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Hey all,

I'm in the process of getting my engine covers painted, and just to finish off the aesthetics side of things, I want to get a nice oil filler cap. However I can't really find one that suits my tastes. I like the forged/billet aluminium appearance, so far the Blitz is the closest I have found:

nengun-2770-02-blitz-new_racing_oil_filler_cap.png

But I'm still not sure on the shape, it's a bit too ricey for me I think. Maybe if I could find a picture of it on an RB25 I could make up my mind, but I can't really find a good one.

So does anyone have any ideas for oil filler caps that I might like? Doesn't have to be brand name. Just a nice subtle shape in this billet aluminium look or perhaps carbon fibre as I have a lot of other carbon fibre in the engine bay.

Thanks for any help,

Martin.

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Yeh I'm 50/50 on the looks, I do think it looks tough but at the same time I think it looks like something you would find in a Hot4's magazine...

I don't think it is very light, the only place I could find that gives its weight said it is 0.8kg. 800 grams is farkin heavy for something that size if you ask me lol.

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Haha as picky as it sounds, I don't like the red. I'm being unusually fussy with this part of my build lol. I'm probably gonna have to compromise at some stage, but I don't really want to spend upwards of $100 on a cosmetic item that I don't really like the cosmetics of...

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agreed on the dislike of the red on the HKS cap...

something like this for nissan not honda's would be nice...

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This just looks a bit strange with too much writing unfortunately...

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surprisingly the buddy club one looks alright, shame I have nothing else of that brand on my car though...

buddy_club_oil_cap.jpg

something plain perhaps, I have one like this in silver, but I would like to replace with a black one someday...

tegiwa-honda-engine-anodized-billet-oil-cap-678.jpg

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That Buddy Club racing one might be it ^^^ I like the colour and the shape. Though like you, I don't have any other Buddy Club stuff on my car...

I like the Nismo one as well, except for the colour. Silver will stand out too much on my rocker covers, which isn't what I'm aiming for. Not too mention Nismo is just a little on the expensive side...

Thanks for the suggestions guys, it does help. Any chance those of you who own the items you are suggesting have a photo of it on your car??

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I think the buddy club is just a generic cap tbh.. I've seen it around with all sorts of brands on it...

nismo one seems the go, you'll just have to move some internal weight to re-balance the car the properly....laugh.gif

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I like the Nismo one as well, except for the colour. Silver will stand out too much on my rocker covers, which isn't what I'm aiming for. Not too mention Nismo is just a little on the expensive side...

Thanks for the suggestions guys, it does help. Any chance those of you who own the items you are suggesting have a photo of it on your car??

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Bit exxy, but eBay may be of help...

Buddy Club one looks just fine too!

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question is one of these fake or is one just overpriced?

http://www.ebay.com....7#ht_2245wt_907

Sounds like a great price, but be skeptical.

But then again, the location of the item in in Hong Kong and products are relatively cheaper as I believe there is no tax there, but only on certain things.

I guess it cost less to ship from Japan to Hong Kong then Japan to AUS, hence the cheaper price.

I bought mine for $100.

So it's over priced.

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Was thinking the same thing ^

It's hard to tell with parts like these. I wouldn't be surprised if these caps cost $2 to make, then they slap a Nismo sticker on there and start making $130 profits per sale on the things. Then you get one seller who's happy to increase demand by lowering the price and only make $30 profit on each sale yet sell hundreds of them.

Then again, what's genuine over fake anyway? It's an aluminium cap, it looks the same and it has a Nismo sticker on it. Same same? :P

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Was thinking the same thing ^

It's hard to tell with parts like these. I wouldn't be surprised if these caps cost $2 to make, then they slap a Nismo sticker on there and start making $130 profits per sale on the things. Then you get one seller who's happy to increase demand by lowering the price and only make $30 profit on each sale yet sell hundreds of them.

Then again, what's genuine over fake anyway? It's an aluminium cap, it looks the same and it has a Nismo sticker on it. Same same? :P

only one way to find out, buy it and try it and report back!

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I've been looking at these too as i got the covers and plenum looking all nice and black but the plastic factory cap looks pretty ordinary >_< If only the HKS badge was silver...........

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