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I'm in the middle of swapping out the factory grill on my base stingray for the Z06 grill. For those of you that have done this to your base stingray, what did you do with the large openings that on a Z06 (or Z51/GS) feed the brake cooling ducts? Did you install the ducts, did you leave them open, did you try to block them out? Thanks for any feedback!!

Bulldog3071

I have the Z51 option so i already had the ducts make sure you have two people when you do the reinstall makes it much easier to put back in place properly

Hopper12

You can order the brake cooling ducts to add them on a base C7. Cost as I remember is about $50, as I ordered these when I installed a Z06 grill on my cousins base C7. They're easy to install. But since you're in the middle of it you probably don't want to wait for them to get delivered (contact trunk monkey and see if they can get them to you fast if you want).

* Finish your install of the grill, get the ducts ordered, and then install them later. I think you'll be able to install them by just removing the lower covers while leaving the front bumper in place. Or....
* Just leave them open.

Below is a link to some helpful hints and pics I put up when I did our Z51 a while back. Hope it helps.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-and-pics.html

ElGreco53

I have an '18 Stingray w/Z51, not sure I have the brake ducts as part of that package as Bulldog has, don't see it listed. Easily confirmed visually? The Z06 grille is my next addition...

Thanks in advance...

chronage

Z51s have the brake ducting. It lines up perfectly with the Z06 grille.

mtaxman

If you do the grille I rec you do the ducts...I did with my base 2016...I now have a GS which comes with the grille and ducts ( I think the ducts are there on a '17 GS).

promethius

I installed the brake ducts. It only takes about 5 mins to install them. While you have the bumper off, you might as well do it!

Red Mist Rulz

it's fine without the brake ducts if you don't want to bother.

op z

The ducts can be installed without removing the grill or bumper.