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Old 07-19-2018, 05:09 PM
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I ordered my 19 Z06/Z07 with the carbon fiber package. Now correct me if I’m wrong, the rear wing will still be black correct? Or would it be carbon fiber as well? Thanks in advance
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The rear wing will be carbon flash, as will the splitter winglets on a stage 3 front splitter. The only items that are carbon are the sideskirts and front splitter.
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Originally Posted by tehstoffa
The rear wing will be carbon flash, as will the splitter winglets on a stage 3 front splitter. The only items that are carbon are the sideskirts and front splitter.
Ok thanks...just saw a new 19 Z on YouTube and it had a carbon fiber rear wing. Looked real nice.
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Ok thanks...just saw a new 19 Z on YouTube and it had a carbon fiber rear wing. Looked real nice.
You can add a GM carbon fiber rear wing for like $2k and sell your stock one. There are aftermarket options though for a lot less. Sometimes the APR one goes on sale on ebay for around $900 or you can get one from C7 Carbon.
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You can add a GM carbon fiber rear wing for like $2k and sell your stock one. There are aftermarket options though for a lot less. Sometimes the APR one goes on sale on ebay for around $900 or you can get one from C7 Carbon.
Ok thanks
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Ok thanks...just saw a new 19 Z on YouTube and it had a carbon fiber rear wing. Looked real nice.
It might have been a carbon 65 edition Z06. I vaguely recall that package having a carbon rear wing.
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Originally Posted by tehstoffa
It might have been a carbon 65 edition Z06. I vaguely recall that package having a carbon rear wing.
I saw it on a new Rick Conti YouTube video yesterday. A 19 Z06 in that new Sebring orange 🍊
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It might have been a carbon 65 edition Z06. I vaguely recall that package having a carbon rear wing.
I saw a Z06 Carbon 65 the other day. It looked great!

But I'm a carbon fibre *****. I like it everywhere.

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You can add a GM carbon fiber rear wing for like $2k and sell your stock one. There are aftermarket options though for a lot less. Sometimes the APR one goes on sale on ebay for around $900 or you can get one from C7 Carbon.
Be for-warned about C7 unless something MAJOR has changed they have terrible customer service. I ordered one of their rear spoilers for my 11 GS and it took forever to get it. Even after they told me at the time of the order that they had it in stock. It was an aweful experience.
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You can add a GM carbon fiber rear wing for like $2k and sell your stock one. There are aftermarket options though for a lot less. Sometimes the APR one goes on sale on ebay for around $900 or you can get one from C7 Carbon.

I ordered spoiler and rear diffuser from C7 for my Z06. It took a looong time to get the pieces. Kept getting the runaround about “next week.” Diffuser had a small scratch and a pressure point crease at the top. Both are barely visible when installed, so I didn’t complain. However, separation of the clear coat has been growing on the spoiler. It’s very cloudy. My car has never sat in the sun for extended hours, is covered in the garage, and has less than 2500-miles on it. Weave is also a little wonky in places.

Also, if you have any factory-installed visible carbon fiber on your car, theirs will not match; weave nor tint. Their VCF is black. I have ordered both parts in matching GM tint and weave. Cannot wait to get that C7 Carbon ugliness off my car! In this case, “You get what you pay for.”

TKO Performance has GM factory matching weave and tint.

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I ordered my 19 Z06/Z07 with the carbon fiber package. Now correct me if I’m wrong, the rear wing will still be black correct? Or would it be carbon fiber as well? Thanks in advance
There are two options:

1. Carbon Flash—which is black with metallic bits embedded. Does not show CF weave.
2. Visible Carbon Fiber—Tint has been described by Nowicki as “brown with a touch of purple hue.” This one shows the weave. You can order the Stage 2/3 Spoiler in VCF but it’s an additional option. If you did not, your spoiler will be Carbon Flash, as will be the Heat Extractor on the Hood. Which, in my opinion, looks awful next to VCF Hood Insert.

So, which package did you order?
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There are two options:

1. Carbon Flash—which is black with metallic bits embedded. Does not show CF weave.
2. Visible Carbon Fiber—Tint has been described by Nowicki as “brown with a touch of purple hue.” This one shows the weave. You can order the Stage 2/3 Spoiler in VCF but it’s an additional option. If you did not, your spoiler will be Carbon Flash, as will be the Heat Extractor on the Hood. Which, in my opinion, looks awful next to VCF Hood Insert.

So, which package did you order?
I ordered the VCF package and no hood insert.
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Originally Posted by Gee Venom

I ordered the VCF package and no hood insert.
As I said, VCF is a different color from Carbon Flash. I did not like having mixed colors and finishes on my car. So, I have- and am- replacing any Carbon Flash with VCF.

VCF from factory: Hood Insert, Removable Top, Front Splitter and Side Skirts. In my excitement and ignorance, before taking delivery, I ordered thousands in aftermarket parts only to discover factory weave and tint is different. Nothing matched. It looked horrid. I have since replaced Heat Extractor, and the three sets of Intake/Brake Ducts, Fender Gills and Front Wheel Spats. I have ordered and am waiting on Spoiler, Rear Diffuser and Tail Light Bezels. Then, I’m done with my VCF obsession.
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As I said, VCF is a different color from Carbon Flash. I did not like having mixed colors and finishes on my car. So, I have- and am- replacing any Carbon Flash with VCF.

VCF from factory: Hood Insert, Removable Top, Front Splitter and Side Skirts. In my excitement and ignorance, before taking delivery, I ordered thousands in aftermarket parts only to discover factory weave and tint is different. Nothing matched. It looked horrid. I have since replaced Heat Extractor, and the three sets of Intake/Brake Ducts, Fender Gills and Front Wheel Spats. I have ordered and am waiting on Spoiler, Rear Diffuser and Tail Light Bezels. Then, I’m done with my VCF obsession.
Lol yea I hear u..I’ll think about doing the same thing if it doesn’t cost too much. But at one point, I’ll be ordering the VCF top.
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Originally Posted by Gee Venom

Lol yea I hear u..I’ll think about doing the same thing if it doesn’t cost too much. But at one point, I’ll be ordering the VCF top.
“...cost too much” is an understatement. Quality VCF is expensive, no matter how you dice it. This is my current hobby. I figure it’s better than throwing money away at a casino, never been described as a clothes/shoe w__re, and quit golfing years ago. Although, I may take up fly fishing, again or buy a boat!

The deciding factor for me was looking at my car from the side and front. The Carbon Flash was jarring to my eyes. In spite of what some Vendors say, “It’s far enough away it doesn’t show”, when I saw those black, rear brake ducts, merely inches from side skirts, Carbon Flash Hood Extractor literally touching VCF Hood Insert, and when my eyes followed roof line from VCF top back to a Carbon Flash Spoiler, I equated it to elementary coloring artwork. How many colors can I use out of my 64-Crayola box? Maybe I have a little too much OCD going on but a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do!

When you start adding parts, I recommend TKO Performance. Their parts match GM factory, perfectly, IF you order GM weave and tint. They are truly manufactured in house by Nowicki Autosports—not resold from Mexico or China. They stand behind quality of their parts. My detailer/installer has been very impressed and told me he has never seen such quality. He hasn’t had to add fasteners, touch up, polish or anything.
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I ordered my 19 Z06/Z07 with the carbon fiber package. Now correct me if I’m wrong, the rear wing will still be black correct? Or would it be carbon fiber as well? Thanks in advance
You could have ordered the visible carbon fiber rear spoiler . It's a separate option costing $2895. You might be able to still add it to your order if it's not too far along.
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Originally Posted by TB427Z06
You could have ordered the visible carbon fiber rear spoiler . It's a separate option costing $2895. You might be able to still add it to your order if it's not too far along.
Yea I’ll wait and get it after. Need to leave some $$ for the XPEL lol

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Yes, you can order VCF spoiler but for some reason, if you elect to have museum delivery, they will delete that option from your order. That’s what happened to me. No explanation.
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Yes, you can order VCF spoiler but for some reason, if you elect to have museum delivery, they will delete that option from your order. That’s what happened to me. No explanation.
Oh wow...yea no museum delivery for me. I ain’t rich lol.. I read somewhere that cost extra $$$.
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Originally Posted by Vette E Boop
Yes, you can order VCF spoiler but for some reason, if you elect to have museum delivery, they will delete that option from your order. That’s what happened to me. No explanation.
I believe because it's a "corvette accessory" that is installed by the dealer, at least that's how it was explained to me.


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