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Old Nov 18, 2007 | 05:29 PM
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which color would u get if u had a Indigo Ink Pearl tC.?
if u guys have colors of ur polished or black intake, it would help a lot. thx
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 05:42 PM
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It all depends on how you want your engine bay to look like.
Are you going to add other stuff as well?
for example, headers, you could get polished( to match w/ your polished intake) or ceramic coated, etc

I personally dont like chrome though
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 05:59 PM
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anyone have pix of there engine bay with the polished/black color intake?
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 06:05 PM
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Ill go outside and take a pic of mine in a couple of mins
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 06:18 PM
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Here is mine. Black intake with everything else blacked out...


Old Nov 18, 2007 | 06:20 PM
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damn thats clean!!
any polished?
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 06:35 PM
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Nothing fancy like wills but here's mine


Old Nov 18, 2007 | 06:38 PM
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can i know why u guys chose the black? i was gonna get polished but my friend said to get black but ionno. i need ur help! lol
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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Well if you take a look at my car then you will understand why I got black. I like everything blacked out. It's just preference.
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Like I said, I hate chrome, and because polished is played out
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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Really like that heat shield. Is it powder coated?
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by MyBlueTwo
Really like that heat shield. Is it powder coated?
yep.
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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Black FTW!

Old Nov 18, 2007 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by tCkid2005
can i know why u guys chose the black? i was gonna get polished but my friend said to get black but ionno. i need ur help! lol
In the rare case you get pulled over and are asked to show your engine bay to the police officer, it's harder for them to recognize the intake when it is black as opposed to the polished, which sticks right out.
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 11:06 PM
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its harder to see dirt on black than polished. plus it gives ur engine that stealth appearance and that flashy appearance at the same time. it's hard to explain.
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 11:23 PM
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well thanks to you guys im leaning more to the black :]
Old Nov 18, 2007 | 11:28 PM
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i got polished because back when i got it, i just thought "ehhhhh whateverrrrrrr intake is an intake... who cares about the color". now i completely regret not thinking twice.
Old Nov 19, 2007 | 09:37 PM
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opps
Old Nov 19, 2007 | 09:38 PM
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Black is clean as hell, but i go polished because it was on sale for $230 w/ not tax =] anyways i never pop the hood so I see no point for me, but ill_will's engine bay is clean as fack
Old Nov 19, 2007 | 10:45 PM
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Here is mine not a CAI but still black

and the reason mine is black was it was given to me by a friends.. you eally can't tell by the pic but it. carbon fiber patter on the intake...



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