how to make manifold look nice?

[shazE30]

Hello all well the story is i almost bought an m3 that i discovered was a

accident repair with the owner saying he didnt know even though the

front valance was missing and flitch showing repair not to meantion one

of the front wheel was atleast an inch further back from where it sholud

have been iv decided to improve my cab that little bit more so as the title

states im currently looking to make my engine bay look alot nicer/cleaner

iv started by spraying rocker cover and inlet manifold black(alpina style)

replace my worn exhaust manifold gaskets but wondering how should i

spruse up the exhaust manifold itself at the moment it looks kinda rusty

would spraying it or using underseal f**k it up??? any advice/tips

[whipsey]

buy some vht paint its high temp paint you can get off ebay

[E30Mark]

The M3 doesn't have a front valance behind the front bumper...

[shazE30]

The M3 doesn't have a front valance behind the front bumper...

ok whatever holds the fogs in was missing regardless of that it was shite wasted my time and petrol going to see it

[shazE30]

buy some vht paint its high temp paint you can get off ebay

mate willl this stuff really work as iv been told manifold gets really hot

and the paint will just flake anyone tryed this stuff before???

[gooner1]

Will work mate , done my 325i manifold last year and no probs.

[shazE30]

guys is it easy to remove the manifold any tips or is it just as straight forward as bolt off/on

[gooner1]

Mine was a biatch , all the bottom six nuts were rounded off. Give all the relevant nuts a good soaking with some kind of lubricant at least over night. Good luck.

[mattyb240]

Very hight temp paint has a stupidly high rating and is designed for exhuasts an manifolds specifically, go to car spares anywhere in Brum Shaz its £5 for a pretty big can and does the trick nicely.

[gooner1]

shazE30, this is how mine turned out.

[shazE30]

Very hight temp paint has a stupidly high rating and is designed for exhuasts an manifolds specifically, go to car spares anywhere in Brum Shaz its £5 for a pretty big can and does the trick nicely.

cheers mate yeh gonna get a can tommorow any update on those lights you got them yet???

[shazE30]

shazE30, this is how mine turned out.

looks good.....although its the lower exhaust manifold im really concerned about wanna get that looking better i hope everyone has been refering to that

[mattyb240]

No word yet shaz a few people are interested in em, but the guy i got them off before said he might have a batch but it he did say it wouldnt be definate. Just waiting an seeing will let you know when or if i ind out anything geeza

[gooner1]

Ooops wrong pic mate but exhaust manifold is done same as inlet.

[FormerMember]

I used aluminium / temperature paint: