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Old May 26, 2023 | 05:36 AM
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I have never seen a better C8 combination, and I absolutely hate black wheels. Good job getting rid of the chrome strip.
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Old May 26, 2023 | 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by TTc8HTC@gmail.com
I have never seen a better C8 combination, and I absolutely hate black wheels. Good job getting rid of the chrome strip.
I am not a big fan of black wheels either, but this is one nice build. Congrats and enjoy.
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Old May 26, 2023 | 12:42 PM
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Thank you both. I appreciate that! 🍺
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Old Jun 10, 2023 | 02:14 AM
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I picked up my hsg lt2, z51, magnaride w/ red dipped interior this week.

Super happy with the color although agree I see the light shift / green in it which I love. Other times looks straight grey.

Here are a couple of pics of it being prepped for xpel gloss ppf and ceramic coat by A3P in ATL.


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Old Jun 10, 2023 | 06:54 AM
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Loooks awesome! Enjoy. Xpel clear now includes embedded ceramic (fusion line). Is that what you mean by gloss? And if so, why then add ceramic afterward?
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Old Jun 10, 2023 | 10:00 AM
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Loooks awesome! Enjoy. Xpel clear now includes embedded ceramic (fusion line). Is that what you mean by gloss? And if so, why then add ceramic afterward?
I am getting the whole front and rocker and sides with xpel fusion and then ceramic coating the whole body. I did a little research but just kind of went with what the guys at A3P recommended in the end.
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Old Jun 10, 2023 | 10:03 AM
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BTW I love your stealth xpel over hsg I strongly considered going that way myself and got cold feet … but yours looks straight fire
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Ty sir! Makes sense to do what they recommend and with what you're comfortable. it's going to look great. 🔥
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Stealth wrap looks so good on HSG. I would 100% do it if my car wasn’t a daily and the cost was reasonable.
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Old Jun 10, 2023 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Morvornagh
I picked up my hsg lt2, z51, magnaride w/ red dipped interior this week.

Super happy with the color although agree I see the light shift / green in it which I love. Other times looks straight grey.

Here are a couple of pics of it being prepped for xpel gloss ppf and ceramic coat by A3P in ATL.


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Beautiful, any pics of the interior?
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Beautiful, any pics of the interior?
Yes sir, I will take and post some when I get it back during the week. (I must admit I am suffering a little separation anxiety right now)… On a separate note I was picking up some rubber floor mats for it from my local dealer and saw they had this hog z06 waiting to be picked up in the show room. Not mine but I thought I would post for the group…


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Old Jun 11, 2023 | 10:15 AM
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Old Jun 12, 2023 | 08:03 PM
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PPF update - Nearly complete… Definitely looks darker under indoor light. A3P https://www.xpelatl.com/ have been super to work with and very communicative. Would definitely recommend them if you are in the Atlanta area. As promised will post interior pics when I get her back.








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Old Jun 13, 2023 | 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Morvornagh
PPF update - Nearly complete… Definitely looks darker under indoor light. A3P https://www.xpelatl.com/ have been super to work with and very communicative. Would definitely recommend them if you are in the Atlanta area. As promised will post interior pics when I get her back.





Looks great! Did you have the whole car PPF'd? Just curious, what was the cost to have that done.
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Old Jun 13, 2023 | 10:48 AM
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Great color. Gets lots of attention. Black & Adrenaline Red interior really sets it off!
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Old Jun 13, 2023 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by dreamr616
Looks great! Did you have the whole car PPF'd? Just curious, what was the cost to have that done.
Thanks - It is basically front of car all ppf plus a pillars, low sides and side intake area. Then a ceramic coat for the whole car. I got quotes from a few different shops and they were all about 2k for the whole car ceramic with 7 year life and 2k for the ppf. From what I read online having a good installer is important for ppf so I chose based on experience… It’s a lot but I only plan on doing it once 😉

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Red dipped. Works well with HSG I believe.


Installed official corvette rubber floor mats - to keep it clean…

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Old Jun 22, 2023 | 09:36 PM
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I completely agree. I don’t understand why 100% of new c8s are not this color




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Great color. Gets lots of attention. Black & Adrenaline Red interior really sets it off!
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Old Jun 23, 2023 | 12:24 AM
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Default JDM Limited Racing Style Edition (Limited to 15 HSG Units Nationwide)

Chevrolet is celebrating its racing heritage with a limited run of special edition Corvettes available only in Japan. 70 units will be sold nationwide in 4 colors (HSG, Arctic White, Accelerate Yellow, Black). HSG will be limited to only 10 3LT Coupes and 5 Convertibles.





EXTERIOR
  • Body Stripes: Full length dual racing stripes (carbon flash metallic)
  • Outer mirrors & rear spoiler: carbon flash accents
  • Roof panel: body color
  • Wheels: Gloss Black 20-spoke forged aluminum wheels
  • Brake Calipers: Edge Red




INTERIOR
  • Interior Color: Tension Blue / Twilight Blue Dipped
  • Seats: Competition Sport Bucket Seats / Perforated Napa Leather
  • Steering: leather wrapped steering
  • Seat belt color: tension blue

Pretty slick config and if I didn't already have my HSG order locked, I'd consider this exact spec to replicate the JDM special edition stateside.

More details:
https://www.chevroletjapan.com/campa...imited-edition
https://www.corvetteblogger.com/2023...tes-for-japan/

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Old Jun 29, 2023 | 02:32 AM
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I was randomly googling images of Hypersonic Gray stuff and found these Avant Garde 520R wheels finished in "Hypersonic Grey Metallic": https://www.avantgardewheels.com/whe...grey-metallic/









Then found this pic further down the search results but when I clicked the link it showed the finish name "Dark Graphite Metallic." Despite the different name, it looks like the same finish.


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Old Jun 29, 2023 | 09:52 AM
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Mine are just the standard ones (Graphite metallic with tinted polished face) but flows very well.


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