Painting coil packs (Done, with pics starting on post #4)

[joekd]

Has anyone tried to paint the two coil packs? Mine are spotless but the look of the insulating material is annoying and I would like to paint them the same metallic black I used on the rest of my underhood

Don't see any problems as long as I mask off the harness/plug areas but figured I would throw it out here first

 

[danielson631]

Re: Painting coil packs

i dont think it would harm anything. i would like to paint mine also, bc they are both diff colors haha

 

[joekd]

Re: Painting coil packs

Mine both match, just dont like the ugly appearance. I am going to pull off the brackets and paint those no matter what so I think I will try these and see how they come out. Spray some adhesion promotor, paint and clear on them.

 

[danielson631]

Re: Painting coil packs

yeah i know exactly what your talking about i also hate the insulation color. post up some pics when your all done!

 

[joekd]

Painted the packs this weekend, also painted the EGR, radiator covert and fusebox cover

How my underhood looks now

 

[duff daddy]

looks very clean

 

[Nick95GT]

wow man i wish my engine bay looked 1/10 as good as yours!!!

 

[danielson631]

looks great man nice and clean.

 

[joekd]

Thanks guys, I found some bolt heads that need to be repainted and some small spots that need to be cleaned a little more but just didn't have anymore time today

 

[96SN95]

Engine comp. looks good, you need a polished stainless upper radiator cover/shield to finish it off. AND THEN you need to sell me the black plastic one you have.
I had to plastic weld one of the headlight wings on mine and it really bugs me knowing it!!!!

 

[DropTopPony]

Nice job, I was waiting to see how they turned out. I might give mine a spray.

 

[joekd]

Engine comp. looks good, you need a polished stainless upper radiator cover/shield to finish it off.

Not happening, as you can see I don't have a lot of polished pieces, just painted ones. I like the painted look of mine better then the stainless ones and I think the $$ they charge for the metal can be better spent on other pieces. I would probably end up painting the stainless also which kind of defeats the purpose of buying it at all.

Plus I spent a whole $3 on the new decal for there as well. Would hate to have wasted that big money.

 

[joekd]

I really need to figure out something for the upper rad hose, it annoys me to see the hose and plain clamp on there.

Saw the red ones and didn't like the color of them. Did the stainless sleeving kit on my last GT and it never looked right either.

May end up just getting the silicon hose kit and some red clamp covers