Wiper delete MOD
Mar 19, 2016 | 06:31 PM
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From: DFW Area TX
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Originally Posted by
motomanvette
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Originally Posted by
motomanvette
Wait... You removed the passenger wiper blade and your car changes exterior colors, interior colors and wheels??? That's amazing.
Mar 19, 2016 | 06:39 PM
Safety Car
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From: Greer, SC
I'll bet you saved about 10 oz doing that mod
Mar 19, 2016 | 07:07 PM
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From: Rochester, NY
No stock class for you at auto shows. You got yourself one modded Vette.
Mar 19, 2016 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by
Zymurgy
Wait... You removed the passenger wiper blade and your car changes exterior colors, interior colors and wheels??? That's amazing.
My thoughts exactly. or, the o/p is a
Mar 19, 2016 | 08:54 PM
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From: Calgary, AB. There's a reason why white was the only color offered on every year Corvette. Proud Canadian German Jamaican!
St. Jude Donor '09, '12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
So you removed the p.side wiper blade because you didn't like the look but yet you still have the wagon wheels on your C5 'vert......mmmmmkay.
Mar 19, 2016 | 09:06 PM
Burning Brakes
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Wow!
Have read/seen some truly stupid posts/mods over the years but this takes the cake.
Removing a wiper is simply DUMB.
Writing more will get me consigned to ban camp.
Peace, out.
Mar 19, 2016 | 09:08 PM
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There are some on here with a good sense of humor. Well done!!
Mar 19, 2016 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by
themonk
So you removed the p.side wiper blade because you didn't like the look but yet you still have the wagon wheels on your C5 'vert......mmmmmkay.
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Mar 19, 2016 | 09:12 PM
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From: Laurel Maryland
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I'm going back to the C6gen where I belong, geeessshhh---ce
Mar 19, 2016 | 09:14 PM
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I'm going back to the C6gen where I belong, geeessshhh---ce
Mar 19, 2016 | 11:00 PM
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From: Moore Oklahoma
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Originally Posted by
Weasel
In the 60's it was very common to remove the wipers on mid-years. Just pop them on when needed. Also, sun visors were removed on mid-years.
Ahhhhh so that's what happened to my visors on my 67, vert...
Last edited by BigRick1960; Mar 19, 2016 at 11:01 PM .
Mar 20, 2016 | 07:36 AM
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This "mod" gets my
Mar 20, 2016 | 08:28 AM
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Mar 20, 2016 | 09:22 AM
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From: One Hour From Boston!
Mar 20, 2016 | 09:51 AM
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From: NE South Carolina
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Originally Posted by
motomanvette
Couldn't stand the look of the passenger side windshield wiper so I just took it off. Looks so much better without it. Before you ask, I did get caught in a rain storm and I could see just fine.
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Hmm, bet you also rotated the wheel center caps so the point of the V points to the valve stems!
Mar 20, 2016 | 10:08 AM
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Funny you mention that Jerry. The museum is ocd on that issue.
Mar 20, 2016 | 12:08 PM
Le Mans Master
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From: New Jersey
A perfect mod for those who do not drive their car in the rain or threat of rain.
Mar 20, 2016 | 03:05 PM
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my car to be extensively lightened... with a hole saw! (and, remove a/c)
Mar 20, 2016 | 03:30 PM
Race Director
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From: Haymarket VA
Anybody slammed their car by removing the tires?
Mar 20, 2016 | 04:35 PM
Drifting
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From: Las Vegas Nevada
seems to me this is "a solution looking for a problem"'.
