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CamaroLS · 04-04-2014, 02:15 PM

Mine is just a DD in the summer months and just like the look it gives to the engine bay!!

BigRed585Lbs · 04-23-2014, 03:25 PM

Nuttin' fancy on mine.

revs2ninegrand · 04-23-2014, 05:02 PM

Here's my 2010 with BMR

BMR Sales · 04-23-2014, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by revs2ninegrand

Here's my 2010 with BMR

Looks amazing!!! Glad you got it installed!!!

revs2ninegrand · 04-23-2014, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BMR Sales

Looks amazing!!! Glad you got it installed!!!

LOL yeah me too, FYI OP if you get BMR DO NOT take off the lower nut!!!!

gomtuu359 · 04-27-2014, 06:46 PM

I have a 2012 2SS RS and bought the OE brace from GMpartsdirect on eBay for $150 shipped and it came with the bolts and took about 10 minutes to install.
Before this a guy at work with a 2012 1SS RS wanted a brace and went to the dealership to get one but couldn't find it in the catalog so he got the brace for the ZL1. After making a jig to keep the mounts in the proper place, cut it down and rewelded it to prevent the interference with the hood (a ZL1 brace is taller and will not fit under the stock SS hood). He was pretty proud of it until I told him about mine.
If they had looked up the part number for the convertible brace he would have been done in 10 minutes but it would have been more expensive coming from the dealership.

STL20102SS · 04-27-2014, 07:03 PM

Here's mine, it's a Hotchkis brace that was black when I got and I had it stripped and powder coated red.

DJ-Silver 2SS · 05-05-2014, 10:04 AM

Here's mine in black from hotchkis.

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krusher · 05-05-2014, 11:18 AM

Hotchkis all the way!

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sixt3denied · 05-06-2014, 11:40 AM

I got a response from GM parts on this. They are basically identical in every way. The only difference is that 23120485 is being sold by Chevy Performance Parts division, which is a separate division from GM Parts and often sells Performance Parts at reduced prices. But they are exactly the same and both come with the mounting bolts. So save yourself $30 and go with the 23120485 - PARTS PKG: http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/results...umber=23120485

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Originally Posted by Bear

Why this http://gmpartsdirect.com/results.cfm...ber=pkcamarobr
and This http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/results...umber=23120485

on same website with different pricing? What am I missing?

web327 · 05-07-2014, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 130R

'10's & early 11's don't have the holes. If you don't see 3 threaded, unused holes on each tower, you need to make them. You'll also need adapters/spacers as you also won't have the reliefs in the towers for the brace.

I have a 2010 2SS with no both holes. Does anybody know what part numbers are for the this adapters spacers and bolts for this? Any feed back on this 2010 swap with no holes and a stock GM brace please respond. Thanks

SIN R G · 05-08-2014, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by web327

I have a 2010 2SS with no both holes. Does anybody know what part numbers are for the this adapters spacers and bolts for this? Any feed back on this 2010 swap with no holes and a stock GM brace please respond. Thanks

I would also like to know what the part number for the adapter spacer and the bolts for the 1LE brace. I have a 2011 2SS that was built on 8-19-2010 and it does not have the pre drilled holes. I sent GMPartsDirect an e-mail today asking them what can be done to make the 1LE brace fit without having the pre drilled holes. They replied back and told me that the only way was to replace the front fender aprons.

I have been thinking of getting the BMR STB016 and getting it chromed, but it costs more than the 1LE brace, would cost more to chrome it and would cost more to have it installed. But now having to buy an adapter kit, and the cost of installation will be the same. I just may rethink my idea of the BMR STB016 and go that way.

NJBourne23 · 05-12-2014, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by krusher

Hotchkis all the way!

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Was yours hard to install? I have a 2010 2LT/RS and looking to get one. I know holes will have to most likely be drilled but is there an advantage to have 4 points instead of 2? Meaning is there a real difference?

krusher · 05-12-2014, 05:28 PM

As far as install it is quite a bit harder than the 2 point harnesses. You have to drop the struts and disconnect some other stuff if I remember right. Having a 90 deg drill helped a ton. As far as a difference in performance I don't feel a diff. And I cant say it would be much different from a 2 pt.

04-04-2014, 02:15 PM	#99
CamaroLS Drives: 2014 Blue Ray Met. Camaro 1SS Vert Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,519	Mine is just a DD in the summer months and just like the look it gives to the engine bay!! Attached Images

04-23-2014, 05:02 PM	#101
revs2ninegrand Drives: Ram, Jeep, Ducati Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Iowa Posts: 213	Here's my 2010 with BMR Attached Images

04-27-2014, 07:03 PM	#105
STL20102SS Drives: SW 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: St. Charles, MO Posts: 494 View My Garage	Here's mine, it's a Hotchkis brace that was black when I got and I had it stripped and powder coated red. Attached Images __________________ 2010 Summit White 2SS/RS M6: Injen longtube cold air intake, Borla S-Type cat-back exhaust, Tint, White painted rear diffuser, Red powder-coated Brembo calipers, New Era Performance ported throttle body, BMR 1" lowering springs, Hotchkis Chassis Max Strut Tower Brace, Red hash stripes, Vossen Matte Graphite/Machined CV5's

05-05-2014, 10:04 AM	#106
DJ-Silver 2SS Ah DJ-IOM ZL1 haha Drives: 13 IOM ZL1 M6 & 10 SIM 2SS M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hope Mills, NC Posts: 580 View My Garage	Here's mine in black from hotchkis. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 2013 IOM ZL1 #002415 Born 09/13/12 2010 SIM 2SS/RS #005549 Born 05/02/09

04-23-2014, 03:25 PM	#100
BigRed585Lbs Drives: Sierra and Tahoe Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: By Marion, MS Posts: 1,324 View My Garage	Nuttin' fancy on mine.

04-27-2014, 06:46 PM	#104
gomtuu359 Drives: 2012 IBM 2SS RS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Glasgow, Kentucky Posts: 4	I have a 2012 2SS RS and bought the OE brace from GMpartsdirect on eBay for $150 shipped and it came with the bolts and took about 10 minutes to install. Before this a guy at work with a 2012 1SS RS wanted a brace and went to the dealership to get one but couldn't find it in the catalog so he got the brace for the ZL1. After making a jig to keep the mounts in the proper place, cut it down and rewelded it to prevent the interference with the hood (a ZL1 brace is taller and will not fit under the stock SS hood). He was pretty proud of it until I told him about mine. If they had looked up the part number for the convertible brace he would have been done in 10 minutes but it would have been more expensive coming from the dealership.

05-05-2014, 11:18 AM	#107
krusher Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS CGM Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Oskaloosa, IA Posts: 627	Hotchkis all the way!

05-12-2014, 05:28 PM	#112
krusher Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS CGM Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Oskaloosa, IA Posts: 627	As far as install it is quite a bit harder than the 2 point harnesses. You have to drop the struts and disconnect some other stuff if I remember right. Having a 90 deg drill helped a ton. As far as a difference in performance I don't feel a diff. And I cant say it would be much different from a 2 pt.