My C7 Mods
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2025 Corvette of the Year Finalist - Modified
My C7 Mods
EXTERIOR - Lowered on factory bolts, window tint, custom painted Nurburgring wheels, calipers painted to match car (G2), silver caliper decals from Ebay.
INTERIOR - Horn pad upholstered in stitched leather with embroidered flag logo. Seat headrests embroidered with flag logo.
Thanks to everyone on the forum who gave me tips on several of these mods! More to come...
INTERIOR - Horn pad upholstered in stitched leather with embroidered flag logo. Seat headrests embroidered with flag logo.
Thanks to everyone on the forum who gave me tips on several of these mods! More to come...
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It said custom painted and did not specify color. That is why you have to ask the OP to make sure. Your computer image probably is much better than mine. Yes I read and looked several times. And I'm happy that he replied in a timely manner. Thanks
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Very nice! Your car looks great. I love the airbag/horn cover. I like how you embroidered the logo into the seat. You mentioned California. Who did you use for the horn and embroidery?
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The embroiderer asked me not to give her name, because she is concerned with potential copyright issues (she did this as a one-time favor for me). If you google embroidery shops, you can probably find someone that will do this for you.
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I had to work with an uphostery shop (Kenny's in Mission Viejo, CA) and embroiderer separately. The upholstery shop gave me a piece of leather for the horn button, and removed the upholstery from the seatbacks, and then I took them to the embroiderer. When the embroiderer did her thing, I took the pieces back to the upholsterer and he sewed up the horn cover and re-installed the seat covers.
The embroiderer asked me not to give her name, because she is concerned with potential copyright issues (she did this as a one-time favor for me). If you google embroidery shops, you can probably find someone that will do this for you.
The embroiderer asked me not to give her name, because she is concerned with potential copyright issues (she did this as a one-time favor for me). If you google embroidery shops, you can probably find someone that will do this for you.
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I also had the polished lip painted black - IMO the wheels visually look larger when the spokes extend all the way out to the tires rather than die into the polished lip. That being said, Glen's car looks great with the gray background because the wheels look like they are color matched to his cyber gray paint.