XR68UZ XR68UZ Donating Members 732 Member For: 18y 10m 10d Location: Sydney Posted 09/08/06 07:29 AM Share Posted 09/08/06 07:29 AM was comparing my car to a friends ba T (in that gold colour)and noticed that his engine bay is like that goldy colour, but not polished, and mine was like a bluey metallicy blackhe suggested it was sprayed, could you guys with blueprint tell me if your engine bay is black or blue? (liek the blueprint colours) thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blonk Iconoclast Donating Members 4,330 Member For: 20y 1m 23d Gender: Male Location: CH Posted 09/08/06 07:35 AM Share Posted 09/08/06 07:35 AM Have seen all three colours, both blue and black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 6m 24d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 09/08/06 07:35 AM Share Posted 09/08/06 07:35 AM Early BA's had a black engine bay no matter what the exterior color was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 09/08/06 07:35 AM Share Posted 09/08/06 07:35 AM Every blueprint car (and I'm pretty sure every metallic coloured car) I have seen has a black engine bay, flat colours have a coloured bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fardown Member 526 Member For: 19y 6m 8d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 09/08/06 07:35 AM Share Posted 09/08/06 07:35 AM I've seen mark 1's with a matt black engine bay, gloss black, and also matching the exterior. Not sure about Mark II's.Mine is a May'03 with matt black engine bay and blue print exterior.I think Ford did a bit of ini-mini-miney-mo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotom Team Bute Donating Members 1,550 Member For: 21y 4m 4d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 09/08/06 07:38 AM Share Posted 09/08/06 07:38 AM My engine bay is black.I think all early Mk1 BA's were black under the bonnet.... to about July 03, I think.Coloured engine bays were introduced at some time in late 03.But I'm only guessing at the dates.... tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plj 59 Member 212 Member For: 18y 5m 24d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 09/08/06 07:40 AM Share Posted 09/08/06 07:40 AM xr colours have black engine bay,standard ford colours on xr,s have matching engine bays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennAUII Former XT pilot Lifetime Members 4,791 Member For: 21y 3m 27d Gender: Male Location: The Womb Posted 09/08/06 07:42 AM Share Posted 09/08/06 07:42 AM xr colours have black engine bay,standard ford colours on xr,s have matching engine bays←my dads blueprint XR6T is an october 2003 build and its blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR68UZ XR68UZ Donating Members 732 Member For: 18y 10m 10d Location: Sydney Posted 09/08/06 07:46 AM Author Share Posted 09/08/06 07:46 AM thanks for the replies. when I looke at mine it looks black, but with flecks of blue, (kind of like its got 2 colours in one) I was examining the paint and it looks like its blueprint underneath but black sprayed over it. :S but when I asked the dealer he said the car had never been in an accident. also the firewall of my car is black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 6m 24d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 09/08/06 07:48 AM Share Posted 09/08/06 07:48 AM thanks for the replies. when I looke at mine it looks black, but with flecks of blue, (kind of like its got 2 colours in one) I was examining the paint and it looks like its blueprint underneath but black sprayed over it. :S but when I asked the dealer he said the car had never been in an accident. also the firewall of my car is black.←Mine is the same.That's normal for an early BA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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