Side accent on C5
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Joined: Dec 2010
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From: Fords, NJ
Some like them, others hate and remove them. IMHO I think the car looks better without them...again just my opinion.
Mine had them when I got it but removed them within the first month of owning the car.
Last edited by SG Lou; Nov 11, 2017 at 04:26 PM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Los Angeles CA
If you heat them up they will peel off pretty easily, heat, rock edges back slightly, spray WD40, heat, rock, etc etc. To speed it up you can use fishing line to cut the tape.
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2nd Gear
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From: Sandia Park NM
Thats why I asked, I think the C5 is clean without and wondered what years it was offered . I'm glad they can be removed.
Last edited by Rt66Rocks; Nov 12, 2017 at 11:01 PM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Fort Myers Beach Florida
The only people who need BSM are folks who drive their cars. Garage queens and show cars look better without that option. Who would want a practical option on a car only used as a foolish hobby?
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2013
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From: Little Rock Arkansas
BSMs for me really "date" the car in that they call back to when cars had distinctive belt lines. Not many modern vehicles have a visible "belt" line and typically use aesthetics of the vehicle's design itself to produce the same function and effect. For me a C5 without them gives them a slightly updated look.
Now on the other hand the pop-ups are the definitive dating factor of the car. Not saying I dislike them, but I don't try to imagine my C5 is any newer than it actually is when I'm reminded daily my headlamps have to pop out of a hidden housing.
Now on the other hand the pop-ups are the definitive dating factor of the car. Not saying I dislike them, but I don't try to imagine my C5 is any newer than it actually is when I'm reminded daily my headlamps have to pop out of a hidden housing.
