A piece of paper? WTF?! It was a GM option to have an SS, plus they did not make as many SS's as Z28's, hence more rare and the option makes it worth more. Not to mention that SLP had many more options that were offered.

Here is my little "piece of paper":

Now did the Z28 have these options? I think not.
I agree with you that if somebody slaps an SS hood and wing on they should put SS badges on it. I think it looks funny with the Z28 badges still on it.

Who cares? OMG! You're kidding right?!
I would care! Lets say I was looking at a 2000 Z28 for 10k, and there was a 2000 SS for 14k. I buy the SS and I find out later it was a fake (clone). Myself, and 99.999% of people would be pissed that the "little piece of paper" was bullshit and you were ripped off.
SS is worth more money, thats something you're going to have to learn to deal with, sorry buddy.

...you like many others HAVE NO CLUE!.
Read up on what SLP installed on these cars, AND what was offered as options like what you see in my SLP window sticker.
Does it make these cars any better? Stock vs stock...yes (in most aspects). But you can install these same parts (or comparable) yourself and make a clone. And about the SLP hood and wing, you will NOT find an aftermarket hood and wing that lines up as good as SLP does, period.

I keep on hearing "hood and wing...hood and wing, thats the only difference!"
You guys are dead wrong and need to search and find out the difference's on the two because there is much much more then a ******* hood and wing. When it comes to appearance...yes thats all it is and thats it.


Peace,
Craig.

 

I think it's a one of 375 cars

William

 

Are you really proud that SLP worked on your car

Thats one reason I wouldn't want an SS
Other than SLP working on the car, I think the SS is hot as hell and if I had a Z28 I would I would surely change the hood and spoiler.....

I have a Trans Am...non WS-6 model.....I don't give a ****, I don't care for the badges. All I like is the hood and maybe i'll change the hood and maybe I won't.....I do kinda like hearing tards say to me I should of gotten a RAM AIR, they are faster

 

I'm not saying in anyway that my SS is any faster than a Z28 because SLP had it...Hell i think if anything my car is the one SS that is just a Z with hood badge spoiler and wheels because mine had like NO SLP options. Proud that SLP worked on the car? I dont see people bitching about having Berger work on the cars or back in the 60s, Yenko, Dana, Nickey, etc...All the owners of those cars are not true gearheads because they let someone else do the work i guess.

William

 

for anyone who thinks a z wont look right without the ss badges if it has the hood and spolier do a search in the "represent silver metallic" thread. member name is tmgsix. arguably the cleanest z u will ever see.

for everyone else who still thinks all an ss is, is a hood and spoiler.....whatever helps u sleep better at night

 

yeah but SLP sucks *****....
Are they still a sponsor here? Don't want to get in trouble for sponsor bashing

 

i fully agree with you. i would be pissed too...and yes that would be a rip off. i think i may have been misunderstood when i said "an ss owner has nothing special". what i was trying to say is that he has nothing more than a piece of paper over a guy that made a clone.

 

you forgot about the piece of paper.

so tell me...what else is there?

i have replaced my rims/tires, shocks, entire exhaust, and removed my front sway bar. so like...what is left besides the hood and wing?

 

SLP has had their share of issues (can't match paint very well ), I agree, but I have to give them credit for bring the SS back to Chevrolet and coming up with a KICK *** design for the car

 

WU8 option and Y2Y if you got SLP options on the door, a SLP optioned Door label, a VIN recognized by GM as a real SS, so if these cars do become worth something (doubtful) they are more valuable than a "clone".

There's more to the SS than just the crap that is on it, the people that buy them bought them because they are that much more special, they aren't worth **** (it's a GM vehicle, don't kid yourself), and we like them because they are real.

That's what a lot of people are trying to get at, since the car is supposed to be a special edition Camaro, when people try to copy it down to the badge and show the rest of the world that they have a SS when they don't, it can upset the true SS owner.

If you want an SS so bad, buy one, they aren't that much more than a Z28 now, and you will probably spend more in the aftermarket side buying the **** to clone it anyways, plus you get poor fitmet, quality, painting, etc, that goes along with it.

 

why isnt anyone pointing out a simple fact overlooked here. how is putting on an SS hood or spoiler not posing, those came only on SS's just like the badges, so if u put a hood or spoiler then technically ur posing too

and to all the guys who dont think an SS camaro is special, sorry and i leave u with this quote

"its an SS thing, you wouldnt understand"

 

I hear what you're saying. If the clone was done right then yes there is nothing different other then the VIN# saying its not from SLP. The real SS will still be worth more but not much more these days.

If you want to talk about a no SLP optioned SS there really isn't much more.

Here is my window sticker listing the SS option and some details:


...my 2nd window sticker (just the total price):


...my 3rd window sticker from SLP is already posted up above with some of the SLP options that were offered. Mine was lacking the SS car cover, portfolio, Auburn rear diff., and the rear SS deck mat.
So for a stripper SS your car is pretty much there, just the power steering cooler, the little rubber seal for the lid that meets the hood.
But an easy way the tell if a car was a real SS is the door code stating the "Y2Y" option saying it's an SS.

I doubt our cars down the road will be worth something, just the 1st gen's are really holding some value. And a real LS1 SS will still be worth just a little bit more then the Z28, but not much more these days. Not like the price differene you see on my window stickers.

They are worth more because you got more. They depreciate just like ANY other american car/truck does, they're all NOT WORTH ****! Just the SS is worth a little more **** then the Z28! lol

It doesn't bother me at all. I helped two friends convert their Z28's over to SS's.

Here are some pics of before and after of a friend of mine Thomas' Z28 (1LSWON):

Before:


After:

...do you guys like the silver outlined SS badges? lol I told him they would look alot better!

When it comes to making SS owners upset, it would ONLY bother me if somebody tried to state it as a real SS when selling it.

You are soooo right on the money!!!
The price difference now is not much. And the aftermarket parts out there fit like ***, unless you get SLP hood and wing (but they cost alot).


Peace,
Craig.

 

Yes it is posing (clone). But in my opinion its not that bad, not like when you see those dumbass' with a V6 Camaro with SS badges, thats when I myself say posing...or ******* idiots! lol


Peace,
Craig.

 

you are correct. i would never buy a z over an ss with the intention of turning the z into an ss. but what if you already have a z then decide one day that you want the look of the ss? sell ur car that has tons of mods and redo it on an ss and lose ur ***? or if you have a z and you come across a real SWEET deal on a hood, wing and wheels...if you put that stuff on...id say you should put the badges on it to complete it.

this debate can go on for ever and ever. i understand how some guys are sentimental about their ss's. but its childish to put someone down that does the ss convertion. i do agree with the fact that the person that does this should not claim that its an ss...or try to sell it as an ss. "for the most part" the ss is an appearance package...so if someone wants to upgrade their car to this better looking package well god bless them

 

when its all said and done 90% of us tear our cars apart and upgrade to aftermarket equipment. for the other 10 % they are a lot diff. sorry they are. as listed above several times, look at the options available to the original purchaser on your order sheet. you will not find that stuff on a z28. my car came with ALL available options for 99 car. thusfor when it was stock, i had a much better car than a stock z. it handled better, looked better, and was maybe a tenth quicker. <----------(whoopty doo i know) not to mention my shoes and anything i throw in my trunk sit on pretty ss emblems all the stuff that you had to do to your car after you got home from the dealership i already had on mine from the dealership. thats what im getting at. im not saying my car is better than anyone elses on this board, because it doesnt hold a candle to most cars on here. but stock for stock, ya it was.

 

Well said, thats excatly what I'm saying!

Again, well said!


Peace,
Craig.

 

Wow,this thread has grown...

Can't we just talk about something less touchy?Like Abortion or God?Politics?

 

 

i am a poser. my mustang says 5.0 on the side

 

[QUOTE=1sicv6]why isnt anyone pointing out a simple fact overlooked here. how is putting on an SS hood or spoiler not posing, those came only on SS's just like the badges, so if u put a hood or spoiler then technically ur posing too

and to all the guys who dont think an SS camaro is special, sorry and i leave u with this quote

"its an SS thing, you wouldnt understand"
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well..why isnt anyone pointing a simple fact overlooked here?..i see some hypocricy with your thinking here...your info seems to say that you have rims from a 35th anniversery...poser