MK5 Golf GTI

General => Random Chat => Topic started by: Clarkysmk5 on April 03, 2015, 05:28:04 pm

Title: Engine cover
Post by: Clarkysmk5 on April 03, 2015, 05:28:04 pm: Just fitted induction kit to my mk5 gti but now obvs the engine cover doesn't fit can anyone recommend a replacement cover?????
Title: Re: Engine cover
Post by: Marc-5-GTI on April 03, 2015, 05:49:41 pm: Audi TTS cover is popular..
Title: Re: Engine cover
Post by: Ruggy on April 03, 2015, 06:15:13 pm: Quote from: Clarkysmk5 on April 03, 2015, 05:28:04 pm
Just fitted induction kit to my mk5 gti but now obvs the engine cover doesn't fit can anyone recommend a replacement cover?????

If you end up selling your engine cover, I would be interested depending on price and condition.
Cheers
Title: Re: Engine cover
Post by: Stooey on April 03, 2015, 06:47:31 pm: Quote from: Marc-5-GTI on April 03, 2015, 05:49:41 pm
Audi TTS cover is popular..

Where can I buy one? What's the going price for a tts cover?
Title: Re: Engine cover
Post by: Spankiee on April 03, 2015, 07:17:50 pm: You can modify your standard one. And resprayed the middle bit looks spot on
Title: Re: Engine cover
Post by: Kam88 on April 03, 2015, 08:45:00 pm: cut it yourself and you can even paint it with can of spray from halfords top job and easy

Takes about 15minutes to measure and cut and some time to spray to liven it up otherwise if you not bothered to spray it 15mins and you are done
Title: Re: Engine cover
Post by: Clarkysmk5 on April 04, 2015, 10:01:25 am: Okay sweet do I have to use heat proof paint??
Title: Re: Engine cover
Post by: Spankiee on April 04, 2015, 06:27:55 pm: Just standard paint is fine.
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Post by: GTi-Andy on April 04, 2015, 06:42:44 pm: Anyone know which colour of red best matches the red stripe round the front grill?
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Post by: Kam88 on April 04, 2015, 09:29:22 pm: I went Halfords and used high temperature red looks good
Title: Re: Engine cover
Post by: GTi-Andy on April 04, 2015, 09:42:55 pm: Cheers @Kam88 I'm think about doing the middle bit red
Title: Re: Engine cover
Post by: Kam88 on April 04, 2015, 10:37:59 pm: i got a picture of it somewhere on the forum not to long ago was posted but if you go to halfords and find code for maybe tornado red they can mix it for you on spot might be a better red i just picked up high temp as though be much better for how hot it gets under the bonnet
Title: Re: Engine cover
Post by: GTi-Andy on April 05, 2015, 12:46:09 pm: Just spotted yours mate on my other thread about engine covers. Looking good.
Title: Re: Engine cover
Post by: Kam88 on April 05, 2015, 08:59:46 pm: cheers can't complain for the sake of few quid and 30 mins of work lol