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Old 27 November 2012, 07:21 PM
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Hello i need some opinions please my rb5 has her hart out just now and dont know if i should paint the engine bay the same color as the car as the engine bay is a **** gray and looks rank or should i leave it original ??????
Old 27 November 2012, 07:26 PM
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Unless your willing to strip it fully then I wouldn't bother as it will look sh!te from anything closer than 10 yards away mate
Old 27 November 2012, 07:33 PM
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If your going to do it properly, nows the time! You'll only regret it once the engines back in. It will look a lot tidier/well looked after if painted.
Old 27 November 2012, 07:34 PM
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You will have to strip it out m8 but I am doing my one rite now mate go for it
Old 27 November 2012, 07:38 PM
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yeah def do nowm, strip iot down and sort it out!! im gonna do the same to mine
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I love a painted engine bay
Old 27 November 2012, 07:46 PM
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do it!! as prodriverules say dont mask bit up just remove the whole lot and do it probably, will look much better! that photo above looks lovely!
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Got a better reflection on that then my car :L
Old 27 November 2012, 07:48 PM
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Thanks Dan and LOL at the comments
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very good painter by the looks of things know you do it for a living but still!

the one thing with subaru engine bay i get asked every time i show mine, whys it a different colour, all they get back because it is :P
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Originally Posted by Dan-
very good painter by the looks of things know you do it for a living but still!

the one thing with subaru engine bay i get asked every time i show mine, whys it a different colour, all they get back because it is :P
My first impreza was a bug sti jdm in blue and it bugged the hell out of me that the engine bay was a different colour lol
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Thanks for the feed back lads it looks like i am striping out the bay and specially after seeing that bay ^^^^^^^ up top ,i would have striped out everything anyway as i am a body sprayer to trade was not sure if it looses value of car further down the line.pics will be posted when done.Thanks again.
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