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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 09:27 PM
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Engine Bay Color

What color should I paint my engine bay? I can't decide so I want some opinions
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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 09:43 PM
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Paint it the same color as your car.
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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 10:00 PM
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But I'm going to paint my car soon.
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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 10:29 PM
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paint it sparkly like a bass boat. mad JDM yo!
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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 11:07 PM
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Rofl sounds fine to me
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 02:11 AM
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paint it sparkly like a bass boat. mad JDM yo!
ya and order a JDM 12a turbo fan and slap on the JDM sticker with a toy hanging from the tow hook that will be even more JDM

OH OH dont for get that 2 inch lip under the front end so it looks like its really from japan
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 08:27 PM
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Heres what the engine bay of my car looked like when I first got it...



Then I painted it with duplicolor truck bed liner...


...Now it looks like this! Highly recommended.
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 10:57 AM
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little late but it looks good. i thought about doing this to mine, but my's brown right now
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 11:09 AM
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But I'm going to paint my car soon.
So you are asking which color to paint the car?
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 10:13 PM
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 10:39 PM
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Paint it the same colour you plan on painting your car.
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 11:30 PM
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^Exactly.
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 12:27 AM
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Paint it the same colour you plan on painting your car.
unless your 7 is black, i'd keep it the color you plan on painting the car,
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 12:02 PM
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Personally, I'm a fan of matching the outside.

But if you want to go with two different colors, then black is a good choice for aesthetics, while a dull battleship grey makes it easier to detect leaks.
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 10:29 PM
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I'm painting the car, and engine bay rx8 Winning blue.
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 04:45 AM
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same color as the car
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 05:15 AM
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I'm painting the car, and engine bay rx8 Winning blue.
outstanding choice for the win!
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 04:56 PM
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outstanding choice for the win!
lmao! it is a nice color
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 06:03 PM
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I'll get pics up when I get it done. Should look very nice on an FB
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