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Old Feb 16, 2012 | 09:39 PM
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Ok, with Spring just around the corner, what sunglasses should I buy to safely drive my C4 Corvette??????

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Old Feb 16, 2012 | 09:47 PM
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I buy the cheapest wrap around safety sunglasses from Home Depot because if I buy expensive ones I lose them in a week.

Oh and IBTL, not exactly C4 related.
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Why wear sunglasses? Get mirror tint on your windshield and sunshine be damned!
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You can try these:

http://www.ray-ban.com/usa/sunglasses/rb8307/004-n8

or

http://www.oakley.com/custom/plaintiff (and you can get C4 Corvette laser etched into the lens)

or

if you really want to go all out:

http://www.oakley.com/products/6409/23696
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To make this somewhat c4 related; I always have my polarized oakleys on so that I can read the digital display which is burnt out and can't be read clearly with out them.
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I got a pair like his. I had to go down to the Department of Human Services, filled out a couple forms and I got a new mortgage at 1%, food stamps, unemployment even though I'm working, a government grant, early social security and a pair of these. Can't wait for the next 4 years

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Originally Posted by Jon Hekking
I got a pair like his. I had to go down to the Department of Human Services, filled out a couple forms and I got a new mortgage at 1%, food stamps, unemployment even though I'm working, a government grant, early social security and a pair of these. Can't wait for the next 4 years

You got a pair alright.
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Home Depot safety type - 3 for 16 bucks

UV coated - wrap around to keep the wind out ( kinda )

When I break or lose them - I'm not out $ 100.
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Originally Posted by Jon Hekking
I got a pair like his. I had to go down to the Department of Human Services, filled out a couple forms and I got a new mortgage at 1%, food stamps, unemployment even though I'm working, a government grant, early social security and a pair of these. Can't wait for the next 4 years

not to mention a pocket full of change...all we will ever see if he gets re elected
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Originally Posted by HlhnEast
I buy the cheapest wrap around safety sunglasses from Home Depot because if I buy expensive ones I lose them in a week.

Oh and IBTL, not exactly C4 related.
Not exactly C6 related either, but we're at 6 pages and climbing.

I'm not waking Crocamonga for this. No way.
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If your still riding around in a C4 my guess would be cheap sunglasses. Oh yeh!
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Originally Posted by RICEKILA
Home Depot safety type - 3 for 16 bucks

UV coated - wrap around to keep the wind out ( kinda )

When I break or lose them - I'm not out $ 100.
Not a bad Idea. I've been paying $7 each at Family Dollar and 7-11. I do have a good pair of Ray-Bans that are going on 11 years old now. I finally dropped them and dinged a lens this year. I paid $179 in 2001....I won't be replacing them.
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Originally Posted by Jon Hekking
I got a pair like his. I had to go down to the Department of Human Services, filled out a couple forms and I got a new mortgage at 1%, food stamps, unemployment even though I'm working, a government grant, early social security and a pair of these. Can't wait for the next 4 years

BHO brand?
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lollers...I'm still on the cupholder thread. pretty soon there will be a turn signal thread in the C6 general and my head will explode...carry on without me I guess.
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Originally Posted by mike100
lollers...I'm still on the cupholder thread. pretty soon there will be a turn signal thread in the C6 general and my head will explode...carry on without me I guess.
do you mean the euro tail lenses?

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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 12:25 AM
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IBFTL

In before the laughs.

It's a c4 dig out some old glasses from the 80's.

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Originally Posted by PLRX
do you mean the euro tail lenses?
dude, you don't even know... the C6 has the euro-ish 3 blink feature...which you can't turn off. There was several pages of arguing over that topic. Things get heated up over there even worse than here because all the C6 ballers have more $ and think their opinion means more.
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I drive all day and use polaroid sun glasses .it really cuts down the glare.I tried regular sun glasses and then polaroids.big improvement



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