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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 01:27 AM
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Hey everyone. I am new to the Vette scene but I have been a GM God worshiper my whole life. I just picked up a 97 C5 with 95K miles on it and I love it.
So far the car has Borla exhaust and a K&N setup. I dont know what else (performance wise) if anything other than a tune I will do to the car since its a daily driver.

I tinted the windows and added some LED lights to the front and removed the HIDs.



Here are some pics.




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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 02:21 AM
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congrats

Car looks nice great driver
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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 02:59 AM
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Awesome, like the led setup, enjoy your daily driver and welcome to the forum
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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 06:13 AM
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Nice ride, enjoy the C5!
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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 07:19 AM
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Great looking ride and welcome to the madness.
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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 07:36 AM
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Congrats from one '97 owner to another!

...and welcome to the asylum!
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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 08:05 AM
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Congrats on getting your C5. Hope it gives you many miles of driving pleasure.
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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 08:08 AM
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Very nice. I like the lights.
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Welcome aboard mate.
No about the LEDs. What didi you use' they sure look good here in that area, and how are they switched on inside?
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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 08:20 AM
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Enjoy. I like the lights in the front of the car.
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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 09:47 AM
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the LED lights look sharp.
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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 11:32 AM
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Thanks everyone! I hooked. p those LEDs to the same switch inside that your HIDs are hooked up to. Its great because they second as high/low beam flashers. They are super bright.

I used the existing plastic housing that is already there and just cut out space for these. I have a side business where I sell LED light bars and I love these so I had to put them on my vette. I ordered the mesh grills to hide the lights during the day but I didnt like the way they fit and subsequently lost one the same day I put them on. I will post pics in a minute.

I put on the 12" slick series here is my site if you are interested.
lituplights.com

I'll give members a 10% discount if yall are interested.

Once again, thanks for the warm welcome.
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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 11:34 AM
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welcome! It will get in your blood!
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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 11:36 AM
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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by bad455ta



It's a beauty, would you mind sharing how it runs and how much you paid?? Thanks !! and congrats
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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 01:18 PM
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Very sharp car! It looks good with those lights in the grill.
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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 02:34 PM
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How and where did you get the LED setup? That's badass
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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 04:35 PM
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those led bars are sweet, i'd like to see a comparison pic of the light output compared to fog lights
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Old Dec 12, 2014 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 4XLR8N
Congrats from one '97 owner to another!

...and welcome to the asylum!
Same thing here. Same color too.
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Old Dec 12, 2014 | 12:50 PM
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Welcome, nice ride
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