Edge Red Calipers no longer available
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Edge Red Calipers no longer available
Received a call from my dealership yesterday letting me know GM reached out and said Edge Red Calipers are no longer available and may not ever be. Interestingly the Build and Price tool no longer has these as an option either.
On another odd note - I originally placed deposit with a Denton Texas dealer at MSRP who informed me 9 months later they had a separate list at 10K over that went to the front. I pulled deposit and had a bad taste in my mouth so I was pretty down on even pursuing again. On a whim I called another dealer in August, put deposit down and in the communication about the calipers it is possible my order will be accepted this month...not guaranteed. I was expecting 12 month wait and may still land there but this woke up my excitement...just the possibility
On another odd note - I originally placed deposit with a Denton Texas dealer at MSRP who informed me 9 months later they had a separate list at 10K over that went to the front. I pulled deposit and had a bad taste in my mouth so I was pretty down on even pursuing again. On a whim I called another dealer in August, put deposit down and in the communication about the calipers it is possible my order will be accepted this month...not guaranteed. I was expecting 12 month wait and may still land there but this woke up my excitement...just the possibility
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Edge Red engine covers and calipers are on constraint due to a fire at the plant that manufactures the paint. I was told by a VERY knowledgeable C8 salesman with initials MF that he didn't believe the constraint would last that long.
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Both the Edge Red calipers and Edge Red Engine Cover (not on an Anniversary Edition) are listed with a constraint duration of "To Be Determined".
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The Corvette Assembly Plant was hit by a tornado and had a fire with major damage, and they had it up and running at full capacity in two weeks. I am surprised that a fire at a paint factory would place a long term constraint on the Edge Red calipers. It would be nice if the Edge Red paint could be sourced from a different paint factory.
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All 70th Anniversary cars will switch over to bright red calipers when the edge red ones go out of stock
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Simple... either paint 'em nearly any color you wish, or have it done.
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This is a real bummer for me. The bright red calipers are honestly too bright when paired with the HSG paint and black wheels that I’m getting. Yeah, I know they match the red interior but they’re just so damn bright.
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Hopefully that is the case - can’t imagine it would take a long time to get up and running again, but I really do not know the extent of the fire damage.
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Throw some lawyers into the mix and you're looking at a long wait or even a shut down.