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Old 17 May 2016, 03:56 PM
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Come on chaps show everyone how clean your bay is
mine needs a clean whats best way to do it its aweful
Old 17 May 2016, 04:04 PM
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Autoglym Engine degreaser, and back to black for the plastics on mine
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Originally Posted by Guesty
Come on chaps show everyone how clean your bay is
mine needs a clean whats best way to do it its aweful
Old 17 May 2016, 04:04 PM
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Old 17 May 2016, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by The Pink Ninja
Thats nice :-)
Old 17 May 2016, 04:29 PM
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[I]A little cif on the reservoir tops and a little bit of elbow grease not very fond of jet washing near engine bay to be honest, although done it in the past with my other cars without a problem
Old 17 May 2016, 04:50 PM
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Fairly clean considering it spends most of its time on track

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Old 17 May 2016, 05:33 PM
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have a look at my signature for easy ways to clean your engine bay

Old 17 May 2016, 05:51 PM
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Old 17 May 2016, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by SwissTony
have a look at my signature for easy ways to clean your engine bay

Nice site. Easy and simple.
Old 17 May 2016, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by ccsimpreza
Nice site. Easy and simple.
Just checked it WOW! Very handy indeed
Old 17 May 2016, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Guesty
When i got it.
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Cleaned with alloy wheel cleaner , and tyre slick on pipes/plastics. Fins straightened on intercooler.
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Now , sanded & painted intercooler with added "STI" , perrin bits , bolt and washer dress-up kit , radiator cap stickers.
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Old 17 May 2016, 08:10 PM
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Here's one of mine.......



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Originally Posted by ccsimpreza
Nice site. Easy and simple.
Originally Posted by ZANY
Just checked it WOW! Very handy indeed

Glad you like it lads. Designed with fellow Sn members in mind
Old 17 May 2016, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Hughy
Here's one of mine.......



Where did you get the red caps for washer bottle etc. ? Painted maybe ? If so what paint code to match Perrin
Old 17 May 2016, 09:04 PM
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Nice and low key for me.

2016-05-14_07-16-39 by Scott Raven, on Flickr
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Clean with the oem look just the way I like it, No silly coloured hoses and big filters here!

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Old 17 May 2016, 10:13 PM
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Some really tidy looking engine bays
i'm amazed at how you manage to keep them so organised looking and clean. Mine is a bloody mess

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Old 17 May 2016, 11:25 PM
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Started life like many others

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A bit clean and add a bit of colour



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Still loads to do to. It
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Originally Posted by M2RTXhawkeye


Martin
I think this is the first pic of your engine bay very nice
Gimme that prodrive oil cap to go with my battery clamp bro
Old 18 May 2016, 10:31 AM
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Old 18 May 2016, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Hughy
Here's one of mine.......



This is really nice 👍👍
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mine currently has coolant all over it from a snapped radiator overflow connection. fuming!
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Few pictures of my old Bug STI:


Ps, I use APC to clean my engine bay. Spray on, leave for a while then rub with a brush or microfiber cloth. Then dry with a microfiber.




























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Nice and simple. For now....


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