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Old Feb 25, 2024 | 11:25 PM
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Congrats on your C8 - hope you get many touble free miles from the car.
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Old Feb 26, 2024 | 06:24 AM
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To adjust the front camera the front bumper has to come off. But in your case you may need a new camera, while I'm not 100% sure , I'm pretty sure that the bumper is keyed so they only fit one way to avoid that issue on install
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Old Feb 26, 2024 | 06:55 AM
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Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your Corvette.
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Old Feb 26, 2024 | 07:28 AM
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Welcome and congrats on your new ride.
Many of us are not running a front plate and probably never will but that is up to you.
Many dealerships including NCM In Bowling Green will not even install the front plate mounts unless you tell them to do it.
The steering wheel is not actually "suede" and is a much better steering wheel covering than most people realize.
The material used on these steering wheels is a synthetic material called Alcantara and it is very durable and works great in all temperatures and conditions.
You will really enjoy your car and the folks on this forum are a wealth of knowledge, enjoy.
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Old Feb 26, 2024 | 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Jettcity1
Welcome and congrats on your new ride.
Many of us are not running a front plate and probably never will but that is up to you.
Many dealerships including NCM In Bowling Green will not even install the front plate mounts unless you tell them to do it.
The steering wheel is not actually "suede" and is a much better steering wheel covering than most people realize.
The material used on these steering wheels is a synthetic material called Alcantara and it is very durable and works great in all temperatures and conditions.
You will really enjoy your car and the folks on this forum are a wealth of knowledge, enjoy.

Thanks for all the information. Yes I was figuring the suade they mentioned was really alcantara, and it's my first car with it. Bought some sonax cleaner to keep it looking nice.

For the plate cover, it's the cover (not the ugly bracket) so that you have a clean look with no plate attached. That said, does anyone have that part number for the cover? Where is the best place to buy from? Gmpartdirect or somewhere else?

Thanks!
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Old Feb 26, 2024 | 01:04 PM
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Here ya go...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/266420075859?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28&srs ltid=AfmBOoqOciLTYx5urZjy-5gmjRI-GEx3uE2yqkgc4qGnHwmTtAZOXxkbb94

Also .. IF you want to mount your plate to the front without removing the cover as some have done, you could carrry a replacement cover. to swop out.



https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts...YtMmwtdjgtZ2Fz







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Old Feb 26, 2024 | 02:11 PM
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Thanks again, I got it perfect. Instead of tape if I'm doing a pre-marking I use pencil to trace the position.


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Feel free to msg me if you have questions but it's pretty straight forward. The trim pieces blocking the bolts pull right out. If you think it's centered, use some tape on the edges of the part to make sure you keep it centered and stick with moving it just up or down.
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Old Feb 26, 2024 | 02:24 PM
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Thank you. This is the part I'm looking for.
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Originally Posted by Zormecteon
Tried ordering the tasca parts cover and they said my vin showed it was not the right part. Are there different part numbers available for this? Or perhaps different colors? Seems like there may be one in shadow black and one in carbon flash? How do I determine which color is what I need? I think my stripes are.carbon flash so fo I actually need that one?

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