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Old 04-16-2008, 11:46 PM
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Which color looks best? I am leaning towards chrome. I plan on getting some chrome directional wheels when I get the money.

I do live in Waco, TX, but I am not a Baylor grad. So gold is out of the question. Anyone have pics of their polo green C4 with inserts?
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Well, maybe give Gold another chance, even though you aren't a Baylor Bear (I am an Aggie), but the contrast of the Gold and Polo Green can be very sharp. When you say inserts, I guess that means that your Vette is a post-1990 model?






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The gold letters really look great against the polo green Bradley.
I have used green and gold on all of my custom fishing rod for years. It is a very RICH looking color combination.
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I vote for the gold.It looks really great on my polo green coupe.
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Originally Posted by SK.LT1
I vote for the gold.It looks really great on my polo green coupe.
I have a polo green 95 coupe with the gold letters, I think it is the best color combo, but hey' get whatever suits you!!

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Gold but im biased
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Originally Posted by CStewTAMU
Which color looks best?
I'd say to stick with the polo green; i.e. no inserts.

I was biting my tongue until others chimed in, but I flipped through the latest mail order catalog several days ago, and I'm only now coming down from the "C-O-R-V-E-T-T-E" hangover. Although letter inserts are - by far - the most attractive and innocuous of this kind of add on, it's all starting to be a bit too much, IMO.

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Originally Posted by CStewTAMU
Which color looks best? I am leaning towards chrome. I plan on getting some chrome directional wheels when I get the money.

I do live in Waco, TX, but I am not a Baylor grad. So gold is out of the question. Anyone have pics of their polo green C4 with inserts?
Here is my polo with chrome SS letter's. I will get a better pic up later.

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If you have the stock exhaust GOLD, if you must
Chrome tipped exhaust gets chrome letters, if you must
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anything but gold, I would just leave it green if it was mine
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I would only suggest gold if adding rims to match.





I have Stainless Steel on mine. Ordered from Ebay $30 shipped. I had the crappy stickers at first but they only lasted a few months.


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Gold is a no go. Out of the question. My mom would disown me if I put green and gold. She is a BU grad but despises the place and was miserable every second she was there. BU is a great school, but it just wasn't for me (don't mean to offend and BU grad 'vette owners). I am an Aggie, so green wasn't my first color choice. But it was a good deal that was hard to pass up.

I might do black or chrome.
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Chrome or stainless letters on polo green looks great.
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I say just leave it polo...
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I'd go for whiteish lettering.
http://ecklers.com/product.asp?pf_id=42573&dept_id=1372

The corvette shop I go to locally has these brakelight red ones, but in white and look killer on dark colored cars. I have these red ones on mine and love'em
http://ecklers.com/product.asp?pf_id=42568&dept_id=1374
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I am surprised not to hear more people suggest black and also black rims with the polos..

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Originally Posted by rickreeves1
I would only suggest gold if adding rims to match.





I have Stainless Steel on mine. Ordered from Ebay $30 shipped. I had the crappy stickers at first but they only lasted a few months.

What the frick are those clear wheel thingies??!!
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What the frick are those clear wheel thingies??!!
?????

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I would leave it Polo but if I had to choose a different color it would be Gold.


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