View Poll Results: Is it right to put SS badges on a z28
Yes, hood, spoiler, suspension is done, throw on badges
98
17.66%
No, the VIN still doesn't say SS, so it's a z28
457
82.34%
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Throwing SS Badges on a Z28, wrong or right
Originally Posted by DEMONBIRD
What about Z28 badges on a SS 
!?
!?........that was just lame dude.
Though now that I think about it I did remove the Z28 badges from my Z28 and I never put them back on. It was kinda like putting v6 badges on Z28.
Does it really matter? If you know what you are driving, and know what you're buying, why should you care what emblems some yo-yo slaps on his car? I'd be more concerned with the drivers that ruin the Camaro name with god aweful apperance mods. It seems that some SS owners feel that they are made "less special" by the ss imitators. Doesn't bother me a bit. If I was car shopping, and I was that in to the collectability factor, I'd research and have every identifiable marker of an original.
Your car, your money, your choice.
Your car, your money, your choice.
i have a z and i want the ss hood, the vfn hood is awesome dont get me wrong but there is something about the ss hood that is just badass....also, the only spoiler that looks decent on a camaro is wait? can it be? yes, its the ss spoiler...so damn, do i keep my z looking like a v6? or do i do what the hell i want to my car and make it look better..of course......so now im stuck with a dilemma, do i put z28 badges on it, because its still a z, which would look so retarded....or do i just throw ss badges on there and not give a damn? exactly, do what you want your car, im not selling mine and if anyone asks ill tell them what has been done to my car.....
Reviving this one.
A member here just posted that he got screwed on a purchase, thought he was buying an SS. Hopefully he did't buy it from some dirtbag on this site that claimed it was a real SS.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6620861
A member here just posted that he got screwed on a purchase, thought he was buying an SS. Hopefully he did't buy it from some dirtbag on this site that claimed it was a real SS.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6620861
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TECH Junkie
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: CHITOWN
Say you buy a SLP SS grill and thats the only badge on the car, then its ok but to start calling the car a SS and lieing about it...Lame
I dont like anything, I like my cars with no badges at all.....
I dont like anything, I like my cars with no badges at all.....
Launching!
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 252
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From: Jamaica, NYC
Sorry to say, but IMO its dead wrong to do it. You may be surprised in knowing how much you can accomplish with some tasteful things done to exploit a z28 package. The best looking z's I've seen have been the ones that were exploiting their heritage instead of trying to look like an 'ss (or any other car).
Its also my opinion that once you get past the badging, z28's are on par with its 'SS sibling with the ls1 (the main and most important ingredient).
Its also my opinion that once you get past the badging, z28's are on par with its 'SS sibling with the ls1 (the main and most important ingredient).
Originally Posted by Genesis_26317
They aren't on par there the same thing all SS's start life as a Z28 then get badges, a hood, a spoiler, and sway-bars.
They don't even get the 1LE suspension as standard because you can get that on a Z28 as well. You just check it on either one, just like leather isn't standard on the SS.
They don't even get the 1LE suspension as standard because you can get that on a Z28 as well. You just check it on either one, just like leather isn't standard on the SS.
hehehehe ya having GM give the performance upgrades with the SS package instead of optioning it would have been nicer. But they had to give the dealer the option of a cheaper SS to sell? I looked for a fully loaded one when I bought mine. Every option available GM and SLP.
I love the look of the SS. the hood wing wheels emblems.
I bought my car with the intention of making it a SS clone race car (drag racing).
I am finishing doing just that within the next couple weeks.
Here is my reasoning.
-I didn't want to pay the price for a SS with no real advantage being I was replacing most of the stuff anyway and the Z I bought already had a SS hood and I already had SS wheels.
-and my biggest reason is I planned on ripping this car apart and changing just about everything for dragracing. I would rather do this to a Z28. If I had a real SS there is no way I could tear into it like that. I just don't like ruining the value of anything that has a lesser amount of cars made. There are tons of Z's I don't mind cutting it up so bad. Some people can do it but not me.
-unless you are trying to scam someone I don't see anything wrong with it. Lets say you built a Camaro from the ground up using no gm parts on the car. a tube chassis car. Could I call it a Camaro if I wanted to? Could I call it a Camaro SS if I wanted to? Could you call it a Z28 if you wanted to? In reality its not even a Camaro at all.
I thought about keeping the Z emblems or maybe even retro Z emblems but its not what I wanted. Is there any reason I should not be allowed to do this? Should I have bought the SS and paid extra money for it and cut it up?
btw I plan to keep this car forever
I bought my car with the intention of making it a SS clone race car (drag racing).
I am finishing doing just that within the next couple weeks.
Here is my reasoning.
-I didn't want to pay the price for a SS with no real advantage being I was replacing most of the stuff anyway and the Z I bought already had a SS hood and I already had SS wheels.
-and my biggest reason is I planned on ripping this car apart and changing just about everything for dragracing. I would rather do this to a Z28. If I had a real SS there is no way I could tear into it like that. I just don't like ruining the value of anything that has a lesser amount of cars made. There are tons of Z's I don't mind cutting it up so bad. Some people can do it but not me.
-unless you are trying to scam someone I don't see anything wrong with it. Lets say you built a Camaro from the ground up using no gm parts on the car. a tube chassis car. Could I call it a Camaro if I wanted to? Could I call it a Camaro SS if I wanted to? Could you call it a Z28 if you wanted to? In reality its not even a Camaro at all.
I thought about keeping the Z emblems or maybe even retro Z emblems but its not what I wanted. Is there any reason I should not be allowed to do this? Should I have bought the SS and paid extra money for it and cut it up?
btw I plan to keep this car forever
Originally Posted by Nine Ball
Reviving this one.
A member here just posted that he got screwed on a purchase, thought he was buying an SS. Hopefully he did't buy it from some dirtbag on this site that claimed it was a real SS.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6620861
A member here just posted that he got screwed on a purchase, thought he was buying an SS. Hopefully he did't buy it from some dirtbag on this site that claimed it was a real SS.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6620861
I'd assume your forum demographic doesn't contain many shoppers looking high dollar, rare collectable muscle cars. In your case, I can understand the sensitivity to this issue.
Originally Posted by brandonppr
unless you are trying to scam someone I don't see anything wrong with it.
Saying you like a hood, wheels, spoiler... ok. Trying to get me to believe you just love the look of two plastic letters (SS emblems) and that's the reason you are putting them on there (as opposed to wanting people to think you have an SS) is the biggest bullshit I've ever heard
