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And for extra credit! The front C7 wheel cap logo bottom does not face the front wheel valve stem. Whereas the rear one does!
I thought this was a joke at first... Is this a thing real corvette owners do? I may need to up my game. Like aligning all the screws on outlet covers.
I thought this was a joke at first... Is this a thing real corvette owners do? I may need to up my game. Like aligning all the screws on outlet covers.
Actually, for the Base C7 there is two accepted methods to align the wheel center caps. Either way is good. Point being that all four caps are aligned the same!
I'm no an electrician so my wall outlets need alignment attention. I'm right on it.
P.S. Mine are pointed to the 'Corvette' lettering. Came that way from my Chevy Dealer who paid attention to this detail.
Edit: Curious, I went out and looked at my '17 A4. All 4 center caps lined up facing the valve stem. This must be a thing for at least some dealers.
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Originally Posted by grandsport2017
I thought this was a joke at first... Is this a thing real corvette owners do? I may need to up my game. Like aligning all the screws on outlet covers.
No joke ! Look at the pictures of the museum delivery cars. Each and every one has the cross flags aligned so that the bottom points to the valve stem. Also all the still photos GM uses in advertising the Corvette, ditto. I have seen points gigged in scoring at car shows for misaligned caps. And, like Pinocchio's nose, Harlan Charles hair will grow another inch.
No joke ! Look at the pictures of the museum delivery cars. Each and every one has the cross flags aligned so that the bottom points to the valve stem. Also all the still photos GM uses in advertising the Corvette, ditto. I have seen points gigged in scoring at car shows for misaligned caps. And, like Pinocchio's nose, Harlan Charles hair will grow another inch.
Makes sense... I like the cross flag bottom pointing to the valve stem option. I feel like this optimizes the weight distribution of the center cap across the wheel's vertical plane - which must make a measurable performance difference in addition to being more pleasing to the eye.
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Originally Posted by grandsport2017
Makes sense... I like the cross flag bottom pointing to the valve stem option. I feel like this optimizes the weight distribution of the center cap across the wheel's vertical plane - which must make a measurable performance difference in addition to being more pleasing to the eye.
Actually, it prevents extreme high speed wobble ..................
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JMHO!
