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Old May 17, 2009 | 05:37 PM
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Default New Z06 owner..... with a few pics

Update More pics here... https://ls1tech.com/forums/corvette-...t-weekend.html


Got the car a little over a week ago and had a few things to do right away before I could be happy. Pics show the transition.


Day 1 STOCK


Day 3 Tint and tinted lights


Day 6 Lowered


Day 10 Wheels








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Old May 17, 2009 | 05:44 PM
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welcome, awsome car
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Old May 17, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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Awesome, I see you don't bullsh@t around 10 days and appearance is done time to start under the hood I guess, good luck.
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Old May 17, 2009 | 07:19 PM
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Welcome Fellow Corvette owner....Nice Z06

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Old May 17, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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nice Z06......where did you get all the lights tinted? How much did it cost?
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Old May 17, 2009 | 10:14 PM
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nice Z06......where did you get all the lights tinted? How much did it cost?
I had a friend paint them.

Find you a good painter and have him mix black car paint with clear coat then have him spray the lights to the darkness you like. He should know the proper prep needed too. Lights might need to be buffed after paint drys if not sprayed in a paint booth. Should be no more than $150 for all 11 lights.


Thanks everyone else and no I don't bullshit.
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Old May 17, 2009 | 10:27 PM
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I'm not crazy about C5's but yours looks great
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Old May 17, 2009 | 10:38 PM
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Nice color and good upgrades
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Old May 17, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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badass color that an the yellow vettes, wat you doing with your stock wheels?
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Old May 17, 2009 | 11:02 PM
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that last pic is amazing, nice car man
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Old May 18, 2009 | 10:19 AM
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looks great, good work in such little time.....
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Old May 18, 2009 | 02:17 PM
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Thanks guys and I have a guy looking at my wheels as I type this who is prolly buying them. And FYI I will be posing many more pics and much better ones too.
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Old May 18, 2009 | 04:06 PM
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Nice photography
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Old May 18, 2009 | 04:18 PM
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Thanks man.....

Here is a link to the High Res pic. Just click the link then you can download the pic from there. Should make for a much much better background pic than the ones posted here.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredi...yVw&feat=email
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Old May 18, 2009 | 05:08 PM
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Awesome car... the drop makes a huge difference

Good Job
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Old May 18, 2009 | 05:18 PM
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I so need to learn how to do that.. Are you using that technique (slr or whatever the heck it's called, i forget) that binds the lightest and darkest images together and filtering it through photoshop? How are you getting that effect? does look killer.. I'm about to snap some new pics of the car soon and am trying to get some new techniques down.. I'm not using anything fancy for a camera but it is pretty decent.. Cannon SX110 IS 9 mp
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Old May 18, 2009 | 05:49 PM
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I'm having a hard time telling the color by some of the shading. Is that the 04 Lemans Blue or 02/03 Electron Blue? It looks to me like its Lemans blue but I could be wrong. Sharp looking car.
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Old May 18, 2009 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by SOMSS1LE
I so need to learn how to do that.. Are you using that technique (slr or whatever the heck it's called, i forget) that binds the lightest and darkest images together and filtering it through photoshop? How are you getting that effect? does look killer.. I'm about to snap some new pics of the car soon and am trying to get some new techniques down.. I'm not using anything fancy for a camera but it is pretty decent.. Cannon SX110 IS 9 mp
It takes a really nice camera with a really nice lens... Canon Rebel XSI with a Canon 10-22mm lens with a polarized filter. Then yes you take different exposures then you have to merge them together.

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I'm having a hard time telling the color by some of the shading. Is that the 04 Lemans Blue or 02/03 Electron Blue? It looks to me like its Lemans blue but I could be wrong. Sharp looking car.
Electron Blue
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Old May 18, 2009 | 09:30 PM
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damn. very nice.
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Old May 18, 2009 | 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by kenSS
damn. very nice.
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