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04-13-2010, 11:32 PM
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Splash Guards dealer ripoff?
Why do I have to pay my dealer to "paint" splash guards (quarter flares) Imperial Blue, when everyother color comes from GM? Dealer wants $429 plus sales tax to paint and install. GM list price for other colored splash guards is $199. and you can get them on the gm parts site for $145.
http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/results...umber=92214931 http://www.gmaccessorieszone.com/Che...1%5Btype%5D=gm Should I hold my breath and see if GM makes them available in Imperial Blue?  Are you listening GM??? |
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04-13-2010, 11:45 PM
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Camaro Dreamer
Drives: Hyundai Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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429 WHAT?! That is a joke. I cannot understand why they sell them for every other color except imperial blue metallic. For that price you could buy 2 sets of them. Thats crazy. 
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04-13-2010, 11:47 PM
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SoCal Mayhem
Drives: 2010 Camaro 1SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Foothill Ranch, CA
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I don't see Synergy Green
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04-13-2010, 11:52 PM
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           Drives: 2010 2SS IOM L99 Join Date: Jan 2010
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reading your thread,it looks like you answered your own question.
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04-14-2010, 12:03 AM
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Drives: 1969 Firebird vert Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Saint Louis
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I bought mine from parts direct, $160, and had a local shop paint them aqua blue for $270, and I installed them myself. Total of ~ $430 without installation. So your price sounds about right.
Sure wish they made them and the heritage grille in all colors, hint, hint...
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04-14-2010, 12:06 AM
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Heritage Hanger
Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS, Black. Join Date: May 2009
Location: Edmonton Alberta
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Is the dealer painting them... or more likely sending them out to a painter to be painted.
They're just gonna foreward the invoice to you if it's the later.
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04-14-2010, 01:08 AM
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Drives: SIM 2LT RS 6M, Toy Tacoma S-Charged Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Seattle
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How about going with black? Might look good having contrasting colors?
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04-14-2010, 07:02 AM
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Drives: Transformers Edition Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Mass
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GM Splash Guards for $179
I got mine for $179 (rally yellow) at the dealer in about two days. I took them to my friends shop where we took off the wheels and put them on. It was very easy to do.
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04-14-2010, 07:04 AM
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Tampa Gulf Coast Family
Drives: '13 2SS/RS, Blue Ray Metallic, Auto Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Plantation, FL
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When I got my car, the dealer wanted $900! I was like yeah, let me think about that, no!
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04-14-2010, 07:11 AM
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Drives: 67 Camaro Convertible Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: MA
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I'm not sure why they don't make all colors from gm parts direct. I bought mine for a total of $160 (prepainted RJT), put them on myself in about 45 mins. You do not have to take the wheels off to install. Anyone who's done it before should be able to install them in 20 mins.
Maybe buy the black and see how it looks? (They do seem to help with the chipping on the gills) If you don't like the color, see if a local body shop will paint them Imperial Blue? Bet you'd get a better price for paint from a local guy, then install them yourself.
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04-14-2010, 07:19 AM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: MA
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can someone please post a photo of the car with these on...or send me a link.
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04-14-2010, 07:27 AM
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Drives: 2010 RJT 2LT Camaro Join Date: May 2009
Location: East Lansing, MI
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So no blues, white, or green. |
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04-14-2010, 07:30 AM
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I ordered cyber gray metallic for my synergy to match the stripes from GM parts direct. Good product, shipping was fairly slow, took a total of 2 weeks from when i placed my order. I will be putting them on this weekend (my car is getting the front repainted right now). I will post pics
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04-14-2010, 07:35 AM
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Drives: 2010 RJT 2LT Camaro Join Date: May 2009
Location: East Lansing, MI
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I was complimented about how well they look. From this angle they are the most noticable, if you see a car that has them on it, you won't notice them. |
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