pkw2704 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 What year did the bulkhead panels(heater/ecu area) become black,as opposed to alloy ? or was it an option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 You can paint it any colour you like, or polish it to your hearts content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrightpayne Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Some cars, typically painted via Classic Carriage (the precursor to Caterham Midlands but now defunct) had the full scuttle (outside & engine bay) painted body colour along with the pedal box cover. The body shop was CJ Tallis in Hinckley.Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K7 VCT Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Think its around the year 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel B Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 My 8 valve Vauxhall was a 2002 car & it had a bare alloy bulkhead. If I recall correctly, a black painted bulkhead was a feature on Superlight spec cars at that time. I couldn't stretch to such fancy luxuries! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted April 15, 2021 Leadership Team Share Posted April 15, 2021 It might not be the same now but going back a "black pack" was an optional extra and IIRC included windscreen surround, bulkhead, heater tray, rear bulkhead and tunnel panels. It certainly wasn't standard on the SLR (mine was all ally) and I doubt it on the basic Superlight.if all cars are now black paneled it must have become standard at some point but someone with a newer car would need to confirm this.Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel B Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 I did tick the 'black pack' option on my car. The headlamps & windscreen were black & the rear wing stone guards & sill protectors were carbon fibre. It didn't change anything under the bonnet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevehS3 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 My 2012 car has virtually no extras at all and panels are black - it doesn't have black pack option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Nothing to add except a gratuitous photo of mine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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