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Old Oct 18, 2023 | 12:20 PM
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Beautiful color. Come guys start posting as your new color arrives. Love it.







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Keep them coming!!! I am living vicariously through you all until mine arrives. That blue is exactly what I was hoping for.
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Good color, looks to have the littlest bit of pearl.
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Old Oct 18, 2023 | 04:17 PM
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Keep them coming!!! I am living vicariously through you all until mine arrives. That blue is exactly what I was hoping for.
Me too. Well do, just waiting for some good sunshine.
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Beautiful color. Come guys start posting as your new color arrives. Love it.





Please post interior too, and keep them coming.
I'm waiting for my build TPW 10/23
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Congrats!!!!!
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Well played TensionEd. Stunning. Confirmed my color choice for my upcoming E-Ray, hoping May ‘24. Chrome badging looks good too.
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Well played TensionEd. Stunning. Confirmed my color choice for my upcoming E-Ray, hoping May ‘24. Chrome badging looks good too.
Here's some official GM photos of a Riptide Blue Metallic ERay.







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Old Oct 18, 2023 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by AMMUSCLE
Please post interior too, and keep them coming.
I'm waiting for my build TPW 10/23
HTC 3LT
Tension Blue interior comp seats.
Congrats!!!!!
Will do but once you see closer pictures you'll see it is not Tension/Twilight. I love tension but also wanted sueded seats and steering wheel so I just paid a little tribute to my GSCE. Interior is all black (very clean looking) but then I took the tension headrest from your 3LT and replaced my black ones. I then went over all the white stitching in blue (floor mats too). Last I put a close to tension wrap piece over my black leather stripe on my steering wheel.
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Originally Posted by TensionED
Will do but once you see closer pictures you'll see it is not Tension/Twilight. I love tension but also wanted sueded seats and steering wheel so I just paid a little tribute to my GSCE. Interior is all black (very clean looking) but then I took the tension headrest from your 3LT and replaced my black ones. I then went over all the white stitching in blue (floor mats too). Last I put a close to tension wrap piece over my black leather stripe on my steering wheel.
I can't wait to see that close up! Especially the stitching. Blue stitching would be nice. I have the black interior (2LT). I wonder if I should have gone with the blue seatbelts or if they woudl have been too light.
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[QUOTE=/Bear/;1607153111]Here's some official GM photos of a Riptide Blue Metallic ERay.



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Are you going body color front grill piece and wishbone or carbon flash like the Z06? I’m beginning to like body color pieces to distinguish the E-Ray from the Z06.
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Here's a video with some riptide action:
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[QUOTE=Q Pilot;1607153196]
Originally Posted by /Bear/
Here's some official GM photos of a Riptide Blue Metallic ERay.



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Are you going body color front grill piece and wishbone or carbon flash like the Z06? I’m beginning to like body color pieces to distinguish the E-Ray from the Z06.
I went with black accents on the grill, back, door, etc. Black wheels as well. HTC with the black top.
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[QUOTE=vabulldog;1607153208]
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I went with black accents on the grill, back, door, etc. Black wheels as well. HTC with the black top.
Off we go, into the wild blue yonder................
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More pics.... Good luck guys and I hope this helps pass the time and gets you excited. Any pictures I could find early on really helps. Hang in there and post pics when your cars arrive. If there is anything special you would like to see closer, just ask.






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And... last few to see all the flake. Also not a fan of ceramic as I want to do more work on my cars. Adams Graphene spray is a great compromise. Allows you to put a glass like smooth coating while still being able to reapply every 6 months. I swear by it.





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Originally Posted by TensionED
More pics.... Good luck guys and I hope this helps pass the time and gets you excited. Any pictures I could find early on really helps. Hang in there and post pics when your cars arrive. If there is anything special you would like to see closer, just ask.





nice match with the head rest and belts
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I would like to see it next to My 2023 Elkhart Lake Blue C8.


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Old Oct 18, 2023 | 11:16 PM
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Yes, that is a pretty shade of blue.
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Originally Posted by /Bear/
Here's some official GM photos of a Riptide Blue Metallic ERay.
Originally Posted by Q Pilot
Are you going body color front grill piece and wishbone or carbon flash like the Z06?
Thanks for your interest. I've been getting that and similar questions about my ERay build specs a lot lately, but I don't want to derail this thread, so I'll be writing about those things on my AWD Corvette website instead.

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Originally Posted by wrecker3
I would like to see it next to My 2023 Elkhart Lake Blue C8.
Here is a post that compares the two colors: Riptide Blue Metallic compared to Elkhart Lake Blue
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