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Old May 9, 2018 | 07:28 PM
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Hey Welcome to the club!

I noticed that you are located in LA, for the damage on your car I have a GREAT shop here in the city that only works on Vettes.. Especially C4s.. 30 years experience in the same place.

We should link up sometime, me and another forum member meet up regularly. You should join us sometime.
not a bad idea. let me get my vette fixed up and we can go from there

PM me number to the shop you have please
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Old May 9, 2018 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by CVG323
not a bad idea. let me get my vette fixed up and we can go from there

PM me number to the shop you have please
PM Sent!

For others, the shop
I am referencing the fiberglass body in Hawthorne. Place is owned and run by Scott Kenning and is an overall great guy.
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Old May 9, 2018 | 09:00 PM
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Just my .02, but the biggest expense in painting a C4 (or any other car for that matter) is the prep work. For $2k I doubt that it will be done properly, so the paint will look great when it comes out of the shop but will begin to fail within a few years. If you are not planning on keeping the car that is fine, but it you are keeping it the paint will probably look worse than it does now in a few years.
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Old May 9, 2018 | 09:24 PM
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Just my .02, but the biggest expense in painting a C4 (or any other car for that matter) is the prep work. For $2k I doubt that it will be done properly, so the paint will look great when it comes out of the shop but will begin to fail within a few years. If you are not planning on keeping the car that is fine, but it you are keeping it the paint will probably look worse than it does now in a few years.
Ive had cars painted with him before and he does a good job. my buddy painted his wrecked c5 there (and got it fixed as well) couple years back and it still looks like a new paint job. looks wet. but I do understand what you're saying about the prep work. I'd also ask for some type of warranty from him haha
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Old May 10, 2018 | 12:23 PM
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Shot out to CVG323!

Was great chillin with ya last night!

Sorry for the horrible pictures, apparently my phone camera doubles as a potato..

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Old May 10, 2018 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by AgentEran
Shot out to CVG323!

Was great chillin with ya last night!

Sorry for the horrible pictures, apparently my phone camera doubles as a potato..



I wish you guys where closer,always down to meet C4 owners
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Old May 10, 2018 | 01:19 PM
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I wish you guys where closer,always down to meet C4 owners


Sacramento is pretty far dude lol
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Old May 10, 2018 | 02:38 PM
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Shot out to CVG323!

Was great chillin with ya last night!

Sorry for the horrible pictures, apparently my phone camera doubles as a potato..



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Nice hanging with ya too brother!
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Old May 14, 2018 | 04:11 PM
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some pics of some work me and my brother performed on the Green Machine haha
dashpad fixed



wire holding pad in place



cluster in need of polish



pass side view after fix



pad removed to check for anything loose or rattling



squeaks culprit. passenger side knee pad foam removed and added felt tape all around it. no more squeaks.



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driver side after fix



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Old May 14, 2018 | 05:34 PM
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Great fix it job
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Old May 14, 2018 | 05:53 PM
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thanks! took all Saturday to do it too
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Old May 14, 2018 | 06:35 PM
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Nice Polo! Had mine for a year and love it. I get so many compliments. Nice to have a vette that is different, as in the color. Most I see are red, black and white.
Do you have the part numbers for your LED light conversion? Again very nice!














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Old May 14, 2018 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Kens94

Nice Polo! Had mine for a year and love it. I get so many compliments. Nice to have a vette that is different, as in the color. Most I see are red, black and white.
Do you have the part numbers for your LED light conversion? Again very nice!













very nice Polo I love this color more and more everyday. when the sun hits it its gorgeous!

I see your passenger side AC Vent cover is missing as well.
I found mine with broken tabs under the passenger seat
so I added some double sided tape and that seems to be holding it on.

Ill try and get the part numbers from the LED kit today. gimme a sec and ill look for them
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Old May 14, 2018 | 07:01 PM
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here are the model numbers



Headlight H4 LED Bulbs



Fog Light 880 size LED Bulbs



glass headlight with H4 bulb connectors. OEM does not allow for a diff bulb.
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Originally Posted by CVG323
here are the model numbers



Headlight H4 LED Bulbs



Fog Light 880 size LED Bulbs



glass headlight with H4 bulb connectors. OEM does not allow for a diff bulb.
Thanks! Yeah I have that middle vent on my punch list as I am OCD about stuff like that.
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Old May 14, 2018 | 07:09 PM
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new parts just came in

no more wiggles

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Originally Posted by Kens94
Thanks! Yeah I have that middle vent on my punch list as I am OCD about stuff like that.
I was looking for one and it can be quite the pain to track down.
all are either broken or missing. found some new ones for $50
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C4s looking good

I bet Agent Eran's car sounded dope in person
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Originally Posted by 1993C4LT1
C4s looking good

I bet Agent Eran's car sounded dope in person
it did. it was LOUD.

it even spit out flames

and thanks!
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new console, shift lens, and custom modded dial for gear select installed. (orange nail polish )





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