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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 08:15 AM
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Picked up my c6 a week ago, and noticed quite a bit of distortion looking out the rear window. I know it is a coumpound curve, but it distorted in the middle of the window also, kind of wavy? Is this normal? it's not horrible, but I never had this problem in my C5.
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 08:23 AM
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Normal. Mine looks wavy too.
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 08:29 AM
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All three cars I have driven have it. Not a deal breaker but I don't remember a problem with my two C4s.

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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 08:38 AM
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You'll get used to it!
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 08:40 AM
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It's only a problem because that's were all of the traffic always is
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by JFTaylor
Normal. Mine looks wavy too.
But then yours looks way out the front and sides so you're probably not a good reference point, eh?
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 09:17 AM
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Don't have that problem.
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Noticed it the first day... have never paid attention to it since... got used to it...
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Mine has a little distortion on the left side and produces some interesting looking vehicles in the rear view mirror. But, aside from that, if you follow the first rule of Italian driving (Quoted by Raul Julia, as Franco Bertollini of the Ferrari team, in the 1976 move, The Gumball Rally)...

"What's-a-behind me, does not-a-matter!"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074597/quotes
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Originally Posted by BJinPass
Mine has a little distortion on the left side and produces some interesting looking vehicles in the rear view mirror. But, aside from that, if you follow the first rule of Italian driving (Quoted by Raul Julia, as Franco Bertollini of the Ferrari team, in the 1976 move, The Gumball Rally)...

"What's-a-behind me, does not-a-matter!"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074597/quotes

You too remember that famous line as he tore off the rear view mirror of that Daytona Spider.
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by TRAYC6
Noticed it the first day... have never paid attention to it since... got used to it...
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Never noticed it, but perhaps that's because I am coming from a vert that had a rear plastic window. I am still euphoric over having glass!
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 12:43 PM
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Tinting makes the problem even worse. Wish I could figure out how to turn off the AUTO TINT Feature on the rear view mirror.

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Their is an off button on the mirror itself, check the owners manual. You have to do it each time you start the car, but it can be done.
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Press the button on the bottom front of the mirror that looks like a vertical bar with a semi-circle under it and hold it for about 6 seconds to turn on/off the auto-dimming feature. There is also a light on the bottom front of the mirror to show you whether the auto-dimming feature is on or off.
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Originally Posted by jgraditor
Picked up my c6 a week ago, and noticed quite a bit of distortion looking out the rear window. I know it is a coumpound curve, but it distorted in the middle of the window also, kind of wavy? Is this normal? it's not horrible, but I never had this problem in my C5.
the dealers have a TSB about this and it says "no repair required" because this is normal.
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 09:33 PM
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I have the same thing, don't even notice it. My C5 was as bad and if not worse than this.
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True and normal.
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Old Mar 13, 2005 | 02:58 AM
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You can buy special Corvette-Concave glasses to correct the Convex.
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Old Mar 13, 2005 | 07:20 AM
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Default If you have your rear window tinted the darkest shade you won't notice it.

You just have a harder time at night backing.
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