Flood car? Z51? Pics inside.
 

Look in the glove compartment where there should be a white sticker with all the options codes on it. Z51 is one of those codes if equipped. Besides drilled rotors, the calipers should be red for Z51 option.

Red calipers are not part of the Z51 package

Looks like this and is located all the way towards the driver in the glove compartment lid.

I'll go back and check but I promise it seems like it has been removed.

What about the rust on the bolts. Do you guys have rust. My c7z doesn't and my trans am never did.

I didn't think mine had it either, but after someone pointed out that it's in the door rather than the compartment and in a little recess closest to the driver, I found it.
Mine does not have any rust there, that looks suspicious...

my .02 on the rust is well they are pennies in the picture lol

I'll have to go look at mine, but they do look like corroded pennies, don't they. I don't see any rust on the other visible metal parts of the seat rails either.

Z51 option went away in 2010. It was replaced with the GS model. There is no Z51 on 2010-13 model C6's.

https://www.corvette-web-central.com...INdecoder.html

Doesn't have the Mag-Ride because there's no dial in the center, just the traction-control button.

This is also a 1LT package from what I can see. The VIN has an "A". I'd say this is a base Corvette, otherwise it'd have a "U" for the 1LT.

True... Mine has Z51 option with factory gray calipers. I can't tell if the inside of the car has been wet or not. I wouldn't let the 2 bolts you show be my determining factor.. Look farther.

Thanks, I did not know that. It must have come back in 2014 or so since I see it listed on newer models again, yes?

On the C6 Z51 was an option not a model. For C7 I know Z51 is available but I am not sure if it's an option or an actual model. I don't remember seeing any C7's with "Z51" emblems on them but that doesn't mean they don't exist. :confused2:

No, I don't think it was ever a model, just an option. There are Z51 GM approved badges, but you have to buy and install them, GM does not put them on by default (as it's an option, not a model). The previous owner of my car installed a set and they look okay to me, so I'm leaving them. He also said the red calipers were an extra cost option, not standard for Z51, so whomever pointed that out above was correct.

It's possible someone spilled an acidic drink, which might have caused what you see. Easy enough to clean the spill off of the upholstery and carpeting so you might not see any other evidence of that having happened.

Another possibility is salt damage if the car was driven in the snow and salt. The sludge gets on your boots and hence into the car and if it contacts any bare metal, the rusting starts. I don't see a lot of vettes being driven here in the winter (just 2 so far), but the couple that I did see were covered in salt and crud, so it's a pretty good guess that these were daily drivers, and so the drivers were likely tracking salt into the car as well. My caddy was a daily driver, and the bolt heads holding the seat track looked pretty rusty, even though I took great care to keep salt out of the interior.

Any chance you can get some pics of the undercarriage to see if there is much rust there?

Mine is a Z51 and they did not come with painted calipers, though very easy to do or replace, so don't judge it is Z51 or not by calipers, the build or option sheet is the only way. I am not sure a corroded penny is indicative of a flood car either. I have found pennies under car seats that were corroded that were out of my own car and I know the cars weren't in floods. If a penny gets damp it will oxidize.

Actually, your calipers were painted by a previous owner. Painted calipers were not a factory option on base model C6's whether it had Z51 or not.

:iagree:

Those bolts getting surface rust is fairly common. All mine have had it. It's one of the reasons the vette starts in the 50ks and not the 80ks.

Look for a tidal or water line inside the door cavity or peel the carpet back from the floor pan.

Run Forrest Run!!!

According to the Corvette Black Book, the last year for the stand alone Z51 package was in 2009. Beginning in in 2010 the Z51 Option was incorporated into the GS Z16 Performance Package. There is a Z52 Performance package from 2010-2013 which relates to the Grand Sport--dry sump LS3 on manual tranny cars etc, tranny cooler (nothing that is directly speed related)

I have a 3LT 2006 C6 coupe with Z51 RPO, and it did come with red painted calipers. Original picture as from factory added.

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...5b1b3bbb16.jpg

I've never heard of that. If red calipers were an option there must be an RPO code specifically for that, right? What is it? It's definitely not part of the Z51 package.

I just asked him and he said not only were they an option then, he just bought a new one and it's still an option. So, I went to the build your Vette site and went through the pages and sure enough, 595.00 gets you painted calipers.

For C7 it is an option. If it were an option on C6 there would be an RPO code for it. Ask him what that is. I've never heard of any base C6 having painted calipers from the factory.

I agree. Pull up the carpet on the pass side toe board and look at the fuse panel.
85,000 mile 1LT...I hope the price is right.

Any idea what the code might look like, there are a lot of codes on mine and I confess the only two I know for sure are NPP and Z51?

water issues
 

I would agree with your "run" option.
theirs too many cars available out there.
why start with one that is questionable?
maybe if you're looking for a parts car, but I'd pass.
imagine how'd you feel, after a couple of months, and then found out you had mold, or starting having electrical gremlins?


start with as clean a slate as possible.

Go here, look for your year and get the RPO codes...
https://www.corvetteactioncenter.com...rpo_codes.html

I don't think painted calipers were an option until 2012 and they were a "J" something.

All codes are here and there is none for painted calipers.

http://www.c6registry.com/facts/2008.htm

Sorry, but 4 owners alone on a 6 or 7 year old car would make me run.

EV, I don't doubt your knowledge on the option codes. I can only go with the option list for my car.
I've added all my option codes from my C6 Corvette (boxed checked with what options my car has).
Besides the Z51 RPO, there was also an RPO code J55 for Brake system(Heavy Duty Power Brakes) which could include the Red Calipers, but I thought that was part of the Z51 option code.
The only other code I can see is the FE3 for Sports suspension, which again I thought was part of the Z51 code.

You can look yourself at my full options list to see what I missed that would specify colored calipers. Also, all the remaining options for my year are all listed and I didn't see any specific code for colored calipers.

Rust in that area could also happen from simply shampooing the carpet. That area always collects weird things, trash that often seems scary to touch. I clean that area out with an old toothbrush and sometimes have to use soap and water if dry toothbrush doesn't work. Maybe you should check in the passenger foot well and pull the carpet over the fuse box, it easily flips over. I would imagine there should be stains on the backside if water damaged.

Helloooooo...painted calipers were not an option until 2012.

Is there an echo in here?

I checked the code plate and couldn't find the z51. That's odd because I thought the drilled rotors were part of that package. I was just buying it for road coarse. I'll just have to put some painters tape across the front of my c7z and go give'em hell.

I would suggest more digging, lift carpets up, inspect the under carriage etc.

My C6 Z51 doesn't have red calipers.

It is very easy to replace rotors with drilled ones. My co worker has a base C6 and added them. The miles on the car in question would suggest brakes were done at least once.

I'm certainly not an expert on options codes by any means. I just assumed that if red calipers were optional there would be a code for it like every other option. I am certain that the calipers on all base model C6's are the same. On Z51 cars the calipers have smaller bore pistons on the rear but other than that they are the same as non Z51 calipers and GM made no mention of the calipers being red for Z51 cars. My 05 has Z51 and the calipers from the factory looked like the ones in this video before I painted them.

I don't doubt his knowledge either, but I also can't think of a reason the previous owner would lie about it. Like you, I don't see anything in the option codes that might mean colored calipers. I do have Z51 and NPP in my codes though, so that much I'm sure of (besides the fact that I have a Mild-to-Wild remote that operates the NPP exhaust). If he painted them or had them painted, why not just tell me? He says the car came that way from the factory. Ether way, I have red calipers and I'm happy about it :)

2012 Grand Sport bought last year with 18K miles...I too had rusted bolt heads on the outer rail of the passenger seat. No other rust or sign of water intrusion was found. I chalked it up to a sloppy previous owner as I found evidence of a nasty spill/splash of some sort from the cup holder, down the console, to the floorboard and passenger door! The “make ready” crew got a C- grade on this one. I cleaned her for 8 hours the day we got her home.

You are worse than me with your Corvette ( and that is saying something) :lol:

Ha! I just can’t help it. I busted out the Q-tips, baby wipes, windex...the list goes on and on. I had to have her clean! :cheers:

Painted calipers became an option in 2012, available in four colors: silver(RPO J6C), gray(RPO J6D), yellow(RPO J6E), or red(RPO J6F). The Corvette Black Book says this was a "new option" for 2012.

Hmmmm, my 2010 GS has Z51 on the option sticker. Maybe I misunderstood your post. EDIT: ok after seeing the LV2Tour post,
I saw where the Z51 option was included into the Z16 pkg....I stand corrected and certainly apologize :)
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...7b87028400.jpg

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...f593b7851c.jpg

Damn, now why didn't I know that?

If that's for the base model C6 I didn't know it either.

Interesting...I always thought "1LT" is the "Base" model???

Base, GS, Z06, ZR1...NOT UNTIL 2012.
Jeezus.

All non-ZR1/Z06/GS are base models. 1LT 2LT etc. are trim levels.

Tru dat.

Definitely not Z51 due to model year. If it isn't a wide body then it shouldn't have Z51 and Z16 on the sticker. Pennies look corroded which is not saying much.

I was responding to the following within this thread...

"This is also a 1LT package from what I can see. The VIN has an "A". I'd say this is a base Corvette, otherwise it'd have a "U" for the 1LT."

What I was getting at is that I always thought the 1LT was the minimum trim level for a Base Vette,not an option. In the above quote, it appears he is saying that the 1LT is an upgrade option for the Base model.

Is the 1LT an extra-cost option on the Base model?

No. it was the minimum trim level.... 2LT, 3LT, and 4LT were option packages priced accordingly...

This page..... http://www.c6registry.com/facts/2007.htm Shows the prices of the various option packages, the RPO codes, etc... Change the year in the URL to match the year of the car in question. It's not 100% complete, but there's lots of good info


Part of your confusion might also come from "base" model is also used a lot to differentiate a "regular... AKA base" model from a Grand Sport, a Z06, or a ZR1....