My car has been garaged for the past 5 weeks or so and it'll be another month or two before it comes out of hibernation to go get it's new paint job. I figured i'd try to do something productive during it's downtime and livening up the engine bay was a thought that came to mind. I am well aware that Needswings sells a variety of powdercoated "enhanced" pieces but I was thinking of some smaller-scale things.
- Are there any decent billet oil filler cap/radiator cap/washer fluid cap options for our cars? I love the stuff that www.ecstuning.com carries for VW's/Audi's. The only things I have found is the OEM AMG oil cap and the cheesy "one site fits all" oil caps that have your generic Autobots, Decepticons, SRT, etc etc. stickers on them.
- How big of a task is it to remove the blower? I have several friends that do powdercoating/painting so I could get the work done for cheap - it's the removal/reassembly process that concerns me. Also, I have read mixed reviews on whether or not powdercoating/painting a supercharger blower is a good idea. Obviously I don't want to do something that could potentially hinder my car's performance. I was also considering having my valve covers/intake manifolds powdercoated/painted either metallic silver or satin black. Has anyone painted their blower and if so do you have any pictures?
- Has anyone done any wire-tucking? Given the complexity of a newer-model Mercedes engine I am quite aware that doing a full-blown wire-tuck would be next to impossible but I figured that a mild-tuck would be relatively do-able.
As always, any and all feedback is appreciated!