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Offline rockmonkey69

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Timing belt covers
« on: 18 January 2014, 19:54 »
Looking to tidy up the engine a bit more, anyone know if a carbon fibre or clear timing belt cover for the 1.8t?

Offline Luke1981

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Re: Timing belt covers
« Reply #1 on: 18 January 2014, 20:23 »
Sounds like you would need to get one custom built. Have you thought about wrapping the original using carbon fibre sheets?
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Re: Timing belt covers
« Reply #2 on: 18 January 2014, 20:31 »
Not a fan of wrapping to be honest

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Re: Timing belt covers
« Reply #3 on: 18 January 2014, 20:53 »
Not a fan of wrapping to be honest
would be cheaper than a custom made one  :whistle: plus its only going to get covered in crap from the road if you don't have the undertray
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Re: Timing belt covers
« Reply #4 on: 18 January 2014, 21:12 »
It might stay clean, I just worry a wrapped cover would make the engine bay looks little tacky. I would like to smarten up the engine bay.

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Re: Timing belt covers
« Reply #5 on: 18 January 2014, 21:14 »
It might stay clean, I just worry a wrapped cover would make the engine bay looks little tacky. I would like to smarten up the engine bay.
i think it might look okay really would be different or you could paint it maybe?
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Re: Timing belt covers
« Reply #6 on: 18 January 2014, 21:15 »
Not a fan of wrapping to be honest

Agreed, I wouldn't wrap anything in the engine bay. It'll look a bit crap, and would the heat not just cause it to peel away eventually?

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Re: Timing belt covers
« Reply #7 on: 18 January 2014, 21:20 »
Not a fan of wrapping to be honest

Agreed, I wouldn't wrap anything in the engine bay. It'll look a bit crap, and would the heat not just cause it to peel away eventually?
most likely would i would say too
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Re: Timing belt covers
« Reply #8 on: 18 January 2014, 21:22 »
have 1 made in metal then powdercoat it  :smiley:

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Re: Timing belt covers
« Reply #9 on: 18 January 2014, 21:23 »
Still trying to decide but I have it in my mind that it should be carbon fibre, maybe gloss black but it's difficult to imagine as the engine bay is still work in progress at the minute, but carbon fibre would be the safest bet.