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Installed stage 2 Z06 winglets and tinted out all of the side markers. I also drove it for the first time since December, 65 and sunny in Chicago
Playboy, car is looking good. Can you tell me about the Stage 2 winglets. Were these the factory parts installed on a Z51 spoiler? And how did you get them to sit flush with the sides of the fenders? Other guys have tried this but they stick out because the Z06/GS rear is wider. Would love to try this option otherwise I am plunking down $1,100 for the APR carbon fiber unit. Tks, dovervold
There is no need to buy an entire exhaust system just to have black tips.
Here is my NPP exhaust. A 3 hour job mainly had to wait between paint coats.
Never even took the exhaust off. Regards to painting, it's all about the prep. I have NEVER had any paint fade, dull or peel from exhaust tips. Exhaust tip temps on most cars typically go from 300F-500F at most.
Parts needed:
3M Scotch Pad $4
Black High Gloss High Temperature Spray Paint $6
Masking tape $4
Last edited by prince8619; 02-19-2017 at 03:30 PM.
Playboy, car is looking good. Can you tell me about the Stage 2 winglets. Were these the factory parts installed on a Z51 spoiler? And how did you get them to sit flush with the sides of the fenders? Other guys have tried this but they stick out because the Z06/GS rear is wider. Would love to try this option otherwise I am plunking down $1,100 for the APR carbon fiber unit. Tks, dovervold
Awesome - I am a fan of changing the Mcdonalds arches as well. it looks good on your yellow - nice job.
Reset the tire pressure, polished the windshield with the 3" orbital buffer, applied Rain-X, polished the rest of the glass by hand, cleaned under the hood, used Dr. Color Chip on the LF fender, vacuumed the interior, wiped down the interior, cleaned a couple of dirty spots on the driver's side door panel, removed and cleaned the license plate and frame, painted a couple of screws for when I re-install, and took a nap (actually that was for me, not the car).
Tomorrow strip with Dawn, clay bar, and apply the Zaino.
50 degrees in cape cod...had to go for a ride....looked the install instructions for the splitter over thought it ...and just went for a ride...have 300 miles on the car...its just a blast
What did I do to my C7 today? I drove it in the rain!
I got it all nice and clean Friday and took it for a nice drive to get it dirty again. It cleared up and got sunny later so my passenger could enjoy having the window open!
So I not only drove it in the rain, I let my dog ride shotgun... That's what I did for my C7 today.
Playboy, car is looking good. Can you tell me about the Stage 2 winglets. Were these the factory parts installed on a Z51 spoiler? And how did you get them to sit flush with the sides of the fenders? Other guys have tried this but they stick out because the Z06/GS rear is wider. Would love to try this option otherwise I am plunking down $1,100 for the APR carbon fiber unit. Tks, dovervold
Thanks and Yes they are the OEM factory Z06 stage 2 winglets mounted on my existing Z51 spoiler. As far as mounting them flush it all depends on what you want. If you plan on installing the stage 3 wicker bill, then your mount/install will cause it to stick out about an inch on each side. I have no intention to mount the stage 3 center piece as it causes way to much drag. So I lined it up flush with the rear quarters. I too did not want to shell out the $1100.00 that's why I went this route. If your interested I can post a detailed write up later tonight or tomorrow with some pics of my install. It was fairly simple and I didn't have to remove the the existing spoiler.
What did I do to my C7 today? I drove it in the rain!
I got it all nice and clean Friday and took it for a nice drive to get it dirty again. It cleared up and got sunny later so my passenger could enjoy having the window open!
So I not only drove it in the rain, I let my dog ride shotgun... That's what I did for my C7 today.
Beautiful dog in a beautiful car and i don't care if either one is dirty. We had Dobermans and were addicted to the breed. Sweet, loving companions. Although we did bathe ours before they got on the bed.
02-19-2017, 10:30 AM
Absolutely AWESOME weather day for February.....mid 70's, light breeze and lots of sun...could not ask for anything more! 
