Holy wheel well.....................(pic)
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Melting Slicks
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From: Somewherebetweenhereandthere
Holy wheel well.....................(pic)
Anybody ever have this happen? I was on base doing my oil change and checking over everything when I noticed this!!! (driver's side front)
I am not sure when it happened but I called the Corvette Center to see about replacing the panel.. $65 doesn't sound to bad.
The hole is big enough to get my arm up to the fender vent!!
oh well at least it is an easy fix!!
I am not sure when it happened but I called the Corvette Center to see about replacing the panel.. $65 doesn't sound to bad.
The hole is big enough to get my arm up to the fender vent!!
oh well at least it is an easy fix!!
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St. Jude Donor '12
Wow, never seen anything like that before 
Looks like something peeled it down?
If it's a $65 fix then I guess I would count my blessings.
Looks like something peeled it down?If it's a $65 fix then I guess I would count my blessings.
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From: Somewherebetweenhereandthere
Rick from the Corvette center thought it would be from a rock getting thrown up into it!! I must have been going fast in a turn to make a rock fly through a pretty hard piece of plastic!!
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From: Rehoboth MA . . . NRA Life Member
St. Jude Donor '06-'07
- Are you using a wider tire than stock?
- Are the wheels you're using a different offset than stock?
This is about the only 2 things that can happen because the stock setup is engineered so there is no interference at both locks....
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Do you drive and operate the vette when it is really cold out? I see your in CO, might have had something get thrown at it from the road when it was cold and brittle and just busted a chunk out of it.
After the new part is installed it will make the other parts look nasty and now you'll have to pull the wheels and clean them too!
After the new part is installed it will make the other parts look nasty and now you'll have to pull the wheels and clean them too!
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From: Somewherebetweenhereandthere
Nope Stock size rims and Stock size tires.....
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From: Somewherebetweenhereandthere
Do you drive and operate the vette when it is really cold out? I see your in CO, might have had something get thrown at it from the road when it was cold and brittle and just busted a chunk out of it.
After the new part is installed it will make the other parts look nasty and now you'll have to pull the wheels and clean them too!
After the new part is installed it will make the other parts look nasty and now you'll have to pull the wheels and clean them too!
And as for cleaning up the wheel well...... ummmm probably not... I am in LOVE with my Z but it more times than not gets driven 4-5 days in the week.... Wheel well cleaning is not a must for her!
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-'18
I had the whole rear inner fender well blow out after hitting a piece of debris on the highway.
We were on our way to Bowling Green last year.
Cost me about $600 to fix.
We were on our way to Bowling Green last year.
Cost me about $600 to fix.
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One other thing it could possibly be is a bent Control Arm?
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From: Somewherebetweenhereandthere
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From: Somewherebetweenhereandthere
I think an Armadillo would have taken out my nose!!! I figure it was a rock, so I ordered the part and will install it... Maybe I will do my Trans fluid, and anti-venom modd!!
