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Old Nov 15, 2016 | 11:24 AM
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congrats. looks good
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Old Nov 15, 2016 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Koufax
Normally not a fan of black wheels, but on a white car the way you've done it, I have to admit, it's stunning.
I normally don't go for black wheels either, but they're a dark metallic charcoal color and they seem to go very well with the car. The only thing I was planning on changing was going to the red BBS caps to offset them a bit. At $160 for some red caps, I'll enjoy these for a while longer lol
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Old Nov 15, 2016 | 07:18 PM
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Wow man. That's one hell of a great looking C5. Love what you did with those rims. Very tasteful, truly your own personalized C5. I think you've got one of the nicest C5s I've seen...next to mine of course.


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Old Nov 16, 2016 | 02:14 PM
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Congratulations ! Great looking Vette
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Old Nov 16, 2016 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Koufax
Normally not a fan of black wheels, but on a white car the way you've done it, I have to admit, it's stunning.
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Old Feb 15, 2017 | 05:43 PM
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Quick update, had the car tuned by NicD out here and added some z06 vent covers to the front to act as an extra screen for my intake. I also recently acquired an Adam's polishes swirl killer, so I will be getting an overdue detail done here soon since the weather is nice in Arizona. If anyone likes to stay updated, you can check my instagram @soofrsh
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Old Feb 15, 2017 | 05:56 PM
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Sharp!
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Old Feb 15, 2017 | 06:06 PM
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Damn, you've done well!!
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Old Feb 15, 2017 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeff T.
Damn, you've done well!!
Just livin' the dream
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Old Feb 18, 2017 | 07:51 AM
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Congrats, very nice.
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Old Feb 18, 2017 | 09:20 AM
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That is a very nice looking C5! Always thought that white complimented the lines of these cars. Those BBS wheels look spectacular! Great package! Good luck with your new baby, great start with a really beautiful C5. Enjoy!!
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Old Feb 18, 2017 | 09:24 AM
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Is that a wrap on the bottom of the rear bumper? If so, do you know about how much it would cost to have an average shop do the same thing to my Corvette? The car looks great. You said that is the SLP exhaust? Very nice Corvette.
I just did mine. Use Plasti Dip spray cans ( black ), if you don't like it you can just peal it off and start over or leave it off - does not harm your finish at all no matter how many years you leave it on - it just peals right off. Mine came out bitchen, I don't like the gloss black finish, the Plasti Dip finish looks more like hard rubber which is much better IMHO.

Jack the rear end of your vette as high as you can ( makes it a lot easier to mask and paint regarding access ) and make sure you also use jack stands to be safe. Take all the time in the world to mask it off with blue painters tape and paper towels, just wipe the surface clean, no sanding necessary let it cure and rock on !
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Old Feb 21, 2017 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by friou
That is a very nice looking C5! Always thought that white complimented the lines of these cars. Those BBS wheels look spectacular! Great package! Good luck with your new baby, great start with a really beautiful C5. Enjoy!!
I was pretty happy I found the BBS' since I wanted a set when I had my Infiniti. I want to get the red bbs center caps and rebuild them here soon.
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Old Feb 21, 2017 | 03:59 PM
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I always liked the black and white look on some of them.

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Originally Posted by soofrsh
Looks great, love the black halo, the black lower bumper, AND the black rims
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