Rocker Panels
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Rocker Panels
These babies really live up to their name on my car as they seem to attract every loose rock on the road. Does everyone encounter these hits and nicks or does Oklahoma just have bad roads?
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Originally Posted by jinxxman1
comes with the territory, consider a badge of honor and proof you actually drive your vette.
Exactly what my son told me. I thought about it and agreed. Cheaper to get the panels pained every year or two but drive the hell out of it.
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Originally Posted by MiamiCowboy
Exactly what my son told me. I thought about it and agreed. Cheaper to get the panels pained every year or two but drive the hell out of it.
Went to the shop where it became good as new for about $600.00. No serious body-work involved. Doing both sides? $1200.00. Driving a pristine Y2KNBMMN6CPE? Priceless!!! 
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Drive the car at all and you will get chips on it. The rocker panels are especially prone to this.
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Originally Posted by MiamiCowboy
These babies really live up to their name on my car as they seem to attract every loose rock on the road. Does everyone encounter these hits and nicks or does Oklahoma just have bad roads?
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Take a look at the 3M paint protector. I am doing my 04 in the spring when it comes out of storage. Most Vette owers here do not drive them in the winter.
If you want complain about roads, come up to Winnipeg, Canada where the freeze and thaw cycles and frost causes deterioration of the concrete joints in winter. In the summer, the very hot days that we get buckles the joints. The repairs are so expensive, our City of 700,000 is, yes, I'm not kidding, 200 years behind on sidewalk renewal. Give me an Interstate anywhere in the US and I'm happy.
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If you want complain about roads, come up to Winnipeg, Canada where the freeze and thaw cycles and frost causes deterioration of the concrete joints in winter. In the summer, the very hot days that we get buckles the joints. The repairs are so expensive, our City of 700,000 is, yes, I'm not kidding, 200 years behind on sidewalk renewal. Give me an Interstate anywhere in the US and I'm happy.
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Take a look at my sig pic's.
Have the guards painted to match - eliminates most, if not all, 'rock' chips on the rocker panels, as well as the rear fender area.
Have the guards painted to match - eliminates most, if not all, 'rock' chips on the rocker panels, as well as the rear fender area.
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Ouch!
Don't look under the Vette, yeah right 
Mine is black and at night I cant see the the pesky devils. I kinda did a home repair!filled, primed, painted and clear coated. I don't recommend this for the faint of heart and it looks ok at night. Enjoy the ride and know that chip(s) happen.
Mine is black and at night I cant see the the pesky devils. I kinda did a home repair!filled, primed, painted and clear coated. I don't recommend this for the faint of heart and it looks ok at night. Enjoy the ride and know that chip(s) happen.
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If you drive the car, the rocker panels will get chipped up. Cleartastic may make a plastic piece that will help protect them a bit.
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Originally Posted by AC54ME
Take a look at my sig pic's.
Have the guards painted to match - eliminates most, if not all, 'rock' chips on the rocker panels, as well as the rear fender area.
Have the guards painted to match - eliminates most, if not all, 'rock' chips on the rocker panels, as well as the rear fender area.
GEE AC54ME! That is one fabulous looking pair of rag-tops you have there! I want to do whatever you do for a living when I grow up!!!!!
