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Old May 3, 2015 | 01:11 PM
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not impressed w/Z51 spoiler gaps that trap dirt/debris...lame design
Were did you get those running boards? They look well made.
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Old May 3, 2015 | 03:34 PM
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Where'd ya get those running boards? They look well made.
http://www.acscomposite.com/store/#!...tegory=9149724
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Old May 4, 2015 | 12:34 AM
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Back in the early 80's when I sold Pontiac Firebirds, you had two buyers. Smokey & the Bandit buyers wanted the spoiler. Rockford buyers (Rockford Files TV show) was spoilerless..... They came in and said "I want the "Rockford look"
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Old May 4, 2015 | 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by C7Jake
order MSRC FE2
What do you mean FE2? I remember FE2 being the order code for sport suspension on old Oldsmobile's. I don't understand what you mean.
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Old May 4, 2015 | 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by USe-car
What do you mean FE2?
FE2 = '16 base C7 option code for MSRC
FE4 = Z51 MSRC

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Old May 4, 2015 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by C7Jake

not impressed w/Z51 spoiler gaps that trap dirt/debris...lame design
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Old May 4, 2015 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by HD_Rider
You know what? I think it looks slick as hell. It makes the rear lights flow with the edge of the body. It looks more sinister to me.

And you know what else? It's different from virtually every other C7 out there that seems to have the spoiler installed (ZF1, Z51, Z06, etc.)
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Old May 4, 2015 | 09:32 AM
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I love the C7 Stingray with either spoiler...just two different examples of beauty. It's great that the OP was able to achieve this degree of customization in a mass produced automobile.
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It took a while, but thanks to Scott at Criswell, I got it just the way I wanted. 2LT, 7-speed, Blade Silver/Jet Black, Machined wheels, Performance exhaust. Spoiler delete.
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Originally Posted by C7Jake

not impressed w/Z51 spoiler gaps that trap dirt/debris...lame design
Different strokes for different folks. I hate the way the car looks without the full length spoiler. It looks hideous to me.
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Originally Posted by bapd77
Different strokes for different folks. I hate the way the car looks without the full length spoiler. It looks hideous to me.
pretty incredible that something as small as the lack of a full length spoiler can cause you to refer to this beautiful car as "hideous."
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Originally Posted by Johniorio4
Incredible that the lack of a spoiler would cause you to refer to this beautiful car as "hideous."
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Originally Posted by Johniorio4
pretty incredible that something as small as the lack of a full length spoiler can cause you to refer to this beautiful car as "hideous."
Originally Posted by C7Jake
I'll clarify. The rear end photo C7Jake posted makes the rear end of the C7 look hideous to me. It looks so plain without a spoiler. It's all personal preference.

As usual, to Jake everything is crazy except his opinion. He was complaining someone else's exhaust tips made the rear end look poorly in another thread. BTW, his wheels add to the hideous look of the car in the photo.
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Originally Posted by bapd77
I'll clarify...C7Jake's sans spoiler = hideousity & matte gunmetal TSW Nurburgring's increase the hideousness.
I resemble the clearly hideous remarks

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Old May 5, 2015 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by C7Jake
I resemble those remarks...hideously hilarious!
Please don't twist my quotes and put your words as mine. I'd never use the word "sans"
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Old May 5, 2015 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by bapd77
I never use "sans"
sans (without) spoiler...hence thread theme

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Old May 5, 2015 | 02:25 PM
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Bought a ZF1 for the Wheels and tires, not for the spoiler. It would of been nice to have paid a little less for the wheels and tires only. I could of lived without the spoiler. If they did not have the ZF1 package then I would of gone with the Z51 package or bought the base and then get some nice aftermarket 19 & 20's.
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As a general rule, I find the spoilers on most production cars look tacked on and cheap. My opinion. If they were really integrated into the bodywork I might feel differently, but there's not much difference in the look of a factory bolt-on spoiler and a JC Whitney bolt (or tape)-on spoiler on a Honda Civic. The designer created the car without that extra plastic, and rarely does sticking a piece of plastic on something improve the design. Again, my opinion.

The spoiler option on the Stingray is better than many, but I still think the car looks cleaner without it. Either way, though, the Stingray is an awesome looking car, so buy it the way you like it.
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Originally Posted by C7Jake
FE2 = '16 base C7 option code for MSRC
FE4 = Z51 MSRC
So you have to order the mag ride to get the Z51 wheels but no spoiler? How can you get the wheels with no spoiler and without the mag ride?
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Originally Posted by meyerweb
As a general rule, I find the spoilers on most production cars look tacked on and cheap. My opinion. If they were really integrated into the bodywork I might feel differently, but there's not much difference in the look of a factory bolt-on spoiler and a JC Whitney bolt (or tape)-on spoiler on a Honda Civic. The designer created the car without that extra plastic, and rarely does sticking a piece of plastic on something improve the design. Again, my opinion.

The spoiler option on the Stingray is better than many, but I still think the car looks cleaner without it. Either way, though, the Stingray is an awesome looking car, so buy it the way you like it.
And "if" a spoiler really works (few do), they don't cut in until about 140 MPH.
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