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Old 6/30/12, 07:36 PM
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Painted Strut Brace

before & after... engine compartment is pretty dusty... pretty good colour match done by dealer
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That's interesting. First pic I can see the red a little but 2nd pic looks black.
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Originally Posted by SilverSkoundrel
That's interesting. First pic I can see the red a little but 2nd pic looks black.
that's the Lava Red... catch the right light and the red flake shines through... just the angle with flash on that one I suppose, both pic's were in garage.
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You need to get the performance package engine cover...it'll clean up your engine bay. Just a suggestion. They look Sooo much better.
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Originally Posted by youngstang90
You need to get the performance package engine cover...it'll clean up your engine bay. Just a suggestion. They look Sooo much better.
thanks... will have to look into that, I didn't realize there was such a beast!
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Originally Posted by lavaredmca

thanks... will have to look into that, I didn't realize there was such a beast!
Yessir.
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It looks good, but I would've had them just paint the brace with no clearcoat - the rest of the engine bay doesn't have clearcoat so now the brace is really shiny!
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Originally Posted by youngstang90
Yessir.
thanks... not sure if I want to spend $150 just yet but agree it cleans things up immensely... with my obsessive compulsive now I won't be happy until I have it LOL...
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Originally Posted by laserred38
It looks good, but I would've had them just paint the brace with no clearcoat - the rest of the engine bay doesn't have clearcoat so now the brace is really shiny!
yeah, will see how much it differs after I clean the rest up... was a last minute thing when I already was having some painting done... on the other hand you are drawn to it and might overlook the rest LOL
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Originally Posted by lavaredmca

thanks... not sure if I want to spend $150 just yet but agree it cleans things up immensely... with my obsessive compulsive now I won't be happy until I have it LOL...
It is well worth the money. Shame they didn't just put these on all of the sixxers.
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Originally Posted by youngstang90
It is well worth the money. Shame they didn't just put these on all of the sixxers.
well Latemodel Restoration is having a 4th of July Sale... looks like another trinket to be added along with Airaid CAI... engine compartment will look very nice afterwards... think that will fulfill my spending desires for the time being!
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Originally Posted by youngstang90
You need to get the performance package engine cover...it'll clean up your engine bay. Just a suggestion. They look Sooo much better.
well here is finished project with engine cover & Airaid CAI
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