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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 08:39 PM
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Default What color should I paint my engine bay?

Please keep in mind, these will all be done with a spray can. Even the tahitian green.

The car will be on HX wheels (still deciding on what color to paint them too) with a mugen bumper:



I'm really bad with colors, so any input is appriciated.
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 08:45 PM
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match it to car - end of poll
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 08:46 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CrookedDC4 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">match it to car - end of poll</TD></TR></TABLE>

Whats the chance that the color will match if I use an aerosol spray can?

And you didn't vote, LOL.
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 09:18 PM
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I'd say black and dress it up with a few chrome pieces.
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 09:34 PM
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you should get some chrome wheel well trim ........it is the ****....... paint your compartment the same color though
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 09:51 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1990hondaHF &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'd say black and dress it up with a few chrome pieces.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm working on some bling



Always have to pimp the custruction pics...
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 02:22 PM
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Flat black. That matches almost anything. That's what I did.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 02:26 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ronin150 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Flat black. That matches almost anything. That's what I did.</TD></TR></TABLE>I agree I'm doing the same.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 02:41 PM
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if your gonna paint it then paint it the same color as the car
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 02:56 PM
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match everything else = teh ghetto
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 03:05 PM
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spray paint??? i don't know what all you have put into your motor but it looks like a decent setup and you know how to spend your money. why then would you go a cheap way out and spray paint your car? just seems a little ghetto to me.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 03:48 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EFRue57 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">spray paint??? i don't know what all you have put into your motor but it looks like a decent setup and you know how to spend your money. why then would you go a cheap way out and spray paint your car? just seems a little ghetto to me.</TD></TR></TABLE>

If done right it won't look ghetto. I'm not pro painter, actually my first time, and mine turned out fine. Was orginally red, went to flat black.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 04:33 PM
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i say flat black or truck bedliner...
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 04:42 PM
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Agreed, Flat black, then all the "bling" like header and a powdercoated valvecover will really stand out and look very sharp!
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 07:41 PM
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best think i would do in ur whip is shave the whole bay and hide or tuck the wires so frech and so clean paint it the original
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 08:08 PM
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for flat black
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 09:07 PM
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same as the body done right
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 09:20 PM
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i like gloss black
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 05:03 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cloud806 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">same as the body done right</TD></TR></TABLE>

agreed, looks way better. and then do a wire tuck to tidy it up
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 05:10 AM
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I guess if every one says paint it to match the body, I'll just take the motor out when I spray the rest of the car..

About the wire tuck... You don't see too many wires in the second pic

Thank you everybody for your opinions!
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 06:59 AM
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please dont ruin your ef with spray paint.
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 11:50 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Keith P &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I guess if every one says paint it to match the body, I'll just take the motor out when I spray the rest of the car..</TD></TR></TABLE>

There you go
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 12:49 PM
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same as car cause i think it looks clean.
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 12:54 PM
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same as the car anything else looks like you had a cheap paint job done
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 04:40 PM
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nice mani, how do you like the motormount inserts?rattle rattle rattle i know
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