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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 08:15 PM
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ditch the GFX.....and either T/A front bumper or 98+ Formula bumper
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 01:13 AM
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I think the GFX and spoiler both look great! The biggest things I would change are the stance and wheels. Both of them just don't quite look right for how the rest of the car is set up. I don't know what you think of black wheels, but I'd go with some type of 18" or 18"/19" staggered black deep dish rim with a chrome/polished/the-kind-thats-shiny lip. chrome wheels just don't "pop" on white cars IMO.
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 12:00 PM
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Not a fan of GFX but they don't look bad on your car. I'd say it looks good overall. Do some wheels for srue.
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 12:06 PM
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Car looks really good different wheel and its ****. Just need more pictures of it.
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 02:15 PM
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not rice but not nice imo
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 03:07 PM
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I say keep the gfx if you like them. They are not rice, and I think the car looks good as is. If you ask people on here whether to keep the gfx 9 of 10 will say ride of them, plus the WW rear spoiler, do a Formula CETA mod, paint the roof band black, lower it, and put C5 Z06's on it. I'm not trying to be a jerk about it but for all the threads I see about appearance mods people do for the most part say to make your car look like exactly like the guys next door even if yours has a unique look to it and even if it's in a good way. I myself am only removing my WW gfx kit because after 7 years of my car looking exactly the same I'm ready to go a different direction.

Now on to other things about the only thing I'd change is the wheels. Maybe some sort of black wheels with a chrome lip or something, not C5 Z06's though because with the WW gfx kit I think they'd look horrific and everybody and their brother has them.Also I think clear or smoke side marker lights would look really good with the white.
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 03:13 PM
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If your asking the question then there is something you don't like about it. Figure out what that is and change only that. Then determine if you like it. If you still think rice or nice, repeat. Continue until you think..."damn that's a nice car!!!"
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 04:35 PM
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i agree with the lt1 style WS6 hood. it's more unique, and flows better with the lt1 body style.
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by BlkBird2000
93-97 front end converson. !ground effects. & a ta spoiler.
He already has a LT1.

Originally Posted by Ovechkin~Monk
Don't change the front end! LT1 front ends look much better than LS1; of course that's just my opinion.
I agree when it comes to Camaro's, but on Birds I like the LS1 style better. But I still think you should keep the LT1 front on it. When I bought my Camaro I loved the 98-02 front end (which it came with) but then I got tired of people thinking they were getting beat by an LS1, so I'm putting the LT1 front back on.
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 04:46 PM
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Looks good. Take off the spoiler and get some wheels, that's all I have to say!
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 04:50 PM
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TA spoiler + 93-97 or 98-02 front bumper, either one + ditching all ground effects + some nice 17'' wheels is the direction I would take it, but then again it's yours and you need to do whatever you feel would look best based on personal preference! these are just some ideas!!
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Shepp1691
I think it looks good, maybe put some bigger wheels on it.

bigger wheels would make it eleventy billion times more appealing.
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 03:27 PM
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I like thw eay it looks. I say get rid of th front GFX and put a 98-02 formula front GFX on instead, that one juts out too much. Mold the spoiler and it will look a million times better. i dont like the hood, but thats just my opinion im not suggesting anything with that. And rims of course.

Also, have you ever checked out the mecham flush mount spoiler? If you prefer your hatch, there are other options if you're not happy with that one.
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 05:52 PM
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It has that sleeper look, I would keep it like that and surprise a lot of people..... just think of what people think of it when they see it: "look! its just a 3.8L firebird with some ground effects"...... then they hear your v8 and see you pulling ahead... those will have second thoughts. I would get the trans am high rise spoiler.
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 1 Bad *** Formula
I say keep the gfx if you like them. They are not rice, and I think the car looks good as is. If you ask people on here whether to keep the gfx 9 of 10 will say ride of them, plus the WW rear spoiler, do a Formula CETA mod, paint the roof band black, lower it, and put C5 Z06's on it. I'm not trying to be a jerk about it but for all the threads I see about appearance mods people do for the most part say to make your car look like exactly like the guys next door even if yours has a unique look to it and even if it's in a good way. I myself am only removing my WW gfx kit because after 7 years of my car looking exactly the same I'm ready to go a different direction.
+1!!!

I always thought the whole point of modifying cars was to be unique!
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 07:29 PM
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I personally don't like the way the GFX looks. I used to own an LT1 Firebird Formula too before and used to like those GFX and thought about buying them for the Formula. Good thing I didn't cause I don't like them. Don't convert your car to look like an LS1!!! There are plenty of LS1's out there and you hardly see a good looking LT1 like yours on the street. Keep it simple! Get some wheels, lose the GFX and maybe, just maybe change the taillights to a 98-02 apperance.

By the way your car looks very taken care of!
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 11:20 PM
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i would personally take off the ground effects and install stranos/konis with speedlines. good sleeper.

also keep your existing 93-97 taillights and black them out. they look slick like that.

post more pics so we can get a better perspective.
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 11:51 PM
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I've always loved the looks of the 93-97 T/A's. I'd convert it to look like one of those. But I think it looks prety good how it is right now though.
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 11:54 PM
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Not bad at all. Its a little different. But not rice. You get a go at this station
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 11:14 AM
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I like your car, it´s so clean. Trans am rear spoiler and bigger wheels is my suggestion.
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