I was wondering if there was a reason why people paint there differential covers orange or bright red?

 

to be different

 

Adds 50 horse. I painted my valve cover and gained 90 horse.

 

Because they can. Why not do it?

 

x2! though I only gained 20 when I painted my valve cover.

 

I was just wondering if it actually served a purpose, like to be more visible when someone is spotting you... so they are easily seen...

But if it adds fifty horse I may just have to paint mine, John Deere green though

 

True but Apexi sticker on the windshiel increases the areodynamics therefor increasing fuel mileage.

 

It grabs attention. My bright green skid plate turned my Jeep into an attention *****, for better or for worse. People notice it though, I get comments on it all the time.

 

I was told its to make it easier for the spotter. I don't know, my front solid came in this awesome grey powercoat, that looks textured almost. I'd love to be able to replicate it with a spray can, its that good looking.

 

Yellow stickers add horsepower too, and so does sticking a red R on the tailgate.

Painting the diff cover makes it easier for the guy you just ran over to decsribe you to the police. " I could see his Nikes through the holes in the floor boards and he had a bright orange diff cover and plastic ***** hanging from the rear bumper."

 

To be different and make people laugh:

 

Well mine is white with a red "xj" on the front so that must be why.

 

Cuz bare metal rusts quick.

 

lol, I may have to steal that idea from you and do the same to mine.

I live in NE Ohio and it seems every pickup truck around here has there rear pumpkin painted orange or red and has a chain draped over the front tow hooks. It must be a new fad. Last fad we had was everyone was painting their trucks in John Deere colors

 

I borrowed the idea from gobbs_stopper, he is the mastermind.