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Old Nov 24, 2004 | 02:39 PM
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im getting a new paint job and i will be changing the color of the car. my question is i see alot of people just leaving the engine bay black.

should i paint the car and leave the engine bay black? (car is orginally black)

or is that cheesy?

asking cuse if i paint the engine bay its gonna cost alot more money
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Old Nov 24, 2004 | 02:56 PM
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Always color match if that's an option But if you're gonna do a color change it doesn't look that bad if it's black.
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Old Nov 24, 2004 | 03:03 PM
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paint the enginebay...i think it looks kinda cheap left black.
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Old Nov 24, 2004 | 03:13 PM
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what will be the new color
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Old Nov 24, 2004 | 06:24 PM
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not sure on the color just yet. its down to either champ white, s2000 silverstone, or wrx blue.
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Old Nov 24, 2004 | 06:28 PM
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If you can then paint. If not, it'll still look good if it's black
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Old Nov 24, 2004 | 07:20 PM
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it will look so much better paintmatched
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