ok so i got a new to me vette...what do i have??
07-09-2013, 10:41 PM
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ok so i got a new to me vette...what do i have??
Ok so I got this car from a dealer in Laguna Beach. Does anyone have any idea of exactly what mods have been done and or any info about it it looks like there are a ton of mods.
I saw it has nitto nuvo tires?
and a carbon fiber kit
it looks like all the lights have been murdered out
blue led lighting
I think they changed the exhaust
I also saw a receipt for a new upgraded ? alternator
it looks like they shaved all corvette logos and emblems off it and changed some body panels and repainted the whole thing??
any help ? anyone else notice and differences in fenders or body changes?
I saw it has nitto nuvo tires?
and a carbon fiber kit
it looks like all the lights have been murdered out
blue led lighting
I think they changed the exhaust
I also saw a receipt for a new upgraded ? alternator
it looks like they shaved all corvette logos and emblems off it and changed some body panels and repainted the whole thing??
any help ? anyone else notice and differences in fenders or body changes?
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07-09-2013, 10:49 PM
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You need to find your way to your local Corvette Club and have some knowledgeable members go over your car with you and diagnose the car's changes, mods, etc. 
07-09-2013, 10:53 PM
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You can contact the Corvette Museum, give them the VIN and you can purchase a copy of the original build sheet that will have all the options on it when built.
07-09-2013, 11:01 PM
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the more I mess with it I can see several things have been taken off and put on but it looks like it was done professionally
I did meet a guy in the local club and they have a meeting coming up
I did meet a guy in the local club and they have a meeting coming up
07-09-2013, 11:27 PM
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How do you buy this car with this many question marks hovering above it?
I mean with all the research tools and information at your fingertips in today's world I just don't get it 
Good luck she looks like a sweet ride....hope I didn't come off as an a$$hole
I mean with all the research tools and information at your fingertips in today's world I just don't get it Good luck she looks like a sweet ride....hope I didn't come off as an a$$hole
07-09-2013, 11:37 PM
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07-09-2013, 11:43 PM
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lol there are a couple of reasons. this is my first vette I looked and looked and when I saw this one I instantly said I gotta have it. then after I got it home and started looking closely and noticed all the mods and went over all the receipts it cam ewith I started figuring it out.
07-09-2013, 11:50 PM
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You appear to have purchased a 2007 Corvette. The sticky at the top of the forum will lead you to the ordering guide for 2007 and in combination with the glove box sticker that will tell you the options that the car came from the factory with.
As for the small or cosmetic details like lights, carbon, console cover, etc., your local Corvette Club can probably even tell you what vendor they came from.
07-09-2013, 11:57 PM
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How do you know the emblems were shaved? Maybe its a narrow vette that has a wide body conversion...who knows right???
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07-10-2013, 01:15 AM
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07-10-2013, 01:56 AM
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Looks like the bulk of the mod money went into the wide body kit: I see Z06 front Fenders and Grand Sport wheels. Confused Vette owners will wonder why someone put GS wheels on an $85,000 2013 "427 convertible".
Great look, but I'd return the flag emblems and replace the black-out mobster tail light lenses with stock or LED. Some will disagree.
Great look, but I'd return the flag emblems and replace the black-out mobster tail light lenses with stock or LED. Some will disagree.