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Old 01-28-2011, 06:38 PM
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ok so this summer ill be re-doing my engine bay paint scheme after i get a few details under my belt and wanted some other peoples input (ignore the arrows)

here is what it looks like now



here is what i am thinking of doing....i havent decided on if i want to do all of the bars (diagonal, stb, and engine mount)....its either going to be the fuse box, valve cover, and air box with airbrushing and the bars stay midnight blue or the fuse box, valve cover, bars, and air box all airbrushed with midnight blue...what do you guys think?


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looks awsome, but i think the colours are off. maby match the blue more to your car's paint
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Originally Posted by 2005gxp
looks awsome, but i think the colours are off. maby match the blue more to your car's paint
the paint will be matched by paint code to my car...just a quick photoshop to get the general idea
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I think the flames are a little much, but don't look bad. I'd color match the valve covers and be done with it.
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That fuse box is gonna get beat to hell when it's battery time.
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Originally Posted by AlabamaGuy
That fuse box is gonna get beat to hell when it's battery time.
im on my 2nd one as of now lol...the cover is never on unless its at a show and it doesnt see any weather other then sun and 70+ since it isnt my DD anymore...i havent been lucky enough to have to do the battery swap myself since the first one was replaced under warranty so im looking forward to it
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looks good but I would leave the cross bars red to break it up a bit with the blue
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Changing the battery in these cars are a bitch and a 2 man job! I had to do it last month and I gave up and took it to autozone and had them install it for free, I still had to help the guy with it though.... But as far as the looks for what you are going, I am for it! I just think like someone else said is to try and match the paint closer to the color of your car. I think it would look GREAT if you did that....
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Originally Posted by DP 08 GXP
im on my 2nd one as of now lol...the cover is never on unless its at a show and it doesnt see any weather other then sun and 70+ since it isnt my DD anymore...i havent been lucky enough to have to do the battery swap myself since the first one was replaced under warranty so im looking forward to it
Took me about 45 minutes but I'll be the first to tell you I'm a super slow worker mechanically and often make things worse by trying to make things work the way *I* think they should.
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Originally Posted by Hawkins04
looks good but I would leave the cross bars red to break it up a bit with the blue
my thought process was to do the bars in blue in order to draw attention to the engine
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Originally Posted by AlabamaGuy
Took me about 45 minutes but I'll be the first to tell you I'm a super slow worker mechanically and often make things worse by trying to make things work the way *I* think they should.
well the way we think things should look is probably the way it should be lol
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Originally Posted by DP 08 GXP
well the way we think things should look is probably the way it should be lol
I couldn't agree more.
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i think the blue flames looks sweet but if it were me i would replace the red with silver and do the flames
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Originally Posted by DP 08 GXP
my thought process was to do the bars in blue in order to draw attention to the engine
i didnt even think of that now that you say it it does work good
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Originally Posted by 94ss06gxp
i think the blue flames looks sweet but if it were me i would replace the red with silver and do the flames
bars and all with flames or leave the bars solid blue with the other **** flammed?
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Would look much better with flames. I don't like the red.
Beautiful car.
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Originally Posted by DavidGXP
Would look much better with flames. I don't like the red.
Beautiful car.
yeah the more and more i looked at it the more i realized i made a mistake with all that red....thanks BTW....you got an opinion on bars being flamed too or just leaving them solid blue?
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Flamed. Since, the strunt tower brace would be too. I'm also thinking.. that some blue hose neting, for the heater hoses would be nice too!
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It's a bit much. Sorry for the late response took 6 hours to get to NOLA.
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this is what im leaning towards



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