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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 05:33 PM
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What all do I need to do. I know That The side pieces(2) Bolt in and I would need to get the quarters taken care of. Which I have that under control. I want to go with a 96 SS style spoiler or 98 at worse, in either case I know I will be much happier with over the factory 3 pc. Untill I get the new spoiler will I need to put a stock spoiler on that has no "top" piece or will that spoiler come off with fishing line?

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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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no one has done this?
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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 06:13 PM
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All I know for sure is there is two holes in each 1/4 for them, and Im happy your removing it, its super fugly
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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Sgt. Spuds
All I know for sure is there is two holes in each 1/4 for them, and Im happy your removing it, its super fugly
+1 on the fugliness of that abomination.

The middle piece is just double sided tape, fishing line/goo gone will get it off. and im not sure but the side two are just bolted in there and im assuming the bolts should be somewhere around where your spare tire well is my girlfriend just ordered my SS spoiler tonight from thespoilercompany on ebay for my birthday so no more ugly 3 piece for me.

so how do you plan on getting rid of the holes in the quarter panels?
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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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I think the 3pc looks way nicer than the stock z28 spoiler. I also think it looks alot nicer than the price of having to fill 4 holes, sand, prime, and paint.
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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 09:45 PM
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so do i... its not a fugly abomination i dont know wtf you guys are talking about...
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by 00firebird
so do i... its not a fugly abomination i dont know wtf you guys are talking about...
yes, it does look better than the stock spoiler. But when you see it from the back it looks like *** for some reason.


here it doesnt look so bad


but from the back
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 10:59 AM
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I agree with ^. If it were seamless, it'd be sweet. It just looks so damn cheap.
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I don't think the factory SAP spolier looks bad at all. I like the SS spoiler better but I hate those 2 stondoffs that come down from the SS. That is why I'm keeping the factory 3 piece spoiler for now. That and I don't want to paint my quarters.
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Camaro Ryder KV
red camaro looks awesome!
Thanks! That's zaino for ya!
Thats actually just a chop though, my car has the chrome SS 10 spokes but i wanted to see how it would look with painted black ones. it was the only picture i had readily available.


mike02z, check out the mecham spoiler.

its the same as the SS spoiler, minus the middle supports but has the led brake light like the newer one.
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that whole factory gfx kit on the camaro's is a fugly abomination
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Old Sep 11, 2006 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 98FiveSeven
no one has done this?
i just got my camaro SS spoiler today and i decided to test fit it. basically all you do is:

1) open rear hatch
2) pull the plastic liner off of the top of the hatch(inside part)
3) this will give you access to the middle piece, there are two nuts on each side, you cant miss them.
4) unscrew them and the middle piece will come right off
5) for the two side pieces there is three nuts on each side (which really pisses me off cause now i have 3 holes to fill) go ahead and unscrews them and you good to go.

and like i said before the middle piece is double sided taped to the stock spoiler.
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