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Underbonnet colour

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So my silver 316 will soon be having a m52 engine fitted. But while ive got the opportunity im going to clean under the bonnet remove all the front and wings but should i paint it all satin black or silver?
Im in 2 minds to change the whole car colour to black but it wont be for a few years .

Your opinions?


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Definitely Silver
Every cloud has chrome trim
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Painting it a diffrent colour is a cheap fix but it also looks cheap in my opinion go silver
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Silver all day long.
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Cheers guys seems il be painting it silver and keeping it original colour ( at least for now anyway)
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I almost went for a different colour bay but everyone talked me out of it. I'm glad they did now;

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Always paint it same colour.
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Re: Underbonnet colour

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So what about doing the whole car a slightly different shade of silver?

Maybe ascot?
Or an e30 colour ...
Dolphin or granite
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