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Old May 10, 2020 | 01:20 PM
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Ok my 04 is going into the shop next week. A 77 year old lady backed into me and her trailer hitch destroyed my front bumper. While the shop has it off is there anything that I should do to it?? should I change out the light bulbs?? anything else. What bulbs would be the best to change to??? Thanks
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If you want to change the headlights, you should change to an ACA style housing. Although LED bulbs in the stock housing will give you much better light, you will blind other drivers because the lens in the EOM housing will scatter the light.
Radioflyer is running a sale on ACA headlights right now.

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Be sure to retrieve the original factory build sheet stuffed into the front cross frame rail if its still there .
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Destroyed front bumper? Time for a Tigershark!:
https://tigersharkcorvette.com/index...k-front-fascia
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Besides getting the build sheet, good suggestion on the Tigershark bumper.
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