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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 12:12 PM
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Just wondering what you guys think. Nothing crazy, just maybe the Xenon or RS kit. Should I put one on? There are more pics in the link in my sig. Feel free to voice your opinions.
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 12:49 PM
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ground effects are extra fugly
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 12:54 PM
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I've never been a big fan of any of the kits for the f-body... no matter what you do it just looks like an add-on. I like the cleaner lines of a stock SS or WS6 than any kit out there... But it's personal taste, you have to live with it, if you like it do it, but I wouldn't
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 12:55 PM
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I prefer the xenon kit on a Camaro. I like GFX, they add that racing look to f-bodies. However, some kits out there are ugly and have no business being on a Camaro or T/A. An example being the Andy's Autosport kit for the T/A .
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 12:56 PM
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GMMG's kit looks great. Im pretty sure its $$ though
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 12:57 PM
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No, hate them so much I bought my car on Thursday and by Thursday night they were off. Car looks sweet the way it is in your sig. Paint your wing though.
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 12:58 PM
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Definately not. I think are cars look great as it is and any body kit would be overkill.
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 01:01 PM
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i love having ground effects on my car....i think they look sooo much better with them, i searched forever to find a car with the factory ones
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 01:02 PM
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No, hate them so much I bought my car on Thursday and by Thursday night they were off. Car looks sweet the way it is in your sig. Paint your wing though.
The top of the wing is painted...black
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 01:11 PM
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I have a mix of RS and Xenon ground effects, and I like them a lot. Most people think it looks pretty good. Of course, I've gotten some "OMFGWTF!!1 that's RICE!" comments, too.
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 01:14 PM
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What kind of kit are you interested in?
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 01:20 PM
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I like the Xenon front piece.

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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 02:11 PM
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I like the way your car looks now
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 02:26 PM
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Factory RS kit is pretty conservative and looks half decent. Xenon is alittle much for me but it looks right on certain cars. If you have some sort of ground effects the car has to be slammed IMO, or it doesn't look right. However, I think you car has enough appearance mods, you wouldn't want to over do it.
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by GM Muscle
Factory RS kit is pretty conservative and looks half decent. Xenon is alittle much for me but it looks right on certain cars. If you have some sort of ground effects the car has to be slammed IMO, or it doesn't look right. However, I think you car has enough appearance mods, you wouldn't want to over do it.
GM: I don't like body kits... but for some reason, I like your car, looks good!
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Nautilus
GM: I don't like body kits... but for some reason, I like your car, looks good!
Thanks, I think the key is to keep it clean and simple. Seems to work, it's only been called rice once on this site, lol. I had to return to the stock front peices after last years front bumper drag at the track so I'm going to have to drop the front even more to make them look right.
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 02:40 PM
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keep it. i like the look without body kits and slammed...lol

either way...you're car looks really clean and nice!
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 02:45 PM
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GM, how do you not scrape everywhere you go? I'm on stock ride height, and I scrape going up or down any driveway over 15 degrees or so.
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 02SS:ZEUS
The top of the wing is painted...black
My bad, thought it was still in the gelcoat
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by mikerulzu
GM, how do you not scrape everywhere you go? I'm on stock ride height, and I scrape going up or down any driveway over 15 degrees or so.
The car is actually lower than in my sig pic now and the only thing that would ever scrape is the air deflector, but that is being eliminated. I just pull into steep driveways slowly on an angle and the ground effects clear just fine.

Although there was this incedent at the race track, it was pure carnage, destroyed the upper bumper support and all. Strapped the nose back on and it ran it's fastest pass ever.

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