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Zip has just made finding Corvette Parts and Accessories for your specific generation a whole lot easier! You can waste hours swimming through the ocean of Corvette information available online. But we know you want to spend that time actually enjoying your car, so we’ll email you with the latest news and hottest parts for YOUR Corvette.

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Corvette Aluminum Valve Covers

Add a custom look to the engine compartment of your C5 or C6 with a set of Corvette Fabricated Aluminum Valve Covers. Not only do these valve covers look great, they will also allow you to run a roller tipped rocker arm or a 1.85 ratio rocker arm without having to add spacers.

The best part is that these valve covers include the bosses of all coil brackets so you do not need to find coil relocation brackets, your original coil brackets will bolt up just like stock. Includes new valve cover bolts and gaskets. For center bolt heads only.

1997-2004 Emblem Black Out Kit

Front and rear black-out kits have been popular for many years, but there hasn’t been much you could do with the emblems on your Corvette. Zip has Front and Rear Emblem Black-Out Kits for your C5 or C6 Corvette so you can give your ride that blacked-out attitude, right down to the smallest detail.

2005-2012 Emblem Black-Out Kit

These high quality vinyl overlays are designed to fit over the factory emblems and have just the right transparency so that the emblem details can still be seen. These kits are very simple to install and are 100% removable with no damage or modification to the OEM emblem. Overlays come on a transparent transfer film and include installation instructions and preparation wipes.  The kits provide a simple, non-permanent way to personalize your Corvette!

Corvette Neon Wall Clocks

Just in time for your holiday shopping – a bit of nostalgia for the Corvette fan on your list! Reminiscent of the original style clocks in yesterday’s Dealer Parts & Service Departments, these substantial Corvette 20″ Neon Wall Clocks will add a colorful ambiance and nostalgic excitement to any Corvette owner’s garage collection.

The new neon clocks feature: 20″ diameter glass crystal, genuine white neon circular tube, aluminum 5″ housing, 110 volt clock and neon power. Powder coated housing color choices include: red, blue, yellow, black or silver. Includes an 8 foot wall mount electric cord. Officially licensed by GM and Made in USA.

If the Corvette enthusiast you’re buying for is a fan of the earlier generations, check out our entire inventory of Corvette Clocks. There’s something for everyone!

Ride along with top-gun Bondurant instructors as they compare the sound & performance of Borla’s three new exhaust systems for the C6 Corvette. Zip now has all of these newly designed Borla Corvette Exhaust Systems for both the C5 and C6 Corvette. Take a look at this great video and hear the sound differences in each Borla exhaust system.

C5 & C6 Shifter Housing Bushings

An Exclusive from Zip Corvette Parts! These polyurethane 1997-2012 C5 & C6 Corvette Shifter Lower Housing Bushings were designed in-house by Zip’s Vice-President of Product and Development in response to rubber bushings that break down after just a few years.

If you are tired of rubber bushings or would like to add some performance to your Corvette, then polyurethane is the way to go. Replace your torn stock shifter housing rubber bushing with Zip’s polyurethane replacements; eliminating movement of the C5 or C6 Corvette Shifter when banging between gears. Not only do they increase performance level, they last much longer than their rubber counterparts.

These bushings fit all 1997-2012 Corvette 6 speed shifters except for C6 Z06, ZR1 and GrandSport models.

C5 Corvette Catalog

Newly updated C5 and C6 Corvette Performance and Accessories Catalogs are now available from Zip! Each full color catalog includes more than 50 pages of the newest-available and best-quality parts to be had. The catalogs offer an exciting selection of interior, exterior and underhood enhancements, performance bolt-ons and Corvette-themed apparel and accessories.

C6 Corvette Catalog

Looking for Corvette Parts that will personalize your ride? These catalogs are your guides to appearance and performance upgrades and enhancements – from exterior decals and graphics to all-in-one suspension packages.  You’ll also find a wide selection of parts needed for proper maintenance. Loaded with detailed descriptions and photos, it’s everything you need to customize your C5 or C6 Corvette, right at your fingertips.

Fans of the “C” cars know Zip to be the first name for the best in upgrades and enhancements for their respective generations. If it’s stamped, cast, forged, milled, molded or stitched, Zip has it!

Haven’t received a new catalog? Click here to order your C5 or C6 Corvette Performance & Accessories Catalog and Zip will send you a free copy.

Want a digital copy? View a .pdf version of the new C5 Corvette Performance and Accessories Catalog here. If your ride is a 2005 or later, click here for the .pdf version of the new C6 Corvette Performance and Accessories Catalog.

Corvette Rear Hatch Vent Bracket

Check out this brief video of the super easy installation of a C5 & C6 Corvette Rear Hatch Vent Bracket. This high quality latch simply hand twists-on. No tools or alterations required.

Vent Brackets allow for maximum flow-through ventilation while removing cockpit air turbulence and buffeting. Installation will not affect factory alarm or interior lights.

Now you can control your C5 Corvette Exhaust System with a simple flip of the switch – all from within your Corvette, courtesy of the Corvette fusion exhaust system for 1997-2004 C5. Previously only available for a C6, this NPP option exhaust is now available for your C5 Corvette, offering easy control over the sound and performance of  the exhaust system.

Exhaust System Round Tips

The C5 Corvette Fusion Exhaust System is a bi-modal exhaust system, meaning it has two passages, or modes, that the exhaust can travel through the muffler. Each of the mufflers has two outlets, with one side having a butterfly type valve which allows the exhaust flow to be shut off, regulating which side of the muffler the flows exhaust. One side of the muffler is the “quiet” side, and one side is the “loud” side. The “quiet” side is a smaller, muffled and chambered tube, while the “loud” side is 3” straight through tube.

Exhaust System - Oval Tips

This system uses the basic design of the B&B “Bullet” system with a bi-modal muffler, butterfly, and vacuum valve, which provides the driver a choice in the overall sound level. The “loud” side of the muffler has an aggressive tone similar to the famous B&B Bullet Exhaust System. In the closed position, the tone would be slightly louder than the standard B&B Route 66 system.

The butterfly is controlled by a vacuum valve. Since the C5 Corvette has no factory option for the valve, B&B engineered a vacuum kit with a manual control. The kit comes complete with all the wiring, control switch, vacuum line, vacuum accumulators, and vacuum switch needed for installation. We have used the engine as the vacuum source and the installation is simple and straight forward.

Each part of the system will fit to a stock H-pipe. Billy Boat has combined the best of the Bullet exhaust with the best new technology to give you the Fusion System for your C5 Corvette. The muffler tips are double walled, 4″ round or 4.5″ oval. The mufflers and tips come completely polished and the result is a truly spectacular look combined with an aggressive sound that will have heads turning everywhere you go.

All B&B products are precision built in rugged fixtures; completely TIG welded, and are a direct replacement for stock Corvette Exhaust components and include all hardware and gaskets. No machining, no cutting and no welding means easy installation. B&B Exhaust Systems provide the perfect mix of performance, sound and style for your Corvette. Each Billy Boat performance exhaust system is backed by a lifetime warranty against rust, corrosion or burn through and 2 full years against defects in materials or workmanship.

C5 & C6 Corvette LED Side Mirror Kit

Increase the safety of your C5 or C6 Corvette in a stylish manner with a new LED turn signal mirror kit from Zip Corvette. By adding this LED mirror kit to your Corvette’s side mirrors your Corvette will display a flashing chevron in the corresponding side mirror once the turn signal is activated, alerting drivers in your blind spot of your intentions. In addition to being used as an alert when making a lane change or turning; the LED mirror kit also functions when the vehicles emergency flashers are turned on. Whether driving on the interstate or using your flashers to parallel park in the city, all surrounding drivers will be fully aware of the bright LED mirror displays while you as the driver will only see a subtle display reminding you that the mirror is activated.

Each LED mirror kit includes all Corvette Parts required to remove the existing mirrors internal parts and replace them with the LED mirrors. Every mirror kit is fully tested before shipment and includes a one year warranty.