Black A-pillar
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Would be curious to see what effect the black pillars have on appearance with the top removed. I kind of like the black pillars -- they shift the balance of the car rearward. Nothing wrong with wrapping them when you get the car and see if you like it. Cheap approach! BTW, I'm getting this color with black trident wheels. #9 on my dealer's list.
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I would not give up all the benefits of the transparent top just because I happen to like the painted spears. It's not like painting or wrapping them is ruining some NCRS classic...
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[QUOTE=L. I would not give up all the benefits of the transparent top just because I happen to like the painted spears. It's not like painting or wrapping them is ruining some NCRS classic...[/QUOTE]
I agree, I have the transparent top on my C7 and love it. The problem with the C8 is not the fact the A pillars are painted but unlike the C7 where the top extends to the window edge,. The black A pillars actually enhance the overall look. The painted area on the C8 surrounds the transparent top extending across the upper windshield edge. This makes the top appear like a aftermarket add on.
I agree, I have the transparent top on my C7 and love it. The problem with the C8 is not the fact the A pillars are painted but unlike the C7 where the top extends to the window edge,. The black A pillars actually enhance the overall look. The painted area on the C8 surrounds the transparent top extending across the upper windshield edge. This makes the top appear like a aftermarket add on.
Last edited by C7nut; Aug 9, 2019 at 06:56 PM.
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I wish it was an option, I am going with orange and would do a transparent top if there was no body color between the windshield and the top and I could opt for black A pillars, especially since I here the top will not have body color side strips, however I am just as fine with a painted top, keeps car cooler too.
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Chrome wheels, mechanical gauges, and having the engine in front of the driver. The Corvette has to evolve, or it will find itself in the same position as Cadillac, sales and prestige dwindling.
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I agree, I have the transparent top on my C7 and love it. The problem with the C8 is not the fact the A pillars are painted but unlike the C7 where the top extends to the window edge,. The black A pillars actually enhance the overall look. The painted area on the C8 surrounds the transparent top extending across the upper windshield edge. This makes the top appear like a aftermarket add on.
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You mean with the exposed carbon fiber top, you had the two spears. The C7 transparent top didn't have the body colored spears.
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Some people just can’t move on...there is always a $20k off brand new C7 Z06!
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I wish it was an option, I am going with orange and would do a transparent top if there was no body color between the windshield and the top and I could opt for black A pillars, especially since I here the top will not have body color side strips, however I am just as fine with a painted top, keeps car cooler too.
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Not willing to start a poll, but the same anti-black A-pillar crowd, probably dislikes black rims, black grills, black roofs, black badges, black exhaust tips, black lugs, black-out tails and side markers, etc...
Both A-pillars look fine, if yours is delivered different than your taste, a few benjies can make it right.
My C7 and C6 both have black A-pillars, never thought much about it, and know of no one who had them paint-matched after purchase, and know of no one who allowed it to be a buy or not buy criteria.
Both A-pillars look fine, if yours is delivered different than your taste, a few benjies can make it right.
My C7 and C6 both have black A-pillars, never thought much about it, and know of no one who had them paint-matched after purchase, and know of no one who allowed it to be a buy or not buy criteria.
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saw it on C8 spyder video and thought it looked good