mag red is rare!
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Abby Normal
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mag red is rare!
i stopped by a local chevy dealer yesterday trying to find the best touch-up paint for the '01. i told the knuckledragger behind the counter it was an '01 mag red convertible, to which i got this:
him, "you mean red?"
me, "well, no, mag red. you know, magnetic red 2"
so he looks up the paint in the computer and brings over a can of touch-up for torch red.
so i say, "no, that's torch red"
he says, do you have the car here"
me, "no". (in the work truck, dammit)
"do you have the VIN?"
"no."
"well, the only color the computer shows for corvettes from 1997 to 2004 is torch red".
so apparently, i, and a whole bunch of you have the ultra rare non-red magnetic red c5.
him, "you mean red?"
me, "well, no, mag red. you know, magnetic red 2"
so he looks up the paint in the computer and brings over a can of touch-up for torch red.
so i say, "no, that's torch red"
he says, do you have the car here"
me, "no". (in the work truck, dammit)
"do you have the VIN?"
"no."
"well, the only color the computer shows for corvettes from 1997 to 2004 is torch red".
so apparently, i, and a whole bunch of you have the ultra rare non-red magnetic red c5.
Melting Slicks
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From: Insane Diego Kalifonya Baby
I went to the largest Vette dealer in our area for some touch up Millieum Yellow. I had to go home for the vin# (in the work truck too). They only made one friggen yellow for the C5 for christ sake. I ordered it and it took 2 weeks. UFB
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06
Try Ken Fichtner give them a cal here is a link to the touch up paint.
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c5/ken...rtspage4.shtml
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c5/ken...rtspage4.shtml
Instructor
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From: Orange Texas
Clutchdust, you went to the wrong dealership I guess. My local dealer looked the paint code (WA379E) up using the VIN, and then gave me some touchup. Of Course the parts man is a close friend and fellow C5 man. They are not all kuckledraggers.
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06
Originally Posted by alan3403
My local dealer looked the paint code (WA379E) up using the VIN, and then gave me some touchup.
Drifting
Joined: May 2005
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From: Ft. Worth TX
Originally Posted by VLVETTE
I went to the largest Vette dealer in our area for some touch up Millieum Yellow. I had to go home for the vin# (in the work truck too). They only made one friggen yellow for the C5 for christ sake. I ordered it and it took 2 weeks. UFB
Glad you finally got it!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2005
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From: Maple North Carolina
At Colonial Chevy in Norfolk, Va, I gave them the VIN and they handed over the Mag Red II (2004) paint. No wait, no hassle and no more stone chip! I'd rather have them get it right the first time than have to go back to exchange it.
Racer
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Chambersburg, Pa.
Originally Posted by Zilla
Try Ken Fichtner give them a cal here is a link to the touch up paint.
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c5/ken...rtspage4.shtml
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c5/ken...rtspage4.shtml
