Does anyone sell colored engine covers or battery covers?? I think it would be cool to switch the black out for a different color.

 

not that I've seen
but you could DIY

 

I'm still thinking of painting the covers to red this summer

 

i thought about taking off the strut bar accross the motor and doing that in red, but i dont know what kinda paint to use? it would have to be very ery strong like heat resistant paint


andrew

 

I took mine and modified it with Carbon Fiber Vinyl paper, at first I thought it would get all mess up with the heat, but is holding up pretty good. Plus the carbon fiber paper makes it look really good and not ricey. It actually looks like is made up of carbon fiber.

RX8Power

 

got any pics

 

I'm will take some and post them asap. It actually looks very good.


RX8Power

 

i'm having my strut bar powder coated by a local shop...will post pics when complete....

 

Picture is not great, but you can have an Idea.

RX8Power

 

another one

 

looks pretty nice

will it melt?

 

no, it will not melt, the paper will actually hold pretty good because is not to close to the engine. I have some in my 93 talon tsi awd and it's been there for close to 3 years with no problems.


RX8Power

 

where do u get that carbon fibre paper?

 

I'm interested.... cover looks pretty cool...not overly "ricey"..

 

its easy to get in cali because rice is popular and their is many shops that do vinyl or sticker decals that sell it

 

im not totally convinced..can you take a better picture of it pleez...

 

yeah looks decent but those pics suck! get a better camera pleez

 

paper? not for me. good look though

 

I spent some time painting my fuse box cover under the hood this past weekend. Not exactly an awsome paint job on my part, but the pic does a decent job of hiding the imperfections. My thought it to do this to all the black cover under the hood. Opinions?

 

Mock up in photoshop ...

 

I think it would look really good if you can get the color to match good. Also leave the chrome and writing on there. (Now to find a red that matches is gonna be hard)

 

Yea ... the shades are a little off. Not as noticible in the pic. I guess I could just have them painted. I als did this one. Obviously, I don't have to match the red shade.

 

I think that it looks good but how careful will you need to be when cleaning it to keep it from scratching? I do think that it adds character and individuality to your car.

 

Since paint's not especially well-known for adhering to plastic, I'm wondering how long the "engine-cover" would hold onto the paint before it begins to peel. The combination of a poor substrate and heat might lend itself to blistering or peeling fairly quickly. Maybe you could paint a small swatch on the underside of the engine cover and see how it holds up before diving in and painting the 'outside'. Just a thought.

 

Man, good thing I have a black car.