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Old 11-03-2005, 05:34 PM
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Quick question, on a silver metallic SS, what color paint would look best for the whistler mod? Black (gloss or flat), gray, dark gray, silver? Plus any pics would help a ton!

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I would say gloss black
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Black or a dark grey
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I'm going with the classic black. Either a matte black or gloss, I'm not sure what is normally used on them.
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Not to sound like a moron, but what is the Whistler Mod?
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Originally Posted by 96 Z-Ragtop
Not to sound like a moron, but what is the Whistler Mod?
Look inside the headlights of any stock LS1 Camaro. See the little chrome edging that separates the headlight reflector areas? It is the main piece that comes down the middle and separates the headlight into the two "eyes" that it looks like. Basically it is the chrome trim inside the headlight.

What you do is take the headlight apart and typically paint that area black. It looks much meaner and gives the car an edge.
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Gotcha, as an LT1 owner I had no clue. Thanks for clearing that up
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I would go with a matte finish maybe a satin finish.
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Gloss black or not at all.
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Originally Posted by Arachnotron
Gloss black or not at all.
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Does anyone have any pics?
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Please guys, i really want to do this but i dont want to do it blind, some pics would really help!
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here are my front cals black....




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