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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 12:17 AM
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Alot of people were complaining about the C6's lights, did they ever come out with a kit to convert the C6 lights to popups?
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by The Doberman
Alot of people were complaining about the C6's lights
Who?

I love the new style lights.
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by houston_aggie
Who?

I love the new style lights.

Me Too!
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 12:39 AM
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I like the lights
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 12:40 AM
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The hide away headlights were eliminated from the C6 design to do away with the poor aerodynamics when the lights are in use and the mechanism itself which is a potential failure point.

The new C6 headlights are a win-win change from the hide aways. With the way they are integrated into the body there would be nothing to gain by converting them into hide away headlights IMO.
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by The Doberman
Alot of people were complaining about the C6's lights
I'm not sure what your source is, but I'd say that it's not very accurate.
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 12:50 AM
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The new ones are more aero dynamic and lighter than the pop ups. They also look awesome ,IMO . I don't think enough people who own a C6 would want flipups , so from a profit standpoint, I doubt any aftermarket will start making them anytime soon .
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 07:14 AM
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I popped a what?????
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That's why they upgraded the braking system on the C6.
Since they no longer had those air brakes to aid in deceleration.
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 07:24 AM
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Why would you want to change them?
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I would never go back.....
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 09:35 AM
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Humm, an upgrade that decreases performance, reduces lighting safety, and adds to the maintence and complication of the C6??? Count me in! NOT!
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 09:40 AM
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so, to sum up, i think the answer to your question is no, there is no conversion to go TO pop-up lights for the C6.

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Here we go again !

I love the new lights
plus they are better at night !!!
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 10:27 AM
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I never would have bought the C6 if it had the pop up lights...IMHO that would be the 2nd worst mod ever....right behind an aluminum 3 foot tall wing
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Originally Posted by The Doberman
Alot of people were complaining about the C6's lights, did they ever come out with a kit to convert the C6 lights to popups?
No complaints here, I like the look of my C6 lights
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 11:08 AM
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Wouldn't that be a downgrade? No Pop-ups for me. I too would not of bought if it had pop-ups.
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Originally Posted by rmreid
No complaints here, I like the look of my C6 lights
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by _Nomad_
That's why they upgraded the braking system on the C6.
Since they no longer had those air brakes to aid in deceleration.

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