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Title: What colour for my new engine cover?!
Post by: big al on September 10, 2010, 10:03:50 am
Hi guys.
Decided to mod my standard engine cover in order to get it to fit with my aftermarket intake.
Currently sanded down and primered the engine cover ready for the final colour, but at present I cannot decide what would work.
I think I want to just do the black part in a gloss black, but don't know what colour to do the centre strip with the VW badge on it.
My motor is reflex silver,
Any suggestions? Of course, I don't have to do the black part gloss, so open to any ideas really!
Thanks  :happy2:
Title: Re: What colour for my new engine cover?!
Post by: Gti_Mad on September 10, 2010, 11:51:35 am
y not do it reflex silver so it blends in with the rest of the bay  :signLOL:
Title: Re: What colour for my new engine cover?!
Post by: big al on September 10, 2010, 01:58:01 pm
y not do it reflex silver so it blends in with the rest of the bay  :signLOL:

Smartarse!
 :booty: :booty: :stupid: :stupid: :booty: :booty:
Title: Re: What colour for my new engine cover?!
Post by: Moschops on September 10, 2010, 01:59:46 pm
y not do it reflex silver so it blends in with the rest of the bay  :signLOL:

Smartarse!
 :booty: :booty: :stupid: :stupid: :booty: :booty:


You did ask for suggestions.... :P

How about Reflex silver with a red stripe between the silver and black?

Or you could always do it reflective green and blue like on your police cars... :signLOL:
Title: Re: What colour for my new engine cover?!
Post by: RedRobin on September 10, 2010, 02:41:53 pm
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Be careful! It's easy to do it in some garish colour. Keep it smart looking.

Reflex silver (same paint as body) is quite a good idea. The key to it is achieving a professional paint finish.

Laser Blue? Deep Blue Pearlescent? Metallic Black Pearlescent? < All VW colours.
Title: Re: What colour for my new engine cover?!
Post by: big al on September 10, 2010, 02:45:56 pm
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Be careful! It's easy to do it in some garish colour. Keep it smart looking.

Reflex silver (same paint as body) is quite a good idea. The key to it is achieving a professional paint finish.

Laser Blue? Deep Blue Pearlescent? Metallic Black Pearlescent? < All VW colours.

I am thinking of going for just plain black on the centre, and as said, just go for reflex silver on the back, basically swapping the colours around.
Title: Re: What colour for my new engine cover?!
Post by: Gti_Mad on September 10, 2010, 05:03:46 pm
that sounds like a good plan mate
Title: Re: What colour for my new engine cover?!
Post by: Chris on September 19, 2010, 02:10:18 pm
Look forward to seeing it, whatever colour scheme you decide  :happy2:
Title: Re: What colour for my new engine cover?!
Post by: big al on September 19, 2010, 02:38:50 pm
Look forward to seeing it, whatever colour scheme you decide  :happy2:

It was seeing yours that motivated me to change from using the evoms cover to going with your OEM one Chris,
Will make sure I get pics up (as always, once the work is done!)
Title: Re: What colour for my new engine cover?!
Post by: Greeners on September 19, 2010, 10:13:51 pm
Gotta be Battenberg!  :signLOL:
Title: Re: What colour for my new engine cover?!
Post by: big al on September 19, 2010, 10:31:20 pm
Gotta be Battenberg!  :signLOL:

I really really do want to do that now, but think that the painter may have a fit trying to mask it all properly for that!
Title: Re: What colour for my new engine cover?!
Post by: stealthwolf on September 20, 2010, 07:41:05 pm
I would have said the main part reflex silver, the grey strip changed to gloss black with a red stripe.
Title: Re: What colour for my new engine cover?!
Post by: S2 Ant on September 21, 2010, 02:13:22 pm
Im not sure if ive seen this done before or not, but im really wanting to do the centre part of my engine cover in the style of the Interlagos tartan... i reckon it'll look awesome, but we'll have to wait and see (Unless it has already been done and someone has pics)
Title: Re: What colour for my new engine cover?!
Post by: matsu on September 21, 2010, 02:26:31 pm
few guys on the american forum have done them. ill try find a link mate
looks ok but i like colour coded to the bodywork better..... or of course carbon  :evilgrin:
matsu

here we go
http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68526&highlight=show+engine+cover

pg 2 and 3 have diff ones on them . hope this ok to post link to?
Title: Re: What colour for my new engine cover?!
Post by: S2 Ant on September 21, 2010, 04:37:00 pm
Eww they look nasty !!!

I wonder if a good vinyl wrap of the centre piece would survive ok, as it would look a lot better than those abominations i saw on that link - unless im missing some images due to work filtering the good ones?
Title: Re: What colour for my new engine cover?!
Post by: matsu on September 21, 2010, 04:44:41 pm
lmao at s2 ant  :jumpmove:
matsu
Title: Re: What colour for my new engine cover?!
Post by: Truckie on September 21, 2010, 06:30:24 pm
I have done mines as follows......

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fad216%2Ftruckie09%2FImage334.jpg&hash=52d1cdf255febeab245b497a51e7308b57dcf64a)

White with red pin stripes down the sides.