Who has Removed Their RS Body Kit? Satisfied?
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Who has Removed Their RS Body Kit? Satisfied?
I am contemplating removing my RS body kit. I have some paint damage on the body kit pieces and it would be a hell of a lot cheaper to remove the body kit than get everything repainted. I always liked the looks of Camaros without the body kit but fear that mine wouldn't look as good for some reason. I'm afraid the paint under the body kit wil be scratched and/or dulled. Has anyone removed their RS body kit and liked or disliked the results? I suppose I can take it off and see how it looks but it is a ton of work. Thanks!
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I pulled it off of my 2000. It is easy to do, but leaves a BUNCH of holes all the way around your car. IMO, on a black car i wouldn't be that bad, but on a lighter or brighter colored car, they would need to be filled in, it looked horrible on my red 2000, very noticable.
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Yeah it leaves a lot of hole but people dont notice it on mine, and its lowered so even better, they kind of have to squat down to see them, drilling out all those rivets is a bitch though.
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Well, if you guys do take them off, I might be willing to buy them as long as there are no cracks or rips in the urethane. And if i have the money at the time....
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Originally Posted by RGVWS6
Yeah it leaves a lot of hole but people dont notice it on mine, and its lowered so even better, they kind of have to squat down to see them, drilling out all those rivets is a bitch though.
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Originally Posted by FastTrackDF82
Was going to warn about the same thing. Does the factory RS spoilers leaves holes as well. the RS spoiler I had on my camaro attached with double sided tape....but it was aftermarket.
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Originally Posted by RGVWS6
the holes are most noticeable on the sides as thats where most of the rivets are, but nothing like "Oh my god!!!" looking.
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So the side skirts are the worst looking when removed? took a peak under one of the front body kit pieces and the paint looked pretty darn good to me. The holes weren't that noticible. Are the side panels bolted on, or are they riveted, or both? I would like to take one off and just see how it looks if its not too much trouble. I have to take the back one off anyways to fix some paint damage.
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Originally Posted by ArcticZ28
I'm pretty sure mine aren't riveted (at least on the bottom). There are two rivets in the front and rear fender wells, but that's about it. I think the undersides are held on by double sided tape. The front and rear looks to be the same as well.
The front & rear is the same way.
Maybe 10 holes up front total, 30 holes between both sides, and another 10 on the rear. Light colored car? Don't do it unless you can get the holes filled.
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yea im in the same boat. got a 2001 black z28 with the rs kit. i took it off but the saw all the holes it leaves. so i put it back on. i didnt wanna worry about the water damage that will go up the holes or ect. and you can tell so yea.
so once i get the $$$ im going to get them removed then filled n painted
so once i get the $$$ im going to get them removed then filled n painted