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Old Dec 2, 2018 | 12:42 PM
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Doh! Never seen one do that..
Double Doh! $85 for one! It wasn't that long ago they had GM front pieces for $50 and the rears for about $40.
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Same thing happened to mine....
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its almost like it was dipped in a coating at the factory. Nothing touched this emblem and the car is garaged all the time.
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Old Dec 3, 2018 | 01:28 PM
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its almost like it was dipped in a coating at the factory. Nothing touched this emblem and the car is garaged all the time.
Is air pollution pretty bad in your area? Do you live by a power plant?
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its almost like it was dipped in a coating at the factory. Nothing touched this emblem and the car is garaged all the time.
WOW! I've had 4 C5s and none of them had anything like this. WOW!
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The flag inserts I want to install:

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What the heck is going on with my front emblem. This car is garaged most of its life.
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When I repainted the nose of my C5, I bought this emblem off EBay - it was an OEM GM part - here is the link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1997-2004-C...vqoM:rk:2:pf:0
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The flag inserts I want to install:

Where did you find those?
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The American flags I found on ebay.
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It costs 17 cents to make it and they charge $127 for it. It’s robbery. I think it’s the part with the biggest corvette tax. Strip it down and plastidip it.
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