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Old Sep 18, 2005 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by MilleniumVette
When I was looking for a C5, one of my preferences was a car without BSM. :
Yea me too, while trying to find a used car with everything exactly the way I wanted it, and I didn't even realize they could be removed until I found out here. It's nearly impossible to find a used car like that.
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The C5 was originally designed without them, and they were a corporate add-on that ticked off many of the people who helped to design the C5s in the first place.
Yes, I have read that too.
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Old Sep 18, 2005 | 01:43 PM
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Old Sep 18, 2005 | 03:24 PM
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Thank goodness mine came without them......The debate rages about the benefits and looks,...... but it is important to note that the designers of the C5 did NOT have them on the car. If I bought another C5 that had them on, they would be removed in about 30 minutes of taking delivery.

Opinionated female, bitchy about BSMs.....
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Old Sep 18, 2005 | 03:40 PM
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If you purchased your C5 used with BSM's make sure the car was not repainted with them still on BEFORE you rip them off.!
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Old Sep 18, 2005 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by MilleniumVette
When I was looking for a C5, one of my preferences was a car without BSM. The C5 was originally designed without them, and they were a corporate add-on that ticked off many of the people who helped to design the C5s in the first place.

All C5s look good with or without them, though.
WARNING DO NOT REMOVE they were added because they affect the down force on the car.
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