Engine Bay Colour Scheme

1. user_46658 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2010 Little Mill, South Wales Posts: 7547 Mondeo ST TDCI Saxo VTS

   #1 6th December 2011, 23:41

   What you reckon?
   
   I've got a Mauritious VTS and was thinking of silver and white?
2. Saxovch22 Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Scotland Posts: 1191 02 Saxo Vts

   #2 7th December 2011, 00:34

   Yellow
3. user_46658 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2010 Little Mill, South Wales Posts: 7547 Mondeo ST TDCI Saxo VTS

   #3 7th December 2011, 10:13

   Been done to death, I know most things have on the saxo scene but was thinking of white for the strut brace, then doing the rocker cover the same color white and then changing some of the piping to the same colour, opinions guys?
4. NismoSteve Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2011 Thorne+Grimsby Posts: 717 S2GTi / Megane cc

   #4 7th December 2011, 10:32

   White looks so good for engine bays, only problem is keeping things sparkly clean.
5. BONGO1733 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2008 BOURNEMOUTH Posts: 114 SAXO VTR

   #5 7th December 2011, 10:44

   White or cream would look cool
6. user_31231 Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 Derby Posts: 1153 VW Passat 1.9tdi 150

   #6 7th December 2011, 10:47

   u want to do a colour a saxo doesnt come in or it will look like you had a respray and not done under the bonnet i got loads ov comment wen i had mine green so its not purple
7. user_46658 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2010 Little Mill, South Wales Posts: 7547 Mondeo ST TDCI Saxo VTS

   #7 7th December 2011, 11:07

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Luke-saxo u want to do a colour a saxo doesnt come in or it will look like you had a respray and not done under the bonnet i got loads ov comment wen i had mine green so its not purple

   Im not referring to the bay itself but more engine cosmetic modifications
8. user_51379 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2011 plymouth Posts: 2921 mk2 VTS

   #8 7th December 2011, 11:09

   my mate has Mauritious VTS and he has white looks sweet he also has white interior bits too
9. user_46658 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2010 Little Mill, South Wales Posts: 7547 Mondeo ST TDCI Saxo VTS

   #9 7th December 2011, 11:15

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by sam_16v my mate has Mauritious VTS and he has white looks sweet he also has white interior bits too

   Interior isn't being touched, I think white sprayed interior parts looks really tacky. Looks like I will be spraying my new strut brace white then and some other parts
   
   Cheers guys
10. NismoSteve Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2011 Thorne+Grimsby Posts: 717 S2GTi / Megane cc

    #10 7th December 2011, 11:20

    White samcos look good, along with cam cover, brackets, with other stuff matt black.
11. m11ler Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2010 Kent Posts: 4908 Posi VTR, Eunos Roadster

    #11 7th December 2011, 12:49

    Im not a fan of white in the engine bay tbh, i reckon a lairy colour would suit it better.. red, yellow, colour coded even? to keep it subtle?
12. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

    #12 7th December 2011, 15:53

    Anything more than the rocker covers painted looks cheap. Unless your going the whole hog such as painting the block and wire tucking I wouldn't bother just gloss black
13. user_46658 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2010 Little Mill, South Wales Posts: 7547 Mondeo ST TDCI Saxo VTS

    #13 7th December 2011, 20:53

    Do the rocker covers get hot enough that you need heat resistant paint?
14. NismoSteve Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2011 Thorne+Grimsby Posts: 717 S2GTi / Megane cc

    #14 7th December 2011, 20:57

    Ideally yes, not sure how long "paint" would last before is starts cracking. Powder coating is probably best bet.
15. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

    #15 7th December 2011, 21:14

    Any paint is heat proof its the amount you apply that makes it crack / flake. Powder coating is the better option as long as its not the cheap powder they use as oil / petrol can make it bloom and go milky.
16. Saxovch22 Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Scotland Posts: 1191 02 Saxo Vts

    #16 7th December 2011, 23:39

    everytime ive had a white rocker cover, after a few months the paint starts to turn yellowish and looks crap lol
17. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

    #17 8th December 2011, 12:24

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Saxovch22 everytime ive had a white rocker cover, after a few months the paint starts to turn yellowish and looks crap lol

    That's because the pigment used in white is titanium oxide. When titanium warms up it goes yellow.