Tail Lights
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From: Bainbridge Island WA
It's not the same. The C7 has that black 'wing' to the outside of the lights. I guess it's supposed to fool people into not seeing the resemblance (?) while at the same time giving the impression that the car 'flies' down the road (?)I read an Jalopnik peice on the guy responsible for the design of the tail lights. In short, he doesn't care...
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That happened to me when I saw the Z51 in the LA Auto Show. First I disliked the lights, but when I saw it I liked the C7. My friend Jim said "I see a C7 in your future" and he was right. He knew it before I did.
Like I told an idiot in a gas station; "if you dont like the rear dont buy one".
Like I told an idiot in a gas station; "if you dont like the rear dont buy one".
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I like 'em.
In my mind the Corvette hadn't fully recovered from the 80s and 90s when they opted for the plain look. The C5 was a little better, and the C6 was getting there, but when they built the C7 they wanted people to know it was "not your father's Oldsmobile" and they succeeded.
Now if they had paid attention to Jan & Dean and gone with six tail lights, that would have been cool.
In my mind the Corvette hadn't fully recovered from the 80s and 90s when they opted for the plain look. The C5 was a little better, and the C6 was getting there, but when they built the C7 they wanted people to know it was "not your father's Oldsmobile" and they succeeded.
Now if they had paid attention to Jan & Dean and gone with six tail lights, that would have been cool.
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From: MN
I like both C6 and C7 approaches . . . but, to paraphrase James Bond, think the "collar should match the cuffs." I really like the angular headlights, and think the angular approach of the taillight is a perfect complement.
PS:You should have seen the disaster over in the 911 world when the 996 came out. Wow, what an uproar! A few years ago the fire was rekindled when a big P-car show had an event featuring a T shirt with all the generations of 911 . . . EXCEPT the 996! Actually, the 996 sold great, but no one could get past the headlights.
PS:You should have seen the disaster over in the 911 world when the 996 came out. Wow, what an uproar! A few years ago the fire was rekindled when a big P-car show had an event featuring a T shirt with all the generations of 911 . . . EXCEPT the 996! Actually, the 996 sold great, but no one could get past the headlights.
Last edited by JonMN; Feb 16, 2017 at 04:01 PM.
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Nope, we're not going to do this again.