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Old Mar 30, 2014 | 02:32 PM
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Clear Plasti dip + glossifer on the wheels for chip protection:


Painted Rotor centers with Rustoleum for corrosion protection (rust and galvanic between the wheel and rotor):


Red gap molding:


Weather tech floormats. Were gray but I plasti dipped +glossified them black ( I love my gray interior btw):


And not a mod but it looks great: Mothers liquid polymer wax + topcoat:
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Old Mar 30, 2014 | 02:44 PM
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Probably the only mod I will do - 1 thru 4 skip shift eliminator. Hope to have the dealer install prior to delivery.
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Old Mar 30, 2014 | 02:47 PM
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Congrats, not things I would do, but done very nicely.....
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Old Mar 30, 2014 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by robertf97
Red gap molding:
That looks great!

Originally Posted by Larry/car
Probably the only mod I will do - 1 thru 4 skip shift eliminator. Hope to have the dealer install prior to delivery.
I just have 350 city miles on mine, but have yet to notice that this is needed. Not once has the car not let me go into any gear I wanted.
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Old Mar 30, 2014 | 03:05 PM
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Looks very good. Congrats.
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Old Mar 30, 2014 | 04:09 PM
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Looks very good. Congrats.
Nicely done
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Old Mar 30, 2014 | 04:10 PM
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Now you need to dye the white stitching
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Originally Posted by level6
That looks great!


I just have 350 city miles on mine, but have yet to notice that this is needed. Not once has the car not let me go into any gear I wanted.
The C6's skip shift was horrible. I do a lot of city driving where you can't get the power up to prevent the skip shift from activating. I just thought, for a few dollars just eliminate it. I did read where the C7's skip shift is less intrusive.
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How did you change the ditch molding color around the dash?
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How did you change the ditch molding color around the dash?
It's just some plastic molding from ebay. $13.99 and includes some little double sided tape. It just inserts in the gap that is there, nothing to remove. http://www.ebay.com/itm/151088111001...84.m1423.l2649
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