Why does my camaro LS not look as good as others? Am I crazy?

[RSloth]

fromt an artist's stand point.
its all the colors
you have those black rims, those black color tires
and then your (extremely gorgeous) Ashen Gray
It's too much clashing-dark colors.
those RS rims will give you exactly what you want

[RSloth]

I think It would look good if you had those Silver inlays on your steelies.. idk why you don't...
I just noticed that though.

[Wantconvertible]

IMO your color
Your rims
get some nicer rims

[Infinite-T]

Very few pony car enthusiasts by one and leave it bone stock. An LS is a good base starting point. Now do mods and stuff to add your personal touches and make it YOUR Camaro. Vinyl stripes, painted highlights, and other small things like that are a good place to start. They are relatively inexpensive and easy to do yourself. Take a look around the forum and get a ton of good ideas on stuff you like. Pick a "theme" or direction you want to go, and start going for it. Do it bit by bit, step by step. Don't over extend yourself or your budget, its easy to get caught up in it and go crazy.

Take a look at the members build threads (even mine if you will) to get examples of what I am talking about.

In no time you Camaro will start to transform ( no pun intended) into YOUR camaro.

Most of all, have fun! And welcome to the club!

[AdamZ]

Originally Posted by tsquare2112

Okay, so since I saw the first concept Camaro, a few years ago, I have wanted one SOOOOO bad. So 12 days ago I decided to stop by every Chevy dealer in my town (Tulsa) and put all of them to work trying to get me financed, etc... I ended up having my pick of every available color in 1LS and 2LS models. I drove the 1LS first then the 2LS. I liked the manual transmission in the 1LS better, since it is a 6cyl. I was able to get the performance I wanted. So I picked an Ashen Grey Metallic 1LS.

No, to my point. I LOVE the car, but it seems to missing something. All I can think of is it has the standard black rally wheels. Maybe its the "pop" of the "nicer" wheels. To me, it seems the stance is different. Is there a difference or am I crazy?

You know what you may like...if you like black rims...is pop off that stupid ugly grey plastic ring that cover the rims. That's what I did with my LS and I liked it more.

[007s 'Vert]

I had to go with the LT because of the rims, I am not really a rim/tire guy, but I just wanted something that looked decent, I am more than happy with mine, I wont change them for anything.
If you go with the RS rims then be ready for the expense of the tires and I hear that they wear out pretty quick, I have 13000 miles on this car within 6 months and I barely see any wear in my stock 18 tires..........just my two cents

[joey0480]

It really is just the wheels. I would opt to swap them out first....they remind me of donuts,

[stlrammer]

Your car sits just fine. Check Craigs list for wheels. You can get pull offs for as low as $400 and if you get a set of 18 inch you can mount your current tires on them. If you have $1000 you can get a set from an RS/SS with Pirellis mounted.

[Deke736]

Originally Posted by DataWave

fromt an artist's stand point.
its all the colors
you have those black rims, those black color tires
and then your (extremely gorgeous) Ashen Gray
It's too much clashing-dark colors.
those RS rims will give you exactly what you want

I don't know about that. I kind of think that black wheels look great on Ashen Gray.



Though I am partial to black wheels in general. I put them on my 2000 Corvette and my 2011 SS as well.

To the OP, I agree with the other sentiments here. You change out those wheels and the car is going to look totally different. Don't bother with painting the trim rings, it's just a temporary band-aid. Great color choice BTW, I think a nice set of aftermarket BLACK wheels will really make your Camaro look GREAT!

[cruznls]

Change the wheels ...
Add a couple of other mods...
You won't even remember you have an LS...

[montyhp]

I think it looks great. Just keep it washed and waxed. Do everything you can to keep it mint.

[Deke736]

Originally Posted by cruznls

Change the wheels ...
Add a couple of other mods...
You won't even remember you have an LS...

Man, your car looks great! How have I not seen you around?

OP- Sorry to threadjack....back to your regularly scheduled discussion.

[oldfriend]

Originally Posted by ModBargains.com

Agreed with everyone else... It's the wheels. Change them out, and you'll change the look of the car... Just look at these for example:









Check out more on our Official Forgestar Gallery Thread:
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=214643

Sure it will look bette with these wheels alone , but you should also have said that in this case there is others things done to the car , just to be clear .

[midnighter]

It's the steelie wheels imo.