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Old Mar 11, 2021 | 10:25 AM
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Just wanted to show them off and give a testimony of these door panels from Big Wig Race Cars.

Absolutely love them. Minor fitting required but the craftsmanship on them is great. Not a scratch on them out of the box (which was packaged well)

They are as cheap or cheaper than vinyl repros and have a lower surface temp than (Black) vinyl panels in the sun.

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Old Mar 11, 2021 | 11:56 AM
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They look tough! 😎
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Old Mar 12, 2021 | 11:05 PM
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Not what I would want for my car, but for the right car, they look pretty badass.
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Old Mar 13, 2021 | 10:03 AM
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Sorry but that's butt ugly.!

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Old Mar 13, 2021 | 11:59 AM
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Those look really nicely built and the fit look perfect.
If I wasn’t going with an all oem interior I would consider them.
I would imagine they could be powder coated in any color to match the interior color.
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Old Mar 13, 2021 | 12:17 PM
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Looks good! Definitely a drag car option imo
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Old Apr 27, 2022 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Remmfire
Just wanted to show them off and give a testimony of these door panels from Big Wig Race Cars.

Absolutely love them. Minor fitting required but the craftsmanship on them is great. Not a scratch on them out of the box (which was packaged well)

They are as cheap or cheaper than vinyl repros and have a lower surface temp than (Black) vinyl panels in the sun.

Where did you find them ?
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Old Apr 27, 2022 | 11:46 AM
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Where did you find them ?
LOL, pretty simple to Google them.

Although I am surpised they are still in business with all the products they have that violate major IP rights
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I pretty sure I found them but just wanted to see if there was another site, the one I found discontinued the corvette ones
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There are lots of ways to bastardize your car,,,,,, and you are welcome to do anything you want to your car.
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Old Apr 27, 2022 | 10:35 PM
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Never seen those before.
Interesting...
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Not what I would call luxurious. Complete lack of arm rest.
Ya / No.
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Skulls aren't my thing, but I have always liked competition-styed interiors, especially if the rest of the car is hot rodded.
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Originally Posted by Richard Daugird
Skulls aren't my thing, but I have always liked competition-styed interiors, especially if the rest of the car is hot rodded.
That's Jake, but with the C6.R eyes. For the cost of those panels, I'm surprised they didn't make a version with C3 crossflag eyes.
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Those look sweet and hope to get some for my project after I get a few other things worked out. Nice!!
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I would like them without the skull...lots of weight to trim off for a race car
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they dont make them anymore for C3s
http://www.bigwigracecars.com/home.htm
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I like them minus the skulls. Looks like they add some shoulder room too. They fit tighter than my new repros. Would be easy to cover them if one wanted.
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