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Old May 28, 2007 | 11:35 PM
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Where is the cheapest place to buy the chrome side spears? Ive been looking around and they are pretty pricey like 349.99-399.99. Anyone found any for cheaper? Wouldnt mind some pics as well.
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Old May 28, 2007 | 11:38 PM
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$349.95 is the cheapest I have found them.
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Old May 28, 2007 | 11:49 PM
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Is west coast corvette the only people making this part?
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Old May 29, 2007 | 12:19 AM
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Very nice mod, hopefully I'll be getting some soon
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Old May 29, 2007 | 06:47 AM
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I get more compliments on the spears than the wheels in person...I've noticed that pics are hard to capture the complete look - they just look like a chrome line. I got lucky and found mine used after a guy bought a car with them already installed and sold them on the forum.
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Old May 29, 2007 | 07:12 AM
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Cheapest I've seen is West Coast Corvettes.
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Old May 29, 2007 | 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by vettegator005
Is west coast corvette the only people making this part?
I found them at Mid America also but they were $349.99.
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Old May 29, 2007 | 08:02 AM
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Love mine, and I too get a lot of compliments on them.



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Those look really on black. Wonder how they look on other colors?
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Got mine ordered from home during Carlisle event at west Coast, on sale for 289.99, they usually will meet any sale prices they have at Corvettes at Carlisle.

Here they are on my Sebring

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Old May 29, 2007 | 10:55 AM
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I hate BSMs, but love the spears. But $350 is a little out of my fun budget right now.
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Old May 29, 2007 | 03:01 PM
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Im guessing theres not to many that show up in the parts for sale section so its looks like a might be footing the 350 pretty soon. It just looks to bad *** to pass up.
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it's a rather rare mod so the production isn't too high....I haven't seen any great deal on these new yet. keep your eye on the FS section for people who might be selling their vettes and want to get their mod money back.
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Old May 29, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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The spears look great. I really like them on black. Black and chrome..
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Old May 29, 2007 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by R Devil
Those look really on black. Wonder how they look on other colors?
I kinda like them on Nassau Blue along with Chrome emblems & chrome grills. & chrome letters & chrome rims.....Then again am a little weird......




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Here are some on my sebring silver coupe.





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Is it aluminum with 3M tape? If someone could get a tracing, I'll bet any good machine shop could make them up fairly inexpensively and polishing them would be a good winter project.
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Old May 29, 2007 | 06:50 PM
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3m tape yes. But they are triple chrome.
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Chrome, that's why they cost so much then. They sure look nice against the black w/o the body side moldings.
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Old May 29, 2007 | 07:40 PM
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Chrome, that's why they cost so much then. They sure look nice against the black w/o the body side moldings.
They're not chrome. They're polished billet.
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