Just curious as to what everyone thinks about this for our cars. Do you prefer the engine bay painted black, or color-matched to the color of the car??
VOTE AWAY!!

 

definitely color matched, black looks ghetto

 

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amen it just looks cheap.

 

But my rex is black so yes to both.

I voted to color match.

 

actually, i think a WHITE painted engine bay is best, especially to show off.

but what do i care about appearance.

 

Color matched is clean... Black is efficient and easy.

 

What do you all think about Gill's EG Hatch? He has the bay black, and I am sort of liking it....SORT OF. When i say black i DONT mean rattle can black, i mean professionally/compressor painted black

Also, does anybody think color-matching can depend on the color of the car??





Modified by spcrxracer at 6:07 PM 8/8/2006

 

got to be the dopest valve cover i've seen

 

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Check out the underside of his hood, too!

 

oh and black. my car used to be black and not much about looks after rehabilitating my rex from riceville

 

damn wtf is that some kinda mirror trickery, ralph maccio crane kickin me in my genitalia..........slow down kid, i'm a georgia boy

 

Rattle can flat black if you pull your motor a lot for racing (makes touching up a lot easier). High gloss color matched if you're going for the showcar look .

Not really a fan of flat black engine bays, but for racing; it's excusable.

 

not used to that billy bob bad *** paint scheme thing you cats got out there.

 

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Not really a fan of flat black engine bays, but for racing; it's excusable. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I suppose for straight racing, a rattle can job would be ok.

 

spoon socks, chrome intake piping, spotless hoses.......way to much trouble for me. but it looks awfully dope. ahhh yes i can smell the armor all now. lol

 

Ha Ha
Another reason I am down for the black bay, is it sort of hides the wires/dirt/clutter a little bit better.

But then again, I always think how clean matched bays look.

 

i'd post a pic of my engine bay but the only thing that looks good is my timing belt cover b/c it jumped time a couple weeks ago and had to reset with an arrow and a prayer. but only took 3 hours so not that bad. but i know engine bay is black defineately. I'm not what you would call a hood popper, flodger or anything of that sort

 

and don't misunderstand my scarcasm. spoon crane underside of hood is fly as a green bean

 

I like it matte black..Or white on a white car..

 

i went the extra mile with my paint and i am proud to pop my hood!!!! it sucked doing it but it was worth it,

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1330667

 

Damn that look good..Is that the captiva blue?

 

nope it is a factory mazda color and when i painted mine i pulled the hood off the hatch off both doors and did the undersides and the bay a day before i did the rest of the car when i painted the rest it still took me 20 hours and 2 gallons of color altogether 2 1/2 gallons

 

Krylon Semi-Flat black on mine.

Rattle can is a must.

Easy fixing.

Plus a nicely cleaned engine or polished block, head and tranny REALLY pop nicely.

Spend that paint-matched $$ on go fast goodies & do something to impress me.

Honestly, does anyone do something OTHER than race an EF?

 

color match FTW

 

i like black engine bays