Thinking of painting my h/e black
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2008 A8L, 2002 996TT X50, 2009 X5
I had my aftermarket HE coated by Swaintech with their BBE coating; allegedly helps the heat-radiating efficiency of the unit. As an added bonus, it's a stealthy satin black.
I think we all know what the "before" looks like with the raw aluminum, so I'll just share the "after":
![](http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk32/novakeller/LETHE054.jpg)
And, installed:
![](http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk32/novakeller/LETHE062.jpg)
Probably overkill, but I enjoyed the way it turned out.
I think we all know what the "before" looks like with the raw aluminum, so I'll just share the "after":
![](http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk32/novakeller/LETHE054.jpg)
And, installed:
![](http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk32/novakeller/LETHE062.jpg)
Probably overkill, but I enjoyed the way it turned out.
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Swaintech-I used it on another cars' IC and saw an 8 degree drop in IAT's. But there were some variables in that test, so take it or leave it. That was also an air to air IC.
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I had my aftermarket HE coated by Swaintech with their BBE coating; allegedly helps the heat-radiating efficiency of the unit. As an added bonus, it's a stealthy satin black.
I think we all know what the "before" looks like with the raw aluminum, so I'll just share the "after":
![](http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk32/novakeller/LETHE054.jpg)
And, installed:
![](http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk32/novakeller/LETHE062.jpg)
Probably overkill, but I enjoyed the way it turned out.
I think we all know what the "before" looks like with the raw aluminum, so I'll just share the "after":
![](http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk32/novakeller/LETHE054.jpg)
And, installed:
![](http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk32/novakeller/LETHE062.jpg)
Probably overkill, but I enjoyed the way it turned out.