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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 01:39 PM
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I bought the full set from Vetteshop earlier in the year. They look nice.
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when I get mine in, if I love them (know I will.) I will be buying the brake duct ones as well as the front air intake pair. Can't wait! Seems to be the best deal out there.
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 11:26 PM
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Just ordered them from you! Thanks
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The screens came in last night. They look great. The wire mesh is very solid, not like many of the flimsy ones I have seen before. Looks Like I will be placing some more orders. Thank you again everyone who suggested Vetteshop.

I don't think there is a better deal out there!
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 04:00 PM
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I bought mine over a year ago from this forum..don't remember the vender though. Used the supplied double sided tape and clean beforehand. No issues as of yet but when washing the car, lightly and gently wash these parts and avoid spraying direct water at this as this and the soap will affect the sticking parameters (i sound scientific ). You shouldn't have any issues if you gently rinse...good luck!
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I bought my original set from WCC way back in 2004. They were installed with the double sided tape (side coves and rear fascia screens). Both sets had a L-shape grip with the tape and none of the four screens have ever come loose. Just make sure you prep well.

However, in terms of look, I think Racemesh are the best looking. I plan to upgrade my set over the winter when I add the front brake screens and the fog light framed screens. Below is a comparison pic. Chip @ CCA can set you up.

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Originally Posted by ssidekickbp
when I get mine in, if I love them (know I will.) I will be buying the brake duct ones as well as the front air intake pair. Can't wait! Seems to be the best deal out there.
I bought a full set from the auction site . They are GM style 100% stainless steel and I installed the front brake ducts myself, but when it came to the cove screens, I took the car to County Corvette Inc. and had them install them, but I had them use a adhesive called "Seal-All" that I got from home depot that has incredible holding power. Even since I damaged my lower back it's a real job to just vacume the Corvette out on the weekend. I'm in so much pain sometimes I can't think straight.

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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 09:18 AM
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I got mine from Vetteshop and I'm very happy. I had to send back a set from Corvette partz that had missing parts and didn't fit good at all.
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Originally Posted by 4U2ENVY
I bought them from Vetteshop.
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 01:51 PM
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Mine fell off after a few months, I purchased some Velcro 3M Low Profile Dual Lock (high temp/high stick) worked great and I have used it for other installs (exhaust plate, etc)
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Originally Posted by MSG C5
I bought my original set from WCC way back in 2004. They were installed with the double sided tape (side coves and rear fascia screens). Both sets had a L-shape grip with the tape and none of the four screens have ever come loose. Just make sure you prep well.

However, in terms of look, I think Racemesh are the best looking. I plan to upgrade my set over the winter when I add the front brake screens and the fog light framed screens. Below is a comparison pic. Chip @ CCA can set you up.

I may do that too, the race mesh looks great
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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by tlc0706
Vetteshop is an excellent vendor, as is CCA.....
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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 09:35 PM
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I used long bungee cords to hold mine in place while the silicone dried.. I put a plastic zip tie top and bottom of each piece of mesh and then hooked the bungees to them and back to the rear wheel........Lotsa rags and towels to keep from marring any finishes.....Cleaned everything up with alcohol pads then bedded each piece in with silicone.......Using the bungees with the rear wheel as an anchor point really helped line everything up........
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Originally Posted by ssidekickbp
The screens came in last night. They look great. The wire mesh is very solid, not like many of the flimsy ones I have seen before. Looks Like I will be placing some more orders. Thank you again everyone who suggested Vetteshop.

I don't think there is a better deal out there!
Thank you for your business
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Old Sep 7, 2010 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim in Mich
I got mine from Vetteshop and I'm very happy. .


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Old Sep 7, 2010 | 04:00 PM
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Is there a side cove set that best matches the GM Z06 rear brake ducts?
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by dba4life
Is there a side cove set that best matches the GM Z06 rear brake ducts?
Are material is the exact stainless woven pattern that GM uses.
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Originally Posted by DFOR
I bought the full set from Vetteshop earlier in the year. They look nice.
Same here and they still look great after two years.
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 09:58 AM
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