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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 10:13 AM
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I'm kinda excited watching and reading about all of your vettes on this forum. It's making me more anxious to customize mine. I only had the vette 5 days and I'm already ordering things for it. Figure I start with the small things and then progress from there little by little. I have a black on black coupe 2002 and I almost oredered those chrome inserts today but then I started doing some research on this forum and I come to realize that red looks good to. So I want to ask the pros on what they think looks better. I'm leaning towards chrome inserts in the rear but I don't know how it would look in the front. Same goes for the red. I can't find any front pics. Which goes better with black on black?
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 10:19 AM
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Ha! Ha! The mods will never end!!!!

Personally I like the polished stainless(chrome look)on the black. Then you can get exhaust tips, chrome exhaust port filler, chrome brake caliper shims, etc.

Makes for a nice look IMO.

Check this website out for ideas:

http://www.pfyc.com/c/VTEXT/Exterior+Accessories.html

Good luck!!
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Congrats, and I can only advise you to run away while you still can - otherwise prepare for financial ruin from all the mods...

I too would suggest the SS (chrome) ones, and SS Inserts is the place to go...
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Nice Website. Thnx
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Here is a picture of the red front inserts on a black vette!



Honestly, I would go with the stainless steel (chrome) look though.

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Yeah, now that I looked at the website which has the polished stainless steel letters, I'm sold. Are they really made of stainless steel or is it a stainless look. Also, Should I just do the rear or both?
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Originally Posted by SharpCrease
Yeah, now that I looked at the website which has the polished stainless steel letters, I'm sold. Are they really made of stainless steel or is it a stainless look. Also, Should I just do the rear or both?
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Another Vote for the Chrome/Stainless look. Can't go wrong with Black and Chrome.

And welcome to the forum. Once the mods start, they are hard to stop.
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Originally Posted by BlueDream
Another Vote for the Chrome/Stainless look. Can't go wrong with Black and Chrome.

And welcome to the forum. Once the mods start, they are hard to stop.
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Originally Posted by BlueDream
Another Vote for the Chrome/Stainless look. Can't go wrong with Black and Chrome.

And welcome to the forum. Once the mods start, they are hard to stop.
X3,,Unless you have other red trim elsewhere,I'd go with the polished stainless!!! Welcome To the wonderful madness!!!
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ss from Chip cant go wrong you'll love em
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Go chrome..My bro has em on his black C5 and my mom has em on her black Camaro.
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I have stainless steel ones, got them from Chip and they look great
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I would go Chrome/SS they look good on black

P.S. Stay away from this forum if you have any intentions on ever saving money from now on.
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Originally Posted by SharpCrease
Yeah, now that I looked at the website which has the polished stainless steel letters, I'm sold. Are they really made of stainless steel or is it a stainless look. Also, Should I just do the rear or both?
I have a black 02 with the stainless letters. Do both. It looks unfinished if you only do one or the other.

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IMHO red looks great on a black car!
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