fuel rail covers
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Racer
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: elgin illinois
fuel rail covers
due to college I can hardly afford to do upgrades to my C5. I love the look of the carbon fiber fuel rail covers but don't feel like paying such a high price. I found good looking sheets of carbon fiber decals which won't fade, crack, stretch, or spread like real carbon fiber does. it will always stay perfect. I'm very handy when it comes to these type things and it would only cost $30.00 or so for the material I would need. should I give it a try or wait till I finish college in a year?
Burning Brakes
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From: Iowa City IA
Tell you what, i bought some sandpaper, primer and automotive paint and did mine in electron blue...less than 30 bucks and they dont look ricey. If anyone can host the pic, id be glad to post it.
Melting Slicks
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From: North Port Fl
Originally Posted by kawboy5792
Tell you what, i bought some sandpaper, primer and automotive paint and did mine in electron blue...less than 30 bucks and they dont look ricey. If anyone can host the pic, id be glad to post it.
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07
gotta love having the C5 in college 
Where do you go? im at the Naval Academy 
are you talking about like covering the whole FRC in a large sheet of carbon fiber decal? that would be hot, if i were you, id spray the covers to match the color of the car (unless you have black, then do red or yellow or something that will pop out, then cut the decal sheet around that, that yould look awesome
go for it, give it a shot, worse comes to worse itll peel off and youll be out a little beer money. definately post up some picturew when you are done, and wheee did you see thoes decals?
Where do you go? im at the Naval Academy are you talking about like covering the whole FRC in a large sheet of carbon fiber decal? that would be hot, if i were you, id spray the covers to match the color of the car (unless you have black, then do red or yellow or something that will pop out, then cut the decal sheet around that, that yould look awesome
go for it, give it a shot, worse comes to worse itll peel off and youll be out a little beer money. definately post up some picturew when you are done, and wheee did you see thoes decals?
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Melting Slicks
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From: North Port Fl
Originally Posted by kawboy5792
Tell you what, i bought some sandpaper, primer and automotive paint and did mine in electron blue...less than 30 bucks and they dont look ricey. If anyone can host the pic, id be glad to post it.
Burning Brakes
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From: Iowa City IA
Originally Posted by dooscoop32
I'd like to get in on the fuel rail covers pictures. I just got these in last week and put them on Saturday. I love 'em.
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Originally Posted by Nat04Z06
Hell, for $30 give it a try.
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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
All you have to lose is $30 and perhaps some time peeling them back off if they don't look good. Let us know how it turns out if you do this.
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08
Nice and expensive is CORRECTO!.... I just added some pieces to my engine combined with chrome pieces and I love it but yes, the middle part between the fuel rails is what I'm missing!!!
