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Offline snifferdog

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Engine cover.....
« on: 06 June 2011, 20:50 »
.....do you leave yours on or off? I personally like to see an engine so my engine cover sits in the outhouse! Just wondered what the general etiquette was here??!! :laugh:
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Offline lukeyyyyyyy21

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Re: Engine cover.....
« Reply #1 on: 06 June 2011, 20:51 »
mine came with a silver one so i've kept it on!
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Offline andc1

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Re: Engine cover.....
« Reply #2 on: 06 June 2011, 21:15 »
Off in summer, on in winter, 1.8t's get hot so any cold air in the summer is a bonus
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Offline daz veedub

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Re: Engine cover.....
« Reply #3 on: 07 June 2011, 03:01 »
leave mine off and cleaned up rocker cover looks better imo  :smiley:
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Offline dantheman6554

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Re: Engine cover.....
« Reply #4 on: 07 June 2011, 09:25 »
Mines off, anyone with a 007p will have trouble getting the engine cover on / sitting right anyway.  as daz says get the inlet and rocker looking shiny, along with some silicone hosing and the bay will look ten times smarter than it will with an engine cover !  :smiley:
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Engine cover.....
« Reply #5 on: 07 June 2011, 10:02 »
Does it make a lot of difference to temp then if it is fitted. :undecided:
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Offline vdubman

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Re: Engine cover.....
« Reply #6 on: 07 June 2011, 10:39 »
took myne off on sunday to wash the engine bay and its staying off now  :cool:
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Offline rio_gti

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Re: Engine cover.....
« Reply #7 on: 07 June 2011, 10:42 »
Quote from: dantheman6554 on 07 June 2011, 09:25
Mines off, anyone with a 007p will have trouble getting the engine cover on / sitting right anyway.  as daz says get the inlet and rocker looking shiny, along with some silicone hosing and the bay will look ten times smarter than it will with an engine cover !  :smiley:

+1 about the 007p was gonna cut the cover but thinkin to spray the rocker black insted as i already had it off to change the gasket but it looked too much work to polish up!!!!
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Re: Engine cover.....
« Reply #8 on: 07 June 2011, 11:25 »
yeh i think the best combination IMO, is painted rocker and polished inlet!  :cool:
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Re: Engine cover.....
« Reply #9 on: 07 June 2011, 15:00 »
this just looks  :cool:  the engine cover hides it all


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