where can I find a universal engine dressup kit?

[manbearpig]

Like this one.



I can only find silver or blue on the bay and no one seems to do them anymore looking on google. A company do them in the U.S but they are $48 plus postage to england, and at the current exchange rate that's like what,......... 5 million pounds?

I need to pimp my chevette engine you see.

[PandaSelecta]

Halfords do them

[Autofive]

Mar 21, 2009 1:04:39 GMT PandaSelecta said:

Halfords do them

urgh

and when fitted, they look like they were bought at halfords too

why would you want to cheapen the look of a car in such a way?

[mk14dr]

I was gonna say, they tend to end up looking a little cheap..

A bloody good clean and maybe repaint/highlight a couple of parts underbonnet usually helps - repainted rocker cover, cleaned/painted airbox etc etc...

[steveo3002]

agreed those hose kits look nasty when fitted

why not go on ebay and get some new vac hoses in a colour you like , and some stainless fasteners for the bits that show

couple of aerosols in satin black , silver etc for the bits n pieces you can whip off and spray , and some of that split tubing wiring wrap to tidy up the loom

[Lewis]

They are pretty grim - and they also stop you seeing the condition of the hoses underneath and any minor leaks that may have started...

[Deleted]

personally I would go for some good branded silicon hoses (but again cost is an issue)

unfortunately I don't know of anywhere that would sell them either

[manbearpig]

Yeah, I was trying to decide if they are curse word or not, and that's pretty much a unanimous vote that they are. I was going to de-greese the lump and give it a spray of UHT, spray up the rocker cover and polish any bits which can be polished. Once I've done that I think it will look good enough anyway. Cheers guys, this has been a debate with me and me for about 3 weeks.

[PandaSelecta]

Mar 21, 2009 12:09:13 GMT manbearpig said:

this has been a debate with me and me for about 3 weeks.

Split personality I see

[Bob the Fish]

Those are cheap for a reason, quality stuff is available from Speedflow and the likes but isn't cheap. This was mine with that stuff:


Don't really like silicon meself, too much of it everywhere although it can be got in black.

[manbearpig]

Mar 21, 2009 13:22:38 GMT Bob the Fish said:

Don't really like silicon meself, too much of it everywhere although it can be got in black.

Well thats the thing you see, silicon just wouldn't look right on a viva. But I reckon a de-grease and blow over of the engine bay and careful bit of cable postioning and it will look good anyway. I'l scrub up the hoses and get them looking lovely

[Lankytim]

I find steam cleaning the engine bay is enough for pimping duties.

Cleanse your engine bay, cleanse your soul is what I say.

[great68]

A light spray of WD40 on the hoses looks good

[stealthstylz]

I actually prefer nice new black rubber hoses to silicone or braided. Obviously braided hose has it uses from a safety aspect.

Matt

[surprisingskoda]

you can get silicone hoses in black now, specifically introduced for classic cars. best job yet.