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golfaholic · 10-13-2014, 08:56 PM

Had this finished for a little bit and figured I'd upload to see what people think. I added Spark's Restoration emblems front and rear in black. Added an RS emblem on deck lid (painted it black as well). Updated to LED fogs. Also made a couple of trim accent pieces for the grill that I made out of aluminum, wet sanded and polished them.

TommyTheCat · 10-14-2014, 12:08 AM

I like it except for the RS emblem. Just seems repetitive, and most people who don't know enough about Camaros will think you don't know if you have a V8 or not. I have neither an RS or SS and people constantly ask which of the two it is. Answering neither always seems to confuse them, and I'm sure answering that it is an SS/RS would confuse them even more
Even if all three badges said SS I'd think it was too much for the trunklid area. just my two cents
nice work on the grille

djcfuzz · 10-14-2014, 07:34 AM

I am a big fan of SGM. I seem to like it more and more as time goes on. The custom aluminum on the grill looks great. A really good way to make it unique.

golfaholic · 10-14-2014, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by TommyTheCat

I like it except for the RS emblem. Just seems repetitive, and most people who don't know enough about Camaros will think you don't know if you have a V8 or not. I have neither an RS or SS and people constantly ask which of the two it is. Answering neither always seems to confuse them, and I'm sure answering that it is an SS/RS would confuse them even more
Even if all three badges said SS I'd think it was too much for the trunklid area. just my two cents
nice work on the grille

Thanks. I appreciate the feedback. I'll be honest the RS emblem is the one thing I'm on the fence about. I was going to roll with it for a little bit and see if it grows on me, otherwise it's quick to remove and didn't cost much in the first place.

c5Legend · 10-14-2014, 04:54 PM

Hey cool, your pretty local to me.

The front grill looks good, its unique with those pieces.
I would also ditch the RS emblem, like the other person said its just too much going on back there with all the lettering.

Great looking car though!

eviltech72 · 10-14-2014, 05:25 PM

Dump the RS badge. I like the grill , who makes it? What's it called?

eviltech72 · 10-14-2014, 05:28 PM

Never mind I read you made the grill, nice work.

golfaholic · 10-15-2014, 08:39 AM

It's just the stock grill, I bought some aluminum strips from Lowes, cut them to size, ground the bullet shape in the ends and then wet sanded, and wet sanded, and wet sanded, etc before polishing them and attaching them with 3M emblem tape.

I had originally hoped to do a heavily modified ZL1 grill for it, but after months of messing with it, I just couldn't get it the way I wanted and abandoned the idea. FYI, they say the ZL1 grill is ABS plastic, but it is most definitely not.

Libertypilot · 10-15-2014, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by golfaholic

Had this finished for a little bit and figured I'd upload to see what people think. I added Spark's Restoration emblems front and rear in black. Added an RS emblem on deck lid (painted it black as well). Updated to LED fogs. Also made a couple of trim accent pieces for the grill that I made out of aluminum, wet sanded and polished them.

What everyone else said about the badging.

I love the grill though. It's got just enough in-your-face to be badass and just enough subtle to be like "hmm, who makes that?" Then of course you can say you did which is the best part.

What halos are they?

golfaholic · 10-15-2014, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Libertypilot

What everyone else said about the badging.

I love the grill though. It's got just enough in-your-face to be badass and just enough subtle to be like "hmm, who makes that?" Then of course you can say you did which is the best part.

What halos are they?

Thanks, yeah the badging seems pretty much unanimous. The halos are just the factory ones that came with the RS package. The fogs I got from gen5diy.com with the DRL harness (really easy install).

Libertypilot · 10-16-2014, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by golfaholic

Thanks, yeah the badging seems pretty much unanimous. The halos are just the factory ones that came with the RS package. The fogs I got from gen5diy.com with the DRL harness (really easy install).

Thanks man. Bitchin' Camaro btw.

10-13-2014, 08:56 PM	#1
golfaholic Drives: 2011 SS/RS Camaro Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 77	Few new mods (fogs, Sparks, trim) Had this finished for a little bit and figured I'd upload to see what people think. I added Spark's Restoration emblems front and rear in black. Added an RS emblem on deck lid (painted it black as well). Updated to LED fogs. Also made a couple of trim accent pieces for the grill that I made out of aluminum, wet sanded and polished them. __________________ *2011 SS/RS Camaro* *Synergy Green Metallic* Aftermarket: Flowmaster Exhaust, Vararam CAI, PFADT Sport Suspension, Budnik "Ice" Wheels, Nitto Invo Tires Upcoming Mods: Custom Grill and Badging

10-14-2014, 07:34 AM	#3
djcfuzz Do somethin fun every day Drives: 2012 45th V6 RS M6 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: North Port, FL Posts: 1,012 View My Garage	I am a big fan of SGM. I seem to like it more and more as time goes on. The custom aluminum on the grill looks great. A really good way to make it unique. __________________ My garage: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/camaro...=view&id=16627

10-14-2014, 04:54 PM	#5
c5Legend Camaro5 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: WA Posts: 1,155	Hey cool, your pretty local to me. The front grill looks good, its unique with those pieces. I would also ditch the RS emblem, like the other person said its just too much going on back there with all the lettering. Great looking car though! __________________ My Build '11 Chrysler 300 Limited / '10 Camaro 2LT

10-14-2014, 05:25 PM	#6
eviltech72 Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS package Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 52	Dump the RS badge. I like the grill , who makes it? What's it called? __________________ 2011 MIO SS/RS M6- CAI - Kooks LT Header, HF Cats w/ 3in Piping - UDP - PTB - CAM- Hotchkis 1in Lowering Springs - ZL1 Factory Reproduction Rims - Performance Tuned by New Era Performance.

10-14-2014, 05:28 PM	#7
eviltech72 Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS package Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 52	Never mind I read you made the grill, nice work. __________________ 2011 MIO SS/RS M6- CAI - Kooks LT Header, HF Cats w/ 3in Piping - UDP - PTB - CAM- Hotchkis 1in Lowering Springs - ZL1 Factory Reproduction Rims - Performance Tuned by New Era Performance.

10-14-2014, 12:08 AM	#2
TommyTheCat SHKE BKE Drives: 2013 Camaro Join Date: May 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 3,108	I like it except for the RS emblem. Just seems repetitive, and most people who don't know enough about Camaros will think you don't know if you have a V8 or not. I have neither an RS or SS and people constantly ask which of the two it is. Answering neither always seems to confuse them, and I'm sure answering that it is an SS/RS would confuse them even more Even if all three badges said SS I'd think it was too much for the trunklid area. just my two cents nice work on the grille

10-15-2014, 08:39 AM	#8
golfaholic Drives: 2011 SS/RS Camaro Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 77	It's just the stock grill, I bought some aluminum strips from Lowes, cut them to size, ground the bullet shape in the ends and then wet sanded, and wet sanded, and wet sanded, etc before polishing them and attaching them with 3M emblem tape. I had originally hoped to do a heavily modified ZL1 grill for it, but after months of messing with it, I just couldn't get it the way I wanted and abandoned the idea. FYI, they say the ZL1 grill is ABS plastic, but it is most definitely not. __________________ *2011 SS/RS Camaro* *Synergy Green Metallic* Aftermarket: Flowmaster Exhaust, Vararam CAI, PFADT Sport Suspension, Budnik "Ice" Wheels, Nitto Invo Tires Upcoming Mods: Custom Grill and Badging