7 THINGS TO LOOK FOR WHEN BUYING A C5 CORVETTE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this video, I detail the 7 things you should look for when purchasing a c5 corvette. By the way, this list is applicable to a lot of vettes.
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absolutely beautiful car.!!! I love that color//!!
just subscribed
Those roller wheels were put on by the previous owner. C5’s never left the factory with them. That’s an aftermarket item.
O wow.... I didn't know that. It must've been awhile ago when mine were done. They look old.
i was just thinking mine doesnt have those :D
Definitely aftermarket!! You are correct.
That's a great idea 😆
Don't forget to check under the battery for acid dripping down on the main computer, its wiring harness, and the AC vacuum tubes.
Good advice!!!!!! Listen up future C5 owners!! 👏
I appreciate it bro.
Thanks i can't wait i'm sure it will be soon
You absolutely need to check the harmonic balancer for wobbling, which is a common problem on these cars as they age. Wobbling is the precursor to it separating which will leave you stranded and may do other damage. Owners typically pay 600.00 - 1000.00 to have it replaced and if the car has this problem I'd knock that off my offer for sure.
That's a good one. I thought I responded to this but I must've took a screenshot. If I come up with enough items, I'll do a part 2.
Great vid!! My A/C screen went dim on me and considered replacing the whole unit until I saw a video on how to fix it. The back of the unit has multiple contacts and the factory soldering joints became lose. Took it to an electronics repair shop and they made it look bright and beautiful for about 30 bucks.
Thank you I like your honesty you're very real about pointing things out that a lot of people wouldn't do God bless
I appreciate you watching
Looking for my C5 now…thanks for taking time to do this vid.
No problem man. I definitely have more to come. Stay tuned.
Thank you for this valuable info!
I owned two C5s. Never knew of history recall functions. Thank you and Keep up your good work.
Thank u my brotha for spreadin the knowledge!
No problem. I appreciate you watching.
Thank you for your videos sir. I've gotten some great information from them.
I appreciate you watching.
Nice video very informative. I have a 2003 50th anniversary C5 Convertible 6 speed. Keep the videos coming
I appreciate you watching. Thank you so much.
Great video man
Like the color on your vette. Good info on the C5, thanks.
I appreciate it
Solid video, id also add that if the weatherstripping, particularly around the driver/passenger windows, is bad, its discontinued by GM so its hard to get your hands on decent replacements.
About to look at one, still am gonna sub! Love the content!
They're definitely a fun car. I appreciate it.
Great video and I am very glad I watched it.
You've revealed a lot to me. I am more informed about getting a good z06 to enjoy.
Thank you. I appreciate you watching. That's wonderful feedback.
@@CadillacJones Of course. Got to understand what you’re getting into.
Great video man! Keep it up!
I appreciate it
Good job!!! Finally I learned some good things about having a coupe ( a targa top) we don't have the water spots. & Although I own one of the years a "99"that every one says Don't buy (97-00) am happy to say that I have no electrical issues! However I have hammered a perfectly cherry undercarriage. Let's be clear I also don't own a Beautiful blue Z-06 . Later
Good Job! Thank you.
Great video I just bought an 04 Z06 I was checking out the headlights and if someone put upgraded bulbs in those when you shut it off it will not allow the headlights to go down unless you flip it on bright and then shut it off and it works perfectly fine at least on mine lol
Interesting. How do you like it?
That's good info thanks dude!
Thank you for watching.
Thanks, just bought 2004 Z06...very fitting video
I appreciate it. Enjoy it.
I wish I had seen this a few days ago. Good job mate.
Sounds like you made a purchase. Congrats. I appreciate the compliment.
Good Demo on reading Codes.
Good advise man👍🏽
I appreciate it bro.
I've been looking for an 85 monte because of you.
Also, find out from the PO if the ignition lock bypass has been done? This is a critical "can't drive" concern. Mine had the factory warranty bypass, but it failed this year (2021) and while the part is affordable ($50.00 for both pieces/kit), it can disable your car, wherever and wherever it happens! Mine happened in my garage...I was very lucky. Another is the Seat "rocking" issue, another easy fix and but not disabling. And all LS engines at about 60k miles need the Harmonic Blanancer replaced, about $550.00 in 2020 $. Another is the AC vent "door" actuators causing one of both sides to not blow cold air. Somewhat affordable, but the Dash has to be removed if the right side unit fails. (Also, note these have different P/N depending if you have automatic or manual temperature control). I spent almost $800.00 (automatic control) for both to be repaired, and change the emergency Flasher at the same time with the dash off. And possibly the main concern to check for is battery acid corrosion under the battery mounting causing a number of problems...by a sealed AGM type battery as a first precaution! The same thing for the "udders" on the L and R sides in the engine room at the firewall...easy check and fix, but can cause serious problems if left unattended! BTW, I love my C5 Convertable and FRC!
Great advise. If I get enough additional items, I'll make a part 2. This a a great place to start. I'm going to save these. I appreciate it.
Take the words you said And guess what that's added on too many C5 Vetts. I just love my C5. I had all those problems. And more to find.
@@sg8256 me too man. Just gotta keep pushing and keep fixing.
That is a great looking car!!!!!
Id check the HUD also but good advice on the others!
That's a good one!!! Because mine def isn't working
I had no idea about that obd self diagnosis . How cool thanks for the video, I have had my C5 for 10 years and never knew this. also my driver headlight has failed and needs help flipping :/
I appreciate you watching. You may need a new gear. They're plastic and wear out over time. I believe they make metal/steel ones now.
Kyle - Just so you now - you can manually crank the headlights up and down, too. Pull the cover off the motor (one for each side) and turn one way or the other for up or down. This way you won't be stuck at night and only one light working. Not ideal for sure but will get you through. All the best, cheers...
I recently had the ck. engine light come on on my '02 with some backfiring and engine misses. I did not know how to access the codes, but my mechanic did. A cracked spark plug in #6 cylinder was the problem..No idea how it cracked. And, I have a deep apron on my driveway, so I put those skid plate wheels on my undercarriage to lift the front end, and it's been fine for years. PS: don't forget to get a set of lift chocks for when the car is jacked up..Without the chocks you might crack the rocker panels.
Glad it was something small.
Broken/missing parts/screws are not always indicative of how the car was taken care of. I had taken my car in to have some of what was wrong with your car, fixed. They butchered the HELL out of it!! Broken this, broken that, missing this and that, etc. But a new buyer wouldn't care WHO broke or lost parts, only that they'll have to fork out $$$ to repair/replace. Good video!! Subscribed. Why is your HVAC display winking/blinking? Mine has some of the same issues, but it's never pulsated like that......
I appreciate you subscribing. What are some of the things you had fixed? That's a good point though. Shops mess up as well.
I believe the HVAC blinking is just the camera. I've noticed it does that with other lights such as twilight's and headlights. I appreciate you watching.
Good stuff
I appreciate it man.
I saw one talking about some things that needed emptying. 3 repositories for road gunk. If you clean those could be a good vid
I guess I got lucky on my 02 z06. I didn’t know half of this and I got lucky with all of it. Super clean car. The visors are barely hanging on but I guess that’s common w these. Love the Blue z06s 😎😎
I appreciate it man. I'm glad you bought a good one. I bought one that I knew needed work. I wouldn't do it again.
@@CadillacJones oh man! That’s half the fun! I did heads cam and coil overs already 😆😆 not my first LS tho. I’ll always tinker but body work I can’t do. Too expensive to have done so I understand that.
@@35057 I'll say it's been a great learning process....fun...idk. what coilovers did you go with. I thought about doing the same.
I believe with the 0-10 MPH lighting on the gauges all C5's are dimmer in the middle. The gauges are illuminated by 2 black lights on either side of the gauges, so the black light doesn't hit the center as effectively. I think this is super common and normal! I don't believe there are any bulbs behind the gauges for the gauges!
..that's a really nice blue.
I appreciate it man
True, ac lights go bad, soldier fixes it, has held up since.
After 20 years of shops raising the car and transport, you’ll have more than just a few scrapes on the fiberglass underneath. But that’s a cosmetic issue at best.
Great video! Looking to get a C5 and cant decide coupe or Z06. Love the Z06 but love the removable top too. What made you go for a Z06? Thanks
Man I get it 100%. If I can get my hands on another coupe to review, I have another video in mind. Honestly, I wasn't looking for a c5. I was going to get a c7 but this one popped up in my area. It was cheap because they were issues with it. I figured I wouldn't be in debt with the C5 but I wish the top came off.
I had the same issue with my C5 decision. I wanted the targa top w/automatic so I could sip my coffee & talk on the phone without having to shift or press the clutch in traffic. but then I also wanted the fastest car for the money I could get. Came across my '02 Z06 with a better price than I had been seeing for the base models so I jumped on it. I don't regret it.
Not a blue color fan but have to admit that car looks bad ass.
Don't tell anyone but I wasn't either. Only got it because it was cheap. Definitely wasn't a fan of the red and black interior. All of it is growing on me. It's changing my perspective on cars with color. I was big on black cars and was starting to like white cars. But now I need something that pops.
Thanks man...mine said no codes.. hopefully that's good news.
That's great news bro. I'm surprised. I would expect for something to go wrong on a 20 year old car. How many miles do you have on it?
I bought mine with the exact damage to the driver side rocker panel. A hole almost in the same place. It shows well on a black car. When parked on a slope and Im approaching the car is the only time I can see it, outside of working on the car. I cant wait until I fix it. Its not high on the list though. Good video
I feel you man. I'm not worried about mine either. I only see it when Looking under the car on that side. You going to replace the whole panel or what?
@@CadillacJones No, I will repair it.
I just bought a c6 corvette and it has the same deep scratch on the same side lol it
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I appreciate it bro. I see you and I'm grateful.
could u just leave it running and sitting and the active handling will show up or HAS to be driving?
Car came with the ignition bezel and radio bezel. The previot owner before me had the bezel rigged in there when u replaced the ignition. The radio bezel came off at a track rental i accidentally punched it shifting into 3rd 🤣 i never took the hvac or radio apart and the center console was missing screws prior to me owning it. Also those paint chips under there werent there before i would of noticed when i jacked the car up in the air when i did the starter.
They weren't functional. Having broken pieces defeats the purpose. On the video I said I was the cause if the paint chips. Don't take it personal.
@@CadillacJones i get it man , i just don't want people thinking it was me haha i didn't hear the part that you chipped it.
@@jmdsm9392 only a handful of people know I bought the car from you. To say something here brings more attention to you. Furthermore, the Carfax shows the cars has had 9-10 owners. I don't know what you did or didn't do.
Nice video the car looks nice ,but has some issues!
I appreciate it man but it sure does. Trying to figure out what I'm going to do with it. Getting tired of fixing it
I like the C6 Grand Sport rims
I appreciate it bro.
I may have to switch up the rear wheel. The tire is too hard to find now.
#1. Harmonic Balancer
You're right.
well thats not a factory radio so its likely that was lost after it was changed.
and if there was no radio when you bought it chances are they had a after market radio in it and took it out before selling it.
When I drove my car from a dealership it was a problem if you kept it for an hour or half an hour
Yooooo, I need you to do that D.I.C. bulb replacement video ASAP.
1 and 2 are out for us, it doesn't seem "too" hard but I'm not trying to do it cold turkey.
I planned on doing it in the winter. I need to speed it up huh?
@@CadillacJones Wellll, I'm not saying THAT. I'm simply sayi...yeah, you need to hurry up. 😂🤣
I'm not watching anybody else's DIY on it until I see yours.
Subscribed. ✊🏾
@@amf-v1093 😂😂😂 I appreciate that bro. I'm trying to record as much as I can before this winter hits. When we get snow, it'll get taken apart.
@@amf-v1093 YEZZIR...I appreciate that man.
2:27 how did you get the car onto the trailer? getting one in a few weeks
It was tough man. You'll need some wood to raise the trailer ramps. But not too high that the back end will scrape. Once it's on, you'll need to make sure it doesn't scrap where the trailer flattens out after the ramps.
Good video bro
I changed the center console pad ,was vinyl cracked ( 21 years old )
Replaced with leather one.😉😎🖒
I appreciate it. How do you like the last one?
@@CadillacJones leather one is nice.
@@themcandrews5862 I'm going to check it out
Not sure how you can figure this out by test driving and looking at the car but I was scammed into a buying a 04 z06 from a dealership that had a bad throwout bearing/slave cylinder I just didn't know it. A month after I bought it, the car wouldn't go into gear because the clutch fluid reservoir was empty. Impossible to tell from initial inspection since it was a slower leak but has a huge impact since it is a 3,000 dollar price tag to fix.
Jeez. Was the clutch getting stuck at high rpms?
@@CadillacJones no but I did notice that the clutch pedal was slowly getting play in it . Now I have to fill the reservoir up every time and car is pretty much undriveable unless you manage to drive the car long enough for it to warm up which means pumping the pedal like crazy to keep it off the floor while trying to drive it and then stopping to refill the fluid again . Such a lame situation
i bought my 97 a couple years ago and ive had almost EVERY common C5 problem and all i can say is, everything in this video WILL happen at some point, most expensive (ESPECIALLY IF YOU BUY A 97 STAY AWAY FROM 97s) is the PCM will fail and finding a 97 pcm not attached to an engine is like finding a needle in a haystack, spent 9 months looking for one when mine shortwired and finally me and my mechanic found a lone unit that cost me $4k for the unit alone, thats more than a used LS1.
Goddamn, that is why I am staying away from the 97-00 models. They're cheap for a reason.
Hell yea 😎
Thanks bro. It took a minute but I got it. 😁
@@CadillacJones 😂 my last name is pronounced mat-tu-tae. Really enjoyed the video especially the self diagnosing explanation. Can’t wait for more content to come. Maybe burnouts 😂😅jk
The rollers are after market to avoid scraping the fangs. They are roller guides which some folks opt to add to help reduce damage when going over inclines.
@@james-cv4dj my apologies bro. I really messed that up. Those tires are getting bald. 🤔😁
@@gotmylk didn't know that bro. I may get some new ones because those are shot.
Forgot all about the unrepairable antilock brake system error codes.
those wheels where clearance becomes an issue are not installed from the factory. A previous owner put those on. Skilled driver get a viper, ones that can’t drive buy a corvette
Idk man. I don't think viper drivers can really handle those vipers. They had the persona the mustang has now. As if they couldn't be handled and were so dangerous.
@@CadillacJones bite your tongue, vipers are not a mustang. Mustangs are serial crowed killers viper are just suicidal. Believe me from first hand experience, viper try to kill them selves. You can literally be cruising oh the highway and the car will literally try to throw itself off the road. If anything a viper is comparable to a Porsche Carrera GT because of the lack of warning from control to no control. People that buy viper are either a little suicidal or stupid. The stupid ones wreck. You cant understand till you owned a viper, they grip like hell and the tremendous amount of torque is a bad combination when it comes to feeling the cars limits. To give you a hint, how much grip a viper has, I took off from a light going around a slight curve full throttle. With the tremendous traction and load on the tires going around a curve, I was at 130mph when I let off and the rear end snapped back. I determined because of the vipers power the curve, caused a lateral load on the tires that caused tire roll over. It was an uneventful situation because the car never lost traction but perhaps if the turn was just slightly sharper the tires might of broke lose and there would be no recovery.
😂😂 honestly, I would love to have a viper. That story sounds scary though. Glad you made it out ok.
What year zo6? How much did it cost?
2002. I got it for 13k.
Watching this after buying the c5😅
Okay
U gotta go into and leave parking lots at an angle to avoid scrapping 😚💯🗯
Definitely have to hit those angles
@@CadillacJones and check the wheel alignment as much as possible too cus these roads ain't shiii nowadays I pay pep boys 99.99 for three months of free alignment check got to
Half the time the front might be off a lil bit or the back crazy
@@lilyellow1how989 you know what, I don't think I e gotten an alignment in this car yet. That's a good point.
The second black man to own a Corvette.lol
I have a spare EBCM if you still need one.
I didn't need an EBCM at any point. Unless you think that's the cause of a problem.
If you have the service TCS and abs light on it more than likely the culprit.
@@dicknutzracing6699 I don't have those lights. I get there service active handling every now and then.
@@dicknutzracing6699 I currently got that on my 2004 c5 would it be that would you said also car started to leaving anti coolant and has like a little click noise when it’s on what could that be ? Thanks
That thing is beat up
It's a runner. This one isn't a beauty queen.
Probably don't even own a car.🤡
Are you crazy if I'm selling my Corvette you're not even going to drive it for a half an hour let alone drive it for an hour that's being crazy either you want to buy the car or you don't you can walk.
That's your choice. Good for you.
The dummy doesnt know how his guages light up. Only 2 bulbs for all the gauges
I see we have ourselves a little internet thug.