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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 03:53 PM
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 03:55 PM
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Bimmervette I thought you had a shorty antenna?
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 04:04 PM
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Tell me about this exhaust. I love the way it looks. How did it sound? Good quality?
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 04:07 PM
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Here it is recently: Not the best pics but these will do.

Looks like it's smiling.
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 04:13 PM
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Bimmervette I thought you had a shorty antenna?
I lease it to Verizon Wireless, I don't know why it looks so tall. It is not stock and is twisted. Was on the car when I bought it.
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Bimmervet
I lease it to Verizon Wireless, I don't know why it looks so tall. It is not stock and is twisted. Was on the car when I bought it.
Well you may like this:
http://www.southerncarparts.com/corv...nna-p-480.html
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 04:20 PM
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Wow, your before was nearly identical to mine. Have you thought about blacking out the rear bumper lower section??
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 04:47 PM
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Tell me about this exhaust. I love the way it looks. How did it sound? Good quality?
SLP Power-Flo, sounds good. Had it on the car for many years before I sold it...
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 04:55 PM
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 05:45 PM
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Wow, your before was nearly identical to mine. Have you thought about blacking out the rear bumper lower section??
No, I might go with a Baldwin Motion Stripe in a slightly darker pewter. Saw a post in the Z06 section and it looks nice. Here it is
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 06:22 PM
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 06:36 PM
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Quik Z06
Is this the most recent pic? I like the ZR1 style ducts past the front wheels and the rear bumper. Are you sans the "rear spoiler" now? Looks much cleaner.
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Bimmervet
No, I might go with a Baldwin Motion Stripe in a slightly darker pewter. Saw a post in the Z06 section and it looks nice. Here it is
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So, in dark pewter where the blue is?
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 07:27 PM
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by UniqueDoug
Is this the most recent pic? I like the ZR1 style ducts past the front wheels and the rear bumper. Are you sans the "rear spoiler" now? Looks much cleaner.
No that's an older pic, it now has the carbon wing on it. Once we add the carbon diffuser it will tie it all in better and we'll be adding carbon skirts soon.
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 08:49 PM
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Brand New .... and Now...




Interior without the LED mods....




Interior after my LED mods...




After replacing ALL the bulbs in the car with LED's




I have noticed a dramatic change in my son too since I got my car ...


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Originally Posted by Toque
Brand New .... and Now...

Wow, while our Vettes came from the factory with a "lift" your before reminds me of those very few that were mis-adjusted beyond the normal gap. Normal gap is 5 fingers from the factory, that is nearly two fists.

...I have noticed a dramatic change in my son too since I got my car ...


Awesome.
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 09:57 PM
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Lots of cool looking transformations in this thread.

When I first bought it 4 years ago.





The way it looks today.





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