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Hello,
New member, just got my first Corvette about a week ago, 1997 C5, 90,000 miles, wait now 90,300 obviously I'm loving to drive a Corvette. Got a few upgrades in mind; headlights, interior lights, marker lights. I joined the forum for good advice from experienced owners, do's and don'ts are welcome. I do have mechanical experience, probably just enough to be dangerous, so I'm not afraid to ask if I'm not sure.
New member, just got my first Corvette about a week ago, 1997 C5, 90,000 miles, wait now 90,300 obviously I'm loving to drive a Corvette. Got a few upgrades in mind; headlights, interior lights, marker lights. I joined the forum for good advice from experienced owners, do's and don'ts are welcome. I do have mechanical experience, probably just enough to be dangerous, so I'm not afraid to ask if I'm not sure.
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Too many questions for simple introductions, moved you here to C5 section.. good luck Welcome
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Hello,
New member, just got my first Corvette about a week ago, 1997 C5, 90,000 miles, wait now 90,300 obviously I'm loving to drive a Corvette. Got a few upgrades in mind; headlights, interior lights, marker lights. I joined the forum for good advice from experienced owners, do's and don'ts are welcome. I do have mechanical experience, probably just enough to be dangerous, so I'm not afraid to ask if I'm not sure.
New member, just got my first Corvette about a week ago, 1997 C5, 90,000 miles, wait now 90,300 obviously I'm loving to drive a Corvette. Got a few upgrades in mind; headlights, interior lights, marker lights. I joined the forum for good advice from experienced owners, do's and don'ts are welcome. I do have mechanical experience, probably just enough to be dangerous, so I'm not afraid to ask if I'm not sure.
There is a marker light that is a line that goes all the way across rather than a spot like a bulb. I thought that was interesting but I don't have them and don't recall where exactly I saw them.
Two well regarded options for headlights are https://www.knightdrivetv.com/produc...imited-edition or https://sharplightinnovations.com/sh...97-04-corvette
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Welcome and have fun with your 'toy'. The C5's have many electrical anomolies and a wise previous CF member (RIP) electrical engineer gave me advice that i follow; do not do anything electrical (even changing a bulb) without first removing the battery ground wire.
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Hello,
New member, just got my first Corvette about a week ago, 1997 C5, 90,000 miles, wait now 90,300 obviously I'm loving to drive a Corvette. Got a few upgrades in mind; headlights, interior lights, marker lights. I joined the forum for good advice from experienced owners, do's and don'ts are welcome. I do have mechanical experience, probably just enough to be dangerous, so I'm not afraid to ask if I'm not sure.
New member, just got my first Corvette about a week ago, 1997 C5, 90,000 miles, wait now 90,300 obviously I'm loving to drive a Corvette. Got a few upgrades in mind; headlights, interior lights, marker lights. I joined the forum for good advice from experienced owners, do's and don'ts are welcome. I do have mechanical experience, probably just enough to be dangerous, so I'm not afraid to ask if I'm not sure.
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Welcome and enjoy the ride!
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Welcome to the forum. If you decide on upgrading your lighting don’t hesitate to start you own project thread. Cheers!