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Old 11-01-16, 09:21 PM
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Default Carbon Fiber Engine Cover

So I had my engine cover hydro-dipped in carbon fiber when I was doing
the interior pieces. Since the center portion of the cover is textured we had
to leave that part alone. I was going to paint that gloss black with brake calipers
2 stage paint in black. What do you think? Gloss black or some other color?
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Old 11-01-16, 09:54 PM
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I kinda like the carbon fiber/silver look.
Old 11-01-16, 10:51 PM
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maybe same blue as the silicone hose??

but agree with Zmon, the silver looks nice with the carbon fiber
Old 11-02-16, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by 808newbie
maybe same blue as the silicone hose??
That's not a bad idea. It would be reminiscent to the design used for the Lexus RC-F:

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I think it looks awesome as is. If you want to add a little color, I would do about 1/2 inch stripe around the edge in that blue.
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I like the blue idea, maybe even make the "L" blue
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Honestly it looks awesome as it is. Painting the "L" logo blue would make it 'stand out' a bit more I guess (If you can even say that)
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I like the idea of it. It'll stand out a lot! How much did all of it cost?
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I think it looks good as is.. maybe add blue where all the groves are.. basically accenting
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The guy I found did my engine cover for 100.
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