C5-->C7 Butt
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Burning Brakes
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C5-->C7 Butt
I was doing some research on a new rear facia for my C7. By mere glance, I caught this picture. Curious - more search led to a 2016 article Dress your C5 with a C7 booty. (before posting, I did a search and have not seen this, sorry if a repeat). I'd have to see more pictures. Not sure what to think.
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Horrible. Take the worst part of the C7, the part that IMO makes the C7 un-buyable, and throw it on a C5?!? Yikes.
No offense, obviously you like the car, but you did post on the C5 forum...
No offense, obviously you like the car, but you did post on the C5 forum...
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Ahh, it's all good. I'm not exactly a fan of the C7 butt either. I love the C6 *** though. That's what I went to buy. It was the driveability of the C7 that sold me. I'd argue unbuyable, but hey, you do drive a C5...
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To me when I see guys putting C5 wheels on a C4 or C7 headlights on a C6 - I literally want to vomit. It looks so stupid when a C4 has wheels with C5 logos on them... Now they offer entire body panels from other generations? OMG - just buy a C7 if you want the look of a C7...Don't cross the flags...just my .02 cents.
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I agree that the C5 looks much better with the C5 rear fascia on it. The C7 rear end looks good on the C7. But, different tastes for different folks.
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I saw a C5 with a C7 rear at Carlisle 2 years ago. Job was really well done, can't say it was a complete abortion, but just why? If you mow the neighbors grass for $10/hr for the time you have in that meth-crazed mod, you could buy a C7...
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Don't know if I would go that far. They're both beautiful in their own way. But then, so are Jennifer Aniston and Halle Berry...swap their faces and it's just going to look wrong. It's the complete out of context swapping of a major body panel that offends my eyes. They're speaking two entirely different design languages.
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I don't hate the C7, I just would not spend my $$$$ on a car I don't like the look of, whether it's a Vette or whatever. Same reason the current Lexus sedans were off my list when it came to a new "family" car - those things have some of the worst front end/grille treatments I have ever seen. Looks like they bolted a Darth Vader mask on the front, IMO.
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Yeah, with a full shot of that blue one above. No, I don't think so. I've been seeing folks want to go C7-->C6 rear, but even that doesn't work out right either. I'm mixed on my C7 rear, but I can't see it going on another MY. Thx Y'all. Sorry for buttin' in the C5 area. I just didn't know if it was a thing. Apparently not.
