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I've got a 2000 coupe in great shape, but my polished wheels are suffering from poor clear coat paint even though I have taken good care of them. The leading edges are a mess. My local wheel refurbisher told me to get the painted wheels. The car is approaching 100,000 miles so a big investment...

I've got a 2000 coupe in great shape, but my polished wheels are suffering from poor clear coat paint even though I have taken good care of them. The leading edges are a mess. My local wheel refurbisher told me to get the painted wheels. The car is approaching 100,000 miles so a big investment...

My 2000 C-5 coupe has got a upper dash pad that is starting to bubble up, where the vinyl is separating from the frame backing. I got the car used with 15,000 miles on it 8 years ago. I did not notice at the dealer that it had a glue divot on the top of the dash left by velcro glue. This...

I have a 2000 Coupe with 85,500 miles. I just started to notice what sounds like a drive train noise when I take my foot off the throttle- suddenly, mostly when I'm in a lower gear, or almost a downshift/braking situation. It's a dull thwack or sharp thump, and it sounds like it's coming from...

There are black plastic hoods that surround the sides of the headlight assemblies you see in the raised position. When the lights are on, a lot of light comes thru the cracks at the top inner edges, easily seen from inside the car. It's not a terrible thing, but it does look a little Hokey...

2 color codes of Navy Blue in 2000. So now I have confirmed with the power of the internet that there were 2 different Navy Blue Metallic paints for 2000 Corvettes. I think that both of my body shops used the darker of the two, while the rest of the car is just a bit brighter. Does anybody...

About 5 years ago, I had the nose of my 2000 coupe painted, after having a crack at the end of the turn signal/parking lights repaired. The crack was about an inch long, and not that noticeable. I had the work done any way because I had confidence in my body man, who had made several accidents...

I think the C5 is a classically beautiful car, like the midyears, '57 fuelie, and the '57 T-Bird. If there is anything that's flawed it's the steering wheel. Is the 2006 and newer wheel a "safe" fit for a C5? Or put another way, will it fit, and will the airbag still function? I know it...

My son got me a 2008 shifter and c-6 shift knob and the shifter linkage/stick. It looks like I need a different shift boot as well, because the old one isn't wide enough for the new one. Does it have shorter throws? It does seem tighter, and the rubber bushing seems to snap it back into place...

refurb Tops I do not recall a lifetime warranty. I only had one respondent out of about 6 inquiries to this website, Corvette Mechanic, or Corvette Forum who even brought up Melrose. I had an equal number (1) who recommended Astro tops. It seems most people just buy the OEM. I refused to do...

Top make.. I thought that this was a Melrose before taking delivery, and talking with the owner of the company, who was on the west coast, far away from Melrose. The price was the same for the top from Melrose direct, as was the price of getting it through Zip, AND with the comfort and...

My new top... Well, I didn't get a lot of responses from this site, Corvette Forum, or Corvette Mechanic, but I knew I had to do something because the top looked like hell, and I plan on keeping my car for a good long while. Without any major recommendations on any one product, I figured I...

Slime, Fix-a-flat, and doing it right! I think I'll go to HD or Lowes and get a cheapy stationary tub to do a little tire dipping. I'm nervous about the stock wheels being porous, and yes, that's what I'm rolling on, polished aluminum, that can carrode. Another thing pointing to this is that...

Both of my front Perelli P Zero/Neros have slow unfindable leaks. They loose about 5 psi per week. First I unbolted both and looked very carefully at each tire for the telltale nail or screw and found nothing. Then I took the LF to the biggest and maybe best tire store chain in the Boston metro...

Anybody care to comment on the Melrose International acryllic targa tops vs. Thompson Astro Tops? Or, are their product reviews for these two manufacturers on this or another site? The Italian 33 fix does not work for my top, so I have to buy a new one. Thanks, Bluemill :bash

I have been trying to refinish my 2000 tinted top and the process is unbelievably slow. If I knew what the top was made out of maybe I can figure a way to finish it easier. I spent 15-20 hours of my vacation on it and only got about 20% done on the first pass, i.e. 80% is still very hard, black...

I am considering getting my lexan roof redone, and Thompson/Astro appears to be the price leader. Anybody out there care to comment on their product and service? I did read one response that was negative. Thanks, Bluemill :beer

My 2000 coupe has a tinted plexi-glass roof. The car just passed 60,000 miles, and in the past year it's been parked in the sun a lot at work. On a sunny day now, if you look up, it looks like the plastic has thousands of little striations running from side to side, like little cracks, but...

My 2000 Targa has the classic roof rattle at the top of the windshield. I have adjusted the strikers all the way down, to the lowest that the 10mm bolts will allow and it's rattling like a son of a gun every time you hit a stiff bump. Has anybody put a strip of rubber on the strikers or the...

Synthetic I 've had a quick lube franchisee tell me many times that they are all good, if the API grade is the right one, and that it's more a perception of marketing and packaging. He does say that the full synthetic is for real, and a lot better than the best conventional oil. In that...