Colour co-ordination in engine bay.

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stecad
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Colour co-ordination in engine bay.

Post by stecad »

I'm about to embark on a complete clean and tidy of the engine & engine bay on my Mk 2, Rev 2 3SGTE. The car is currently red (pink) and will be resprayed to original 3E5 as the last stage. The engine is currently out so I can be bold.

I've got no colour co-ordination and rely on the wife to dress me so need the help of the forum to get the colours right.

I have a set of red Samcos and all vac/air lines are red.
I've searched the forum and can see some colour combos for the rocker cover, inlet & exhaust manifolds and engine brace bar. I also have an aftermarket engine brace (TRD style) that will be fitted.

What colour combo should I be going for?
I will post pics once complete in July as this is when the body is booked into the spray shop.

Thanks and looking forward to engine bay porn.
Gullzter
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Re: Colour co-ordination in engine bay.

Post by Gullzter »

Off topic.. isn't rev2 original colour 3J6 if you're looking to stay original?

On topic, here is my engine bay:


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I've considered anthracite but I want bright so I'll be changing all to gold next winter but blue does look fantastic :thumleft:
White or black would look good too, best advice type in google "Red car, xxxxx engine bay" (xxxxx meaning all the colours you can think of under the sun) :eye:
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