BIG concern
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Racer
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BIG concern
I have had the chance to see the C7 in person a couple times, and am looking forward to all the excitement, but I am really, really concerned about the flared our rocker just in front of the rear wheels. My Corvettes are never garage queens, I enjoy driving them every day, but I am thinking that road rash is going to be a major problem. Guess I will have to stay with white or silver.
Racer
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I have had the chance to see the C7 in person a couple times, and am looking forward to all the excitement, but I am really, really concerned about the flared our rocker just in front of the rear wheels. My Corvettes are never garage queens, I enjoy driving them every day, but I am thinking that road rash is going to be a major problem. Guess I will have to stay with white or silver.
Melting Slicks
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From: st paul minnesota
I've noticed that as well. If we see a pic of one of the test cars that's dirty it will be evident where the road grime hits and collects. It definitely looks like an area for the 3M VentureShield or similar product to be applied right after taking delivery. The darker colors will be especially vulnerable for the chips to be visible-kind of like the 'brake duct' appendage on the C6 'Z' and GS models that get blasted right away.
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Racer
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The clear tape is certainly a good option, but the tape tends to get peppered and looks bad too. It would be nice if they had the rocker extensions like the ZR1 and 427 Special Editions. They really improved side protection.
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No doubt this why the C7 pace car has tape there during testing.
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I wondered about that area as well. The front fenders do seem to have more "wrap around" the front wheels - i.e. less tire naked. I wonder if they did that in part to cut down on the road debris hitting the rear quarter.
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I had the Cleartastic on my '03 convert and was very disappointed. It never laid down flat, so was visible at three feet with bubbles, etc. Unless they've improved it a lot I'll stick with the 3M or other variations of it.
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I have had the chance to see the C7 in person a couple times, and am looking forward to all the excitement, but I am really, really concerned about the flared our rocker just in front of the rear wheels. My Corvettes are never garage queens, I enjoy driving them every day, but I am thinking that road rash is going to be a major problem. Guess I will have to stay with white or silver.
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From: The Beautiful Inland Empire WA.
That area is one of the first things that I noticed when I first saw the C7. I also posted a similar thread at the time of its intro.....
My C6 got drilled on the front edge of the rear fenders, right at the bottom behind the doors. The paint was literally erased there for about an inch and a half. I had to keep touching up that edge with touch up paint.
I can't imagine how that area in front of the rear tires is going to look after a few miles on the C7.....NOT good, I expect. It looks to be sticking almost flat out into the debris stream.
The Indy pace car's tape job should tell you something..
My C6 got drilled on the front edge of the rear fenders, right at the bottom behind the doors. The paint was literally erased there for about an inch and a half. I had to keep touching up that edge with touch up paint.
I can't imagine how that area in front of the rear tires is going to look after a few miles on the C7.....NOT good, I expect. It looks to be sticking almost flat out into the debris stream.
The Indy pace car's tape job should tell you something..
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Here is the good news....you are having a BIG concern over protecting the paint on a car. The good news is you have way less problems to worry about than some.