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Old Jun 14, 2018 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by slopoke17
I would have never bought them myself but since they came with the car I left them on. Some have complimented me on the looks, I'm still on the fence. It also has the matching license plate frame!
Was the license frame standard? If not where are they available?
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Old Jun 14, 2018 | 11:04 AM
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Was the license frame standard? If not where are they available?
Never mind, found them at Corvette Mods.
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Old Jun 14, 2018 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by slopoke17
I would have never bought them myself but since they came with the car I left them on. Some have complimented me on the looks, I'm still on the fence. It also has the matching license plate frame!

At least in body color they are more subdued.
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Old Jun 14, 2018 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Route99
At least in body color they are more subdued.
It could look worse if that's possible?


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Old Jun 14, 2018 | 02:24 PM
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Old Jun 14, 2018 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by slopoke17
It could look worse if that's possible?


Mine had those when I purchased it......removed and tossed them INSTANTLY
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Old Jun 14, 2018 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by SG Lou
Mine had those when I purchased it......removed and tossed them INSTANTLY
If I had those on I'd have taken them off in a heartbeat. With my set being body color they aren't as obvious and a narrower profile helps. I don't think they sell them at pepboys though.
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Old Jun 14, 2018 | 08:55 PM
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Mine had those when I purchased it......removed and tossed them INSTANTLY
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Old Jun 15, 2018 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Ramets
Was the license frame standard? If not where are they available?
Check out a brand called Aztec...


http://www.eastcoastvette.com/p-604-...04-c5-z06.aspx
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Old Jun 15, 2018 | 12:36 PM
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Old Jun 16, 2018 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 'Shifter
Whatever works for you, it's your car. Me? I don't shop at Pep Boys...


Mine had them on it when I bought it.
They have the Corvette emblem on them, so I don't believe they came from pep boys.
May have been a dealer option.

I asked the po when I first looked at the car the afternoon I bought it, about the chrome treatment on the back of the car.
She stated it was a $950.00 option, so I just assumed it was a dealer option when she bought the car new.


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What, no ‘CHROME’ Corvette lettering? What a train wreck. Can some Caliper Covers (in CHROME of course) be far off?

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Originally Posted by slopoke17
It could look worse if that's possible?


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Old Jun 17, 2018 | 02:23 AM
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I hate the CHROME ‘set’, looks horrendous period, but what do I know.
Having said that, the red set on red tail lights, on your red ride looks really OK to me, cause they ‘blend in’ with the light assembly. They would also look OK in black on any color car.

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I would have never bought them myself but since they came with the car I left them on. Some have complimented me on the looks, I'm still on the fence. It also has the matching license plate frame!
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Old Jun 17, 2018 | 10:35 AM
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Anyone have a trick to remove those screw caps. I got two off pretty easily, but the others either are stuck because of paint, or they just spin around.
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Originally Posted by Ramets
Anyone have a trick to remove those screw caps. I got two off pretty easily, but the others either are stuck because of paint, or they just spin around.
They just snap in, get a fine screwdriver and they just pop off.
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Wow! I hope the owner got a complimentary "Members Only" jacket with that set up. That and a popped up polo collar to complete the look.



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