Can someone post some pictures so we can see how they fit? I will list similar plates from bricx company tomorrow.

 

[SEA Stinger]

They refunded me 22.99 and said to keep them. If anyone finds a use for them let me know.

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They fit but the cut out but they leave gaps so I would say no, they aren’t cut right. Also if they r a DIY item, they should be advertised as such.

Yes, it would be helpful if listings for parts like this would clearly indicate whether fabrication by the user is required.

Further, it's hard to imagine any installation method for these that wouldn't be kludgy.

 

[Devang Patel]

They failed to make a notice. Can someone post some pictures so we can see how they fit? I will list similar plates from bricx company tomorrow.

 

[robz32]

What if you try removing the black plastic cover, it pops out (I have taken it off already for other purpose) and then try installing the new cover without having the black plastic.

Just a thought.

 

[Devang Patel]

What if you try removing the black plastic cover, it pops out (I have taken it off already for other purpose) and then try installing the new cover without having the black plastic.

Just a thought.

Good idea...I’ll keep u posted

 

[DaJackson]

The fit is terrible on those. Independent of them not being able to be mounted correctly they don’t match the opening at all.

 

[AV8R]

Thanks for the pics. Clearly a bad fit. My seller will get a surprise when I ask for the refund.

 

[AV8R]

It's not false advertising as they do fit and by this it means shape of the plates matches the shape of the door catch cups. Such plates can only be made from plastic or aluminium and they are all flat and if stinger doesn't have flat back of those cups you can't expect anyone to go to great lengths to make curved and complicated plates that would fit without extra work. It would be far to difficult and expensive and they wouldn't be sold for $33 shipped, no way.
This is actually DIY item (all stinger catch plates are) so customer has to make an extra effort to figure out how to fix these. Don't want to sound like a dick but welcome to world of tuning where most of the stuff is not plug&play.
If you aren't prepared to put in some extra work into fixing these to your doors don't buy them. Cars with flat cups don't have this problem and install is easy but Stinger owners are not lucky here.

Looks like a job for TUSCANI CUSTOMS! If you make them they will buy!
So much for the movie quotes...
Can you do better and we will buy them?

 

[Eugene Onegin]

Has anyone else bought this accessory?
Inside Door Handle Garnish Cover Hairline Metal Silver For KIA 2017-2018 Stinger | eBay

In the regular configuration of the Stinger, the inside door handles have a black plastic recessed cup behind them. I bought the brushed chrome plates to dress things up a bit. However, the plates are too large to fit into the back of the cups; instead, they are the same size as front of the opening.

That would be fine if the plates can be securely attached to the cups, but as far as I can tell, that's not possible. It's also puzzling that even though the back of the plates would have to sit about an inch away from the back of the cup, there is double-sided tape on the back of each plate. There's nothing for them to attach to.

This is a puzzle whose solution eludes me. Any ideas about how to install the plates would be most appreciated!

IMO Save you money.

 

[TuscaniCustoms]

Fit is really bad, like a blind man was doing it. Pictures on ebay look ok but they have clearly been tampered with and photochopped to make fit look good. Pictures show black plates but yours are silver. For the price you bought them they must be the cheapest plates out there but this still doesn't justify such a bad fit.

I just listed Bricx plates and also added note about them not fitting like one might imagine. On pictures they look nice and fitment spot on but until someone buys them to confirm they really fit as well as shown on the pictures we can't be sure.
Manufactures in some cases deliberately photoshop pictures to make their product look better then it really is and this includes correcting fitment issues and in such case everyone is deliberately deceived. Helps them getting first sales but soon backfires.
This is note I made for all stinger door catch plates as all will have same problem:

Please note stinger door catch cups DO NOT have flat back so these can't be simply sticked on as they won't stay in place. Extra material or modification of plates or stock cups is needed for proper installation! Shape of the plates has correct fit but there is no flat surface for these to be put on meaning plates are DIY item.

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