benji's_z28

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i plan on getting my roof painted due to a few bubbles in the paint. my car now has red mirrors and red door handles. i had a red lt1 and it had black mirrors and handles. i was wondering if all ls1 camaros came with color matching mirrors and door handles or if just some came with them like that. well what im gettin at is whether i should paint the mirrors black and door handles black while im at it ???? has anyone done this? if so i would like to see some pics to give me some idea of how it will look. thanks

RedRallyeZ

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2000+ came with body painted mirrors and i think all came with matching door handles.

whichever one would look better depends on if you have any other black accents on the car. I wouldnt do black mirrors with chrome/polished wheels, but if you plan on black wheels or berger, then they would compliment eachother nicely

Mr. Trick

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All LS1 Camaros had body color door handles.

ROCNDAV

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I always liked the Z28's black top and mirrors. I guess LT1's had the black mirrors and door handles, LS1's had the body colored items.

fordeater

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i perfer the black mirrors I think they look better than painted

Xsta Z 28

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Don't bother repainting the roof, unless you replace the entire panel. Just FYI, the glue is eating through the panel and causing the bubbles.

benji's_z28

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what would cause the glue to eat away at the pain?? and where would i find a whole new roof panel??

is that the only way to solve this problem?

Shockwave179

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Black mirrors > Color matched

Just a personal opinion though.

Swiat34

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On Camaros the mirrors blend in with the body/fenders and I think they look better painted to match. Trans Ams mirrors are distinctly seperated from the body and look good black only if there's other black accents. There has to be a balance of the contrasting color for it to look right, otherwise it seems out of place. Camaros should keep their mirrors color-matched with the body of the car....IMO.


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hlaalu

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id like to paint mine black one of these days.

Xsta Z 28

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No way to fix other that remove and replace the ENTIRE roof hoop. You can buy the hoop from GM.

Some one did post a nice DIY with pics here too.

Unfortunately the adhesive manufacturer changed the solvent content in the glue, heat reactivates it and WALA! Bubbly roof hoop.

There is a TSB from GM about it, and it is in the sticky at the top of this forum.

Just didn't want you to waste good money repainting the hoop if the glue will destroy it again.

hlaalu

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ya that DIY is really cool. i dunno, still seems like a pain the butt to do. although it looks more and more tempting everytime a new bubble comes out to say hi

02gtp4now

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same here my friends always tell me to paint my mirrors green but i like the black, and it will look even better with tinted windows.

|2ocky

The black mirrors look cheap and out of place.

benji's_z28

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well according to previous post 98-99 came with black mirrors so your mirrors are the way they are supposed to be. ever since i wanted to paint this i just figured that all ls1's camaros came with painted mirrors. now that i konw that only certain years came with black mirrors i dont think i will change it just because it is the way the car is supposed to be.

now is that TSB just for the part of the roof that goes from quarter panel to quarter panel??? or is it for the whole roof??? because i have bubbles on both parts.

thanks for the input guys

WYATT318MOPAR

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I like them black, just changed a 01 SS to have black mirrors painted gloss to match its berger. My car is a 98 artic so it already had black mirrors and top.

Brian2006

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My car came with black and I just put on red ones:

Black:





Red:





Black makes it seem like GM just cheaped out and painted them all that color (which they did) and body painted just flows such much better

lilred1995vette

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Car looks great Brian! Tried sending pm, but your box is full.

LavaRock

I don't like our mirrors. I wish they had made them like the Corvettes. But, to answer the question I'd say body color. My pewter has black mirrors.

the_merv

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I have black ones, but I have alot of black and red on the Car.