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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 12:31 PM
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Is the Corvette tail panel logo (below the third brake light) on 92 and up supposed to be body colored or were they a different color?
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 12:36 PM
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I've always seen them body colored.
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 12:45 PM
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Thats what I always thought too. I talked with a guy yesterday that I thought was more knowledgable on Corvettes than I was, and he told me they were always a contrasting color......I didn't know?????????
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 12:45 PM
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They come body colored, but you can get "fill-ins" for them...

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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 12:49 PM
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From the factory - body color. Anything else is aftermarket.
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 12:53 PM
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Thanks guys
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 12:56 PM
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Yes, Body color, but I choose to add the chrome accented letters:







Here it is before without the letters:





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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by RonVette2
Yes, Body color, but I choose to add the chrome accented letters:
Love the Corvette in Yellow!! Wished my white one was that color....
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by 93*Corvette
Love the Corvette in Yellow!! Wished my white one was that color....
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by 93*Corvette
Love the Corvette in Yellow!! Wished my white one was that color....

Nah.... just remember that it all started with a little white car 50 years ago.
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 11:12 AM
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hmmm, i guess it's too late for me to chime in on this one.
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Edit: Well, since I'm here, i might as well do the shameless pic post thing.



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I filled mine in with the raised black letters. Makes it looks much better.

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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 11:15 AM
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The early C4's had contrasting colors for the lettering. Mine are black and i've also seen gold ones.
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Z-07 freak
From the factory - body color. Anything else is aftermarket.

Except the raised version with minor differences of the ZR1


This is the gospel
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 11:49 AM
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nop... not colored from factory..
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Originally Posted by bldavis11
Nah.... just remember that it all started with a little white car 50 years ago.
Nah. ALL Corvettes are red. They just paint 'em different colors.
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What lettering?----
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Originally Posted by RICEKILA
What lettering?----
thats different
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 06:41 PM
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Thats what I thought
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AWESOME Stealth Look!!!!
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