Under Hood Color/Theme
Under Hood Color/Theme Hey guys, well the exterior of my car is pretty maxxed out while still retaining the clean look and there is jsut a few mor eminor things to finish up interior. Im moving onto the engine bay now and am not sure what i want to do. My favotire all time thing under the hood is chrome/polished stuff. The exterior of my TA is black with red overlays and hyperdark 18's. I was thinking of staying on task and doing mostly a gloss black engine bay with red accents. Or get some gloss black and add more bling, which i really want but that comes with a price. Right now as you can see in the pic it is jsut stock with some black FRCs, red STB, red battery and some stuff polished...... here are a few options i was thinking......
Gloss black FRCs, Intake, Airbox, add red TA overlays on the gloss black FRCs, try and get my air filter black or darker.
Gloss black FRCs with reflective silver overlays, chromed or polished Weiand intake, chromed STB, gloss black airbox with grey air filter, and get some more parts like caps, steering fluid box, etc all chromed.
I like the bling the most but that will clearly be more expensive. Which route should i take to really stand out and shows and people say damn, that engine bay is sick. Input/opinions/suggestions?
Gloss black FRCs, Intake, Airbox, add red TA overlays on the gloss black FRCs, try and get my air filter black or darker.
Gloss black FRCs with reflective silver overlays, chromed or polished Weiand intake, chromed STB, gloss black airbox with grey air filter, and get some more parts like caps, steering fluid box, etc all chromed.
I like the bling the most but that will clearly be more expensive. Which route should i take to really stand out and shows and people say damn, that engine bay is sick. Input/opinions/suggestions?
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bump it uppp
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an awesome set of FRC would be a great start......
black and chrome= awesome more classical, and more readily accepted
black and red= awesome, more sinister, more stand outish, but some concertives will turn there nose up if over done.
black and chrome= awesome more classical, and more readily accepted
black and red= awesome, more sinister, more stand outish, but some concertives will turn there nose up if over done.
Oh def, i was thinking Gloss black on them with either the red Trans Am overlay from a side emblem if i stick to the black/red theme or a relfective silver overlay if i ditch the red. Think i should ditch the some red i have now over to polished/chrome and chrome/black more or keep the red and add a little more red along with some more chrome?
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I think think the black and chrome and polished stuff is the best looking and thats what i will be going with.
I do think black and red is nice thought...IF DONE RIGHT. You have to get just the right balance of black and red and you have to get the right red. To dark and it doesnt stick out and to bright and it looks goofy. And if your gonna do red try and get the same color throughout. Not bright and dark also looks goofy.
I do think black and red is nice thought...IF DONE RIGHT. You have to get just the right balance of black and red and you have to get the right red. To dark and it doesnt stick out and to bright and it looks goofy. And if your gonna do red try and get the same color throughout. Not bright and dark also looks goofy.
ok heres another thought....... Gloss black FRCs and airbox. Grey Air filter if ican ever figure out who makes it, Polished Weiand intake, red trans Am overlays on the gloss black FRCs and go from there polishing/chroming more stuff and adding black
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Brett Foote oh wow, that looks very cool. Im sure it doesnt net the same results as real chrome plating as it states its only 94% but im sure thats enough to satisfy my needs. Anyone know approx how much would be needed to spray all my caps under the hood, front support thing and intake?
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Originally Posted by Superman09
oh wow, that looks very cool. Im sure it doesnt net the same results as real chrome plating as it states its only 94% but im sure thats enough to satisfy my needs. Anyone know approx how much would be needed to spray all my caps under the hood, front support thing and intake?
As with any paintjob, the prep work will reflect in the final outcome.
ok thanks man..... but how do you prep plastic?
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Originally Posted by Superman09
ok thanks man..... but how do you prep plastic?
Yea i checked into the MBA stuff but found most are cap "covers" whatever that means, so i figured i would just get my stuff done. Maybe if i supply the paint i can have my dads friend who owns an autobody shop paint them for me, im sure he wouldnt charge me an arm and a leg.
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might not be an option to you, but that filter is very big and dirty, and it's right in your face as soon as you open up the hood. so i'd get rid of that personally it clutters the engine WAY too much. also, heat resistant paint under the hood so u dont have to have that heat absorber, very tacky looking. change the EGR tube cover thing to red or something it looks kinda dull to me. cover all wires with a red cover or blue, since you have a blue car, it might look SICK to have all that red i did blue i think i like that idea better now, blue and chrome! 
well my cars black, not blue as staed up first, lol. And yes i ditched the hood pad thing last night, so thats gone. Heres what im leaning towards right now..... keep everything how it is, gloss black my airbox, ditch the filter for a grey one if someone can tell me who makes the grey one, ive seen a few people with it, then gloss black the FRCs with red Trans Am overlays on them, chrome or polished intake and chrome my caps and other minor stuff. Sound good, any suggestions/input to that?
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sorry looked nbm in ur sig, i'd def stick with red then, i like my idea for the most part but would do what u said with the frc's. paint that plastic peice beside the air box red still tho. 