Gimme ur input

Ok ive been lookin around online and talked to some people and im gunna either paint my engine cover or get a new one. Ive looked around online and found some UGLY chrome ones and some whatever looking ones but i think ill paint the one ive got. no biggie i guess but what do u guys think.

My buddy told me to paint it the same color as my car, and that makes sense to me but the shadow mica just seems like it wouldnt stand out in my engine compartment.

i was thinking going a blue to match my interior lighting, and i like to keep the underglow on blue but i dont know if that would look good with color and all that.

what do you guys think? seriously any input is good input.

if i went blue id seriously like HAVE to mount some lights in my engine compartment,
and well... my engine compartment isnt too nice(its an xB) AANNNDD ive got a lot of wiring i need to make nice heh.

If i went mica.... well id need to order the paint from toyota... and im hella lazy.


Heres a pic that really made me want to do it.




and heres what a stock looks like






thanks for any input guys

Carbon Fiber lol.

I whore for carbon fiber though.


What's your color scheme?

Heat temp paint. But I would say.....

GO CARBON FIBER ENGINE COVER!!!!! Thats what I have. Jus make sure that it wont yellow up fast. I had mine for almos 5 months and it started to yellw cus of the heat!!

ummm no to the carbon fiber... I hate carbon fiber and refuse to put ANY on my car. and my car is shadow mica(dark/charcoal grey) with blue accent lighting. soo yeah, was gunna ask bout heat resistant paint. but so now u know colors and NO CARBON FIBER. more input

I will check out what color heat temp paints people have. I will see if I can get on point to your scheme. Unless Tuan has a hook up for heat temp paint, then hopefully he will post some info!!!

ok sick iloveteamkaizen cool deal man ur a lifesaver. cuz I think it wud be a nice addition to the car but I really am not sure what color wud be the best u kno

No worries....Ill come up with an idea as soon as I can!!!

TUAN, WANNA COME OUT WITH SOME IDEAS TOO!!

heyyy find a clear cover!! and put some lights under the hood !!

GET AN ALMOST BILLET COVER!!!!

clear cover with lights wud be badass but I KNO I can't find a clear one and I think the heat wud fry lights hahaha.

Was talkin to my pops, he said he liked the idea of goin with a blue cover cuz o my lights.
yes/no ????

Yes....Blue and white letters.....Black light in engine bay...side blue neons/led in engine bay.....hmmmmmmm.....

Maybe somethin diffrent....White would get dirty, but only if you dont take care of it!!

ok i like blue/ white lettering. blacklight in engine? basically blue led haha. f**k more lighting to mount >.< but hey f**k it.

so its DEF Blue color, and is it DEF for lights in bay? and what do we say for lettering? white is good yeah but wud get dirty,

f**k... this really means i need to clean up my wiring. f**k it, better for shows.

socalghia wrote:

this really means i need to clean up my wiring

Uhhhhhhh....unless you want points taken away...

I say yes to the white lettering now. This will give you a reason to keep things clean most of the time in the engine bay!!!!
When I went to shows....took me 9 hours to wash/clean my car! Just ask Ohhhnemo....LOL!!!!

well my engine bay isnt DIRTY its just i have done ALLLOOOTTT of outside wiring, so ive got alot of wires to the battery. So me n beltz will get under the hood and make up a new wiring harness soon. shudnt be too bad, just a pain in the ass.

ok cool thx for the input, no lemme ask one more thing. I know i can go buy enigne paint or heat resistant paint yeah. but!!! shud i clear coat it after im done??

ok all the decision has been made, im going to paint my cover blue. and i will get blue wngine bay lights....sigh....i was hoping i didnt have to clean up my egine bay hahahahaha. but yeah, the decision will be made eventually whether its white or blue lettering so yeah. if i start it soon ill make sure to put up progress pictures.

just look at theis picture and think of blue lighting, with my blue underbody, WITH my blue cover.



one more question, which oil cap do you guys like, the fancy trd, or the nice grey billet( yes its actually billet) AEM cap. I am kinda leaning towards the TRD since i have a K&N intake heh. but yeah whatcha think

Ok....Blue cover with White letters. Blue engine bay lights, black light under your strut bar.

No gloss needed. Just make sure you sand REAL REAL GOOD and primer it real good too!!!!

Go with the GReddy Oil cap. They are also in blue or silver and look super sweet, and its better than AEM and TRD...(I will never support TRD).

ok i found this one



good price too and i like it, what do ya think?

but wow... the greddy is nice...
but i havnt found one t5hat sais its for xB, now call me dumb but i dont know, does it have to SAY its for xB or r they interchangeable??

and what if the blues arent the same? im sorry but that cud be qierd with the contrasting blues



and black light??? like cathode??? i think id rather be lazy... and go with just all leds hahahahahahhahahahaha

ugh on the sand and primer hahahaa

found this one for ya yoshi man

and yes its for an xB



and i was lookin, i REALLY like that xB one and its 18 bucks. but it just doesnt feel...... 3rd party enuff. am i wrong?

Hmmmmm....

Look at that xB Scion oil cap. There are no grooves to grip to take off the oil cap. Look at the sticker. The "x" on it is a weird font. And the Scion logo and "Scion" word s under the "xB". So its looks really....."cheap".

However, look at the Decepticon cap. You could get hat cap, and replace the sticker with a "xB" decal. And the grip on it is perfect (almost like the GReddy one).

But over all...its your car and if you like something more than me, DO IT!!!! But Im jus giving you the point factor and what could be a problem in the long run.

ok here we go



BLUE! with the GReddy cap.

not bad lookin.

i dont think i wud cut it open like that.
but i kinda like how they shaved it flat.
well? WELL!?

that looks clean man...makes me wanna do something with mine now hah

yeah for sure, yeah its settled. i prolly gunny get the GReddy, im gunna do it blue.
and yes, i am gunna clear coat it. and was lookin around and im gunna get my hand on a dc sports strut bar.



and i was lookin around and thinking of getting a cover for my battery... god.

this just turned my engine comp from a little DIY to a HUGE expense... BLAH.
whatcha guys think tho?

we got..
Lights - $60
Strut - ~$125
Paint - ~$10
wire clean up shiiite - ~$10
oil cap - $60-$80
battery cover - $40-$80
dont even know about the blacklight...


FACK!

Well....Tweaked Ice can get you Lights, strut, oil cap, and battery cover at the discount price. Just give me the word and I will set a list together and send it it.

Black light will be hooked up under you strut brace to shine onto the whle lettering of your engine cover.

well, you know what i want. see what tweaked ice can do for pricing eh?