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Here's the very first piece of C5 Registry apparel: The Official C5Registry FirstEdition T-Shirt!
Since this first shirt, the Registry has |
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And here's the front of the shirt. These Hanes Beefy T-Shirts are available in S, M, L, XL, XXL and XXXL sizes, white only. |
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PS: You can also order the 2nd Generation T-Shirt and the Registry Cap there as well!
The Official C5 Registry Member's Badge
You'll see your fellow C5 Registry members wearing this badge at 'most every Corvette event. The badge attaches to your shirt, cap or jacket magnetically so it doesn't make those nasty holes! The badge, made by Ed Duprey (C5R# W0276), measures about 2" by 3 1/4". |
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This 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" card can be used to identify your car in a group of others. It's free! (and you can take it to Office Depot and get it laminated for about a buck). Just send $1.00 to: Chaz Cone 6900 Hunters Knoll Atlanta, GA 30328 |
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This is the wheel decal that Jeff Corbel (C5R# W0315) is making for C5 Registry members. A set of four of these makes your standard wheel look the way Chevrolet should have done 'em in the first place! |
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This is the decal that Jeff makes for the center of the steering wheel. Cool! |
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Here are two versions of Jeff's new windshield decal! Please pardon the "jaggy" appearance of the image; that's my camera's fault. Jeff's decals are perfect. |
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This idea came from Robert and Cindy Goldstein (C5R# W0160). Here is the center console common to C5 Targas and Fixed Roof Coupes. It looks nice but it's kinda plain.... |
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Go to your Chevy dealer and buy part #1025-8164 (it costs about $26). It's a C5 hood emblem and it comes with self-adhesive backing. It also has two plastic alignment pins that you hack off with a razor blade. Then, just stick it on! Or, you can buy #1025-8165 which is the rear deck emblem; it comes w/o the pins and is slightly less costly... Now you don't have to have "waterfall envy" when you see a C5 Roadster! |
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For those with poor (old) eyes, here's a closeup... |
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This is the rear view of the factory C5. I think it looks great! But, depending on your budget (and depending on how you want your C5 to sound) you can change the view others always have as you whip by... |
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Here's how the look can be changed for around $120. Cool! These are "Corsa Tips" from Corsa Performance. If you find you want a corresponding improvement in sound, check out Corsa's Touring and Indy exhaust systems. |
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One of the good things we've received from the US Government is the Global Positioning System (or "GPS" for short). Developed and placed in orbit by spending part of the defense budget, this 24+ satellite project has made it possible for the military to zero in on any spot on earth within 10 meters. Wow! The good news is that the system is available to the public as well. Most of us don't need satellites to help us position weapons (well, except for Richard Childs and other RoadRageWarriors) but we certainly could use the ability to know exactly where we are -- wherever we travel.
If you have an interest in the GPS system, how it was built and how it works, click here for a link to a great web site describing the system.
In practical terms, it should be possible to use the GPS satellite network with a small receiver to pinpoint your exact location. And if we feed that information into a computer that has mapping capability (based on longitude and latitude), the computer could graphically show us exactly where we are -- and, as we travel, how far to the next exit or where the nearest hotel is or the best route to any destination. This technology not only exists, but you can afford it.
There are a number of affordable GPS devices available on the market today. They fall into two general categories: Those that are self-contained and those that connect to a standard Windows laptop for display. As you might expect, the self-contained units vary between simple hand-heled devices and those that are about ten times as costly as the ones that use a laptop - but are more compact.
Below are links to web pages for the various products as well as the email address of C5 Registry members who I've heard have each device. Just click on the product name to go to the manufacturer's website and/or click on the C5Registry Member's name to send email.
If you'd like to be included in this list, drop me an email by clicking here and I'll add you in.
Device | C5 Member |
Delorme Earthmate |
Ed Duprey
Paul Jaruszewski Paul Johnson |
Etak SkyPro | John Morrison |
TravRoute Co-Pilot | Blake Boyd |
Garmin EMap | Fred Hale |
Other GPS-related links:
Joe Mehaffey and Jack Yeazel's GPS Information Website
NMEA-0183 and GPS Information
In each headlight housing there's an adjustment screw for aiming the lights. This screw is accessible through a 2 1/8" hole in the inboard side of the headlight housing; this hole is neatly covered by a removable round plastic cover called a "cap plug". That's the good news.
The bad news is that those cap plugs have a nasty habit of vanishing. Some C5ers have had their cars delivered from the factory with one or both of the cap plugs missing. And others have reported that at speeds of 80mph and above the cap plugs just blow away. Without the cap plug, light leaks out of that hole at night and is really annoying to the driver. Once you notice the light leak you can't seem to look anywhere else!
Go ahead; roll up your lights and see if you have both your plugs; betting money: Nope!
Here's a picture of the cap plug position:
But all is not lost (even though your cap plug(s) may be). The part is available from your friendly Chevrolet Dealer Parts Department for $0.43 each in a $0.86 two-pack. For the '98 and '99 C5 the Chevrolet part number is #10417504; for the '97 C5 the part number is #10297460 (these are somewhat smaller in diameter and are substantially harder to find). Or, you can catch me at a C5Registry event; I always carry some '98-99 cap plugs with me!
The trick to keeping 'em once you have 'em is the installation procedure. The cap plug has an inner lip that seals the plug into the housing. You have to press quite hard all around the circumference of the plug. You can hear it "click" into place when you do it right. It takes more pressure to do it right than you might expect.
In some stubborn cases, the headlamp housing is itself at fault by being too close to the adjusting screw and failing to flex enough so that the plug snaps in well. Chevrolet knows about this and, if you whine loudly enough, they'll replace the housing(s).
Registry member Chris Brzon (C5R#X2238) can produce a 1:18 scale die cast model of your C5 -- painted to match! Chris uses UT models (which don't come in all color combinations), disassembles them and repaints the interior to match your C5. AND, he can put mag wheels on the model! You have to see his stuff to really appreciate it. Click HERE to do just that.
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