For C5 owners-
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Melting Slicks
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For C5 owners-
Just a dumb question. Since there's still a lot of mods that can be had for the C5. For the C5 owners who put mods in replacement for OEM equipment. Do you keep the OEM pieces or do you sell them right away. i.e. rims,taillamps,turn signals, hoods. The reason I ask is I really have no plans on trading in or selling my car anytime soon, but I'm a little concern in selling my OEM pieces just in case..... I know this question's answer should rely mostly on personal opinion. And that's what I'm pretty much am asking here. So please, no personal attacks. Some of us are more indecisive than others. 
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St. Jude Donor '05, '12-'13, '15-'16, '21
I held my OEM's for awhile, but the wife said "Clean It Out" ..... so, I've been selling the stuff off. I'm not heavily modding the car (from a performance standpoint) and consequently most of what I've done or plan to do is more cosmetic. Consequently, that stuff can go with the car *IF* I ever get rid of her, which I don't plan to do.....
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From: HOW FAST WAS I GOING OFFICER? Los Angeles Hating GM Dealership Service Dept.'s Since Sept. 2004
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
I keep all my OEM parts...
I'm planning on building another Vette with the spare parts.
I'm planning on building another Vette with the spare parts.
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I have sold my original high polished rims and my original seat covers, but that is about it. I still have all the other stock parts off the car.
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i've sold most of mine. Just got tired of keeping them around. If I ever decide to sell there are plenty of oem parts on here to pick up
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