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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 09:34 PM
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What is the difference b/w WCC vs. Pipedreams? Thanks!
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Ed's are chrome, the WCC caps are polished billet aluminum. Also, the WCC caps go over the existing caps. I believe Ed's are permamently attached to new OEM parts.
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Ed's are chrome, the WCC caps are polished billet aluminum. Also, the WCC caps go over the existing caps. I believe Ed's are permamently attached to new OEM parts.


I have had both and Ed's are by far, the most superior caps that you will find and he is the best persion that you will ever deal with.
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I have WCC engine caps, I was a little dissapointed when I got them
because every cap had small thin scratches all over them. I should have called WCC but I wanted to have them on my car for a big Corvette show the next day. I will probably take them off(if I can get them off the factory caps) and get Pipedreams caps.
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I have had both and Ed's are by far, the most superior caps that you will find and he is the best persion that you will ever deal with.
how do i contact ed?
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I have had both and Ed's are by far, the most superior caps that you will find and he is the best persion that you will ever deal with.


I have Ed's, and they are the best, look just like the factory ones with the writing on top of them, except they are in chrome
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www.nakidparts.com
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Thanks guys. Going to place my order with Ed.
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Looks like Ed is the clear winner.
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I have had both and Ed's are by far, the most superior caps that you will find and he is the best persion that you will ever deal with.
I had both as well.
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Originally Posted by 2006corvette
I have WCC engine caps, I was a little dissapointed when I got them
because every cap had small thin scratches all over them. I should have called WCC but I wanted to have them on my car for a big Corvette show the next day. I will probably take them off(if I can get them off the factory caps) and get Pipedreams caps.
Had the same scratches in mine from WCC and buffed them out using an aluminum rouge and polish and they came out looking pretty good. Ed's are still better but you can make the scratches disappear from WCC.
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Another vote for Pipedreams.
Ed is a craftsman who takes great pride in his work.
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I just installed Ed's chrome caps on the new '07 Z06 last week and they are outstanding. On the previous '02 Z06 we had the polished stainless steel ones and they were no where near the appearance of Ed's.
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Ed's are the best, when I buy mine there is no question where I will buy them.
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I agree with the majority here. I got the WCC caps a few weeks ago and put them on but I don't like them. Not shiny enough and don't like the little scratches, but also I have not tried polishing them yet. If anyone wants them for the A6 they can have mine at half the WCC price.
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