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martone_1 said:
The switch is not a real big deal just would have liked to find out what it was for.
Take the screws out and lift the center console plate up an inch or two and see if any wires are connected to it.
Perhaps someone in the past substituted a manual-trans console part into your automatic car? Although by mid-85, the overdrive switch had been relocated into the shifter knob itself, so that two-switch part would be early.
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martone_1 said: it was origanally a blue with blue interior. someone had it painted white and left the int. blue. I'm banging my head against the wall about changing everything black with red int. or take it back to blue with blue int. what are your feelings about this it is a great car sport seats all the bells and whistles. the L98 tune port injected which I love I would have liked the manual trans but it is quite fast with the auto. thanks for the info.
Everyone is different when it comes to original vs. modified. As for me I like to keep it as close to original as I can but I do enjoy a good "Periood Correct" modification. So basically, it is your Vette and only you can decide what you want for it. The members research section does give the stats for your car, and apparently there were 2 catagories of blue that year
| 20/23 | Light Blue/Medium Blue | 1,470 | n/a |
| 23 | Medium Blue Metallic | 2,041 | n/a |
So there were not a lot of either one of them built, That will certainly add to the rariety of your car and in my humble opinion would most definately be a fact worth considering when deciding on a color.
Plus I really like that particullar color of blue on a vette.
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Allan Brenneis Nashville Tn. 1990 Polo Green Coupe Saddle Interior Chrome ZR-1 Rims http://www.c4vetteregistry.com/member_uploads/14501_14600/14572/image2014329104347r.jpg
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Here's a pic of the switch Martin has in his console...looks factory to me. Perhaps someone did swap the console plate, but I don't know....I'd also take the plate up and see if it was actually connected to anything. If not, you could use it for something...
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It's either a console switch, or someone added a factory style switch for some custom purpose. I wouldn't sweat it. Enjoy the car!
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Ya...me too!
If anyone wants to see the full/life-sized version of the pic, it's here:
http://www.VetteRegistry.net/member_uploads/15801_15900/15880/console.jpg
Hard to tell, but it looks like the console may have been cut to install the switch....either way, if it's not connected to anything, I wouldn't worry about it either. Ya never know...it may be hooked up to a kill switch...or maybe it was used to arm a nitrous system before....
If anyone wants to see the full/life-sized version of the pic, it's here:
http://www.VetteRegistry.net/member_uploads/15801_15900/15880/console.jpg
Hard to tell, but it looks like the console may have been cut to install the switch....either way, if it's not connected to anything, I wouldn't worry about it either. Ya never know...it may be hooked up to a kill switch...or maybe it was used to arm a nitrous system before....
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And when you pick the plate up, you can slide the shift position indicator back up so it indexes in the little slot on the shifter and works again. Takes two minutes.
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Trooper said:
Plus I really like that particular color of blue on a Vette.
Me too:
This one is kind of fun. Note the Four Generations of blue:
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the top pick would be it I believe mine might be lighter hard to tell. not the best paint job on it now. lot's of the original paint in certain places. Thank you very much for the info! it will help with my decision.
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