What do you guys reakon about black front mount intercoolers? I'm over my cooler standing out like dogs balls was thinking about spraying it black to hide it abit, anyone got photos of vls with black front mounts if so feel free to post thanks fellas.

Will be on the car shortly, but it does look pretty cleannnnnn in matte black Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

much better, all you need to do then is use black silicon joiners and bingo sleeper

Yeah looks crazy, did u rub it back before spraying? Put some photos up after it's on I'd like to see it looks nice black

Quote: Originally Posted by execvl88 [View Post] Yeah looks crazy, did u rub it back before spraying? Put some photos up after it's on I'd like to see it looks nice black The intercooler came black as I bought it secondhand and was pretty dodge job so I resprayed it again with some $4 dollar paint and yeah came up mad, the pipes on the other hand I used one of those Brillo type pads and got rid of as much shine as possible, once again just sprayed it with $4 dollar paint and all good, I dont see the point in using expensive paint when it's only going to get stone chips and need touching up every now and again anyway, but yeah it looks great Quote: Originally Posted by aus880 [View Post] much better, all you need to do then is use black silicon joiners and bingo sleeper Also thinking once I tighten it all up on the car give it a quick spray, cheaper that way and it shouldn't flex too much, if it does well then I'll go and get some black joiners, can't hurt to give it a go though! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

i have got mine done black and ya bearly notice it there. if i knew how to pick pics up i would show ya?????

Yeah cool I think Im gonna spray mine black and sxx359vl try get some up lol

this is mine with a gktech no holes hidden cooler kit. if u got on a low enough angle you could see the piping but other than that standing in front of the car you couldnt see ****. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Thanks for the photo looks tuff..

Black Coolers are the go.........they look mint!

I am going all black on my car.. less hassle and looks more factory.

Mick what's up it's hus, and what do u guys think gloss or matte? I just sprayed mine gloss first coat to cover up all the silver before I do it matte coz I didn't have much matte left bit now im having second thoughts lol.. Neway thanks for the pics feel free to add more.. Obsesv did u spray gromits clamps n all lol? more

wouldnt spraying paint over the core of an intercooler wreck its cooling ability? Im assuming the reason they work so well at cooling air is because the alloy cools down with the wind coming in through the front of the car, and when you spray it with ****ty paint its now got a coating of insulation all over it. Id be cautious before doing it.. just IMO.

To late..

The paint wont affect your cooler unless you pack it on.... If it were close to heat like on a wrx you would have to use a high temp paint so it wouldnt burn off... I would say that the only thing painting your intercooler will do is add a thin layer of insulation to the outside that "might" hurt the heat transfer. If it's significant or not, who can say.

Nah I thought the same too Morgz, but back to back temp logging before and after of LS motors there may of been 1/2 a deg in it. It goes on pretty thin though...

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgz [View Post] wouldnt spraying paint over the core of an intercooler wreck its cooling ability? Im assuming the reason they work so well at cooling air is because the alloy cools down with the wind coming in through the front of the car, and when you spray it with ****ty paint its now got a coating of insulation all over it. Id be cautious before doing it.. just IMO. id be more concerned with whole black absorbing, heat/light opposed too silver... all in all cant see it making that much difference, but it all counts?

LOL how much surface area does an intercooler have?? Lets say they have 20 square meters for example, now how much of that surface area is located on the front of the cooler where the paint is applied? Thats right bugger all, and the heat transfer is still there, perhaps slightly hindered but we're talking about 1% of it's surface area. Here's mine, there's a 600x400x76 black cooler in there... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

aZ u sure theres a cooler there lol cant see a thing