SS Bumper Swap? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

TJ91 · 02-22-2009, 03:04 PM

Ok guys, i didnt know where to start this thread but i fugured it should fit in here. I ordered a IOM 2LT/RS, and after seeing the IOM SS, i really want that bumper. Now, i know alot of people love thier SS bumpers, but if anyone here still would love to have the v6 bumper because i know there were alot of people who did, and you have an IOM SS bumper, let me know, and maybe we can run a swap.
P.S im still not 100% of if i want the SS bumper but im close to it!

Muscle Master · 02-22-2009, 03:14 PM

Maybe some fool will wreck his SS and if the bumper is salvageable, it's yours

but don't count on that, you will have to wait until some aftermarket vendors decides to sell them

hmmm......

Lets say I drove a SS and a jerk in a F-150 hit me head on, and the whole front end of my Camaro was destroyed but not wrecked, so I decide to take it to a bodyshop to fixed the front end, where ever the body specialist order the front end parts from, that's where you can get it ... most likely he got it from GM

zebra · 02-22-2009, 03:17 PM

there's a few people around here who've been looking to do a front-end swap. i'd say just wait til the cars start hitting the streets & there'll be a few more people talking about it.

ChevyBoiSS · 02-23-2009, 07:37 PM

i think this whole bumper talk ispointless and thnk morally wrong to change the body of the car to make it look like an ss

Namhcah · 02-23-2009, 07:47 PM

I'd put a 1LT bumper on my modded 2SS, Sleeper car!

*CamaroSpike23* · 02-23-2009, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChevyBoiSS

i think this whole bumper talk ispointless and thnk morally wrong to change the body of the car to make it look like an ss

eh, some people like the mail slot. or dont like the front fascia of the v-6.

like how some people like the LS1 front end over the LT1 front end and do the swap.

Mr_Draco · 02-23-2009, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TJ91

Ok guys, i didnt know where to start this thread but i fugured it should fit in here. I ordered a IOM 2LT/RS, and after seeing the IOM SS, i really want that bumper. Now, i know alot of people love thier SS bumpers, but if anyone here still would love to have the v6 bumper because i know there were alot of people who did, and you have an IOM SS bumper, let me know, and maybe we can run a swap.
P.S im still not 100% of if i want the SS bumper but im close to it!

Just wait a couple months after you buy get the car and go to your local body shop and have them order you one. That way you have the one you want and have the factory bumper in case you have to sell it.

balonywolf · 02-23-2009, 09:13 PM

I certainly would recommend ordering an SS bumper and hanging on to the stock bumper as well. You never know what lies ahead for the value of your car, and stock components contribute more to value. For all the things I mod in my car, I've kept the original factory parts which have been replaced.

If you find you do want to swap, or buy someone's, then try the regional forums on this thread. That might save you on shipping costs.

zebra · 02-23-2009, 11:15 PM

personally, i want to cut the top piece off a V6 bumper and put it on my SS to get rid of the mail slot. i like the look of not having a mail slot, but i really like the SS lower bumper design

TJ91 · 03-05-2009, 07:53 PM

Really, i thought most people loved the mailslot. I know what your saying Zebra, that SS just looks soo menacing

zebra · 03-05-2009, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TJ91

Really, i thought most people loved the mailslot. I know what your saying zebra, that SS just looks soo menacing

and has better aerodynamics for driving fast

Angrybird 12 · 03-05-2009, 08:01 PM

to change a LS/LT to a SS front you are not only going to need the bumper cover, but possibly the lower grill and the mail slot insert, and lower air dam , Maybe even have to have different support brackets, and then have it painted to match... I think that is too much trouble myself. I would just find someone with an SS that want to make it a Sleeper and swap noses, and if you can find someone with the same color car you both save tons of money...

zebra · 03-05-2009, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Skyman 08

to change a LS/LT to a SS front you are not only going to need the bumper cover, but possibly the lower grill and the mail slot insert, and lower air dam , Maybe even have to have different support brackets, and then have it painted to match... I think that is too much trouble myself. I would just find someone with an SS that want to make it a Sleeper and swap noses, and if you can find someone with the same color car you both save tons of money...

what do you mean about changing out the lower grille & all? the whole front end is one piece

TJ91 · 03-10-2009, 03:07 PM

Yeah thats what i thought. Im hoping someone here has an IOM SS that wants to swap, i just love that SS bumper, and i know theres plenty of SS guys who love that v6 bumper because its soo close to the concept. Hopefully ill find someone who wants to swap

02-22-2009, 03:04 PM	#1
TJ91 :chevy: Drives: 2LT/RS Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 13,033	SS Bumper Swap? Ok guys, i didnt know where to start this thread but i fugured it should fit in here. I ordered a IOM 2LT/RS, and after seeing the IOM SS, i really want that bumper. Now, i know alot of people love thier SS bumpers, but if anyone here still would love to have the v6 bumper because i know there were alot of people who did, and you have an IOM SS bumper, let me know, and maybe we can run a swap. P.S im still not 100% of if i want the SS bumper but im close to it!

02-22-2009, 03:17 PM	#3
zebra just can't seem to leave Drives: your mom wild!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: cold & windy Posts: 10,625 View My Garage	there's a few people around here who've been looking to do a front-end swap. i'd say just wait til the cars start hitting the streets & there'll be a few more people talking about it. __________________ Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408

02-23-2009, 09:13 PM	#8
balonywolf Drives: 1996 Jeep Cherokee Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 369	I certainly would recommend ordering an SS bumper and hanging on to the stock bumper as well. You never know what lies ahead for the value of your car, and stock components contribute more to value. For all the things I mod in my car, I've kept the original factory parts which have been replaced. If you find you do want to swap, or buy someone's, then try the regional forums on this thread. That might save you on shipping costs. __________________ HAIL REDSKINS!

02-23-2009, 11:15 PM	#9
zebra just can't seem to leave Drives: your mom wild!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: cold & windy Posts: 10,625 View My Garage	personally, i want to cut the top piece off a V6 bumper and put it on my SS to get rid of the mail slot. i like the look of not having a mail slot, but i really like the SS lower bumper design __________________ Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408

03-05-2009, 08:01 PM	#12
Angrybird 12 7 year Cancer Survivor! Drives: 17 Cruze RS, 07 G6 GT, 99 Astro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 21,547	to change a LS/LT to a SS front you are not only going to need the bumper cover, but possibly the lower grill and the mail slot insert, and lower air dam , Maybe even have to have different support brackets, and then have it painted to match... I think that is too much trouble myself. I would just find someone with an SS that want to make it a Sleeper and swap noses, and if you can find someone with the same color car you both save tons of money... __________________ Cancer's a bitch! Enjoy life while you can! LIVE, LOVE, DRIVE... The Bird is the word!

02-23-2009, 07:37 PM	#4
ChevyBoiSS Drives: 2011 2SS/RS RJT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 302	i think this whole bumper talk ispointless and thnk morally wrong to change the body of the car to make it look like an ss

02-23-2009, 07:47 PM	#5
Namhcah Drives: 2004 Cavalier / 2010 Camaro Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 12	I'd put a 1LT bumper on my modded 2SS, Sleeper car!

03-05-2009, 07:53 PM	#10
TJ91 :chevy: Drives: 2LT/RS Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 13,033	Really, i thought most people loved the mailslot. I know what your saying Zebra, that SS just looks soo menacing

03-10-2009, 03:07 PM	#14
TJ91 :chevy: Drives: 2LT/RS Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 13,033	Yeah thats what i thought. Im hoping someone here has an IOM SS that wants to swap, i just love that SS bumper, and i know theres plenty of SS guys who love that v6 bumper because its soo close to the concept. Hopefully ill find someone who wants to swap

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