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They should offer either the car in that color or an option that paints all the carbon flash parts the car color, ideally both.
Only reason I would take the car in NRB is that it blends those parts better.
Any darker color helps to hide this curious application of dark trim. A beautiful car like corvette with a big black spot on the hood, reminds me of getting dressed for the prom and having a big pimple on your face my C7 will go directly to the body shop for color match.
I'm not digging the flash carbon look on the spoiler. As mentioned already, the spoiler does look like an add-on already. Making it stand out more dosen't make sense. Making it body color makes it look more "purposeful".
The black mirrors also doesn't make sense to me. I love the color of the car I'm driving. Sometimes I like to look at the mirror right there on my door and just admire the color for a second. There's a feeling I get that I can't really describe when when I look at the driver's side mirror while driving. It's the shape and color that reminds me what a fantastic car I'm driving. I just can't explain it.
looks tacky to me, and Im in the young 30's. I thought about this and then looked up European style and did not see any cars with style that had carbon fiber painted mirrors etc. Lambo's ferrari, Aston, all had reg car color mirror etc. IT mattered to me maybe not others, but europeans do create the style like it or not...
Well Ferrari and lambs have done it, currently and in the past
Secondly there have been several innovations that Ferrari has copied from corvette. I have both American and Italian vehicles and each have their areas where they excel at. So Corvette should not limit itself to what European cars may are may not be doing.
Just an FYI for those who are interested - the Carbon Flash paint that's used is the same as what was used on the 2012 Centennial Edition Corvettes. Think of it as metallic black. Another way to describe it is as a black version of Night Race Blue.
I'm thinking of doing the CFM front splitter on my NRB C6 GS. Any thoughts??
No question the painted mirrors and spoiler look to me like the owner could not afford the body colored ones. Actually makes the car look like military issue...
On cheap cars the mirrors often are unpainted black plastic, thus this impression.
BTW, I think that black for spoilers started decades ago when Germany required that spoilers on street 911s have some flex to them to avoid injuries to cyclists who ran into them, and so the spoilers were at least partly black rubber.
I'm more a fan of color matched mirrors and spoilers; as I will never drive my C7 on a track I've got just the tiny spoiler that comes standard, which actually gets me better mpg and top speed than track-oriented C7s.
But no one (I hope) will throw stones at you whatever you choose.
I think the black accents on the Red look very nice! I have the carbon flash spoiler on my Sebring Orange Grand Sport and the same as on the red I think the black accent looks nice! It's a matter of taste and the color scheme. I do not have the carbon flash mirrors and wish I did.
y Car has the carbon flash package... Mirrors, spoiler, cross flags, Rear fascia Corvette letters, side stingray emblem, side skirts, front lip spoiler.
I have the CFM spoiler and splitter. Soon side panels (running boards) as well. At let with Cyber Grey Metallic, I think it looks great. I don’t think I would want to do the mirrors though.
05-25-2013, 05:00 PM
