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Complaints now coming in from new C8 owners that the dash was creating a highly intrusive glare that could affect visibility and could even cause a crash
Now, GM has a total fucked up solution copied when there was a class action lawsuit to Porsche also having the same design flaw
According to several new C8 Corvette owners, the dashboard glare issue was significantly reduced when using polarized sunglasses which people with eyesight problems cannot wear and also doing so effects then not being able to see the HUD in windshield
It appears as though the dashboard glare only occurs with light-colored upholstery applications on the top of the gauge cluster, which is included on the range-topping 3LT trim level with the Natural Dipped interior color specified.
It’s also possible the glare may occur on 3LT trim levels with the Morello Red Dipped interior color, although that has yet to be confirmed.
Overcast skies do not cause the same issue. Furthermore, it would appear as though the C8 Corvette is more prone to the dash glare issue compared to the previous Corvette generations, given the C8’s steeply raked windshield angle and large surface area.
Owners also obviously bought their C8 Corvette sight unseen, which means no test drive or hands-on experience prior to taking delivery.
Each C8 owner affected said they would have specified a different interior color combination had they known the light color on the dash would cause the glare issue.
Several owners also recommended that General Motors remove the light-colored dash panel option altogether so that other C8 Corvette buyers would not experience the issue.
Where the hell was any complaints of all the GM’er who were test driving the ALPA versions of the C8 in the claimed 500,000 test miles driven ?
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