msportbo1

i just had a idea for some kind of vote regarding engine bays???

Do you prefer chromed and polished to the teeth??

Or an nice tidy bay (still has to be clean like no oil or cack)
Eg crackle black???


Thinkn this would be an interesting discussion so let me know

i seen a few saphs and rs turbos with the crackle and it looks nut plus saves the hassle of having to spend hours on that mirror finish!!!

dave green

some bling is ok. but dont go over the top as some do


dave

T28 RST

Bling for me



But black also looks great

JHS

iTrader: (1)

Shiny stuff is too much work for me, just keep it nice and tidy and stick to your idea.

R5FORD

iTrader: (1)

bling is but need colour aswel.. i think my egine bay is spot on

R5FORD

iTrader: (1)

R5FORD

iTrader: (1)

rst in breaking

iTrader: (2)

like the odd bit of chrome to break things up but colours tidier i think, clean and subtle

sm

was never a fan of bling engine bays, but then i bought my s1 with it all done and was gonna change it all back to std but i dont mind it now

Rippers

Cossy Mike

iTrader: (4)

bit of both, don't like stainless or brushed just good thick chrome plated sooooooo easy to clean.

too much looks crap.

lukemakepeace

what is that red colour, its looks ace, why is it so shiny?

pani_k

iTrader: (1)

not the cleanest bay in the world but i think a little bit of chrome looks good.

i have spark plug cover and battery cover

Spiky

iTrader: (1)

Paul Ripley

awesome

Red16

personally i dont like the shiny bling, much prefer the look of painted/powdercoated parts instead, im not one for polishing things and shiney bits always look shit with fingerprints all over them.

Twellsie

iTrader: (1)

i like a bit of bling, but really cant be arsed to clean it these days

Twins

iTrader: (18)

I like chromed bays and also black bays

dakar

iTrader: (1)

I think its nice to see a cossie or rs turbo standard under the bonnet but very clean just dont buzz off bling at all

shifty

Ive loads of bling on my saff and after six years of cleaning it every time i use it ive had it black look for me.

Brian

iTrader: (2)

Chrome for me


Brian

Big Will_

To the untrained eye that could be a standard engine bay - to the trained eye - thats a phenomenal level of attention to detail.
Love it Paul, really do

dazoriginal

agree

Rippers

cheers mate that was the look I was looking for

Luca

iTrader: (2)

Paul you really should tell your insurance company - you cant hide it all...

Gary Osborne

not sure what to do with my tanks when its finished.

i might go flint grey with them to keep with the strut brace etc.

what do you think?




please excuse the dust

R5FORD

iTrader: (1)

not sure mate but does look bang on in the flesh

xr4x4rs

iTrader: (5)

im undecided

ive always like shiney chrome engine bays, but my one is a pain in the arse, alright it doesnt look that good in my eyes but i was happy with it

until i had to start cleaning etc, it also gets easily scratched

so its staying as it is for now, then next year its going to be black tanks i think as it will look cleaner, simpler and easy to keep clean

but i want to go quip on most things in the bay aswell

this is how it stands at the minute



or will be when i get my engine back in

charlie luciano

iTrader: (3)

I like the bling bling bits but it does take a lot of time and effort to keep them looking mint,

the engine bays in this thread are quality Ripley's escort is bad ass

I'd like to think I've a few bling bits under my bonnet, here's a shot




Luciano

Martyn

Hows this for bling? Abit OTT for my liking!

wirralphil

FORDS only

jokin more links

SS1

iTrader: (3)

never a buffty but i hate rusty parts





via the rain through the bonnet vents



sad but true

gus

iTrader: (1)

i use to have lots of polished stuff in my engine bay but got the ache with cleaning it all the time

im slowly changing everything to paint / powdercoat now

smudge_lad

enlighten the untrained of us then please, as that does look awesome!!

fezzajsy

iTrader: (9)

depends on the car really,am going for a black bay on me s1 like Puss on here..looks stunning

Mixja

pure functionality for me, rather spend the money on making it go faster...

Cossy Mike

iTrader: (4)

That is sweet mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Have to say black on post 90' cars and not too much chromw on pre 90'

Can I ask where the black stuff come from??

do you get your own flecked or something or do you but it somewhere and aint ever seen it before on traders stall or website?

Rippers

All the parts are alloy thats either been annodised, powder coated in fish scale crackle or painted in jet plane paint (Radders ) apart from the Airbox lid which is Carbon painted

Went OTT on the black eh?

JayCC

Personally i prefer the Paul Ripley style..

Miller 3

iTrader: (4)

As above the now infamous Mr Paul Ripley (Don't want to quote any more pic's )

Seen this bay in the flesh and it is quite jaw dropping... Well done Paul mate

Dannn

Anyone who spends money and time making an engine bay look nice needs to get a life IMO. Its an engine bay FFS, who cares what it looks like as long as it all works....