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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 06:22 PM
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Am going Gotech & fitting RS1600i Rocker cover & inlet manifold etc...............


Just can't decide whether to leave rocker unpainted (freshly shot blasted) matching the matt silver inlet, powder coat blue (ala T.Scarlet) or try something a bit differant....

Current Engine bay pic below, so what'd think peeps' ?????

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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 06:33 PM
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It looks spot on as it is mate, looks lovely.
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 06:36 PM
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same as inlet
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 06:53 PM
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It looks spot on as it is mate, looks lovely.
Cheers mate, but mind's made up on the 16i bits.


Originally Posted by gus
same as inlet
Leaning that way at the mo'
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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im getting lazy in my old age an d could not be doing with all th ecleaning of the polished / chrome one
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 07:09 PM
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Well i don't like chrome so i did this...matt black inlet,thermo housing and cover.
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by JeroentjeRS
Well i don't like chrome so i did this...matt black inlet,thermo housing and cover.

Looks sweet mate...

Can't go the Black route without changing whole bay..
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Just paint it silver then Thats the best look tbh
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think i will be doing the black bit on one of my rockers, with polished fins and logo


the other will be fms green
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by gus
think i will be doing the black bit on one of my rockers, with polished fins and logo


the other will be fms green
Quite like the sound of a dark green & polished log/fins......

Not sure if it will look odd thogh'
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 10:38 PM
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pink lol


nah i would go for an anthracite colour with a copper flake that the powder coaters you used before told me they could do with polished fins and logo
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that engine bay looks stunning as it is mate, but i would go with a nice dark anthracite and then have the charge pipe and inlet the same colour.

i'll have to cme have a look at your car one day, it looks stunning in all the pics i see of it
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 07:00 PM
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My mate sprayed my rocker cover today, just got to tidy everything else.

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Originally Posted by JeroentjeRS
Well i don't like chrome ...
Me also but iirc the RST crossover pipe will fail the RSi rocker cover.

How about white?
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Originally Posted by Rs-imon
My mate sprayed my rocker cover today, just got to tidy everything else.


wow that looks amazing your mate must be a really good bloke!!
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wow that looks amazing your mate must be a really good bloke!!__________________
He's a treacle, fella.
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