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This is the display readout panel on the dash. It's above the radio for 1984-1989; above the climate controls, 1990-1996.
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flyboy C5 wheels-to each his own
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Saw this while out cruising today.
Brake dust shields, I presume.

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oooh... the rare drum brake package on the C5R - "R" being "Retro." The car comes also with the optional Powerglide and side curtians.
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Ick.
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Maybe if they were black it would help. Discs brakes need to be seen especially when detailed.
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BillH Re: C5 wheels-to each his own
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TommyT-Bone Re: C5 wheels-to each his own
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Do they spin freely?
Posted on: 2010/5/16 22:45
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Danspeed1 Re: C5 wheels-to each his own
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Actually I like it, and I am not joking, but I would never do it... imagine all the heat those hold in, and the accumulated brake dust stuck in between caliper and rotor...

Looks good, but not functional.

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Eh, not too bad. I wouldn't personally do it, but at least it's not too gaudy.

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L98Terror showed up with dust covers under his chromed sawblades the 1st time I saw him @ and autox

he put his race tires/wheels on an kicked everyone's butt!

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Saw this while out cruising today.
Brake dust shields, I presume.
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flyboy Re: C5 wheels-to each his own
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Think maybe it needs a set of porta-walls to add to the look?
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