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So what do you guys do to replace these? 2008. Are there any aftermarket, plain chrome to use to make my own style? $50 a pop for these little things is just too much. I don't mind paying a fair price but I'm not walking into the hatchet.
Yeah well I've been here for a while. With all the nonsense we have to deal with owning a corvette paying fifty for that piece of plastic isn't going to happen. Smart people don't just lay down every time gm tries to screw you. That's why I asked the question.
I was just being facetious. Gl with your search. Fact of the matter is, as someone else trying to piece together aged and worn parts here and there, it's tough. .
I think I payed about a 120 for four chromes ones...they were nice with the logo engraved...You can pick up four with the c7 logo cheaper than the c6 logo on the fleabay...Just have to search around.There are painted ones out there too....silver I think. That's what came on many oem c6 centers.
Yeah well I've been here for a while. With all the nonsense we have to deal with owning a corvette paying fifty for that piece of plastic isn't going to happen. Smart people don't just lay down every time gm tries to screw you. That's why I asked the question.
well you bought a Corvette like the rest of us idiots so you cant be that smart, sounds like GM already got you... jk lol, but for real as the others suggested, ebay... lotta options on there, typically 150ish for a set... probably even find a used one to match your existing cheaper. Just look around.
I think I payed about a 120 for four chromes ones...they were nice with the logo engraved...You can pick up four with the c7 logo cheaper than the c6 logo on the fleabay...Just have to search around.There are painted ones out there too....silver I think. That's what came on many oem c6 centers.
good luck
I bought a set of the Z51 caps for the 7 but they are a different size.
When I had my C6 back in the day the aftermarket ones were all over the place. Blank chrome and you added the flags. Looking today for the hell of it and not one to be had on e-bay. I was just looking in my junk drawer and found one of my new ones with the domed flags I put on.
Or you could wet sand it, paint it and apply new decals and then clear coat.
I bought the decals a while ago either on e-bay or amazon, don't remember which.
If you have chrome rims, I suggest to follow @JABCAT 's suggestion and chrome wrap them and add the decal. I personally don't like the look of chrome rims with the painted center cap.
A 1x1 piece of quality chrome vinyl is about $20. Then figure maybe... $5-10 for the decals unless you can make them yourself. So now you're in it for 20-30 bucks. But now you have a center cap that just doesn't look right. It's close but you know it's off. Now you start to wonder if it was worth the extra $20 to buy an actual chrome center cap and have it look 100% correct. See where I'm going with this? Just buy the dang cap and be done with it. It's $50.
A 1x1 piece of quality chrome vinyl is about $20. Then figure maybe... $5-10 for the decals unless you can make them yourself. So now you're in it for 20-30 bucks. But now you have a center cap that just doesn't look right. It's close but you know it's off. Now you start to wonder if it was worth the extra $20 to buy an actual chrome center cap and have it look 100% correct. See where I'm going with this? Just buy the dang cap and be done with it. It's $50.
In this example you can do all 4 center caps for the $20-30 vs 1 new center cap for $50 or 4 new center caps for $200.
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