Brake ducts, or not?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Arlington TN
I would say add them if you like them, I don't think it would hurt the value any more then the adds you already have with the strips and wheels. If someone is looking for the Z06 look but don't have the dollars, yours might be the car for them. You are already close to a Z06 look so I would finish the project and go for it. If you like them that is what matters 
PS: It is a sweet looking Car!!!
PS: It is a sweet looking Car!!!
Melting Slicks
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Your car is sharp looking but it's not a coupe with a removable top, it's not a vert with it's cache`, it's not ever a Z06 with all the perf. mods. It's a FRC with average performane and limited appeal to the corvette buyer, now and in the future. If you drive it and plan on adding more than 10,000 miles total it's not a collector. If you like the look of the brake ducts put them on. If you don't, leave them off. If you install them today and hate them tomorrow, have a body shop repair it. The rockers are not Serial #'d parts and can be replaced easy enough. Do what makes you happy but if you plan to drive this car, it's not a collector like a '63 split back.
Team Owner
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From: small town in S.E Pa. PA
St. Jude Donor '03-'04
Originally Posted by TEXHAWK0
Z06's don't come in white. 
My Z06 brake ducts get so beat up from rocks, I don't think I would even go to the built in ducts since the paint would show chips a lot worse than the black plastic factory ducts.
My Z06 brake ducts get so beat up from rocks, I don't think I would even go to the built in ducts since the paint would show chips a lot worse than the black plastic factory ducts.
if you look at your painted front fenders behind the tires ( the painted part ) you see very little chips marks.. the zo6 ducts are made of soft plastic, my ducts are much harder in fiberglass...they are painted and stone guard clear coat is applied.. they do not stick up above the fender surface so anything flying by never touched them.. the Z06 ones are sitting on top of the rocker and catch every stone that flys by...
Melting Slicks
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From: Paducah Ky
Originally Posted by 01MY74CvGray
I would leave them off. It is not a Z so make it unique in a different way. So far I must say it looks awesome!
I myself have never been a big fan of them, but if you like them then I would put them on. Only the real corvette people would know any different anyway.
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Racer
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From: Rockwall TX
I say its up to you. But adding ducts to a FRC would make you car look like a real Z06 and you even have the Z06 wheels.
I have the brake ducts on my Artic White vette but I don't look anything like a Z06. I just wanted something to make my vette look a little different from other vettes.
I have the brake ducts on my Artic White vette but I don't look anything like a Z06. I just wanted something to make my vette look a little different from other vettes.
Former Vendor
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From: Death to TOOLS! NJ
St. Jude Donor '10
Originally Posted by Evil-Twin
Ive had these ducts for five years, the picture is a few months old.. No chips...
if you look at your painted front fenders behind the tires ( the painted part ) you see very little chips marks.. the zo6 ducts are made of soft plastic, my ducts are much harder in fiberglass...they are painted and stone guard clear coat is applied.. they do not stick up above the fender surface so anything flying by never touched them.. the Z06 ones are sitting on top of the rocker and catch every stone that flys by...
if you look at your painted front fenders behind the tires ( the painted part ) you see very little chips marks.. the zo6 ducts are made of soft plastic, my ducts are much harder in fiberglass...they are painted and stone guard clear coat is applied.. they do not stick up above the fender surface so anything flying by never touched them.. the Z06 ones are sitting on top of the rocker and catch every stone that flys by...
Team Owner
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From: Dear Karma, I have a list of people you missed.
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
Originally Posted by bigsal01
where did you get your ducts from
