I know, as this is what the whole thread is about. I was responding to CSEVEN who claimed the ZR1 follows the same process with rear bumper removal, which is incorrect. That is why I quoted his post.

 

A high wing on a BASE corvette?

 

I have a Blade Silver on order with the high wing option and I own a Collision repair/restoration shop. I have worked on every generation of corvette and many other makes and models and have added OEM accessory wings to alot of cars. This C8 high wing option will be done just like any other OEM wing has been done. It will be sent to the dealerships parts department on or before the car arrives and will have a set of instructions on how to remove the rear bumper cover or standard spoiler and install/cut holes for the new high wing. The dealer techs will not have any special training and the first car they do this procedure on will be the "learning" installation as they figure out how to remove the rear bumper cover with messing anything up. Some dealers have a bodyshop on site and I am sure they will have them do it, or some dealers might call a bodyshop that they work with closely to help them figure out the first one or maybe subcontract it to them. After working on all kinds of different cars I have learned that different manufacturers engineers find all kinds of interesting ways to fasten parts to cars. Some have one time use fasteners that have to be replaced and some have bumper covers where the edges snap into a bracket but rip off when you remove the bumper cover resulting in a full replacement of the cover. Luckily for us Chevy engineers have always had straightforward and simple solutions for attaching bumper covers and design them to be removed for servicing the cars. From the past generations of Corvettes I have worked on I do not think this rear wing install will be any problem for a tech with the right set of tools and a skilled set of hands. Now we just have to hope they don't scratch the new paint and everything will be good!

 

Sorry, didn't mean to direct anything at you. Just quoted the ZR1 thing.

 

No worries.

 

My bigger concern is trunk access. It will pretty much be from the side, but that is okay by me.

 

I'm sure it can be removed from the trunk.

 

I did and if there's any damage during install I will be compensated and it will be fixed to my satisfaction.

 

Next they will complain when the wax is hard to get out of the seam

 

As someone noted who saw a high wing in person, because the car is low the top of the wing is NOT that high. Perhaps these pics provides some perspective of the rear height.