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Contrary to your belief it does not need to be collectable for him to not want to drill unnecessary holes in his car.
The rear splash guards are most important to me in that they will collect some of the rubber that winds up on the bottom of the quarter panels from heating the drag radials in the water box. The rubber can be quite a pain in the neck to remove.
Just have a plain Jane ‘95 Corvette with LT-1 and auto trans with a few mods. That’s it. Nothing collectible about the car.
Thanks for posting a picture of your car. Not only because we love pictures here on CF, but also I have a white 1995 coupe and have been wondering about the panel gaps on the rear quarters. Yours look just like mine.
About the rubber on your rear under fenders, try this (or similar)... put on a layer before racing, then simply peel off after winning!
Thanks for posting a picture of your car. Not only because we love pictures here on CF, but also I have a white 1995 coupe and have been wondering about the panel gaps on the rear quarters. Yours look just like mine.
If you install splash guards, the rubber will just build up there instead of the fender... and you'll eventually have to clean it off anyway.
Don’t like using painter’s tape. Makes the car look like crap. Would rather use splash guards, let the rubber build up on the inner fender wells and then power wash it off.
Don’t like using painter’s tape. Makes the car look like crap. Would rather use splash guards, let the rubber build up on the inner fender wells and then power wash it off.
So a power washer will damage the paint finish if you tried to clean the rubber off the paint that way?
Contrary to your belief it does not need to be collectable for him to not want to drill unnecessary holes in his car.
Are you his wife?
Originally Posted by Turbo Bob
Just have a plain Jane ‘95 Corvette with LT-1 and auto trans with a few mods. That’s it. Nothing collectible about the car.
Bob, drilling and screwing a small screw will not de-value that car. I did it to my 95 and my 96 Collector Edition. I also had a C5 Z06 Z16 number 534 out of 2,025 produced, a car with special VIN and I installed C6Z06 splash guards on it. The splash guards are great
Bob, drilling and screwing a small screw will not de-value that car. I did it to my 95 and my 96 Collector Edition. I also had a C5 Z06 Z16 number 534 out of 2,025 produced, a car with special VIN and I installed C6Z06 splash guards on it. The splash guards are great
I have these exact splash guards on my 96. I live on a gravel road. I wish I had bought the ones that do not mount on the painted area. Once you install this type you must keep them forever as they wear the paint where they touch. I sure wish I had just bought the sheet style. Dan
These were on the car when I bought it. I did do one thing to them, I used foam-in-the-can insulation and filled the voids in them and they're solid as a rock. They use existing bolts to mount though there is a small angle bracket on the fronts that can be screwed to the body if you want to use them.
The rear splash guards are most important to me in that they will collect some of the rubber that winds up on the bottom of the quarter panels from heating the drag radials in the water box. The rubber can be quite a pain in the neck to remove.
The ones that I linked to are nice and long and give what I feel is maximum protection.
Love the splash guards on mine, the word Corvette is actually a sticker placed very well onto the flap, previous owner did it to the car sometime in its life, i've washed the area many times and it still looks great, sticker stays on. A very nice little touch to the Vette imo.
My goal was to minimize lower panel filth, etc., so I put no-drill 'mud flaps' on my car. I found little/no change in crap thrown up to adhere behind each wheel. Visualizing a tangential line from the tire to that area showed why: the flaps were not long enough and my opinion, hence choice, was to remove them rather than degrade the sleek lines of the car.
I keep that area well waxed but rarely, if ever, drive over dirt or stony roads, nor do I liqudate rear rubber (much).
Flame away. I know I live on a different planet!
Last edited by whalepirot; Nov 17, 2017 at 12:21 PM.
I only asked what collectible Corvette and two were offended. It is not my fault you are a sensitive person. You can call me a douche bag, dick head, *******, anything, but the fact is you feel bad after I addressed the obvious.
Collective C4s:
Grand Sports
ZR-1s
and many of those are not in collector status yet.
Do your homework....
An 85 has nothing desirable, I'd be using rivets on that one...
Last edited by H P Bushrod; Nov 21, 2017 at 01:08 PM.
The ones that I linked to are nice and long and give what I feel is maximum protection.
Here they are installed on my car.
Hey Randy, That's a great looking 85 you have there! Did you say you bought it brand new? You've kept it immaculate! I have a fondness for 85's as well.
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