ChinkyChoy

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Bling bling



shoulda cleaned it a bit but i was too excited

connoisseurr

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That coolant reservoir looks pretty pretty

blnewt

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Yo CC, what did that bling set you back??
Looks very nice!

Rochester

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Putting that polished reservoir in the car next to all those corroded bolts. Hmm.

I dig engine bling, but I'll be honest, not liking those thick tig welds.

ChinkyChoy

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set me back just under 400$

i agree with you on the welds

dont worry those bolts are being replaced as well

Rochester

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Yeah, sorry about not jumping on the Luv Wagon. I respect the money spent on engine bling, because god knows I've spent silly money on engine bling.

That hardware is from DressUpBolts.com, right? Good stuff.

connoisseurr

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I need to get on this dress up bolt bandwagon. All the bolts in around the perimeter in the engine bay look terrible.

Rochester

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Take your time. For the radiator shroud, the least expensive and clean (IMO) approach would be fender washers. For a while, Password JDM was the only game. But these VMS washers are a much more appealing design.

You can pick up a pack of 5 anodized washers in whatever color, and stainless steel M6-15 collar-bolts, for under $5 on ebay.



Personally, i like the beveled edge of the VMS washers over JDM. And I prefer the way the VMS washers have their logo on the edge, rather than all over the top.

These are Password JDM fender washers:



The new Password JDM "Sport" washers are a clean design, but again... the logo all over these things ruins it:

connoisseurr

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Oooooooohhhhhhh those orange fender washers will nicely match my burnt copper calipers. Thanks for looking out

Rochester

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Sometimes Orange = Gold. Good luck.

Between just these here, I still think the VMS design is better.

ChinkyChoy

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no I agree with you 100% I mean no one is gonna see that stuff unless youre at a show or meet but even then its not like I have a show car.

nice to hear that its from DressUpBolts is good to go!

RexHavoc

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Be patient with Chris over at dressupbolts, he's a good guy but sometimes shipping etc takes a bit. Could just have been what I ordered I suppose. But he communicate all the way through and I got some courtesy stuff as well.

One of these days I'll order some additional odds and ends but I have parts piling up around the house now and just ordered coilovers.

Rochester

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I could have wrote that exact thing.

Over the last 5 years, I've placed about a half-dozen orders with Chris, and you're right... they get mixed up a lot. But each and every time he made up for it and then some with a handful of miscellaneous bolts. He's a really good guy in his emails and customer service.

My advice is to look at bolts specific to their location and purpose. Don't buy a kit. That's a waste of money, IMO.

ChinkyChoy

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I m in no hurry for these bolts plus show season is almost over and I m so burnt out from the car scene that I hope it takes awhile lol

but these are all good things to hear! I noticed that they don't have the G kit available anymore so I shoot him an email. it seems like the Z ones are a bit different. hopefully he can piece together one for me

'11G37S

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Agreed. I bought the cheapest kit, assuming that they would replace the bolts in the radiator support for $42 shipped and I was disappointed when I got them because all I got was 2 bolts and 3 nuts. I was a little let down with spending that much money on 5 items and haven't figured out where they are suppose to go. I assume it's for the engine cover. I've contacted them thinking that I was missing a few bolts and that their instructions in the box say to contact them if they didn't include a list of which bolts the kit was suppose to replace and I was told that I got the correct amount of bolts/nuts and that the list of replacements was on their website. I looked on their website and could not find the list anywhere. It kind of left a sour taste in my mouth because I feel like the bolts/nuts weren't worth $8 a piece or whatever the math comes to. They've been sitting in the box they were shipped in for the past 2 months. They're good quality but I don't feel they're worth $8 each. Maybe I should have sent them an email and specifically asked for the radiator support when I was ordering them the first time, and maybe the pricing would be a little bit better that way, but I don't know. That was just my experience with them and I wasn't too happy.