Need help on new idea, fender vents...
10-05-2010, 09:17 PM
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Well, SIR, if you had ANY kind of common sense, you would see that I was saying, WHY THE HELL, would anyone make a part for the FIFTH gen Camaro AND the FOURTH gen bird? Does that make ANY sense to you? NEVER did I say they weren't thinking of doing anything for the bird, but simply pointing out that making a product for the 5th gen Camaro and 4th gen bird makes no sense. Again, if you had any common sense you would see that he was only using the front bumper of the 2010 for a EXAMPLE of how it would be insertable. This **** isn't rocket science. What next, since he used a picture of Vette and referenced that as well, it must be for the Vette too, right? 
And what makes it any harder to do it on a 4th gen Camaro than on a 5th gen?
And what makes it any harder to do it on a 4th gen Camaro than on a 5th gen?
10-05-2010, 09:23 PM
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i don't feel like going back and forth. you win. i envy your wit...
back on topic...
I really don't see how you plan to incorporate these vents into the 98-02 camaro body without just going full out and making new fenders. to use stock fenders, i assume the buyer will have to cut the slots from the fender to add these insert-able vents? that just seems like a huge hassle, and it really doesn't seem like you'll be able to have the end result look clean, and unlike some random vent you just slapped on the car. It'd probably need to be molded in to have a really finished look.
seems like something a couple people might try, but really wouldn't be worth it in the end.
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I really don't see how you plan to incorporate these vents into the 98-02 camaro body without just going full out and making new fenders. to use stock fenders, i assume the buyer will have to cut the slots from the fender to add these insert-able vents? that just seems like a huge hassle, and it really doesn't seem like you'll be able to have the end result look clean, and unlike some random vent you just slapped on the car. It'd probably need to be molded in to have a really finished look.
seems like something a couple people might try, but really wouldn't be worth it in the end.
10-05-2010, 09:30 PM
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10-05-2010, 09:32 PM
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Im gonna sidestep all the gentlemanly arguing, and ask what (if anything) you'd do for the inserts? or would it just be the drop in that gets painted without any black-plastic-ish grill?
Sorry if that was in one of the many well thought out previous posts.
I was talking to Brian about doing something like this; replacing my ta vents with something a bit more fun. Ill be interested to see how this turns out
Sorry if that was in one of the many well thought out previous posts.
I was talking to Brian about doing something like this; replacing my ta vents with something a bit more fun. Ill be interested to see how this turns out
See look at the stock 69 Trans Am vents they completely cover the vents on a 69 bird.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-...Q5fAccessories
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10-05-2010, 09:42 PM
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I say if they do it Zr1 for the bird and ZO6 Style for the 4gen camaros (only because you could make the Zr1 style vent fit better with the lines of a 4gen camaro)
10-05-2010, 11:43 PM
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I think you guys are thinking to hard on how these would be attached to the car. Say they make zr1 style Vents that Cover up the stock vents on a 98-02 bird. Well depending on how they attach to the car these same Zr1 vents could very will fit a 93-97 firebird because the fenders are just about the same in shape down there other then one has vents and the other does not. (now at the top of each fender they are shaped different to fit the front bumper and hood but from mid fender down they are the same) So with that being said you could put the ZR1 vents on older fender if they where installed by say drilling holes, 3m tape or both.
See look at the stock 69 Trans Am vents they completely cover the vents on a 69 bird.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-...Q5fAccessories
See look at the stock 69 Trans Am vents they completely cover the vents on a 69 bird.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-...Q5fAccessories
urethane piece you stick on after cutting a hole, but will it be stock style grills, new stylin inserts, etc.
Im gonna ignore the rest cause i dont think its directed at me.
10-06-2010, 03:52 PM
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I suck at photoshop had to black and white my car and the Zr1 vent's because I have no idea how to change the color on something from blue to my car color.
Anyways My photoshop
10-06-2010, 04:19 PM
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interesting. could come out pretty nice for the birds. still don't think i'd really care for it non-molded in, it'll just look tacked on like the fake stick on vents every one puts on their cas these days at the tops of their fenders: http://www.autotrucktoys.com/300/Chr...nts-C1783.aspx
10-06-2010, 07:30 PM
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interesting. could come out pretty nice for the birds. still don't think i'd really care for it non-molded in, it'll just look tacked on like the fake stick on vents every one puts on their cas these days at the tops of their fenders: http://www.autotrucktoys.com/300/Chr...nts-C1783.aspx
10-06-2010, 08:22 PM
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ok, i did this with paint and i had no clue what i was doing, i know its a horrible pic but i thought id give it a try, feel free to make fun of it lol
this is what i was kind of going for
this is what i was kind of going for
10-06-2010, 08:24 PM
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ive never seen a paint chop that good. I wont have time to actually do it until tomorrow but i could give it a go.
that looks better proportionally than the above ta chop, but i think its cause the scoops there are similar to the stock ones.
that looks better proportionally than the above ta chop, but i think its cause the scoops there are similar to the stock ones.