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Old Aug 9, 2012 | 07:18 AM
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I may pick up a 2005 6 speed tomorrow, and one of the first things i want to do is a widebody. By widebody i mean an oem z06 or ZR1 kit. Or maybe the ZR1 extreme kit, but thats a lot more money. Where do you source parts from? Brand new OEM would be more expensive than the ZR1 extreme kit i would think. Theres one on ebay for around $2700 but i dont know if i should trust it, has anyone priced recylcers prices? Any other sources?
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Old Aug 9, 2012 | 11:42 AM
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I have no experience with the kits. There are several vendors who advertise kits at The Corvette Forum. Their ads are in among the regular threads.
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Old Aug 9, 2012 | 12:53 PM
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It's hard to beat the OEM fit. I'd do OEM over aftermarket body parts.
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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 12:53 AM
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parts taxi and and g.m parts house over on the cf forum
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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 09:26 AM
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I'm going to be putting one on my 2005 vette here soon. Best price I found was through Scoggin Dickey. I talked to Beau there and we came up with a part list. I'm going to be doing the Grand sport kit but they can get the Z06 or ZR1 if you want.
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rear widebody here on my C6.doin the zr1 oem conversion upfront.
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