Hi Charlie.
To fix number 2 Pitting to the chrome on the door handles, is change them over for known good ones not all of them pit, drop Any (trikey ) a PM he maybe able to help you with some good ones at a decent rate.
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I changed mine out for black ones, which was a lot of work, but to just change chrome for chrome is fairly easy.
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