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Supermassive 01-15-2013 08:22 PM

Request: Get rid of yellow caps everywhere under the hood!
 
As the title says i want to get rid of all the ugly yellow caps for everything in the engine bay and replace them with black caps...I am going for a Red/Black theme in my engine bay and the yellow caps make it look like Ronald McDonald puked in there. Can anyone make some decent replacement caps? Also a replacement dip stick would be slick too!

http://stwot.motortrend.com/files/20...ay-623x389.jpg

Asphalt~86 01-15-2013 08:28 PM

Paint them?

Supermassive 01-15-2013 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Asphalt~86 (Post 667721)
Paint them?

Thought about it, but most of the caps are flexible and I have no idea what kind of paint would actually stick without flaking off the first time I used them.

Asphalt~86 01-15-2013 08:37 PM

Duplicolor.

Any engine enamel. You don't necessarily need the high-temp stuff either. Trick is light coats. don't just soak them.

Panman 01-15-2013 08:38 PM

On My VWs aftermarket vendors did billet versions of all the caps (even the dipstick handle).

Can be done just needs a vendor to do it. TRD and STI already do oilcaps.

Talk to some of the Billet vendors?

CircuitJerk 01-15-2013 08:39 PM

PlastiDip

dem00n 01-15-2013 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CircuitJerk (Post 667759)
PlastiDip

Ding.

For the hell of it, i plastidip the oil cap since i replaced it to see how it would react to the rough texture of the cap. It looks pretty good and its sticking to it!

Xenocide117 01-15-2013 09:42 PM

Lexan paint is flexible.

CircuitJerk 01-15-2013 09:43 PM

I think it would hold up to the heat too. https://www.dipyourcar.com/
Faq says up to 312f. Fonzie even dipped some exhaust tips with no ill effect...

Supermassive 01-15-2013 09:49 PM

Well I am attempting some rustoleum plastic paint to see how it does, if it turns out crappy I'll just clean off the paint with acetone and try plastidip!

mashal 01-15-2013 09:51 PM

Plasti ftw!

rasec29 01-15-2013 11:46 PM

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Here's @xclusive_brett which he painted all his yellow pieces red

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xclusive_brett 01-15-2013 11:48 PM

I'm glad I'm not the only one who hates those yellow caps!

86_ZN6 01-16-2013 03:12 AM

ill be offering anodized or powder coated replacements for all those pieces soon


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