cossietim

Hi Lads, is it me or does shiny polioshed bits under the bonnet had there day, i'm starting to put bling under mine to finish the bits that are already there but it seems everything is heading for Black. I must admit Black looks good but i'm torn between the 2, do i powder coat what i've got or keep it all polished, confusion is the word lol HELP!!! Maybe im just being gay

RichieST

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Under bonnet bling is a bit gay IMO. Original and squeaky clean gets my vote over a load of stainless stick on bits every time!

dean9595

I'm like you and after bling lol I think it's a personal thing or if you get fed up polishing lol then powder coating black is the next way

cossietim

one thing i have noticed is my polished top mounts are starting to show signs of a bit of surface rust and it does look unsitely, if it were black you wouldn't notice, though polished i think still stands out more if your showing it off lol. Love a bit of autosol

neil andeRSon

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I'm doing most of my under bonnet bits panther black...

dean9595

Mine so far but not finished still bits to do and a good polishing before rs central

cossietim

See thats the problem i've got, if you got one colour it looks smart and clean but because i got a bit of both and (i'm a bit lazy) cant be arsed to clean it all the time, i think it looks untidy

cossietim

That looks lovely mate, love the cam cover polished, was thinking about that myself

ajamesc

Ill only put needed bits on mine high pressure header tank breather system catch tank strut braise! Can't stand stuff like cam belt covers oil caps and shit like that but that's just my opinion

dean9595

Cheers mate every thing is second hand almost but I'm really not liking the black hoses want to change

cossietim

cossietim

I have a polished header tank, swirl pot and strut brace to go on and thinking about a different heat sheild but thats probably it for me on the polished front, plus its not a great pic

Staffi

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My current Saff is a bit blingy, but that's how I bought it, i prefer black tbh like i did on my last 3dr, BUT saying that mine looks fresh so it'll stay

Think I'll go black hoses though

neil andeRSon

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This is my colour scheme..

cossietim

The black hoses i think make a massive difference, looks so much smarter

dean9595

I see some yummie bits I need (inter cooler turbo pipe and power steering tank )

cossietim

Think i would draw the line at oil caps too lol

cossietim

Very smart, yes your right leave as is

neil andeRSon

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Not the best of pics but you can just make out the pearl glinting..

Paint mixed up to match my hoses

cossietim

Wow, thats different, would love to see the whole thing, very brave and probably a trend setter mate

neil andeRSon

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Cheers mate cam cover is going panther black with green lettering

Rod-Tarry

I prefer the Black look but others like the Blingiest Cossie out there. Both Spec-R show cars. Bottom is orginal not sure you can beat that to be Honest.

bigdel

agree with you 100% Rod. Standard is the new bling!

cossietim

See i think the black looks the smartest there as the middle one is just over done, feel sorry for the bloke who has to polish it(thats if it gets used). i like a motor that is used . i also think that the carbon look is good also, got any pics of carbon goodness?

Toe Knee

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All my tanks are bailey but I agree with what's said and I'm going to be painting mine either silver or crackle black. Really can't be arsed polishing it all the time and if you don't looks shite!!!

I painted my strut tops SLR Laurit silver which is a course silver but looks good I think but not too blingy!!

cossietim

This was my last cossie engine bay, i loved it, looks like it just rolled off the factory floor. I miss this motor, it's in Malta somewhere now
Sorry its a bit blurred

charlie luciano

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Horses for courses and all of that, personally I can do without the bling under the bonnet, its bad enough trying to keep the interior and exterior clean

Luciano

Ridgey

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Polished tanks etc are fine, BUT sticking SS covers over items is a NO NO. Particularly on performance cars, they are about power and light weight.

GINGExR2 T

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Nice thread, been looking for decent pics of engine bays so I can see which of the unwanted holes in the inner wings can be welded up,

Keep the pics coming


Ginger


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kosienutter

Ill be painting mine matt black when I get round to it. Gone of keeping on top of them buffing them up now.

cossiestu

Rod, is the 2nd picture James Richardson's car?
Mines blinged, but thinking of going black...

R5FORD

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Depends on the car tbh if its a standard car then keep it standard.. If its modified then bling it out or make it stealth.


Original as can be




Blinged out


Major bling

Paul_RS

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I went for silver tanks in mine. I got bored polishing them when they were metal

Rod-Tarry

Its used during the summer & he does track it at some shows mind you hes a right pansy (Sorry James) it has a MAD 400BHP engine. His job is a high end car detailer & believe me that car is clean very clean .

Rod-Tarry

It is indeed Tarquins car not my cup of tea cant be hanged with all that cleaning.

cossietim

I'm like you mate, loved my standard engine bay, was clean and only ever needed a quick wipe, I think for this engine I will eventually go black.

cossietim

I like that, it's clean but without the hassle of polish