Engine appearance package
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The lights turn on when you lock and unlock your doors, only stay on for a short period of time. I thought you would have been able to manually turn them on, wrong. The carbon fiber sides do look go on the plus side.
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I am sure you could wire in a power switch to the lights if desired.
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Originally Posted by 75 steel blue
The lights turn on when you lock and unlock your doors, only stay on for a short period of time. I thought you would have been able to manually turn them on, wrong. The carbon fiber sides do look go on the plus side.
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You want to be able to see the motor while you drive? Why, so you can make sure it is still running? So day and night viewing? Different strokes I guess.
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I'll wait for aftermarket on the engine appearance package--and decide then if I want to buy it.
I've been fabbing' twill-weave carbon composite/epoxy resin and Aramid parts for years, for my CanAm cars. For the life of me, I can't believe why GM (and others) are charging so much for carbon composite parts, even if you go with pre-preg and bag it. It is not hard to do, and granted the materials aren't cheap, they still don't warrant the commercial prices I am seeing. It must be the "aura" of having carbon composite. What really gets me is that a lot of folks are buying ($$$) composite materials only for looks alone (i.e., the engine appearance package) rather than the real advantage of carbon composites (light weight and strength).
As for engine compartment lighting, I built my own for the C8 using LEDs and kitchen appliance parts. Only problem I have is when I go to my refrigerator for "a cool one", the appearance lights on my Corvette in the garage come on....!
I've been fabbing' twill-weave carbon composite/epoxy resin and Aramid parts for years, for my CanAm cars. For the life of me, I can't believe why GM (and others) are charging so much for carbon composite parts, even if you go with pre-preg and bag it. It is not hard to do, and granted the materials aren't cheap, they still don't warrant the commercial prices I am seeing. It must be the "aura" of having carbon composite. What really gets me is that a lot of folks are buying ($$$) composite materials only for looks alone (i.e., the engine appearance package) rather than the real advantage of carbon composites (light weight and strength).
As for engine compartment lighting, I built my own for the C8 using LEDs and kitchen appliance parts. Only problem I have is when I go to my refrigerator for "a cool one", the appearance lights on my Corvette in the garage come on....!
Drifting
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I added it to my options list.I liked the look when I built my car on the configurator..Of course there's always the chance my car (currently @3000)may not get built. So if I have to reorder a 2021,I may drop it and add MSRC...then add an aftermarket EAP later.
