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Old 08-16-2009, 01:02 AM
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i vote ford blue.... and that killer glass hose is insane! definitely post pictures if you end up getting it
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Old 08-17-2009, 11:48 AM
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Well my choices are down to red or blue. I'm wanting to find the right contrast so everything doesn't match like someone mentioned before. Planning on getting red top optima sooner or later so that with the valve covers would look good in my opinion. I'm definitely going to order the killerglass, just waiting to see which color I get...
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Old 08-17-2009, 01:42 PM
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Honestly, that Killerglass is cool, but I think it would throw off the entire look of your engine bay with red or blue cam covers.

Here's why... The Red is Bright red, your cam covers if red will conflict with the red of the killerglass, the red from the cam covers will look strange against the optima battery. It will make everything look the same.

The blue will look strange against the Killer Glass red or blue.

I would rule both red and blue out and do like Chris did with the Black with RED writing. I think it would look the best against anything that you do. You could also do a blue or red killerglass with the black cam covers and it would look good.

But to me, blue and silver look strange together. Blue and Gold.. Another story...
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Old 08-17-2009, 02:12 PM
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krinkle black....did mine that way it matched the saleen SC. Also looked at just doning the a satin silver to look stock. I not big on making them stand out. They don't look good to start with so why draw attention to them?
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Old 08-17-2009, 02:40 PM
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What's this killerglass stuff you guys are talking about?
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Old 08-17-2009, 02:43 PM
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I'm a fan of chrome or power coat chrome to dress up the engine bay.
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Old 08-17-2009, 04:31 PM
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www.killerglass.com - it replaces the radiator hose to a clear glass which they are able to input some kind of LED lighting, either green, blue or red.

Google It!
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Old 08-17-2009, 05:50 PM
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Looked up the killerglass. Not digging it.
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Old 08-18-2009, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by KcMstang
So far the motor looks complete stock over than my JLT intake is painted silver to match the car! I'm planning on painting my calipers red so I was kind of thinking it would look good on the valve covers...
you could do a crinkle paint in red like the Ferraris, would look good with your red calipers. Especially with a silver car.
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Old 08-18-2009, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris07GT
Looked up the killerglass. Not digging it.

yea that's a little too 'bling-y' for my tastes, but to each his own.
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