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Old Feb 27, 2014 | 12:23 PM
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Recent purchase. 2001 Pewter Z28, 25,000 miles. Need advice on what appearance mods people would make. I have already changed the wheel & tire combo. (The Bra will come off the front as soon as the winter gravel is off of the roads). The car is completely stock. Was never driven in rain or snow and has lived its life in a garage. I think the tail lights need to change, needs an SS hood. what else????
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Old Feb 27, 2014 | 12:39 PM
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Whistler headlights. Stock tail lights tinted or not. Sunoco hood or keep z28 hood. Ss spoiler. Rear inserts. Lowered
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Old Feb 27, 2014 | 01:05 PM
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Get the most important appearance mod done.. Stance. Pick up some BMR lowering springs and completely change the look and feel of the car. Get some shocks while you're at it. Tint is another basic.

Then get to the other details.. grill (SLP bowtie), headlights (whistlered), parking lights (clear), and whatever else tickles your fancy..
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Old Feb 27, 2014 | 01:06 PM
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-Whistler headlights for sure
-Black jewel front markers
-Black Berger panel
-SS hood with black manta stripe
-SS spoiler
-SS or bowtie grille
-35% or darker tinted windows
-springs and shocks to drop it a bit

Example of the Manta and Whistler headlights together:


Another good one of the Manta stripe, and black markers:


And the Berger panel with SS spoiler:

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Old Feb 27, 2014 | 01:46 PM
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If you want to go low the sportlines are nice, I use them. No problem at all just be careful at speedbumps, Bilstein shocks with Eibach sportline works fine for me >.
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Old Feb 27, 2014 | 02:06 PM
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That second pic is my car. I have whistlered the headlights and tinted the car.
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Old Feb 27, 2014 | 02:09 PM
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Whistler and the wheels made the overall look awesome! Cheers from sweden
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Old Feb 27, 2014 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Putte68
Whistler and the wheels made the overall look awesome! Cheers from sweden
Thanks, here's more pics




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Looks great!
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SS spoiler and Whistlered lights for sure... Maybe a SLP grill (never mind.... see you have the front plate law)
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Old Feb 27, 2014 | 04:28 PM
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Lower it, tint the windows, Whistler mod, wheels, SS spoiler, Berger mod, SLP Grille, Sunoco hood!
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Old Feb 27, 2014 | 04:52 PM
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I have an extra set of headlights. I will have to try out the whistler mod on. Has anyone ever tried painting them pewter instead of the black??
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Old Feb 27, 2014 | 05:39 PM
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Daaaaamn, that car is ****** RIGHT! Well done sir, well done.
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Lower it, sunoco hood, SS rear spoiler, SLP grill.....done
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Originally Posted by idahoz28
I have an extra set of headlights. I will have to try out the whistler mod on. Has anyone ever tried painting them pewter instead of the black??
I've seen pictures of Camaros with body color headlights and it never seems to look quite right. I'd say go Whistler, they really should have came stock like that
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Old Feb 27, 2014 | 08:05 PM
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Lower it.
SS hood
SS spoiler
wheels
projector headlights
HIDs
tint
Exhaust

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What projectors & HIDs should I go with if I go that direction??? My Girlfriend lives out in the boonies and every time I take her home I see at least a dozen Mule deer. I had some aftermarket headlights on my Mystic Z28 and they were terrible for driving at night in deer country.
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Old Feb 28, 2014 | 10:59 AM
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Pewter is one of the nicest colors
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Originally Posted by idahoz28
What projectors & HIDs should I go with if I go that direction??? My Girlfriend lives out in the boonies and every time I take her home I see at least a dozen Mule deer. I had some aftermarket headlights on my Mystic Z28 and they were terrible for driving at night in deer country.
If you dont feel like fabricating or your not capable, get the H1 morimoto mini's from the retrofit source. It doesnt get much easier than that for real OEM quality bi-xenon with a nice sharp cutoff and output.

If you are up for fabricating, the FX-r and LS460 projectors are amazing. You will spend alot more money going this route though.
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I really like the pewter color. I noticed it kind of changes to a bronze color in the evening. It looks good in the garage next to my Mystic green '00 Z28 convertible. I actually like it better than the green.
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