Wheel well liners!
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Wheel well liners!
What's up with the trunk carpet material on the wheel well liners. Everything, and I mean everything sticks to them.
Put more insulation inside. This is the most stupid thing I have ever seen on a car.
Put more insulation inside. This is the most stupid thing I have ever seen on a car.
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Think I'll keep my zee for a few more years.
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Really? That material is some of the hardest stuff to clean. I know this because I wash my wife's car which has the same stuff in the trunk. Once it latches on to something, it doesn't like to let it go.
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Come on man, why are you bothering with this thread?EDIT--- just saw your "rough day" comment.
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I was at a car show last week that had two C7's there. Neither one of them took an award because of all the leaves and grass stuck to their liners. The owners weren't even aware of the trash in there.
I'm not a waxer but I do enter a car show once or twice a year and detailing is everything.
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We had some 6 days of non-stop rain and I drove my car every day. Very low maintenance so far.
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I thought it was a legitimate gripe.
I was at a car show last week that had two C7's there. Neither one of them took an award because of all the leaves and grass stuck to their liners. The owners weren't even aware of the trash in there.
I'm not a waxer but I do enter a car show once or twice a year and detailing is everything.
I was at a car show last week that had two C7's there. Neither one of them took an award because of all the leaves and grass stuck to their liners. The owners weren't even aware of the trash in there.
I'm not a waxer but I do enter a car show once or twice a year and detailing is everything.
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Melting Slicks
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I heard the coating is radioactive waste material that the NRC is trying to get rid of without anyone noticing.
Seriously though, anyone entering a show that doesn't check the wheel wells isn't really serious about the show, are they? As for normal, everyday use, I don't think it's a major issue.
Seriously though, anyone entering a show that doesn't check the wheel wells isn't really serious about the show, are they? As for normal, everyday use, I don't think it's a major issue.
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The reason for the liner is to cut down the noise when on gravel roads. And, who cares what's in the wheel wells? If enough builds up, just drive on a bumpy road and it will fall off. Corvettes are for driving! 
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Hit it with clear poly then some never wet (works great), or spray it with plasti-dip. It makes it easier to clean, but you will have to re-dip them every couple of months.