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10-01-2012, 08:36 PM
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What is the reason for GMPP not covering it?
It's a functioning (well, supposed to function) piece of equipment, not a piece of glued-on trim.
It's a functioning (well, supposed to function) piece of equipment, not a piece of glued-on trim.
10-01-2012, 10:13 PM
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http://www.extendedgmwarranty.com/wa...jor-guard.html
10-01-2012, 10:21 PM
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This website shows covered and non-covered parts.
http://www.extendedgmwarranty.com/wa...jor-guard.html
http://www.extendedgmwarranty.com/wa...jor-guard.html
10-01-2012, 10:26 PM
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This website shows covered and non-covered parts.
http://www.extendedgmwarranty.com/wa...jor-guard.html
http://www.extendedgmwarranty.com/wa...jor-guard.html
10-01-2012, 10:38 PM
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10-01-2012, 11:05 PM
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If you never use it how can it break? This is my second c6 about 80,000 miles on both together and haven't had a problem....I'm just curious how it keeps breaking that's all.....
10-01-2012, 11:18 PM
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Speaking only for myself, I don't smoke or use the ash tray; but open the little door whenever I plug in my battery maintainer.
10-02-2012, 09:53 AM
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I didn't say it keeps breaking. I said it broke on my 2005 and 5 years later broke on my 2008. I opened it to plug in my air compressor to fill my tires. I closed it and it would not catch. I do not believe that the amount of miles has anything to do with it breaking. Just $hit luck. Do a search. This is a common issue.
10-02-2012, 10:17 AM
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10-02-2012, 11:43 AM
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10-02-2012, 05:15 PM
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10-02-2012, 05:34 PM
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What I'd do is to remove that door as explained above, buy the new assembly, remove the door from the new assembly, and reinstall. Great to know this can be done without removing the freaking console 
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I only open that door to charge the battery with the CTEK, but have been using the BT+ lately. Now that I know that stupid door can crap out, will use the CTEK even less. The center console 12V receptacle is switched, so only the lighter one works with the ignition off.
.I only open that door to charge the battery with the CTEK, but have been using the BT+ lately. Now that I know that stupid door can crap out, will use the CTEK even less. The center console 12V receptacle is switched, so only the lighter one works with the ignition off.
10-02-2012, 05:53 PM
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What I'd do is to remove that door as explained above, buy the new assembly, remove the door from the new assembly, and reinstall. Great to know this can be done without removing the freaking console .
I only open that door to charge the battery with the CTEK, but have been using the BT+ lately. Now that I know that stupid door can crap out, will use the CTEK even less. The center console 12V receptacle is switched, so only the lighter one works with the ignition off.
.I only open that door to charge the battery with the CTEK, but have been using the BT+ lately. Now that I know that stupid door can crap out, will use the CTEK even less. The center console 12V receptacle is switched, so only the lighter one works with the ignition off.
10-02-2012, 06:01 PM
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This may not be the ultimate ashtray door design, nor is implemented with a high degree of quality.
However, we mustn't forget the absolute genius of the overall design of the C6: very low weight, 50/50 weight distribution, ultra low drag coefficient, loads of naturally aspirated horsepower and neck snapping torque, incredibly impressive MPG considering, ultra quiet, smooth, refined ride, killer handling, extreme comfort, I could go on and on.
The C6 is an all-purpose street car that you could drive to work each day or drive cross-country in great comfort, yet take to a track and spank the greater percentage of other expensive, respected high performance cars from all over the world.
And in my opinion, the C6 is one of the best looking cars ever made (except for maybe the C2 Corvette).
The C6 is quite an impressive package overall. And, in most cases, a C6 coupe is maybe 75% or 50% of the cost of other high performance cars that come anywhere close to matching the C6's overall combined abilities.
The point is, yes, the C6 has a few cheap, less than ideal designs / implementations (like the ashtray door), but I'm not thinking about the ashtray door while I'm passing a $100k Porsche on a twisty mountain road in my $50k C6 coupe, and then afterward getting 30 mpg on the hwy with my 400 horse, 6.0 liter V8 while riding in living room comfort in a car that is drop dead gorgeous.
I accept the minor "deficiencies" of the C6 as a trade for an absolute top-notch, ultra high performance car that does it all, and does it all WELL, at half the cost of much of the competition.
It'll probably take me about 30 minutes total to fix my ashtray door (minus epoxy dry time), a very small price to pay considering all. The ashtray door held up just fine for the first 5 years anyway. I can live with that. No need to kill the bean counters.
However, we mustn't forget the absolute genius of the overall design of the C6: very low weight, 50/50 weight distribution, ultra low drag coefficient, loads of naturally aspirated horsepower and neck snapping torque, incredibly impressive MPG considering, ultra quiet, smooth, refined ride, killer handling, extreme comfort, I could go on and on.
The C6 is an all-purpose street car that you could drive to work each day or drive cross-country in great comfort, yet take to a track and spank the greater percentage of other expensive, respected high performance cars from all over the world.
And in my opinion, the C6 is one of the best looking cars ever made (except for maybe the C2 Corvette).
The C6 is quite an impressive package overall. And, in most cases, a C6 coupe is maybe 75% or 50% of the cost of other high performance cars that come anywhere close to matching the C6's overall combined abilities.
The point is, yes, the C6 has a few cheap, less than ideal designs / implementations (like the ashtray door), but I'm not thinking about the ashtray door while I'm passing a $100k Porsche on a twisty mountain road in my $50k C6 coupe, and then afterward getting 30 mpg on the hwy with my 400 horse, 6.0 liter V8 while riding in living room comfort in a car that is drop dead gorgeous.
I accept the minor "deficiencies" of the C6 as a trade for an absolute top-notch, ultra high performance car that does it all, and does it all WELL, at half the cost of much of the competition.
It'll probably take me about 30 minutes total to fix my ashtray door (minus epoxy dry time), a very small price to pay considering all. The ashtray door held up just fine for the first 5 years anyway. I can live with that. No need to kill the bean counters.
10-02-2012, 06:19 PM
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Tough crowd! Good Lord I can't believe all the griping and put-downs over a small, inexpensive and easily fixible ash tray door. I understand little frustrations but it ain't that big o' deal. Remember, a Corvette is just a Chevy. Enjoy your wonderful Corvettes and don't sweat the little stuff. 
