yumasal Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I ordered a new stingray convertible (non Z06) on 2/18/15 & my order has been on hold at the factory due to unexplained VY paint issues. I've been told that possibly no more Stingrays will be made of the 2015 model in Velocity Yellow & for sure VL has been dropped for 2016. No replacement color has been decided for 2016. Do any ACE members know about this & maybe have additional info? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old yeller Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 They used to paint all of the fastest Vette's yellow. Now black is the fastest...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1EVLC7 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Now black is the fastest...... Always has been! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCMSH Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 C7 in yeller is just sex. Hope they get it figured out soon for you Sal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yumasal Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 Yellow & Black next to each other on a drag strip would look awesome. Let the best color win. Hint: Yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie44 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 They run into strange reasons for dropping a color. Shortly after I bought my cyber gry 09 I was told they wouldnt be doing cyber gry for a while. Apparently the factory where the flake was produced was in Japan and was heavily damaged by the sunammi. I heard there was a lemon grove in Fla that suffered sever damage in a recent hurricane so they can't produce VY any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Maybe Mr. Parker can find out what's going on. Eddie. How are the orange groves doing ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yumasal Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 I have been told by the factory that the sunammi is the reason. They tell me a factory that produced the pigment was destroyed. Another reason why many, many things should be made in the Good old USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe@cpr.com Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 This should solidify why you should never buy a yellow car..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yumasal Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 I had no idea the paint was from japan. Being Italian, I'm leaning towards red with green stripes to look like the Italian flag. Then I could get a job as a pizza delivery man to help pay for the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dvl4evr Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I have been told by the factory that the sunammi is the reason. They tell me a factory that produced the pigment was destroyed. Another reason why many, many things should be made in the Good old USA. So all of the VY C7's they made were from old paint? Or did I miss a Tsunami? Regardless, that's a damn shame, as the C7 looks SUPER sexy in VY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yumasal Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 I have been told by the factory that the sunammi is the reason. They tell me a factory that produced the pigment was destroyed. Another reason why many, many things should be made in the Good old USA. So all of the VY C7's they made were from old paint? Or did I miss a Tsunami? Regardless, that's a damn shame, as the C7 looks SUPER sexy in VY. Glad you responded because I knew I was spelling Tsunami wrong, but it's Eddie44's fault. I was told by a factory rep. that they can't re-create the pigment made in Japan, which is why VY will not be available on the 2016's. Maybe I should wait & see what the 2016 Yellow looks like & maybe ordering then or change the color on my 2015 order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwdrummer Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Wonder what color the corvette racing c7 is going to be next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quicksilver98 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Hmmm...makes you wonder how they will make the VY color for repairs and repaints to match whats already out there for years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie44 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I have been told by the factory that the sunammi is the reason. They tell me a factory that produced the pigment was destroyed. Another reason why many, many things should be made in the Good old USA. So all of the VY C7's they made were from old paint? Or did I miss a Tsunami? Regardless, that's a damn shame, as the C7 looks SUPER sexy in VY. Glad you responded because I knew I was spelling Tsunami wrong, but it's Eddie44's fault. I was told by a factory rep. that they can't re-create the pigment made in Japan, which is why VY will not be available on the 2016's. Maybe I should wait & see what the 2016 Yellow looks like & maybe ordering then or change the color on my 2015 order. I knew it didn't look right but auto correct didn't detect. Guess what I'm saying is Apples fault not mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Fangs Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Maybe Mr. Parker can find out what's going on. Eddie. How are the orange groves doing ??? VY was always scheduled to be phased out in 2015. Nothing that I could find in GM supply chain documents that point towards an issue in Japan, at least not recently, anyway. Anyone else with access to GM supply chain documents through Covisint, take a look, but I don't see anything that points to Corvette paint being discontinued due to issues in Japan. Depending on other order constraints, this may have delayed the TPW until after the time Velocity Yellow was no longer available, which sucks for a lot of folks with VY cars on order. Yellow fans, do not despair, a new yellow is planned to be released next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleezy E Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Yellow & Black next to each other on a drag strip would look awesome. Let the best color win. Hint: Yellow. I beg to differ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest badbobs95 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Anyone that believes that they can't make yellow should be driving a Mustang! What BULLSHIT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PALADIN Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 NICE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P51tj Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 It's YELLER damit!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mregor Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Hmmm...makes you wonder how they will make the VY color for repairs and repaints to match whats already out there for years to come.They can't match it now in the aftermarket very easy. They have a formula to get the same shade, but it still doesn't look the same. Difference is in the tint coat. Factory has a base color coat, tint coat (clear with some color but base still shows through), and then final clear for 3 coat process. The aftermarket's color code is base and clear so although it's the same shade it just looks different. I personally think there is a tint of green in the tint coat on factory job to get the depth but that is just my speculation. Chevy dealer did repair on my 2009 and they could not get the 3 code match from GM, or so they said. Bugged me so much I went to carbon fiber top and halo on my 2009. The millennium yellow was better color to me. VY was too greenish. MY was the perfect yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yumasal Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 Since I had no choice I changed the color to Arctic White with Kalahari Top & Interior. That was my 2nd. choice anyway. We have to compromise sometimes.get the toys we want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 All just drop this smilie right here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Fangs Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 It is leading the pack in the "Most Crashed Color" category... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Orange is not a garage queen color. I think black is though. (What color is the snail trail mobile?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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