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moliver · Joined: 17 Dec 2002 Posts: 59

Is your engine compartment painted black and not your body color?

I have looked at a couple cars and my first thought is that it has crash damage, but this is the second one like that, guards red ext. and flat black engine compartment.

Can anyone share any insite?

Thanks
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924 turbo · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 10:40 am Post subject:

My '81 931 has a body color engine compartment. It's Venus red, like most of the rest of the car.

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Paul · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 12:23 pm Post subject:

Porsche painted the entire body as a single piece, so its all one color when it leaves the factory.

924RACR · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 9:48 pm Post subject:

My engine compartment's grey... my car was repainted. That's the 81. The 82 is the same colour all over, though it has also been repainted, they did keep the colour.
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moliver · Joined: 17 Dec 2002 Posts: 59

Any ideas why they would paint the engine compartment a different color than the body during a re-paint? Other than the obvious, crash damage?

Do some people like a flat black engine compartment? To me it just makes it a darker space than it already is, and makes it tougher to see leaks.

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SprintStar · Joined: 26 Aug 2003 Posts: 150

AndyFranklin · Joined: 07 Oct 2003 Posts: 184 Location: Novelty OH

If you are going to go a different color - go white instead of black. Makes it much easier to see things like leaks.

Neil924 · Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 4225 Location: Canada

It would also look horrible as soon as you drive it. Painting you engine bay white is like juggling chainsaws, as soon as you do it you are in trouble.