[C2] Side pipe cover - advice on purchase

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01-09-2019, 02:27 PM

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Side pipe cover - advice on purchase

I have a 1965 L79 coupe and have a set of 2.5 in side pipes - will need to buy some covers and molding also a hardware kit. Anyone that has gone through this please advise on vendors and product quality - any advise is appreciated - thanks !

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01-09-2019, 02:38 PM

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Contact Brian at Corvette Specialties of Maryland West, I have bought 2 sets of covers thru them.
https://www.csofmdwest.com/

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01-09-2019, 02:38 PM

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They are all made by the same manufacturer. Just get your best price, and move on. You can also buy the "chrome" tips separately.

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01-10-2019, 08:27 AM

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Mike,
there are now 2 , CSOMW, and Ecklers i think.

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01-10-2019, 09:17 AM

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there are now 2 , CSOMW, and Ecklers i think.

Ecklers doesn't make anything anymore.

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01-10-2019, 10:31 AM

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01-10-2019, 11:40 AM

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Is that 2.5" OD or ID?

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01-10-2019, 11:45 AM

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I am in the same boat. I have a set of stock covers but my 63 has I think 3” patriot pipes and are too big for the stock covers so I want to track down some cheap pipes/baffles.

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01-10-2019, 01:13 PM

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I support purchases from Long Island Corvette Supply. They make so many of the parts we use and other Dealers just rebrand. If LICS ever folded we would suffer a great loss! Al W.

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I have read on this forum where guys are fitting 3" pipes under the covers.

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I have read on this forum where guys are fitting 3" pipes under the covers.

I would like to try to do it with my 3 inch patriot pipes but when I pulled the aftermarket heat shields off it didn’t appear that there would be room because of where the pipe bands to go into the engine compartment .

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