installing front blackouts
Former Vendor
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 5,261
Likes: 1
From: The Presidential Suite Elite Street, MD
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
You can remove the black plastic pieces under the bumper that are held on by 7mm screws and get your hand up there that way. That's how I did mine.
Last edited by Z06Joe@AutoBuffs; Jun 29, 2010 at 02:17 PM.
Uber Waxer
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 8,651
Likes: 5
From: Hanover MD
Cruise-In 8-9-10-11 Veteran
CI 9, 10 & 11 Car Show Winner
St. Jude Donor '08-'10
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,170
Likes: 0
From: Obama says I'm a bitter white guy clinging to my guns and religon and he's right
There are 2 ways to install them. The quickest way is to install them is a followed:
Your turn signal lights are spring loaded and thus at the top of the turn signal light up can push in inward. While your pushing inward you can simply install the black out and position it where it will seat into position. If your black out kit is plexi glass it will bend a little. Be careful, it will break. This is how I installed mine and I had no issues. The other way to install them is to place the car on ramps and unscrew @ 6 to 8 bolts inorder to remove the housing and then install the kit.
Your turn signal lights are spring loaded and thus at the top of the turn signal light up can push in inward. While your pushing inward you can simply install the black out and position it where it will seat into position. If your black out kit is plexi glass it will bend a little. Be careful, it will break. This is how I installed mine and I had no issues. The other way to install them is to place the car on ramps and unscrew @ 6 to 8 bolts inorder to remove the housing and then install the kit.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 2,408
Likes: 3
From: Bel Air Md
I know a lot of guys hate the static cling black outs because they fall off. I has them on my 92 Ruby for two years and the 99 for almost a year, They never fell off. The key to success is be sure to clean off the lenses with alcohol to be sure there is no wax on the glass. If they come loose, pull them off, clean them and clean the lenses. You can also stick them to a TV screen to charge them before installing.
Last edited by HG; Jun 29, 2010 at 02:15 PM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,228
Likes: 39
From: South Central PA
2017 C3 of Year Finalist
I know a lot of guys hate the static cling black outs because they fall off. I has them on my 92 Ruby for two years and the 99 for almost a year, They never fell off. The key to success is be sure to clean off the lenses with alcohol to be sure there is no wax on the glass. If they come loose, pull them off, clean them and clean the lenses. You can also stick them to a TV screen to charge them before installing.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,408
Likes: 0
From: Hoffman Estates Illinois
yah i got the plexi glass one.i do have a lift i can use i was reading a write up about taken off the airducts and all that and i was thinken there had to be a simpler way..i know their spring loaded and i mite try what 4U2ENVY suggested =)
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 783
Likes: 610
From: Ohio
Bringing an old thread back to life.
Where can I find the static cling blackout turn signals for my 2004 Z06?
Thanks.
Where can I find the static cling blackout turn signals for my 2004 Z06?
Thanks.
I know a lot of guys hate the static cling black outs because they fall off. I has them on my 92 Ruby for two years and the 99 for almost a year, They never fell off. The key to success is be sure to clean off the lenses with alcohol to be sure there is no wax on the glass. If they come loose, pull them off, clean them and clean the lenses. You can also stick them to a TV screen to charge them before installing.
