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If the piece that is circled is what you are missing, then your dealership is confused. The piece that the dealership installs during PDI is a deflector that is perpendicular to the ground. The piece you are circled is installed at the factory and should not be missing.
Thanks again for this info, I called him back and he did indeed have the wrong part in mind. I sent him the first picture to clarify, and made sure to tell him it wasn't my car...........I don't need to hear that questions another 50 times today.
So I went by the local dealership again today so that I could make sure I had the right part numbers for my original dealer. While there I looked under both of the non Z51s they had, neither had the deflector. Are we sure that it's as simple as they come on non Z51s and they don't come Z51s? Maybe it's a standard v auto thing?
Are we sure that it's as simple as they come on non Z51s and they don't come Z51s?
Yes and no. Meaning you are correct about Z51 and base Stingray being different, but in reverse order of what you said.
I believe Z51 does not include the air-dam center piece, but includes the part you circled in post #1. Base Stingray includes the air-dam center piece, but does NOT include the part and fasteners you red circled.
In other words, I believe you are OK, and your car is not missing any part(s).
Yes and no. Meaning you are correct about Z51 and base Stingray being different, but in reverse order of what you said.
I believe Z51 does not include the air-dam center piece, but includes the part you circled in post #1. Base Stingray includes the air-dam center piece, but does NOT include the part and fasteners you red circled.
In other words, I believe you are OK, and your car is not missing any part(s).
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Originally Posted by bimmerborn
Yes and no. Meaning you are correct about Z51 and base Stingray being different, but in reverse order of what you said.
I believe Z51 does not include the air-dam center piece, but includes the part you circled in post #1. Base Stingray includes the air-dam center piece, but does NOT include the part and fasteners you red circled.
In other words, I believe you are OK, and your car is not missing any part(s).
This is incorrect information. My C7 is a non-Z51 and includes the piece that the OP is missing.
This is incorrect information. My C7 is a non-Z51 and includes the piece that the OP is missing.
Any clue on why yours has it and mine doesn't? This is what I've got:
2014 Coupe 3LT non-Z51, 7 speed manual, and the only options are the chrome wheels and performance exhaust. What do you have?
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Originally Posted by dodgersphc
Any clue on why yours has it and mine doesn't? This is what I've got:
2014 Coupe 3LT non-Z51, 7 speed manual, and the only options are the chrome wheels and performance exhaust. What do you have?
I have no idea, but mine is a 2014 Coupe 3LT non-Z51, 7 speed manual and originally came with chrome wheels and performance exhaust. Mine couldn't have been more identical, except mine has the piece you are missing.
Interesting indeed! I wonder if at some point after production began they decided to stop adding this piece to the non-Z51. We need more samples, so if you have a non-Z51, please check to see if the piece in question is on your car or not and also post the last four of your VIN. Thanks!
My Z51 C7 Stingray was missing one rubber door bumper upon arrival on the driver door. I had to have the dealership send me a new one so I could pop it into place.
I went to a Chevy dealer at my lunch time today. I looked under 5-6 base Stingrays they had. None of them included the part under question. They were all fairly new 2014 Stingrays with VIN number at high 3X,XXX. I took the following pictures of 2 of'em.
Then, I went to service department and talked to a very nice tech in charge of Stingrays' PDI. He told me step by step what they do when a Stingray comes off the truck. He was well aware of covers, floor mats, Z51 cooling rings, brakes deflectors, fluid checks, license brackets, gas funnel, computer readouts, etc. He knew about Z51 Stingrays does not have center piece air dam, but he was not aware of the part under question. After I show him the picture of the part, he said he never noticed a base Stingray come with it.
OP, I still believe you are OK. If base Stingrays came with this part at some point (or not) and later on it got deleted, you should be fine. I hope this helps.
Last edited by bimmerborn; 10-22-2014 at 06:43 PM.
To my understanding, this part's job is to protect Z51's harmonic balancer and engine cast from splashes. Base Stingray has a full air dam, and therefore does not really need this part for engine protection.
To my understanding, this part's job is to protect Z51's harmonic balancer and engine cast from splashes. Base Stingray has a full air dam, and therefore does not really need this part for engine protection.
I just checked my 2015 Z51 M7 and it does have the part.
Thanks for the reply, it's not a Z51, and this a picture off Google showing the piece that should be there, I'll put up a picture of mine once I get it all back together.
Anyone know why the Z51 doesn't have that piece?
I believe it's not installed on Z51's so that the airflow under the car isn't disturbed. There are ducts at each rear wheel to catch this air for brake cooling. Non Z51's don't have this brake cooling ductwork.
I crawled under the car a few days ago to start a supercharger install, turns out the central deflector was never installed. Below is a picture of what I'm missing.
I contacted the dealer and was told by the service department that I should have caught it on initial delivery and that it would not be covered under warranty.....I suppressed the urge to flip the desk over and walked to the parts department, $150 before tax for the deflector and required fasteners. I contacted the salesman from the dealer I bought it from to give him a chance to make things right, I'm waiting on a return phone call. I mean I looked at the car to make sure everything big was there, it seems unreasonable for me to have them put it on a lift to make sure every single thing is there. It's a $65,000 car, it shouldn't come with missing pieces......right?
I took mine off and threw them in the dumpster. There has been hundreds of discussions about these here.
I have no idea, but mine is a 2014 Coupe 3LT non-Z51, 7 speed manual and originally came with chrome wheels and performance exhaust. Mine couldn't have been more identical, except mine has the piece you are missing.
OP, I still believe you are OK. If base Stingrays came with this part at some point (or not) and later on it got deleted, you should be fine. I hope this helps.
I think you are correct, it seems at some point they stopped putting them on the cars all together.
Thanks to everyone for looking under their cars and throwing their two cents in, it's what makes this forum great.
10-20-2014, 11:10 AM
