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Old 10-04-2009, 07:37 AM
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Is the front just a "lip" or the whole bumper cover? That's the mistake i made with mine, i thought it was just going to be the lip but it turned out to be the whole cover. I need to make up my mind because sunset orange metallic paint isn't very cheap
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Old 10-04-2009, 08:50 AM
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I honestly like the xenon better. But if you are looking for a change, that would not be bad either
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Old 10-05-2009, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by johnny6
Is the front just a "lip" or the whole bumper cover? That's the mistake i made with mine, i thought it was just going to be the lip but it turned out to be the whole cover. I need to make up my mind because sunset orange metallic paint isn't very cheap
The RKSport piece is just a lip, not a half-bumper like the Xenon piece.
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Old 10-05-2009, 06:59 PM
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That's good. Another problem i have though is i don't want to drill any holes on the body, my side skirts and rear lip were screwed on, holes filled with bondo, sanded down and painted. I wonder if some really good 3m double sided tape would hold up?
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Old 10-05-2009, 07:36 PM
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I used 3m tape on my 94 z28 I used to have and the gfx stayed a while but started coming off after about a year
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Old 10-05-2009, 08:36 PM
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That's what i was afraid of, maybe i'll try some plastic friendly adhesive along with some good 3m tape. I really like that RK sport kit, looks really similar to the RS ground effects which is what i wanted to begin with
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Old 10-05-2009, 08:54 PM
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I'd say remove 'em if its not going to have a ton of wholes along the bottom.

But it's your car, do what you like best. You're the one who's going to look at them every day.
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Old 10-05-2009, 09:01 PM
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I removed the side skirts and rear lip, unfortunately the front isn't a lip and it's the whole bumper so i need to order an oem bumper & paint it. The holes from the previous kit are very small and unnoticeable but they will be filled regardless if i get a new kit or not. As of now i'm really enjoying the stock look, probably because i haven't seen it stock in so long
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Old 10-06-2009, 10:05 AM
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I would think it'd look kind of funny with that big, chunky front end and a lack of side and rear ground effects.
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Old 10-08-2009, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by shock6906
I would think it'd look kind of funny with that big, chunky front end and a lack of side and rear ground effects.
I thought it would look horrible when i started to take everything out but it really doesn't look that bad, i'm ordering a new bumper next week.
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Old 10-08-2009, 02:12 PM
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4th gen Camaros look best in stock SS form, lowered slightly, no ground effects.
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Old 10-08-2009, 02:44 PM
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ive seen 2 camaros with just the front xenon kits on the car. maybe im bias bc i do have the entire kit, but it looked goofy as all hell to me.
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Old 10-08-2009, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by JakeRobb
4th gen Camaros look best in stock SS form, lowered slightly, no ground effects.
I agree, but i wouldn't mind some very clean and simple ground effects. My first priority is dropping the car once it's back to fully stock (appearance wise) then i'll decide if i want to add some simpler ground effects.

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ive seen 2 camaros with just the front xenon kits on the car. maybe im bias bc i do have the entire kit, but it looked goofy as all hell to me.
It looks a little off, it's not horrible though. It's only for a short time anyway
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