Tibb
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Registered: 22nd Aug 04
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Does anyone know who makes polished oil caps for ecotec engines, jus got myself a 1.6 16v n a carbon rocker so i nd 1 2 finish it off.
cheers
Tibb
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broster
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no one makes them to my knowledge....this is the best option iv found so far....
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Greasemonkey
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Dude stop it, your engine is BLING
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broster
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lol, my engine likes to bling
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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broster - guessing you got your rocker cover sandblasted?? how much it set you back??
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broster
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quote:
Originally posted by PaulW
broster - guessing you got your rocker cover sandblasted?? how much it set you back??
pah dont insult me!!! thats all my own work there mate, did it all by hand! i demand an apology!!! sand blasting would give no where near as clean finish! lol 
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PaulW
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 my bad!!!
if i did somethin like that it would probs be all patchy n shit! debating just spraying the plastic cover for now to match the bodywork
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broster
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yes spraying the plastic cover looks good with standard inlet, HOWEVER standard inlet polished and polished cam cover looks cooool
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PaulW
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hmmmm might give it a go then...
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broster
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yes. worth it. i sell the polished rocker covers for 70pounds exchange, may seem pricely but all hand done and take me ages and ages!
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PaulW
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might just raid a scrappy for the inlet & cover for an X16XE then & have a go myself
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broster
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yes take ur time and do it properly, its worth it. pain in the arse to fit tho if u still have the standard clips on the throttle body, when u refit remove the stanard clips and put some jubille clips on instead
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Greasemonkey
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I have started doing this to my engine, trust me it takes some man hours bet i have spent a good 24hours solid to get mine to the finishing stage, mines dull and is about ready for its last polish which should be another few hours, and before any one says it, they dont dull much when this polished, quick wipe and they back to BLING
[Edited on 30-09-2004 by Greasemonkey]
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broster
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ys i just use some man juice to polish it up again every now and then
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WhiteGSI
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broster when you say you sell them for 70 quid exchange, do you mean you have them polished already and i just swap it with my manky one and give you seventy quid. or do i have to take mine off and wait for you do it them bang it back on the car?
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broster
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ill tell you when i have a spare polished up, then u pay me 70 and fit the polishd one and then send/give me ur old one.
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WhiteGSI
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ok mate. i have an x16xe cam cover by the way, not a c16xe like most gsi's. threw that away after i blew it up
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broster
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lol good stuff! i have no c16xe covers and they are slightly different so i need one of them if anyone has a c16 lol sorry i took over yoyur thread Tibb
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WhiteGSI
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have you added a chrome plate to cover the centre of it?
do iget that aswell or is that extra?
its an x16xe i need
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broster
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thats extra. u got msn mate
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WhiteGSI
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no i aint. but you can u2u me
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