Most difficult mod to install to date
May 28, 2007 | 08:54 PM
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nice job. the only reason i wouldnt do it is cause i would be afraid the the car would rattle or make noise afterward.
May 28, 2007 | 08:57 PM
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nice job. the only reason i wouldnt do it is cause i would be afraid the the car would rattle or make noise afterward.
Trust me I am the most anti bling person you will ever know. The only reason I did it, to match my Defi boost and fuel pressure gauges
I think as a bonus they also compliment my C6 shifter ****
May 28, 2007 | 09:09 PM
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FactoryRaceCar
Trust me I am the most anti bling person you will ever know. The only reason I did it, to match my Defi boost and fuel pressure gauges
I think as a bonus they also compliment my C6 shifter ****
no no no. you didnt have a choice. the vette ghost made you do it. its pulling at me too. lucky my wallet ghost is louder at this point but i have my eye on a few mods. i already bought the chrome letters for the rear.
May 28, 2007 | 10:05 PM
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From: Converse TX
Nouman, while I was at a car show you were modding again, great looking mod and good to hear that you are doing better
May 28, 2007 | 10:07 PM
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Nouman, while I was at a car show you were modding again, great looking mod and good to hear that you are doing better
Thats one of the five mods I did in 3 days Steven. Gotta catch up with the mods
May 28, 2007 | 11:06 PM
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I would imagine it does put you to the test.
May 29, 2007 | 03:08 AM
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Cool mod and nice job.
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May 29, 2007 | 04:07 AM
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the hud install + painting my gauge bezels was a pain in the @$$. i painted my new cluster bezels, assembled the cluster, then went to install it and realized the tabs at the bottom of the cluster were broken. so i had to pull apart the hud cluster and my old cluster to swap parts and then paint the gauge bezels on the old cluster!
it was rediculous.
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May 30, 2007 | 10:15 PM
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May 30, 2007 | 10:15 PM
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Awesome! Better you than me!
May 30, 2007 | 10:16 PM
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May 30, 2007 | 10:21 PM
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Nouman,
A simple Wally World $1.47 paint pen could have given you the same end result and zero stress.
Props to
Steve@EnglandGreen for pioneering this cheap mod
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1356786
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May 30, 2007 | 10:25 PM
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^^^ Stephen my hands shake when I grab a pen. Never been to school
May 30, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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May 30, 2007 | 10:29 PM
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I would say replace the AC compressure and then starter with welded headers all the way to the X-pipe
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Jun 1, 2007 | 10:11 PM
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Congrats bhai!
That's funny stuff!
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Know what you mean, Nouman.
I helped a buddy and forum member IMQUIK (TSHAC) do his on his C5 once.
He started out pretty cocky, playing the big "professor" instructing me on the finer points of bezel installation.
You can see how over-confident he's feeling here, actually threatening me at one point to do it with one hand superglued behind his back.
You could cut the tension in the air with a knife at this point in the project. Things were getting dicey!
Finally he could stand the extreme pressure no longer and collapsed on the floor! He stirred just about the time I was about to dial 911.
In the end, it all worked out.
Hang in there, buddy!
Jun 1, 2007 | 10:23 PM
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Nouman, I'll buy the bezel kit if you install it for me next year when we come out for vacation....
Jun 1, 2007 | 10:37 PM
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Nouman, I'll buy the bezel kit if you install it for me next year when we come out for vacation....
You got it Wayne. Anything else, bring it on. I can pretty much install anything on a C5 only if I am in a mood
Jun 1, 2007 | 10:41 PM
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Jun 1, 2007 | 11:10 PM
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I would say replace the AC compressure and then starter with welded headers all the way to the X-pipe
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AC compressor with headers does suck!
Here's a tip though; Undo the motor mount bolt and jack the motor up a bit.