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Old Jun 15, 2018 | 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by K.I.T.T.
Definitely looks like a photoshop, not an actual mod
I pulled the picture from a website that sells used cars. The car is out of Texas. Unless the ad was bogus, it's not shopped.
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Old Jun 15, 2018 | 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by usgecko
It's better than the frog eye lights (whatever they are called).

I think it looks ok (not great)
I gotta agree.
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Old Jun 15, 2018 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Robrote
I pulled the picture from a website that sells used cars. The car is out of Texas. Unless the ad was bogus, it's not shopped.
Link to ad?
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Old Jun 15, 2018 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Robrote
I pulled the picture from a website that sells used cars. The car is out of Texas. Unless the ad was bogus, it's not shopped.



Sure looks like a chop to me. Gap between hood and fender mysteriously disappears a few inches from the window and the hood would have to be totally fabricated to delete the area where the pop ups were.

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Old Jun 15, 2018 | 11:39 AM
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I don't get this whole headlight thing...other than the plastic gears, which can be fixed, what's wrong with the factory pop ups? These are ugly, but not as ugly as those stupid frog eye headlights...
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Old Jun 15, 2018 | 12:07 PM
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To me they look halfway decent in the pic, aside from the fact that they are a direct copycat of Ferrari 458 headlights which is quite cheesy to do.

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Old Jun 15, 2018 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ArmchairArchitect
To me they look halfway decent in the pic, aside from the fact that they are a direct copycat of Ferrari 458 headlights which is quite cheesy to do.
Bang on the Ferrari similarity, my thoughts exactly.
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Old Jun 15, 2018 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Robrote
I pulled the picture from a website that sells used cars. The car is out of Texas. Unless the ad was bogus, it's not shopped.
You were right and I stand corrected. CFOT found the link -

https://www.carsforsale.com/vehicle/details/42669059



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no!
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Old Jun 15, 2018 | 02:03 PM
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Found it

https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/invent...ting=205845650
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Real picture?
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Originally Posted by BRKLYN
Real picture?
unfortunately
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Old Jun 15, 2018 | 03:51 PM
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Outside of the headlights, it looks like it's in decent shape. Interior looks solid and it's clean under the hood. GLWS LOL
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Old Jun 15, 2018 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by AE Guy

Sure looks like a chop to me. Gap between hood and fender mysteriously disappears a few inches from the window and the hood would have to be totally fabricated to delete the area where the pop ups were.
That's the same I was keyin on...looked like paint brush/blend tool got rid of the hood gaps, etc. Apparently someone actually build the ugly crap though...go figure.
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Old Jun 16, 2018 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Robrote
Outside of the headlights, it looks like it's in decent shape. Interior looks solid and it's clean under the hood. GLWS LOL
Yeah, but there's just something disgusting about a C5 that's been violated like this that can't be overlooked...
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Interesting, but definitely not for me.
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Old Jun 16, 2018 | 01:55 PM
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That website is one of dozens that copies for sale ads off ebay, genuine dealers, and craigslist. The cut and paste the ads without permission. At the bottom you'll see a disclaimer that states they are not responsible for the ads. I found my for sale ad all over the internet on these sites. Scammers
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Old Jun 17, 2018 | 10:49 PM
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That poor C5... it didn’t deserve that...

ive never routed for a corvette to backed into in a parking lot before... but in this cars case, it’d be doing it a mercy to bash that garbage in and replace it with original parts again.

that poor c5 : (

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