Engine cover...opinions needed

Alright...now that the weather is getting nicer, I want to tackle the project of repainting my engine cover to match the rest of the car...here are few options I'm thinking of:

Stock cover:
[img]http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6193/volkswagennewgti20tcoupvj8.jpg[/img]

Option 1:
[img]http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8724/cover1gz1.jpg[/img]

Option 2:
[img]http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/9031/cover2cg0.jpg[/img]

Basically the gray is the same color as the car, black would be basic black and red is going to bright. I am trying to tie in the front end of the car into the engine bay. The front end has plack center and there is a thin red stripe that goes around the upper grille.

Option 2 looks better than 1.

[QUOTE=Caoboy;138852]Option 2 looks better than 1.[/QUOTE]


x2 option 2

Thats what I was thinking also. Now just need to buy black and red...also thinking of shaving off all the letters on the cover and putting GTI badge that I removed from the rear hatch in place of "FSI Turbo"

i like stock best.
the others look ok too.

option 2.

option 2 imo.

option 2 for me as well

I think if your going to paint it i say do more then just a strip in the middle.  Maybe do a gloss black on the sides and in the middle.  It would set off everything in the process.  If you dont go black maybe a darker shade of the stock color just to contrast it a little =)