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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 01:46 PM
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inspiration for engine bay dress up

hi has anyone got any pictures of some seriously dressed up engine bays. I've started doing mine now and wanted to see if iv'e covered everything in my head.

I rember looking a while ago and some people having alot chromed and painted.

Any help or pictures would be most appreciated.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 02:50 AM
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Ill take a picture in the morning, but if your going for "dress up" (as in purely aesthetic mods and not performance) without blowing the budget:

-Silicon Tubes, i know moss mini sells a kit. Its simply a box of silicon tubes and you get a little tool which slices them in half lengthwise. You just slip these over your stock tubes for added colour.

-Stainless braided lines. You can spend a lot of money and get the real thing, or do what I did and I bought just the braided stainless, cut to length and slipped it over my stock lines.

-Paint the plastic covers in the engine bay, eg rocker, battery, ecu etc etc

And the list goes on...
 
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 09:09 AM
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I dont know how serious it is.. but i'm happy so far!

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before the red paint
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more pictures to come.. after i install my alta diverter, and intake hose. and clean it up!
 
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 11:26 AM
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hi what paint did you use to paint your rocker cover malcon?
 
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 12:46 PM
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Here's mine, nothing too special...



A few of many nice setups...

Nitrominis


Msfitoy


03Indigo


MiniMaybee


Tüls


Longboard
 

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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 12:59 PM
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i just used high heat engine paint.

WOW! i love all these engine bays... i wish i could afford them! haha
 
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 06:45 PM
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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 03:16 PM
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Is that all???

Please post more pics if you have some bling in your engine bay
 
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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 11:55 PM
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Here's mine.

 
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 12:25 AM
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There's a lot of stuff I can't seem to clean on the engine bay...how do you guys do it and what do you use?
 
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 01:33 PM
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I just use engine degreaser and a rag...it works for me

Here is an update...alot different from the first pictures on the thread ha.

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