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Old 11-25-2017, 08:52 PM
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anyone actually own this Vette? Who???
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Old 11-25-2017, 09:30 PM
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anyone actually own this Vette? Who???
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...1-joe_joe.html

one of the most underappreciated vetted on the forum, just because he simply doesn't post nearly enough pictures of it
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I rocked them on mine for several years before finally removing them because I think the lines look cleaner. I'm not overly offended by them, but I think ultimately they date the car to the period they were produced, which is apparently wildly offensive to some lol.
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Originally Posted by daveven
Was thinking of removing my body side molding. Like the look of C5's without it.
Then just remove it and don't ask anyone else's opinion.... sigh
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Old 11-26-2017, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by rrwirsi
For me it is just a non issue for looks of the car (mine is the only one that counts!) and it adds some protection to idiots that do not care how they get out of their vehicles.

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Agreed and agreed.
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Old 11-26-2017, 12:40 PM
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I prefer without. But would worry about it being darker paint underneath the molding.
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Old 11-26-2017, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by A-Tak
I rocked them on mine for several years before finally removing them because I think the lines look cleaner. I'm not overly offended by them, but I think ultimately they date the car to the period they were produced, which is apparently wildly offensive to some lol.
Yeah, and the same people stating without them the car "looks cleaner", are the same one installing body kits, fake brake vents, and rear spoilers, and stripes.

Yah, cleaner alright.

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Old 11-26-2017, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by dbgoodwin
Definitely without. Check out how much better this car looks without them.

Before:



and now without:


The ONLY difference between them is the second picture has the BSM's removed.
Top pic--kinda looks like a C5 with BSM--no wait--was the trunk lid BSM also and option? Thanks GM for NOT making BSM standard equipment
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Yeah, and the same people stating without them the car "looks cleaner", are the same one installing body kits, fake brake vents, and rear spoilers, and stripes.

Yah, cleaner alright.
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Old 11-26-2017, 05:54 PM
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It's a personal preference thing, I removed them off my Z as I think they don't look right or balanced.. The shamfered break at the front near the door makes it look like its doesn't line up correctly, and also the way it stops at the back edge of the door leaving back rear panel without ... Anyway I think it looks much better without.. But it's your car
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Originally Posted by calguy
Yeah, and the same people stating without them the car "looks cleaner", are the same one installing body kits, fake brake vents, and rear spoilers, and stripes.

Yah, cleaner alright.

Bob.
Haha relax. I wasn’t trying to be offensive. “To each their own”.

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