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Old 04-24-2012, 07:27 PM
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Has anyone had rain guards installed on their cars? I like to drive with windows cracked in all weather.
Old 04-24-2012, 07:34 PM
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No but I have thought of it. Try to open a window in the rain at speed and you will get wet. Noticed Weathertec makes them but not for a C6 at least not yet.
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Thanks for responding . I thought I was going to be flamed by the homeowners association
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Originally Posted by Bill.culpepper
Thanks for responding . I thought I was going to be flamed by the homeowners association
There is still time
Old 04-24-2012, 10:57 PM
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Stan0324 is right, this place can be tuff when someone want to do somthing to their car that does not fit the crowds way or latest trend. It's your car enjoy it the way you want it.
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Originally Posted by Bill.culpepper
Has anyone had rain guards installed on their cars? I like to drive with windows cracked in all weather.
Since the top is removable what are you attaching the rain guard to?
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Originally Posted by BigJoe
Since the top is removable what are you attaching the rain guard to?
My question as well. If you never intended of removing the top, this wouldn't be an issue.
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That's a good question, would probably look pretty stupid hanging there on the A piller all alone with no top on?
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Perhaps wear a helmet with a full face shield ???
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Originally Posted by Bill.culpepper
Has anyone had rain guards installed on their cars?
Gosh I hope not. I like the HVAC system. It works well and it's quieter too. I guess if you're a smoker you'd want to crack the window.

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"Well" you have an electronic environmental system, why open the windows in the rain? Why is your Corvette out in the rain?
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Originally Posted by Larry/car
"Well" you have an electronic environmental system, why open the windows in the rain? Why is your Corvette out in the rain?
I bought the Corvette to drive and enjoy it, not compete to have less miles on the odometer than days I have owned it. I do normally drive my truck if I expect bad weather. It baffles the crap out of me that some folks purchase a corvette and let it sit in their garage for weeks and months at a time. I guess if you married the prom queen you would lock her in the garage with the Vette while you took your daily driver to the bar to brag about your car and wife.

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Originally Posted by Bill.culpepper
I bought the Corvette to drive and enjoy it, not compete to have less miles on the odometer than days I have owned it. I do normally drive my truck if I expect bad weather. It baffles the crap out of me that some folks purchase a corvette and let it sit in their garage for weeks and months at a time. I guess if you married the prom queen you would lock her in the garage with the Vette while you took your daily driver to the bar to brag about your car and wife.

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My Corvette does go out in the rain, actually was in a thunderstorm on Saturday. It rained so hard, thought I was driving in a river. Rain guards wouldn't worked. I personally do not like the look of rain guards on any vehicle, not even a pickup truck. Makes, you the driver appear to be old.
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Originally Posted by JLMounce
My question as well. If you never intended of removing the top, this wouldn't be an issue.
Still a problem because the windows are frameless. Most of the guards I see on trucks, etc. attach to the frame around the window, not the roof. So the question still stands, where do they attach...?
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Originally Posted by Bill.culpepper
I bought the Corvette to drive and enjoy it, not compete to have less miles on the odometer than days I have owned it. I do normally drive my truck if I expect bad weather. It baffles the crap out of me that some folks purchase a corvette and let it sit in their garage for weeks and months at a time. I guess if you married the prom queen you would lock her in the garage with the Vette while you took your daily driver to the bar to brag about your car and wife.


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Originally Posted by Bill.culpepper
I bought the Corvette to drive and enjoy it, not compete to have less miles on the odometer than days I have owned it. I do normally drive my truck if I expect bad weather. It baffles the crap out of me that some folks purchase a corvette and let it sit in their garage for weeks and months at a time. I guess if you married the prom queen you would lock her in the garage with the Vette while you took your daily driver to the bar to brag about your car and wife.

Couldn't have said it better.

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Old 04-25-2012, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 2vette2
Couldn't have said it better.
Guys ,Thanks for your support . I understand that placing rain guards on the Vette is a pain in the butt and difficult to pull off. Just wanted to raise the blood pressure of the guys that spend more on Zaino than they do on gas annually. Most folks who earn an honest living dream for years to own a Vette. Why lock it up in the garage when you realize your dream?
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Originally Posted by Bill.culpepper


Guys ,Thanks for your support . I understand that placing rain guards on the Vette is a pain in the butt and difficult to pull off. Just wanted to raise the blood pressure of the guys that spend more on Zaino than they do on gas annually. Most folks who earn an honest living dream for years to own a Vette. Why lock it up in the garage when you realize your dream?
Your post started off as an innocent question and ending by you flaming the guys who only drive their cars on weekends and good days.


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And the biggest problem of all. THEY DON'T MAKE RAIN GUARDS FOR CORVETTES.

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