They drilled holes in the shock towers to drain the water! GM = DUH! lolYou think they will finally solve this issue & put covers on the 2022s? Or am I giving them too much credit ?
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They drilled holes in the shock towers to drain the water! GM = DUH! lolYou think they will finally solve this issue & put covers on the 2022s? Or am I giving them too much credit ?
I recall some mentioning the C8 shock towers filling with water after washing the car or going through decent rain, which could potentially lead to its bolts rusting. I haven't had mine long enough to know and it's now parked. Here's a YouTube video showing a potential solution. Has anyone tried this? Any other better ideas how to deal with this?
I found one eBay listing for the covers which says the C8 has a "design flaw" that (of course) their product can correct:
2020 C8 Corvette Front Strut/ Shock Tower Covers w/o Mag Ride | eBay
<p>C8 Corvette Front Strut Tower Covers</p><br><p>Whether you know it or not, there is an issue with the all new 2020 C8 Corvette that allows water to pool in the front strut towers. The towers are made from aluminum but the strut hardware isn’t and the pooling water causes the top nut and bolt...www.ebay.com
And there's another set of covers by the same eBay seller for those who have the mag ride option:
2020 C8 Corvette Front Strut/ Shock Tower Covers With Mag Ride | eBay
<p>C8 Corvette Front Strut Tower Covers</p><br><p>Whether you know it or not, there is an issue with the all new 2020 C8 Corvette that allows water to pool in the front strut towers. The towers are made from aluminum but the strut hardware isn’t and the pooling water causes the top nut and bolt...www.ebay.com
It doesn't look like he ships to Canada. Assuming we need this, does anyone know of any other sellers and hopefully more reasonably priced?
The price fluctuates like crazy! I bought the version with the mag ride for $52 on Amazon.ca in early Nov. still waiting for them to arrive from China.$89 CAN on Canadian Amazon
Apparently, the tech at the dealership that services my car doesn't know where the front lift reservoir is locatedDon't waste hundreds of dollars on a plastic shock tower cover no one will ever see because its covered by the plastic trim 100% of the time. Shower caps and tennis balls from the dollar store. Tennis balls are only there to give it a little elevation so water doesn't pool.
Note the leaking brake fluid from my front end lift. A trip to Wilson-Niblett for the blue cap is in my futre.
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The rear shock towers have drain holes, the front shock towers on my 2022 do not.I took delivery August 24th 21. The shock tower mounts had drain holes in all areas of the mount. No covers required