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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 02:19 PM
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Re: better looks. any tips or opinions?

im not a huge fan of body kits on 4th gens. or in general lol The factory RS kit is about all i like on the 4th gens. but to each is own man, if you like it, go for it!
Old Jan 6, 2011 | 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by hockey_goali
yea ill lose the front plate, but where can i find the lowing springs? i wanna see more pictures of it so i can pretty much see what my car would look like.
And if i were to get a hood it wouldbe 600-899$ but yea mine has 85k miles and i love it and everything bout it. but what do you mean paint the caliper red?
Do a search for Eibach Pro-kit springs. There are tons on Ebay and other websites. As far as pictures go on Google Images and search for lowered LS1 Camaro.

Painted Calipers are easy- just go to Autozone and Dupli-color makes a ceramic paint in a complete kit for you. Its pretty simple and makes a nice subtle change.
Old Jan 7, 2011 | 07:34 AM
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i wouldn't do anything to the car except maybe a hood & spolier,

Maybe paint the calipers black, I would not put any red on the car, what's the point of blacking it out if you just put a bunch of tacky red stuff on it?

Also just get smoke covers for the L plates/

I wold spend your money on the interior, stereo, etc
Old Jan 7, 2011 | 08:06 AM
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yea i know what you mean i just want people to know its a z28 and i want it to look slick and fast. i took off the front plate and im going to get the red spray paint stuff but im not doing till i get the overlays for the z28 symbol. i think itll look pretty good. as for getting it lowered? im gunna wait till i get a hood i think.
Old Jan 7, 2011 | 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Evolution223
i wouldn't do anything to the car except maybe a hood & spolier,

Maybe paint the calipers black, I would not put any red on the car, what's the point of blacking it out if you just put a bunch of tacky red stuff on it?

Also just get smoke covers for the L plates/

I wold spend your money on the interior, stereo, etc
yeaaa i already have a sick radio i just need to get subs or something on te inside i just need to find where. i really dont want to get rid of the t top spots that just slide in
Old Jan 7, 2011 | 12:57 PM
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Looks cool as-is. I wouldn't change anything.
Old Jan 7, 2011 | 01:35 PM
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If it were my car, I'd go with an SS hood, some black z06 wheels with a silver lip, LT1 style taillights, all blacked out except the reverse lights, and clear sidemarkers. I think black/silver color combo just looks cleaner. For some reason I have something against fully black wheels. They just don't look right to me, always looks dirty for some reason. Probably because the tires are never as dark as the wheel and it stands out to me. Only exception is with trucks.. I like the 16" Crager's with some big knobby tires on them. Just my opinion though, its your car. It looks nice how it sits now, just don't go too crazy with it. I think the SS hood would look nice on there, and I like the headlights.
Old Jan 7, 2011 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by hockey_goali
yeaaa i already have a sick radio i just need to get subs or something on te inside i just need to find where. i really dont want to get rid of the t top spots that just slide in
I have seen sub boxes that sit in the t-top well and still allow you to store the t-tops in the rear.

Other than that there is the box that sits in the factory location or build one in the spare tire location. Personally one 12" in the spare tire would be more than plenty to rattle the car apart.

Take all the suggestions, just some looking and do what you want...
Old Jan 8, 2011 | 10:19 PM
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yeaaa ive been thinking. im definatly going for the SS hood. and im thinking of doing the calipers and the z28 emblems red. I think it will bring it to life a littlle more. im also thinking of doing electric cutouts for my exhaust. ha but that a 100-200 dollar job so thatll be soon (:
Old Jan 11, 2011 | 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by hockey_goali
those are nice rims but i dont get why i would put corvette rims on a camaro lol. i would definatly black those out if i got em. but i havent really looked on the z28 badge stuff, i just think it would look better with red so people would appreciate it more and know its a z28. butyea send me the link whenever you get back. if you dont mind me asking how much did you get your camaro for?
Take a look around this or any other f-body enthusiast site and you'll find countless f-bodies with vette rims on them, they seem to go the best with our cars. If it were me this is what I'd do: lower it, get some black rims with a machined lip, aftermarket hood w/lid conversion if not already done (if you're gonna make it look nice, you might as well make the hood functional and give your car a few extra ponies while you're at it imo), LS1 SS spoiler, red camaro windshield graphic, red inserts and badge overlays, replace the front badge with a red and black one, and red calipers. I highly suggest going through Brent Franker for your inserts and overlays, he makes good stuff for good prices and is who I'll be going through.
Old Jan 11, 2011 | 10:16 PM
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You can get the overlays and camaro windshield decal from JC Racing Designs too. Check the website, free shipping.
Old Jan 12, 2011 | 09:57 AM
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Ok I already ordered the red overlays and I need to get my calipers red now. Do I have to remove the whole tire? And as for the hood and spoiler I'm gunna wait a little longer till I can gather up the money. Today I'm getting my cut out installed for around 150 with everything together. It's gunna be so loud I'm excited
Old Jan 12, 2011 | 11:25 AM
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awesome man. lets get some pics and a sound clip maybe?
Old Jan 12, 2011 | 05:58 PM
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willl do! im gunna wait till i get all teh red done though
Old Jan 13, 2011 | 01:45 AM
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Originally Posted by hockey_goali
Ok I already ordered the red overlays and I need to get my calipers red now. Do I have to remove the whole tire? And as for the hood and spoiler I'm gunna wait a little longer till I can gather up the money. Today I'm getting my cut out installed for around 150 with everything together. It's gunna be so loud I'm excited
It would certainly be easier to remove the whole tire as I'm not sure how to remove only a part of it...

If you buy the kit from Autozone it will come with everything you need- cleaner, brushes and all. I did all 4 of my calipers and barely used 1/3 of the can, and that was with 3 coats of paint. Just remember like everything else- multiple light coats are better than trying to do one heavy.

Buy plenty of cleaner!! Even when you think they are cleaned, clean them one more time just to be sure. The paint won't stick to brake dust or dirt and flake off right away.

Make sure you set aside at least a day you won't need to drive to car. Easiest way would be score a full set of jack-stands and do all 4 calipers at the same time. I wouldn't pull them off the car either..just do them on the car- I had a set off and a set on my car when I did mine- the ones on the car were easier since didn't have to worry about them moving.



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