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on the Chevy site it's not doing shadow GRAY metallic any favors..
Top is shark gray middle is WGG and bottom is the new Shadow Gray... idk what to think about that?
I've learned (especially in the later months) that the color representation on the Chevy site is definitely suspect. I remember GM did a website update on the build config back in March, maybe April of 2017, and it hasn't been consistent since. Unfortunately, since Shadow is not available to the public yet, it's pretty much all we have to go on unless you saw it at The Bash. I'm sure there are some pics of the color in comparison, but I would say that WGG does come off darker. There's at least a distinguishable difference. Especially compared to the upcoming release of Elkhart Blue vs its blue brethren.
For those interested I did some pshop work prior to GM finally updating it's BYO website with Shadow Gray. Time will tell if mine or theirs is more accurate. I do know their other color illustrations are ****-poor compared to the real colors. I used the published pics of the Shadow Gray pucks next to WGG ones at The Bash.
GM's, from their website:
Last edited by Palantirion; 07-03-2018 at 08:47 PM.
I saw the new color at the NCM Birthday Bash....it looks good!
I believe the pic you posted was Wat Gln Gry... It was the secondary color to Sebring Orange on the original reveal. I took delivery of my WGG ZTK manual last week and am very happy with the color and performance of the car in general. Im in the process of arranging Xpel treatment so its not being driven presently. Masked it off with Scotch blue tape for the drive home. Ist oil chsnge at 500 mi on way home from Rick Conti. The lower photos directly above do include a Shadow Gray.. it has a distinct bluish cast in it.
Last edited by Rinaldo Catria; 07-05-2018 at 06:56 PM.
Wow! Really wish I had ordered a Watkins Glen Gray Vette when I had the chance as I'm not feeling the new Shadow Gray from what I've seen.
Im sure Shadow Gray would look great in the same light... pics were taken right a sunrise just before her maiden voyage to Road America..(parade lap there...haha).. I did hear that some WGG orders that were accepted were later recinded. I don’t know what the deadline was but I know my car was one of the last ZR1’s painted WGG and my order was sent in by the dealer last Dec.. the car was bypassed as his first allocation because it was a manual. It was his 2nd of 10 allocatons he received for 19.. he’s offered to buy allocations from other dealers....he was upset for only getting that few because he had sold many more GS’s than Z06’s during the Oct17 -Oct18 period Gm used to determain the ZR1 allocation. He (Rick Conti) had sold a ton of C6 ZR1’s and C7 Z06’s, just not during that Oct/Oct window. GM didnt disclose in advance to dealers what criteria for ZR1 allocations would used I was told.
Im sure Shadow Gray would look great in the same light... pics were taken right a sunrise just before her maiden voyage to Road America..(parade lap there...haha).. I did hear that some WGG orders that were accepted were later recinded. I don’t know what the deadline was but I know my car was one of the last ZR1’s painted WGG and my order was sent in by the dealer last Dec.. the car was bypassed as his first allocation because it was a manual. It was his 2nd of 10 allocatons he received for 19.. he’s offered to buy allocations from other dealers....he was upset for only getting that few because he had sold many more GS’s than Z06’s during the Oct17 -Oct18 period Gm used to determain the ZR1 allocation. He (Rick Conti) had sold a ton of C6 ZR1’s and C7 Z06’s, just not during that Oct/Oct window. GM didnt disclose in advance to dealers what criteria for ZR1 allocations would used I was told.
Funny you should mention that part about rescinded orders: I sent my C7 Grand Sport in for a minor chip fix that my Xpel didn't catch (Watkins Glen Gray of course), and the owner mentioned a similar incident with another discontinued color from the C7 line. He said that the guy ordered back in February or March specifically for a Z06 Admiral Blue Corvette. And at the time, I don't think any of us knew that Admiral Blue and WGG would be on the chopping block when the order was placed. I guess the buyer was (rightfully) concerned because it was taking longer than other builds, and eventually found out that his car was going to be built under the new blue, but wouldn't be done for a few more months. He ended up getting the Corvette Racing Yellow instead. How he changed his mind from blue to yellow is beyond me...it also confuses me that the order (if the story is true) was made well before the ordering deadline for Admiral Blue. I just found it interesting.
Meanwhile, production of the Shadow Gray is less than a month away, so we're going to get full looks in vehicular form by around the end of August. I'll reserve judgment until then, but I will say that among the C7 dark gray line (Shark, Cyber, Watkins, Shadow), they got it right with WGG. That Cyber Gray was cool too.
Last edited by Judgment Day; 07-19-2018 at 01:22 AM.
From what I'm seeing, Shadow Gray looks closer to 2014 Cyber Gray than Watkins Glen Gray but with even more blue than Cyber. Watkins had a lot more silver.
Funny you should mention that part about rescinded orders: I sent my C7 Grand Sport in for a minor chip fix that my Xpel didn't catch (Watkins Glen Gray of course), and the owner mentioned a similar incident with another discontinued color from the C7 line. He said that the guy ordered back in February or March specifically for a Z06 Admiral Blue Corvette. And at the time, I don't think any of us knew that Admiral Blue and WGG would be on the chopping block when the order was placed. I guess the buyer was (rightfully) concerned because it was taking longer than other builds, and eventually found out that his car was going to be built under the new blue, but wouldn't be done for a few more months. He ended up getting the Corvette Racing Yellow instead. How he changed his mind from blue to yellow is beyond me...it also confuses me that the order (if the story is true) was made well before the ordering deadline for Admiral Blue. I just found it interesting.
Meanwhile, production of the Shadow Gray is less than a month away, so we're going to get full looks in vehicular form by around the end of August. I'll reserve judgment until then, but I will say that among the C7 dark gray line (Shark, Cyber, Watkins, Shadow), they got it right with WGG. That Cyber Gray was cool too.
Question for on the Xpel. Nearest applicator is over 200 miles away... 3 of them actually. One guy wanted my car for around 4 days... another guy said he could do it in a day... the 3rd guy said no way anyone could do a good job in a day then tried to sell me on Stek instead (because its easier to apply) despite being an Xpel and Suntek installer... all told me the ZR1 is listed as “highest difficulty”.. “there is no such thing as perfect” installation. I freak out over the idea of somebody being near the paint with a box cutter in his hand. How do they get around all those angular shapes in the front. A Z06 is “smooth” by comparison. I drive almost exclusively on northern Wi little traveled roads. I wondered what happens if a bigger object hits. Do they remove the film, repaint, and reapply? If the stuff stays on, isnt it a bitch to get off after? Does it ever peel back on the edges? Would you get it again on a ZR1?
Last edited by Rinaldo Catria; 07-19-2018 at 05:51 PM.
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