It's been a while since ive posted some picz, but here is the latest mod. I got the engine cover repainted and some interior paint work.















Feedback would be much appreciated

 

that looks really nice. what color is the woodgrain? cant tell if its the same blue or not.

 

looks hot man, where did you get it painted and for how much?

 

wondering bout the engine cover...
was that done at a shop??
and is it high temp paint?
i want to do my Engine cover OEM color but im scared it might melt or something..

 

the woodgrain was painted over with the TL anthracite.

 

actually a member on this board did all the paintwork for me

i dont think the engine cover needs to be any high-temp paint. If you think about it, if it really got that hot, then the plastic cover would ahve melted by now

 

you think so?
because my Godfather owns a shop nd i was gonna tell him to put some OEM paint on it.. but it seems as if everyone suggests using High Temp paint...
i know the Silver part of the cover gets real hot tho...
thanks

 

well we'll see ill keep everyone posted

 

u dont need high temp paint......think bout it......if it was getting that hot dont u think the plastic would melt.......i have my engine painted and wood pieces painted btw

 

Looking good, H.

I want to get mine done, too. I'm tired of the blackwood grain panels.

 

but damn.. that looks ugly

 

 

very nice!

 

looks pimp broooo....what kind of clear coat or gloss did u usE?

 

Looks good. Im in the process of painting the woodgrains, valve cover, and battery cover.

 

Would have looked better if you color matched it to the exterior of the car. Are you planning to paint the door pieces?

 

Looks good! now you just need the door peices to match.

the finish on the car gets far hotter in direct sunlight than the engine pieces get. my pieces have been painted for a year now with the same paint and they are just fine.

 

 

Xactly!....the blue looks kinda purple

 

well i think it might be the way the pictures are taken, because it looks pretty close to the color of the car. I did use the paint code (Monterey Blue Pear) for my car as well as the paint code for the Antrhacite Metallic TL.

 

i say go with MBP all the way around.

 

damn i like the way the athracite looks in the interior

 

yo that looks hotttt, only thing i dont like is that he shift piece is a different color then the rest of the wood pieces.

 

the gate is anthracite (the same as teh wood) the trim ring is blue
i think it looks good together.

 

post some pics of ur car.. didnt u get ur 02 tails on?

 

ill take some when its all nice n shiney this weekend

 

I kinda like it. those side trims looks pretty smooth. But I don't quite feel it for the shiftgate trim.

 

it's all good, i just wanted to do somethin' a lil different the side trim came out REAL smooth

 

Thats a cool mod. wondering about door pieces though? Seems like they might be a little more work? Remove door panel or just cover up reallu well and do it right on the door?

 

now that ive taken the door panel off when i installed my speakers, i'll jsut take the trim off the panels.

 

I thought it was all a one piece panel?

 

well it looks like there are clips that attach it t othe back, i might have to cut them, and superglue thme back on, ill keep u posted.

 

i sued a drill bit as wide as the "clip" or "glue" that its held on by and drilled it very slowly. popped right out. to put it back in, i just pushed them in and the pressure is holding in the rear ones and i used some rubber glue at the very tip of the front ones while the rest of it is held on with pressure.

 

fyi - a high temp paint is recommended. although the regular paint wont melt, overtime it begins to bubble and crack. talking from experience.

the trim looks great, i was just thinking bout doing the same thing but i also didnt like the blue around the shift gate.

did you clear coat the trim?

 

i used regular paint on my engine cover and its lasted for nearly 2 years.

 

the paint will be just fine. the same paint is in the the engine compartment and just as close to hot parts. automotive paint is very strong and can withstand very high temps with out prob.


yes the paint is base clear

 

Yep it does. But it still looks good in the engine bay.

 

I love the engine cover but I'm not sure that I"m feeling the painted piece around the shifter.

 

You ruined your interior look. Sorry, but that looks disgusting inside. On the other hand, I do like how it looks under the hood.

 

i actually like the color too. it looks very unique. i agree with INSPIRE and JPUTT. the trim and the engine looks very very oem like, but definitely not the ring around the shift-gate.