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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!
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01-15-2013, 09:28 PM
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Paint them?
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Duplicolor.
Any engine enamel. You don't necessarily need the high-temp stuff either. Trick is light coats. don't just soak them. |
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01-15-2013, 09:38 PM
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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? |
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01-15-2013, 09:39 PM
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PlastiDip
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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! |
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01-15-2013, 10:42 PM
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Lexan paint is flexible.
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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... |
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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!
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Plasti ftw!
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Here's @xclusive_brett which he painted all his yellow pieces red
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who hates those yellow caps!
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ill be offering anodized or powder coated replacements for all those pieces soon
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