LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8
View Poll Results: Front bumper repaint
Paint headlight bezzel same color as the car
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Paint headlight bezzel flat black
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Paint headlight bezzel gloss black
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Old Sep 28, 2008 | 01:52 PM
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Def keep them flat black. I hate painted it looks terrible
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Old Sep 28, 2008 | 02:29 PM
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As far as the Head Lights go.. I like them better gloss. I also like the front center piece better black as well. Some people paint them the same color and I'm not a big fan of that.

Right now on mine I have a replacement Front Bumper Cover cause my original one cracked. It's completely flat-black, and I put a gold Bowtie off of a S-1o in the center of it where the factory one goes. It's the same size, I has to bend it with a Heat Gun to get it to fit the curve. It looks pretty damn sharp.

Originally Posted by camar0corey
Nah they will still stay in the road. I had lost my cutout cap on my cross country drive a few years back..
Got to get you some more rumble under there..

Near where I live it's all back roads.. when I come roaring through during the night they scatter..
Everynow and then I see a porch light come on as I go by too..that's why it's good to have the Tail Lights off..
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Old Sep 28, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by hyperzone
I think those are head light cover holding brackets. You shouldn't ever need "deer whistles" on a camaro or firebird... You just need an exhaust upgrade!
I think the head light cover pieces are at the leading edge of the headlight openings. I still contend the othe pieces are the "deer whistles". Secondly, deer are DUMB!!!! It takes more than a loud exhaust to deter them!
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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 10:11 AM
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black all the way, still need to finish mine up black, right now its body color and just makes too much up front:


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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 10:23 AM
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keep em black. Paint the radiator area or grille area but leave the bezels.
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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 10:28 AM
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mine are gloss black, but i guess my car is too, LOL. i do like the black with silver and red though
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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 03:00 PM
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1badzee where did you get the headlights? they look kinda blue.

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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 03:18 PM
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i did mine the color of the body... but it wouldnt have looked good without the stripes.

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I think it makes it look like you crashed the car if its anything but stock.
Gloss looks good though!
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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 04:37 PM
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I voted glass black assuming the grill would be painted to match. IMO I hate it when they are painted the color of the car, the black just looks aggressive and is a big reason why I love the way LT1 Camaros look over LS1 Camaros.
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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 07:16 PM
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^^^ i couldn't agree more.
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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 07:58 PM
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mine were all faded so i went to napa, got some black bumped paint, masked the areas off and sprayed a few coats on. looks 10x better
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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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Depends on color of car...

I also (don't know if you can tell in the picture) but I molded in the bumper to the fender. Looks much better...
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Ihasfip

Depends on color of car...

I also (don't know if you can tell in the picture) but I molded in the bumper to the fender. Looks much better...

It's quite subtle, but it does look really good! have you had any issues with flexing/cracking where you joined the parts?
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by leadfoot4
It's quite subtle, but it does look really good! have you had any issues with flexing/cracking where you joined the parts?
Well a slight bit on the passenger side, mainly because I didn't think too much of it after it was done and you know the occasional nose scrapeage, well that took its toll over the last year. driver side is fine. When I repaint it I will fix the driver side, but it is very tiny. Not even noticable unless your face is within a foot of it. And even then the crack is on the inside of the headlight bezel, not on the outside.

Well worth it in my opinion.

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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by That1WhiteGuy
1badzee where did you get the headlights? they look kinda blue.
i was going to ask the same thing, ive looked for the cool blue everywhere with no luck. i vote gloss black
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 02:58 PM
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Ok I am going to paint them gloss black but should I paint the little part on the fender gloss black as well or the color of the car?
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 03:40 PM
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Paint them black, it looks TERRIBLE any other way. They came from the factory that way and the front end was designed with the black in mind.

Painting part or all of them body-color just screams "I was too cheap or lazy to take the time to paint my bumper cover RIGHT."
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Purple95Z28
Paint them black, it looks TERRIBLE any other way. They came from the factory that way and the front end was designed with the black in mind.

Painting part or all of them body-color just screams "I was too cheap or lazy to take the time to paint my bumper cover RIGHT."
absolutely!!
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