joeyspeed

I want to put a performance grill insert in place of the factory grill on my 2000 Z28, but I'm wondering about the bumper foam where the air intakes are. I thought it let air pass through the open vents so I was confused when I took the grill off and found foam. I know it wouldn't do much performance wise, but would it be a bad idea to open them up since water and debris would get through there? I just think it would look much better instead of that dark foam. Any ideas or opinions out there?

OctaneZ28

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That foam piece is the bumper support.
Many people have removed them to save weight.
I haven't heard of any problems from people who have removed it.

VIP1

It doesn't weight much. Some people on here painted the visible part flat black and put mesh (gutter guard from Home Depot) behind the holes in the grill.

Like this:

(not my car)

Here is a link to where I saw this pic:
https://ls1tech.com/threads/showflat...rue#Post771540

Here is a link to ration411's site:
http://www.cardomain.com/id/ratio411

Here is some more info bout the grill:
https://ls1tech.com/threads/showflat...rue#Post608988

Also, the foam may play some part in a crash. Your insurance might hold it against you if they notice its missing.

--VIP1

Tudds

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Thats a west wings mesh
I have the home depot mod.. I actually kept the foam and stuck the edges from the mesh into it to hold it into place
I'll try to find pics when I get home

OctaneZ28

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That's my car.
And yeah, that is Wings West mesh that comes with the Wings West grille insert.

The bumper supports, front and rear combined, weigh about 40 pounds.

onebadz

Im getting my wings west grille insert in a while, and im kinda confuesd about the bumper supports could someone tell me what they are and how easy they are to remove. Thanks

2KThunder

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It is a foam piece that goes behind the bumper cover. When you remove the grille insert you can see it. To remove it, there are like 5 pins in it and the only way I can recall to get it off is to remove the whole front bumper cover.

joeyspeed

Thank you guys for all the helpful info. I think I'll go with the wings west insert and leave the foam in. Does that insert come with the Camaro logo on it? Your car looks pretty cool OctaneZ28.

AZLS1

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The Wings West insert is smooth, it does not have the Camaro logo on it.

Assassin

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I cut holes in mine and did the cold air mod w/ some pre heater hose from napa!, when I first did the mod I could accually feel a difference while I wuz doing 40+ it felt like it had quicker response!, no bs

RUSSH

I just painted it gloss black..it goes good with my grill.