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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by NHolds
Just a quickie...
I don't like the taillights, They look like Camaro taillights .
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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 06:57 PM
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In for the comments !

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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 10:14 PM
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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 10:27 PM
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Egads, why turn a perfectly beautiful C5 into a fugly "butterbutt" C7?
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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by la vett girl
baad?
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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 10:34 PM
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Actually I don't think there is anything that would look better than the stock C5 rear , but those C7 taillights look better on the C5 than on the C7.
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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 10:34 PM
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baad?
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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by NHolds
Just a quickie...
Very interesting - I think if a aftermarket group made some they would have less sharpness to them - if that makes sense!

Thanks,Matt
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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by NHolds
Just a quickie...
Doesn't suck nearly as bad as I expected.
What I'm realizing is that it's not the shape of the C7 taillights that bothers me, it's the busy-ness of the surrounds.
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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by NHolds
Just a quickie...
Nothing like a quickie any time of the day.
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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by pmurray
Why?
I can't believe I even clicked on this thread.

because like me. you needed to see if it was as ugly as you expected
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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 11:39 PM
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Kind of an Egyptian look...with runny mascara
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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 12:20 AM
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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by NHolds
Just a quickie...
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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 01:18 AM
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looks like **** on a c7 and looks like **** on a c5, They could of done so much with that rear it's like they just said ahhhh screw it. Redo the camaro lights paint half the rear end. Stick 4 tips squished together and call it a day..
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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 01:29 AM
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to each their own but to me
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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 01:42 AM
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Originally Posted by pmurray
Why?
I can't believe I even clicked on this thread.
Blahhhhhhhhh!
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How about C5 tailights on a C7 instead????
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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by NHolds
Just a quickie...
HIGH-O- SILVER, AWAAAAAYYY!!!!

Wait, this is the tail end, I'm going the wrong way.
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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by FLZapped
How about C5 tailights on a C7 instead????
This has been brought up before...

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