Paragon grill light bar
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Racer
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Paragon grill light bar
Hope it is ok to post... I just ran across this.
https://www.paragonperf.com/paragon-...ight-bars.html
https://www.paragonperf.com/paragon-...ight-bars.html
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Dec 6, 2022, 10:04 AM
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I like the concept and appreciate the quality of Paragon's parts, but shame they had to make it so thick. If they could have just used a longer version of the thin light strip like they used on their sequential mirror signals, that could have looked pretty slick and wouldn't have been much thicker than the stock piece. As-is, just looks a bit too big and bulky, IMO.
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Another option for the car, but $800 - 
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I like the concept and appreciate the quality of Paragon's parts, but shame they had to make it so thick. If they could have just used a longer version of the thin light strip like they used on their sequential mirror signals, that could have looked pretty slick and wouldn't have been much thicker than the stock piece. As-is, just looks a bit too big and bulky, IMO.
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I think if this is a car you drive often at night, they look good enough and would be very useful (the vette lights are a bit lacking, IMO). I'll wait and see if they make a color matching option.
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I like the concept and appreciate the quality of Paragon's parts, but shame they had to make it so thick. If they could have just used a longer version of the thin light strip like they used on their sequential mirror signals, that could have looked pretty slick and wouldn't have been much thicker than the stock piece. As-is, just looks a bit too big and bulky, IMO.
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I don't find them objectionable at all. They don't do anything to detract from the OEM design. The purpose, as with all DRLs, is actually to increase daytime noticeability, and many other vehicles have more prominent DRLs than the C8s, which are rather tame.
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I def don't hate them but like others said, I agree they could have been a bit less bulky. A thinner profile would be more attractive. But given they we're probably more worried about performance than overall aesthetic I could see why they went that route.
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I agree with the above
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I like the concept and appreciate the quality of Paragon's parts, but shame they had to make it so thick. If they could have just used a longer version of the thin light strip like they used on their sequential mirror signals, that could have looked pretty slick and wouldn't have been much thicker than the stock piece. As-is, just looks a bit too big and bulky, IMO.
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