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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 06:28 PM
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....just need to get the holes shaved and do something about those wheels....

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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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Did you give it the old tug-er-oo or did you take your time and do it the correct way? Be sure you're not going to get harassed by the local 5-0 for not running a front plate, or you'd might as well slap it back on. looks good otherwise.
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 06:53 PM
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haha....i kinda half & halfed it. i started pulling the push-pins out of the top, then got the 8 or 10 bolts underneath. it wouldn't come off....then i noticed the ones up inside that were a pain in the *** to get to, so....i pulled the sides out, used a flat-head to pop the bottom clips off, and pulled on it until the top ones broke..... it was like for while, but it came off.

to hell with the cops, i see cars without front tags all over the place. if they try to get me, i'll zip tie one on and get the ticket taken care of then off it will come. plates ruin the look of the car imo.

besides, it's a LS1, they only see the backside
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 07:00 PM
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get the holes filled, and get some type of mesh for the big holes
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 07:08 PM
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looks good, just get those holes filled
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 07:10 PM
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yeah the holes gotta go
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Ls1CamaroGuy87
get the holes filled, and get some type of mesh for the big holes
i was thinkin about puttin a mesh in there. is it hard or easy to do??
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 07:16 PM
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i was thinkin about puttin a mesh in there. is it hard or easy to do??

x2.....where to buy? how do you secure it in there?
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 07:24 PM
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lol, I have no idea, I painted my stock grille to match my car, I have just seen the mesh thing done on other peoples cars and it looked good, sorry
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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I'd keep the wheels and just put 17x11's in the back.
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 07:30 PM
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this guy did it: his user name is PewterY2KZ28


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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 07:40 PM
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dude im having a hard time deciding which route to go..i really like it without a grill(with the holes filled in)..but i also like how camaroguy did it....erg. looks good though
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 07:45 PM
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I love the look of a painted stock grille, thats why I did it:

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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 08:58 PM
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^ i know dude......im just affraid if it will chip really easily being that it's painted plastic. and yes i love what you did to your grille
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 09:01 PM
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I got it painted at a professional paint shop, and they assured me that it wouldn't chip or anything like that....I think they put something in the paint that makes it so it can flex or bend, but I could be wrong...the slp grille's are painted, and they are plastic, I have not heard any complants about those...
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here is what it looks like without mesh and with holes and camaro filled in.
I used a 97 camaro emblem for the front
Attached Thumbnails finally removed my grill...-2004etfinalsnodecalssmall.jpg  

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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Ls1CamaroGuy87
this guy did it: his user name is PewterY2KZ28


that looks awesome. thats what i want to do. is there a writeup on how to do it??
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 12:38 AM
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^^ i dont know, i would just pm that guy and ask him how did it, or even pm the guy with the white car above and ask how he did it
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Yahelou
that looks awesome. thats what i want to do. is there a writeup on how to do it??

Im sure its fairly straight forward the only thing i dont like is it reminds me off all those imports with shitty body kits that do it..
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 12:20 PM
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all those cars above look badass. i'm not one to rip off other people's ideas, but i may be cloning PewterY2KZ28's car...that looks great.
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