what does LCO think of colorful engine bays???

azn2nr · Post by **azn2nr** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:48 am

bascily i need to get my new intercooler pipes coated and am thinking of colors i could put on. right now im thinkin red black or blue. also im thinkin of gettin my exhaust coated when i get it too. but the question is what color do you guys think i sould go with.

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:57 am

cherry blossom red. That's what color silicone hoses i'm going to find for my intercooling needs.

Yukonart · Post by **Yukonart** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:07 am

Indeed. . . since I have a red intake manifold (stock STi part) I've been thinking when I go to do silicone hoses I'll do probably the red Perrin ones . . . just to keep things simple.

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:35 am

Silver?

You are going to get your exhaust pipes colored? Why?

I prefer the raw luster of stainless steel, or silver ceramic coating. If I could have raw welded pipes with clear coat as the only coating, I'd be a happy camper.

azn2nr · Post by **azn2nr** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 3:21 am

but their different color. some of the pipes are raw and some have an alumidized coating on them so they can be polished. i could get them clear coated but i was kinda leaning to red or black in aps fassion. but no one has done blue afaik so that would be cool.

i probaly wont do my exhaust because its stainless but for shits and giggles i think it would be cool.

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 3:32 am

black, keep it looking stock. Nothing worse than seeing an engine bay with 66 different shades of blue.

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 3:50 am

Why are the pipes different materials?

azn2nr · Post by **azn2nr** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 4:08 am

their not different. some pieces are just have an alumidized coating on them. the reaso why they are this way is because the guy that did it could only use what was available by his suplier.

if i can get my friends digi ill put up pics by the end of this week. hopefully it will be fully done tomorow. it still needs the bov and an over flow tank. that and the intake created a snag. were trying to get something fabed up. more info on that on the intake page

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 6:28 am

Blue going to turbo, red for turbo to intercooler, blue from IC to throttle body.

Steve

azn2nr · Post by **azn2nr** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 6:31 am

that would be pretty sweet. cheesey but sweet.

as a temp fix im thinkin of just clearing them wiht spray paint and gettin them coated porperly in the spring

legacy92ej22t · Post by **legacy92ej22t** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:26 pm

I'm not a real big fan of a lot of color in the engine bay myself. I like the black and silver/raw metal look. But if you were going to do it I always thought that yellow would probably look nice because of all the yellow already in there. The brake fluid cap, clutch fluid cap and dip stick are all yellow IIRC. I'm not a huge yellow fan but it might look pretty sharp.

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what does LCO think of colorful engine bays???

what does LCO think of colorful engine bays???