Just for Looks?
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Racer
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Just for Looks?
Were these grill vents actually used on some year Corvettes or have they allways been just a design feature?
They sure are not the easiest things to clean behind ..
They sure are not the easiest things to clean behind ..
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The grills and vents are part of the Astro-Ventilation system and used on the 68-75 models. For early cars, they may have been functional, but by 75 they were purely decoration. Gone beginning with the 76s.
Grills are held in place with 4 trim screws. You can take them out if you want to clean them.
Grills are held in place with 4 trim screws. You can take them out if you want to clean them.
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The whole time I had the car, the "shadow" of the bodywork for filling them in never went away. It drove me nuts. It looked like someone had painted over 2 bumper stickers. I eventually had a shop remove the filler and put the grilles back in.
Think about this choice carefully.
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Racer
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I bought an '81 convertible conversion that used a '75 rear clip, and on that car they did the same thing: They filled in the grilles area.
The whole time I had the car, the "shadow" of the bodywork for filling them in never went away. It drove me nuts. It looked like someone had painted over 2 bumper stickers. I eventually had a shop remove the filler and put the grilles back in.
Think about this choice carefully.
The whole time I had the car, the "shadow" of the bodywork for filling them in never went away. It drove me nuts. It looked like someone had painted over 2 bumper stickers. I eventually had a shop remove the filler and put the grilles back in.
Think about this choice carefully.
With that in mind, I guess I really dont mind the chrome grill look on my car after all.
Melting Slicks
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I bought an '81 convertible conversion that used a '75 rear clip, and on that car they did the same thing: They filled in the grilles area.
The whole time I had the car, the "shadow" of the bodywork for filling them in never went away. It drove me nuts. It looked like someone had painted over 2 bumper stickers. I eventually had a shop remove the filler and put the grilles back in.
Think about this choice carefully.
The whole time I had the car, the "shadow" of the bodywork for filling them in never went away. It drove me nuts. It looked like someone had painted over 2 bumper stickers. I eventually had a shop remove the filler and put the grilles back in.
Think about this choice carefully.
Melting Slicks
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From: West Kingston RI