silicone pipes nd that

1. Scottish-VTR-Boy L-plater Joined: Apr 2011 Aberdeen Posts: 68 Icelandic grey 02 Plate Saxo VTR

   #1 22nd June 2012, 07:44

   looking to sort my engine bay out with some silicone pipes ect not sure on what colour to get stuck between getting gloss black white or red.. dont want blue to common and dnt want any other funky colours lol but i want to see some pics of some vtr engine bays with some silocone piping ect my cars got a painted black rockercover its a ice grey with white vts wheels so thats why i thought about putting white hoses under the bonnet but id like to see some pictures
2. AlexBp West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL

   #2 22nd June 2012, 08:54

   white engine components are a huge no unless your a full on anal clean freak
   
   theyll be cream and have oil stains withing weeks
   
   simple black silicone ftw in my opinion
3. Scottish-VTR-Boy L-plater Joined: Apr 2011 Aberdeen Posts: 68 Icelandic grey 02 Plate Saxo VTR

   #3 22nd June 2012, 08:57

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by AlexB white engine components are a huge no unless your a full on anal clean freak theyll be cream and have oil stains withing weeks simple black silicone ftw in my opinion

   whats your opinion on red silicone hoses?
4. AlexBp West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL

   #4 23rd June 2012, 00:18

   reds allright
5. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

   #5 23rd June 2012, 01:21

   which hoses did you want to replace?
   
   this is my top rad red spoox hose, i bought it becuase i had a spare £50 but they are very expensive for what they are for no real advantage hence why i didnt buy the bottom rad hose or any other coolant ones
   
6. user_21226 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 wirral Posts: 6348 Icelandic vtr turbo

   #6 23rd June 2012, 09:25

   Was going to say the £160 for the full set is a lot of money for only cosmetic looks, they're suppose to help cooling but I'm not sure how unless it's got something to do with the thickness of the silicone
7. LeeM Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 Liverpool Posts: 7393 Black Corsa C SRi

   #7 23rd June 2012, 14:14

   spoox ones are great, i had black with a black rocker cover, green badge and green filter. looked mint
8. LeeM Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 Liverpool Posts: 7393 Black Corsa C SRi

   #8 23rd June 2012, 14:16

   crap pic with just the induction hose on. cleaned the lot including filter and put a mani on after this
   
   
9. Scottish-VTR-Boy L-plater Joined: Apr 2011 Aberdeen Posts: 68 Icelandic grey 02 Plate Saxo VTR

   #9 26th June 2012, 22:23

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by jeffchiz which hoses did you want to replace? this is my top rad red spoox hose, i bought it becuase i had a spare £50 but they are very expensive for what they are for no real advantage hence why i didnt buy the bottom rad hose or any other coolant ones

   im just getting a 90 degree bed for the vts airbox and the small hoses from the box to the cam cover then from there to the inlet the vacum hoses or something? just wanna do them not bothered with rad hoses atm too expensive just want to see some pictures of diffrent coloured hoses i thought white would be good because my wheels are white but the rockercovers black so i thought maybe black so i would look oem? and wud spray the ecu covers and that black
10. Scottish-VTR-Boy L-plater Joined: Apr 2011 Aberdeen Posts: 68 Icelandic grey 02 Plate Saxo VTR

    #10 26th June 2012, 22:24

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by LeeM spoox ones are great, i had black with a black rocker cover, green badge and green filter. looked mint

    thats sounds good u got a picture of that mate?
11. user_35090 Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 west mids (dudley) Posts: 1201 cammed 106 flatty

    #11 27th June 2012, 19:12

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by AlexB white engine components are a huge no unless your a full on anal clean freak theyll be cream and have oil stains withing weeks simple black silicone ftw in my opinion

    
    as above - also buy quality hoses such as sfs/samco. cheap ebay ones look nice at first untill a little heat hits them, they fade and look crap
12. user_59080 Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2012 Glasgow Posts: 126 Saxo VTR

    #12 27th June 2012, 21:50

    yup stay clear of ebay crap m8