C5 Corvette Buyer's Guide (and some advice)
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- These are some of the common issues you might find along with some more. Nonetheless, no issues are too big, you can get them all fixed. It's a fantastic car for the money!
- Seats: ebay.us/CGE96J
- Brackets: ebay.us/u7CXxi
- Headlight Motor: ebay.us/uPZUun
- Oil Pressure Unit: ebay.us/ucgnmr
- Key Fob: ebay.us/erOPKy
dude. don’t apologize because your car isn’t as good as theirs. makes no sense. it’s your car. if you like it, then great. it’s a corvette dude. all of them are great and perfect in their own way. i think your car is great. keep up the good work.
As soon as I heard Tha 💩I skipped the video 🙈
I know why he did it though, to pre-empt all the trolls. He was being a bit sarcastic without sounding like it. Nice video, well shown. What's your exhaust brand?
I agree don't ever apologize for that it's a beautiful car man. If you're a Corvette owner your Corvette and we're lucky and fortunate to have on Corvettes so don't ever apologize for something like that it's a beautiful car man
Normally not a fan of yellow cars but I gotta say the way you have your Corvette set up yellow looks very good on it.
Thank you!
Sharp Vette. Love the color.
Thank you!
Nice C5! Almost same as my 01 MY coupe. I have most of the problems you have and fixed most of them. Couple things that I also experienced that may help someone else: if you have some weird electrical problems, you may want to clean the ignition switch, normally the contact point is all burned. Cleaned mine an solved a lot problems. Another thing is window regulator. If the window make grinding noise, it’s time to replace it. And then the infamous dead HVAC display, hazard light switch etc. all minor issues, but pretty annoying sometimes. Thanks to GM quality in 2000’s
Thank you. Yeah they are definitely annoying, not experienced these many in another car before. I do have electrical problems with this (trunk not opening, hvac blower fan stopped working, and few more) i will clean the ignition switch. I did get the hazard and turn signal issue fixed as it was a safety hazard.
95% of everything you mentioned you had to fix in both of your Vette vids I had to fix as well over the last 2 yrs. Still worth it!! My new Cipher seats are sitting in the garage waiting for me to out in. They're designed very similarly to yours but tan.
You are absolutely right, they are worth fixing. I would like to see your car with those seats! I am sure it looks great!
Beautiful design.
Hidden head lights along with the
Oval tail lights a plus.
This is Corvettes identity!
I still say the C5 is one of the nicest looking Corvettes ever and I'm a big fan of the hidden headlights I think that's where that hurts the latest Corvettes it just you think of Corvettes you think of the hidden headlights it's sad that they don't have them anymore that's the mistake that Chevrolet has made. Heiden headlights in the new vets I think they would look awesome with hidden headlights
if these cars are taken care of they can go so far. That one you referred to has over 700,000 miles and I believe he just replaced the transmission once. so couple thousand repair to push it that far is insane. Also. I love the color of yours.
Absolutely. Thank you.
C5s rock. Beautiful car. Great video. I am in the process of fixing the rocking seat on my C5.
Thank you Jim! Are you upgrading the seats? These racing seats are good quality.
@@Thatisapiceofshit You are welcome. My seats are still great. They are the sport seats with the lumbar and side bolster adjustments. I watched Ant on Wheeler Dealers fix a rocking seat and decided to tackle it myself. I have a black '99.. It only has 20,000 miles.
@@jimstrawder2063 Thats great! There nothing better than OEM part. Yes, I saw that Wheeler Dealer episode but my motors were dead too so I decided to go with aftermarket ones. Your car is practically brand new!
It's a beautiful corvette and I am glad you stayed with the black rims
I can't believe you don't have heads up in your car, I did not see that last time you posted, great car 👍
Thank you. Black and yellow looks great! Yeah this one doesn't have HUD.
A great video! My '02 Vette Coupe is similarly optioned like yours. Mines have 17,000 miles and its automatic and all black.
Thank you! Your car is almost brand new with only 17k miles! It must be in fantastic condition.
Love my 01 yellow targa. people may hate on corvettes/corvette owners on the internet, but it turns the heads of every Lamborghini and Ferrari owner when I drive by.
Perfect bro! Tomorrow I'm going to check C5 2003 50 anniversary vette, so excited for it 🤩
That's great man! Wish you the best!
@@Thatisapiceofshit Thanks a lot 🤩
@@abdulssa3544 did you get it!?
@@TheRalphRoast heeyy yeaaah bro I bought it yesterday 😍😍😍😍👍
Your car is badass dude, I have one exactly like yours. Mine is a 2001. I know you were being sarcastic. Props and kudos to you dude.
Nice vette man
Thank you
Loved the opening disclaimer brother! That shit was funny.
You can totally do the oil pressure sending unit yourself. It's just a question of how patient you are and how small are your hands? If you have small hands and the right tools it can be done without removing the plennum. If you don't have small hands, the plennum removal is the way to go. I've done it by remmoving the plennum but no longer have patience. So it's been pegged at 80psi in my '99 for many years..
If your headlights are flipping up then going down it's usually just the white rubber bump stop on the light housing. Take the old ones and flip them around. So warn side is opposite the stop. Will fix that issue for $0 and 20 minutes of time.
Thank you bro! Yes, you're right, I've seen a lot of videos and its doable, I am only scared what if I f*** it up.
@@Thatisapiceofshit I hear you. It can be concerning if you go the "easy route" and it's anything but.
There are guys that are doing it without taking the plennum off. You just need the right tools and small hands. I have the tools (not the small hands). I just bought the sensor relocation kit off of Amazon of all places for like $80 I think. Going to do it one more time and install the kit. Noting to worry about ever again. When the sensor craps out its an easy swap.
@@gotmylk I have skinny hands, I don't mind giving it a try. Can you share the link for the kit?
@@Thatisapiceofshit as luck would have it... They are out of stock on Amazon. Included the link anyway. Ecklers and WCC sell the "kit" but their prices are highway robbery.
The sensors were originally made out of brass back in the '90s, but since the manufacturing moved to Mexico and quality is questionable. Therefore you must be prepared for it to fail again shortly after you replace. That's why the relocation kit is the best way to go..
www.amazon.com/LS1-Pressure-Sensor-Relocation-Corvette/dp/B07Z163P1F
If all else fails...You could go the full blown ghetto hack job route and remove the windshield cowel cover and use a dremmel to cut into the lower cowel cover to access. There are videos on CZcams showing how others have done this.
I refuse to hack anything. So it will be done correctly, with the relocation kit when I get around to it....AGAIN!
Don't apologize about anything. No need to.
Nice car 🚙 I’m looking for Corvette in Florida, can’t find good deal
Your car is good don’t worry about it it’s a C5 enjoy it
Need more videos. Keep it up man.! Love your presentation!
Really appreciate it! Will do!
Oil pressure sensor is no big deal. It's showing a false reading on the gauge but the actual oil pressure should be in normal range. The ECMB module is another story. 97-00 model years got a crappy unit that is basically non-repairable. They cost almost 2 grand for a used one with a 30 day warranty. 01-04 got a much better unit that can be repaired for a few hundred bucks. The good news is you don't need traction control or ABS to enjoy the car, you just need to be more careful.
Never apologize
01-02 are the only ones with less issues
Maybe, but at the end of the day it all comes down to how the car is maintained. What do you think?
Get a harmonic balancer and oil sending unit
I had an sold a grey c5 convertible and mss and regret selling it. I love the velocity yellow exterior! If you ever got another one just curious what color would you get?
Thank you. Yellow is fine but too flashy. I wanted to get one in grey but they are really hard to find as they were only made for 2003 -04 (correct me if I am wrong). If I have the liberty to pick any color, I will definitely go for grey.
@@Thatisapiceofshit interesting! Mine was an 04 automatic with 33k I really regret selling it and will definitely own another C5 again which to me is the best looking and the last gen to feature pop up headlights.
@@robbalsley4759 33K is brand new for these. I agree the style is just amazing and the pop lights are just classy. I can definitely recommend it. I love all the generations, in my opinion, every corvette has its own personality!
i had a 2000 mill yellow for 4 years bad mafa! only problem i had was i had to by fun flats every6 months
Oh nice. Yes, run-flats have a very short life. Also if you do burnouts then it cuts the life of tires even shorter ;)
Very honest review 👏 👌 👍.
Thank you.
Why do Corvette's look SO good in yellow?!
Thanks!
You're welcome.
Never apologize to idiots.
I have a 2000 triple black 6 spd convertible with 60k miles
great vid - car looks badass
Thank you brother
Love the key
Thank you
How did you make that key ?
@@jonorras5668 Bought the key and fob off ebay and then cut the key and connected them together.
You notice decrease in performance with higher miles on stock vette ?
It usually does with time but it's not that much. This old car runs strong and I can feel the punch.
Bro what was the traction/abs light on again???
Great Video, I just subsribed
! It really helps new channels like mine !
Thanks for being so detailed !
Thank you Kurt, I just subscribed you as well. Your channel is very good!
@@Thatisapiceofshit thank you !
🤦♂️....ur car is f@!#*ck awesome✌
what exhaust is that? sounds great at idle. Is the car engine stock besides the exhaust?
Looking good, keep the vedios coming!
Thank you. Ill be making an update soon
Great video! Thank you!
You have a corvette be happy damn what tha f bro. You G
I heard your balancer when you first started it up.
Thank you for pointing it out, ill get it checked out.
Nice car 👍🏻
What exhaust is that?
It's a Flow Master, kina straight pipe.
Your cars better than mine, your jobs better than mine, your girlfriends better than mine.....Man, my life kinda sucks :-)
Nice why automatic?
I already have a manual Mustang. Also, I could not find a decent manual in my price range.
Do you have a link or name to those seats?
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Your car is badass!🔥🏁
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Thank you, okay i will.
Beautiful car dude