06-15-2017, 09:47 PM | #1 |
Drives: 2015commemorative vert 2SS Join Date: Oct 2013
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Wow its so thin
I just got my 17 ZL1 two days ago. Hand washed it for the first time today. Wow the sheet metal is so thin. They say you get to know a car during a hand wash. You find all the imperfections. Anyone else notice this thin skin?
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06-15-2017, 09:50 PM | #2 |
Drives: 2019 Silverado Z71 6.2L A10 Join Date: Mar 2017
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Yes, I leaned on my top back fender and bent the top...oops. Don't care. I just don't look at it. You can barely see it only in one exact direction and light. If I am directly above it looking down, can't see it
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06-15-2017, 10:01 PM | #3 |
Drives: 2013 Triple Black ZL1 Vert M6 ECF Join Date: Mar 2011
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Just another part of trying to minimize the cars overall weight. Every tenth of an ounce helps.
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06-15-2017, 10:29 PM | #4 |
Drives: 2017 ZL1,2013 ZR1, 1952 C3100 Resto Join Date: Jun 2017
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Noticed when closing hood it was very thin
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06-15-2017, 10:37 PM | #5 |
Drives: 18 ZL1 A10 Join Date: Nov 2008
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Very Very thin metal!! Thinnest I have ever seen!!
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06-16-2017, 02:58 AM | #6 |
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paintless dent repair is very cheap.
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06-16-2017, 06:56 AM | #7 |
Drives: 2019 Silverado Z71 6.2L A10 Join Date: Mar 2017
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I bet. You could probably fix it with a frig magnet...lol
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06-16-2017, 07:05 AM | #8 |
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I noticed the roof flexes a ton when washing it and I small dent in the left quarter panel. I remember resting my hand on it when I took this picture. I'm sure I caused it. The car is made out of aluminum foil.
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06-16-2017, 07:13 AM | #9 |
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Yeah, that's where I notice it the most, the roof. I've flexed it while hand washing it as well.
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06-16-2017, 07:17 AM | #10 |
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To be fair, my last 5 cars have been that way when washing.
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2019 Silverado Z71 LTZ 6.2L L87 425hp A10, 4 inch BDS Lift with Fox Factory Race 2.5 Coilovers, Borla Cat back (15HP bump), BFG KM3's 33's. Past Rides 2017 M6 Camaro ZL1 Hyper Blue 2016 M6 GT350 White with blue strips 2014 M6 Mustang GT Premium Track Pack Ruby Red 2012 M6 M3 Melbourne Red Metallic |
06-16-2017, 07:18 AM | #11 |
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