[svxistentialist]

The semi gloss black looks good. Best of luck with it.

Be careful taking off the manifold. It's a minefield under there. All the gear for the EGR stuff is there. Plus loads of metal pipes, plus two knock sensors. I think there may be wiring for the central torque control valve as well, and some of the fine pipes are rubber and tend to perish with the heat. If you damage one of these it will lose vacuum and run poorly.

I would advise you to get a workshop manual and follow instructions carefully to remove it. It's not rocket science but there is potential for doing harm if you try taking things off in the wrong sequence.

Joe