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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 05:14 PM
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so i've been to a couple of shows before and i notice that the inside of my motor looks horrible...my entire car on the outside and interior is flawless but my engine bay i think looks horrible lol i have wires everything stuff is all over the place i hate it lol so i've thought of some things to help clean it upi was just wondering what else i could use to help clean it up?

1. doc i's cai fender mount
2. doc i's Radiator PLat or possibly a greddy one
3. black wire loom! now i was wondering should i get a bunch of different sizes or should i get like one size say like 100 feet of one inch thickness because i was thinking that i can either squeeze the loom to be smaller or open it up a little bit and tape it? umm any other suggestions...does doc I have any other stuff i should know about? thanks
Old Oct 18, 2007 | 06:18 PM
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good question! someone answer this!
Old Oct 18, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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I would say do all three. Why not. I would buy seperate size loom though. It might look overdone with all the same size loom throughout. Just my thoughts.
Old Oct 18, 2007 | 06:49 PM
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Got a current pic of your bay?

If nothing else, just clean up in there well.
Old Oct 18, 2007 | 09:26 PM
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uhh ill try to get a pic of my bay from far it looks ok but it jus bothers me lol yea I'm gonna end up doing all three I'm jus debating on the loom size does anyone know anything else?
I also saw on the doc I's website another tc wit a bunch more stuff surrounding the motor but I heard that those were jus prototypes idk though
Old Oct 18, 2007 | 11:50 PM
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bump no one wants to help me win the show? thanks SL thanks a lot lol
Old Oct 19, 2007 | 03:34 AM
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 01:20 PM
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Have you tried power washing it at the car wash? It actually helps out a lot.
Old Oct 19, 2007 | 10:33 PM
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^^That's what I do, then use a bit of quick detailer on the black plastic and rubber parts.
Old Oct 20, 2007 | 01:30 AM
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yea I usually wash my motor often I simple green the heck out of it nd spray that pep boys plastic shiny stuff spray but I'm talkin about makin the engine bay look flush
Old Oct 22, 2007 | 04:04 PM
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bump shows in about a week help!
Old Oct 22, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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How about braided steel sleeves? You can get 'em at most auto-part stores.
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