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Old Mar 19, 2020 | 08:15 PM
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It took 10 min not bad. The factory one is different the corvette part too







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Looks great. Took less time than we thought it would. Where's my car to go with the engine cover???
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Looks great. Took less time than we thought it would. Where's my car to go with the engine cover???
not bad at all just looked bad at first lol
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not bad at all just looked bad at first lol
How long are your arms? Going to be difficult reaching in there so how did that go?
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Well done...I like it!
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my back hurts lol. put down the rubber fender pads had to almost lay in the car i can see some people climbing in the trunk to work on this thing ..
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[QUOTE=burtonbl103;1601157238]It took 10 min not bad. The factory one is different the corvette part too






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Looks great I have mine painted emblem and ready to go but no car yet.
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That's gorgeous. Love the carbon fiber too.
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Originally Posted by burtonbl103
It took 10 min not bad. The factory one is different the corvette part too
Looks fantastic! I am planning to do the same. I found the cover on eBay for $391, but it looks slightly different than yours. Did you paint the flag yourself?

Also, besides removing the 6 bolts, what else do you have to do to get the cover lose? I noticed a blue trim removal tool in one of your pictures.

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Looks fantastic! I am planning to do the same. I found the cover on eBay for $391, but it looks slightly different than yours. Did you paint the flag yourself?

Also, besides removing the 6 bolts, what else do you have to do to get the cover lose? I noticed a blue trim removal tool in one of your pictures.
It's 4 bolts and then 1 hose clip that pulls out. If it takes you 10 minutes to do, that's including 5 minutes to drink a beer. I did mine the day my car got home.
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So only the only line holder has to be changed over and the rest is just a few bolts?
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Looks very nice!
When you get a chance, post a photo of the flip side of the stock cover.
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Is urs from this vendor on ebay?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/15382451160...m=153824511606

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[QUOTE=burtonbl103;1601157238]It took 10 min not bad. The factory one is different the corvette part too






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Wow. Pretty ugly without the engine cover. Glad they developed the engine cover to hide that mess.
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I went to inspect my C8 at MacMulkin yesterday (Thursday). They had already installed the red engine cover. They removed the original black cover, boxed it up and stored it in the trunk. I'm probably going to have the black one painted "Cortez Silver", (a 1969 Camaro / Corvette color) and swap them around for different looks.
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NO i have GM one thats the factory one painted the letterting is different look at mine
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Originally Posted by burtonbl103
NO i have GM one thats the factory one painted the letterting is different look at mine
Who did the painting etc?
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Who did the painting etc?
It's a GM factory accessory... the supplier paints them. They're offered in Edge Red or Sterling Silver.
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a robot at GM
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so is the emblem painted on the accessory cover? or is it an actual emblem?
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