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Old Aug 13, 2022 | 07:03 PM
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Old Aug 13, 2022 | 07:07 PM
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We can can understand you're excited. Is there something in particular you'd like to know?

One thing stands out for me. The base interior trim will stand out in that build and not in a good way. Add the stealth interior.
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Old Aug 13, 2022 | 07:17 PM
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I like Red, go with all red GT2 seats and red calipers.
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Old Aug 13, 2022 | 07:23 PM
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Just based on the pics, I like how the car is spec’d. Love the mod red interior.
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Old Aug 13, 2022 | 08:34 PM
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I like it because I have been building one much the same.

I did add the stealth interior and a HTC.
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Old Aug 13, 2022 | 08:48 PM
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I am not a huge fan of Red cars, but this one is sharp.
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Old Aug 13, 2022 | 08:56 PM
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I like it. Do you like it?
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Old Aug 13, 2022 | 09:12 PM
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A little too much red on the outside. I think it looks a little better with black accents. And the red stripes around the wheels are a little played out.
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Old Aug 13, 2022 | 09:19 PM
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Personally I'm just not a red car fan, however obviously you are so go with it. Only opinion that matter for your C8 is yours.
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Old Aug 13, 2022 | 09:29 PM
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Looks good, but red stripe wheels on constraint now?
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Old Aug 13, 2022 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by MrSucrose



get some black accents on there, especially around the door gills, break up the red a bit, but very nice
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Old Aug 13, 2022 | 10:46 PM
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Here are black accents




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Old Aug 13, 2022 | 10:54 PM
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The vents should be black.
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Old Aug 13, 2022 | 10:57 PM
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Okay, you came to the internet for random people's opinions. Here is mine. I love the red. But I have lately liked the look of a blacked out top. Google some pics to get the look. Here are some HTC black outs to get an idea of the coupe black out look.

What you should do is order the all red coupe with the transparent roof, exterior color body accent, low or high spoiler in red, black wheels with red stripe and/or red calipers depending on your liking, red seat belts. Experiment with the look of all these and et what you want.

THEN get a great shop to black-out the A-pillar, side mirrors, rest of the roof, and C pillars. Look at some pics to see where you want the black out line in back.

I am enclosing some HTC pics with the factory black out to give you an idea of what a black out coupe looks like. Look at as many pics as possible to decide where you want the film installer to put the black out line on the coupe.






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Old Aug 13, 2022 | 11:14 PM
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I'd add the stealth interior and remove the red pin striped wheels...Love 2 tone seats...All red seats would be a bit too much for my liking





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Old Aug 13, 2022 | 11:31 PM
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Looks good! VERY good!
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Old Aug 14, 2022 | 09:04 AM
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I like it. You might want to consider the black exhaust tips with that build.
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Old Aug 14, 2022 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by DaveFerrari458
A little too much red on the outside. I think it looks a little better with black accents. And the red stripes around the wheels are a little played out.


This build looks very similar to my 2021 HTC......except.....

I saw one coming down the road towards me before I submitted my build and my first thought was that's too much red. As you can see from my signature I like red Corvettes - four out of the five I've owned have been red. I went with the black side skirts, carbon flash side mirrors, and the black splash guards. It accents the red very well IMHO. My interior looks the same. I have the five spoke Carbon Flash wheels but would have ordered the wheels on this build if they had been available for the 2021s. YMMV.
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Old Aug 14, 2022 | 11:35 AM
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I like it. I ordered an Adrenaline red GT2 seat interior w/ my HSG HTC. That said, the more i look at the seats, I really wish GM offered the option to have the red interior accents (arm rests/dash pads/etc) with black seats.
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Old Aug 14, 2022 | 12:10 PM
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LOVE the seats
LOVE the black dash
HATE “rings” on wheels
i suggest base wheels and put the money saved into proper aftermarket wheels. This does 2 things, it shows the world you’re a real enthusiast and if puts your wheels at the proper offset. Budget $2k+ for wheels. If you get 19”20” oem diameter you can swap tires and sell your oems in new condition for $600 or so
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