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Old 12-02-2009, 01:25 AM
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I bought the car with the grill removed. Should i leave it or go back to stock/slp?
I can get a stock one for like $20.
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WHY IN THE HELL WOULD YOU GO BACK TO THE STOCK GRILL? that is the absolute worst grill that you can have on the car. it looks much better without it, and if you dont want to buy a new grill at this time, maybe just get some chrome inserts for the camaro letters, from www.emblempros.com
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Slp!!!!!!!!!
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I like my stock grille!
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i have a cheap billet grille. i like it pretty well. mainly bought it so i could put my plate behind so the police would leave me alone.
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Either fill in the clip holes, or get an aftermarket grill. The stock one is terrible.
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how much do slp's cost?
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dude, seriously.. try a search..
SLP grilles cost about 250-280 brand new..
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The slp bowtie is 213.xx from speed inc. I just bought a powder coated black billet grill for 75.00 shipped from 6litreater. Thats the route I would go imo...
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Originally Posted by Ls1CamaroGuy87
I like my stock grille!
thats not a fair comparison, your's looks perfect with the car the way you got it all painted- i'd put that in the same category as the slp.

Originally Posted by LS1_Sean
how much do slp's cost?
speedinc, LMPerformace, and WS6store were all selling it for the same price-$213.xx, but WS6store cut their price by $5, so they now have the best deal of $208 (shipped). check them out
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sounds good.
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look on ebay. they have tons of ****. pretty cheap too.
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Well, i was over on LS1.com a minute ago and found another possibility- something i haven't seen posted here on tech as an "appearance" mod. As Ls1CamaroGuy87's camaro shows, the stock grill can look great, with a little painting. but i never thought about taking it off and painting it and putting it back on: http://ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113667

i think this can look just as good as any SLP grill if done right- painted a nice glossy black. -and like the SLP, will look great on most colored cars.

honestly, if i did not already have the SLP grill and was not planning to paint the car any time soon (in that case i'd do the same as Ls1CamaroGuy87), i would do this painted gloss black. So, to answer your question, YES, i would pit the stocker back in- especially since you can get it for $20, and paint supplies and all will run you probably $10-15.




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