Hey fellow F-Type brethren..... I was bored yesterday so I decided to spruce up my engine cover by painting it red. Here are some pics:

 

Hmm. I am planning on the same but I have a V8S (I have same hood.)

Cant decide if i want to paint the supercharger lid orange to match my car or do the engine cover orange. Hmmm

 

That is a really good looking job, well done


Jim

 

Sexy!

 

Do the cover first. Easier to change if u don’t like it.

 

Thanks.

 

Hey I'm curious, Looks like you painted over the silver jaguar letters when you sprayed the red - were they coated with something so you could remove it? Or did you then paint the jaguar letters? Tape?

 

Chap-stick works pretty well.

 

I masked the letters with tape and just peeled it off afterwards.

 

Does anyone know if the strut covers on the AWD car will fit a 2015 R? I think they would look great covered in Carbon Fiber. My concern is hood clearance.

 

Cool looks similar to my cover design, but smaller venting area.

 

Yes, I copied your work. 😉

 

Since I have a V8S, my cover is way different than you guys. Wonder where to cut or what to do

 

That is great and really works well with the white car.


Everybody is talking about the engine cover but am I missing something?


WHAT ABOUT THAT HOOD??

 

There's an older thread about the hood.

 

Yes the newer F-type use the smaller cover. For your cover I would personally dremel out the mushroom shape in the center and replace it with a mesh.

 

That looks nice. Specifically what kind of paint did you use - obviously a heat reisistant paint -but was it out of a spray can or did you mix it up and use a sprayer/ compressor? My f type is black on red and that would look pretty cool.

 

 

This is what I used.

Originally, I used a high temp spray paint. I believe it was a Rustoleum brand. Can’t remember for sure ‘cause I threw the can away already. It was supposed to be red also, but came out a bright orange. I’ll look for a picture.

 

This was how it looked at first. I put it next to a bottle of Tide detergent. Very close match. Hahaha. That’s why I painted it again with the darker Duplicolor red.