C7 Corvette backdraft window louver
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I had some low profile aluminum louvers on my 1977 280z. I loved them.
I saw a set of aluminum louvers for the C7 and just thought, "Why?"
If there were a set built very close to the glass with many, more than three to five louvers slats, I might be a buyer.
Anything to limit the amount of sunlight into the car is good for me.
These just look like a cheap after thought.
I saw a set of aluminum louvers for the C7 and just thought, "Why?"
If there were a set built very close to the glass with many, more than three to five louvers slats, I might be a buyer.
Anything to limit the amount of sunlight into the car is good for me.
These just look like a cheap after thought.
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Those look bad too, but not as bad as the OP's. Window tint can keep your interior much cooler without the louver look. Modern tints can reject most of the IR and virtually all UV with very little darkening effect if you don't want the "tinted look".
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lol, I like them, reminds me of my 1984 trans am. Of course I don't think it would help with seeing out the back and side windows. Then again, I have a convertible, so it's not something I would ever get for myself.
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Have you seen this new stuff to help keep the heat out?
It's called w-i-n-d-o-w tint...
However, when in doubt, dare to be different! Your louvers do look better than the squshed ones that the dinosaur stepped on that the OP posted.
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I remember the well made aluminum ones (or maybe they were metal) that came from the factory on the late 60's / early 70's fastback Mach 1 Mustangs. I remember thinking they were pretty weird, and also a mixed feeling that were sort of cool.
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One of the things I like about the Corvette is that it lacks fake intakes and scoops......everything on the car is functional and purposeful. These louvers are just "extra". They're like the fake side scoops on a '90s Mustang GT.
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