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Old 07-25-2023, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by TTc8HTC@gmail.com
How can you have a Elkhart Lake Blue Corvette to be built on 6/5, when the ELB paint color has been reported to have ended production, and been cancelled, to be replaced by Riptide Blue for 2024?
Can you clarify and report back?
Same way my ELB was built on 5/29, they had the paint. My order was placed on 3/27 when ELB was still an available color.

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Old 07-30-2023, 10:54 PM
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Old 08-07-2023, 11:49 PM
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Old 08-08-2023, 07:09 AM
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I drive mine 0.6 miles on a chat (crushed limestone) road to and from my house every time I go anywhere.


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Old 08-21-2023, 10:54 PM
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What’s the consensus? Are our Elkhart Lake Blue C8’s destined to be “rare” because of the discontinued color?



Old 08-22-2023, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Elitetv
What’s the consensus? Are our Elkhart Lake Blue C8’s destined to be “rare” because of the discontinued color?


No. It was made for 4 model years, thousands of ELB C8s out there.

Could it be *rare* in 75 years when most C8s are totalled and out of circulation? Perhaps. In this lifetime? Nah.
Old 09-19-2023, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by ladder13
Bear Mtn Parkway?
No Storm King Highway Rt 218 ! The last photo is from Cornwall Landing !
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This is ours, picked up early October. I get compliments on the color just about anywhere I go with it.


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New 20"/21" Forgedlite wheels and body color front spitter.



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Originally Posted by BearsC8
This is ours, picked up early October. I get compliments on the color just about anywhere I go with it.

I'm actually surprised at how many compliments I get and many from fellow Corvette owners in our club.



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Old 10-30-2023, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Jagdpanzer
New 20"/21" Forgedlite wheels and body color front spitter.

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That splitter looks good, but asking for trouble long term showing marks from everything thrown at it.
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UGH! I got clusterbombed by a gravel truck while driving on the freeway. Dozens of marks on my ELBC8 left by gravel “leaking” from a truck. Got a pic of the truck. Called the company. They made it right. Had to replace all the PPF on the front of the car. Around $2200. Can’t say how much I recommend PPF. All those stones hitting the car. NO PAINT DAMAGE. The rocks marked up and damaged the PPF. If you’re wondering if PPF is worth it, the answer is YES! Freeway traffic. I couldn’t get out of the way of the gravel. I felt sick when it happened. But when I bought the car, the first thing I did was PPF and ceramic. Do it.

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Old 11-14-2023, 11:00 PM
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Same exact thing happened to my ELB C8, and exactly the same outcome bc my PPF saved it. Anyone not getting PPF at least on front end is rolling the dice IMO.
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Finally decided to add the rest of the “R” package badging and added 35% window tint.
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Any idea where to find a simple plastic license plate frame in EB?
Old 02-04-2024, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by EvanD
Any idea where to find a simple plastic license plate frame in EB?
Try eBay...
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Nothing there or Amazon. Tried a few Corvette parts places too.

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Any idea where to find a simple plastic license plate frame in EB?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/19428112024...AAAOSw8L1lOnUK
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Thanks, but looking for a simple one, just a frame. So far this is the best I've found but not really what I am looking for.

BLUE 2021 Corvette C8 Stingray Black 100% Carbon Fiber License Plate Frame | eBay
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Originally Posted by EvanD
Thanks, but looking for a simple one, just a frame. So far this is the best I've found but not really what I am looking for.

BLUE 2021 Corvette C8 Stingray Black 100% Carbon Fiber License Plate Frame | eBay

This is another option if you're looking for something more simple

https://www.mamotorworks.com/corvett...8_Frame_688312

Could also go with a c6/c7 gca frame and just spray it with something that is close to elb
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