strut brace in body color

[polsta]

whats the thoughts on having a strut brace painted body color so it flows from turret to turret all looking the same ? anyone ever done it ? good/naff ?

anyone got any pics at all of such fitted ?

[jimbom30cab]

i think chrome would look best

[verde]

Think it looks classier and cleaner, chrome in the engine bay should just be avoided

[polsta]

got a rocker cover here to get done, just need an inlet manifold now (anyone? pm me), and just pondering what bay look to go for and what brace to get, and weather go painted or vapour/soda blasted or what

[polsta]

heres the rpm one in my is, they are a powder coat finish, the black suited the car/suited the bay a lot better than if it were chrome,and did not stick right out or draw your eyes to it

but they only do black, and it wouldnt suit the bay in black on a silver car as well

[verde]

I woulda said do the rocker and engine black. It looks clean, tidy and isnt too in your face

[jimbom30cab]

i see what you guys mean about the black look, but i do like chrome on a car, gives it that "classic" look.

[Chris_B86]

heres the rpm one in my is, they are a powder coat finish, the black suited the car/suited the bay a lot better than if it were chrome,and did not stick right out or draw your eyes to it

but they only do black, and it wouldnt suit the bay in black on a silver car as well

It would if you had these...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171003511654? ... 1423.l2649

[polsta]

im not really feeling the black rocker/inlet at all, wont look right on the car, want something that fits and looks right and suits the overall style and easy on the eye

like look at the pic above, a black car facelift, all the fan and engine bits black, black spark plug cover and oil cap, the deadening etc, the black brace just fitted it nicely and all looked easy on the eye, picture a chrome brace- would of stood out too much and not complimented

but thats not to say chrome wont on the lachs car, but need to think of the best rocket/inlet/brace combination to give the best and "right" look

[Chris_B86]

Ah the pics just loaded, you're not M20'd, nevermind, but you could do yours similair

[polsta]

It would if you had these...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171003511654? ... 1423.l2649

thats not far from me, but its probably in a facelift with black trim everywhere, it looks alright in that bay, not sure how black would look here...

my bay when i got the car

picture them being black, it will all look a bit of a big black lump and too "modified" looking, wont look right

[verde]

Black rocker and inlet with a red strut brace? makes things a bit racier and more exciting? or body colour inlet and rocker with red strut?

[gooner1]

i see what you guys mean about the black look, but i do like chrome on a car, gives it that "classic" look.

Viola......

[jimbom30cab]

perfect

Chrome in the bay FTW

[Mo13]

Polished inlet and afm with black rocker!

[Cook318IS]

I've got a white ultra racing brace, I like it white and it contrasts nicely in the engine bay

[jimbom30cab]

that's a bl00dy brilliant picture mate, the top one, how did you take that ?

[Chris_B86]

If you gave the bay a good clean so the silver was bright and shiny, the black would contrast well against it

[polsta]

Well of course it will be cleaned etc and a full spruce up, the battery tray has been done aswell and painted and looks good

[kitch]

[Cook318IS]

that's a bl00dy brilliant picture mate, the top one, how did you take that ?

I've got a camera rig. It was mega rushed so not as good as it could be, but it's got me more magazine work anyway

[polsta]

Looks super , is that yours ?? If so, what's the details ? Rocker, inlet,brace painted the same ? Is it body color or just silver or are they different finishes ?

[Duke137]

I would go for a silver rocker and inlet as your theme is OEM but whatever you do go for powdercoated because painted just doesn't stand the test of time really.

You need to keep it subtle as possible I think otherwise it starts to look 'modified' too much.

Like if you are having period radio, you don't but supermarket universal floor mats in etc

[Lurch320i]

I've got a white ultra racing brace, I like it white and it contrasts nicely in the engine bay

did you have m52 swap then m50?

[The_Diddler]

Strut braces are council......................

[davidt]

Polished alloy strut brace and silver inlet manifold with matching rocker cover on my lachs car.

[Cook318IS]

I've got a white ultra racing brace, I like it white and it contrasts nicely in the engine bay

did you have m52 swap then m50?

Nope, m50 then m52. I'm just being lazy and not editing the picture of the engine bay i got the other week (surprisingly I don't really have a pic of the bay since the M52 went in!)

[polsta]

Polished alloy strut brace and silver inlet manifold with matching rocker cover on my lachs car.

That sir, looks the business !! Was it painted lachs or just silver ? I'm
Liking that

[davidt]

Polished alloy strut brace and silver inlet manifold with matching rocker cover on my lachs car.

That sir, looks the business !! Was it painted lachs or just silver ? I'm
Liking that

Its high heat silver paint then lacquered and i do have a manifold spare pm me.

[jimbom30cab]

that looks great davidt, also love the braided vacuum lines, a lot of effort gone in there and it looks great for it.

[jimbom30cab]

eer not sure what is going on there, i just typed "d a v i d t" with out the spaces. LOL

[davidt]

Thanks Jim, the Davet thing is a bit of Zone trickery by Mr Ian H. Admin person

[polsta]

davidt LOL , pm sent

back a home now was on phone, and seeing that bay on the big screen it looks super !

I would go for a silver rocker and inlet as your theme is OEM but whatever you do go for powdercoated because painted just doesn't stand the test of time really.

You need to keep it subtle as possible I think otherwise it starts to look 'modified' too much.

Like if you are having period radio, you don't but supermarket universal floor mats in etc

i agree, want subtle and nice, tieing in with the whole car, got oem everything really, mats ,stereo all the boot bits and morsels are going to be fantastic , want it to look great

what im also doing is keeping the original rocker and inlet that are on the car as they are, and just get them cleaned up but keep the patina ,so nothing to loose by doing some spares, im yearning for the days when car is on the road and im spending time doing them little thngs and tinkering with the bay and cleaning things up etc

[kitch]

Looks super , is that yours ?? If so, what's the details ? Rocker, inlet,brace painted the same ? Is it body color or just silver or are they different finishes ?

Yeah that's mine. It was all taken off and painted lach silver in the spray shop. Just standard pint was used and its held up fine, been like it for ages. The only thing is if you want a smooth finish it takes a lot of effort sanding it all down.

[Rav335uk]

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