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EWade · 02-07-2016, 03:55 PM

I don't see companies would drop producing products for Gen 5 Camaros anywhere in the future, there will always be a demand for most of these aftermarket parts for some.
I've thought so much on my purchase in the first place, got a 15 but wanted a 16, but eventually will do some changes to mine. The 16 is NOT a refresh as some think, this is a total redesign with improvements all around, I'd love to still have a chance of owning a 16 but I may just stay with my 15 even after I eventually get it paid off

Avenging Orange · 02-07-2016, 04:03 PM

Im always looking to enhance my driving experience. Not in competition with anything or anyone.

chozn4service · 02-07-2016, 04:35 PM

Thanks 1JEWLDSSRS and Hammdo! Really appreciate the applause.

As for my hood vent goes it's the 2014 extractor. My previous Camaro a RJT 2010 1LTRS I installed the Hex Vents but because I traded it and a club member bought it, I wanted to go a different direction with just about everything I did on this SS. Really like the OEM vent cause it makes it look like it came with the car which is always my goal, make it look OEM.
As for the fender vents, this is the second time I've done them as well. Very easy to do and all it takes is money to buy and time to do them. Probably one of the easier mods to do, so much so 2 other club members did it after I told them how easy it was and gave them my rust inhibitor to use on the cut edges. Too easy and the only thing you really need to do is cut slow as not to heat up the paint and slow going into the corners, and use a blade to finish the cut.

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rjinotti · 02-07-2016, 04:42 PM

Do not like the 16's and was gonna go with the ZL1, but my brother just informed me in 12 months I can take over his stingray, so unless a great deal on. ZL1 pops up I going for my first Corvette...

Stormcloak · 02-07-2016, 04:52 PM

About half of my intended mods are already done. I'm in no rush right now. The only upgrade I'd worry about with regards to availability is factory Recaro's, and they're pricey enough that I may not bother with them anyhow.

OmarSS · 02-07-2016, 05:45 PM

For that new GT 500 coming out hell yeah! Last gen 13-14 GT 500 raped! Now imagine what the new one will do????

Also because for the past 15 months we have been getting raped on sales by them general Stangs I mean... gotta choose the winning team

Pete M · 02-07-2016, 06:27 PM

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I'm good! I retired a year ago this past August and I hope to have this car paid off by this September. Just had it cammed last April and did the MyLink retro with speaker and amp upgrade. With all that I've done to this car, I'm happy with it. I'm personally not sold on the looks front and rear of the 16, viewing it as simply another refresh. Yes the motor is more power and the upgrades of magnetic ride along with some of the other bells and whistles are nice, but over all, I'm not willing to trade what I have with only 8880 on the odometer, all the stuff I've done, only be offered about $25K as a trade and start all over again. Life is short and every man/woman must know their limitations.
I can be perfectly happy where I am and with what I have. It's amazing, I go to the gas station and people always look in awe and say "That's a new one isn't it?" and it befuddles them

when I say nope, it's 5, almost 6 years old.
At my age, I'm gonna have fun, doing what I do, with this right here.

Wow, that car is GORGEOUS!!
I sure as hell wouldn't even be considering trading her!!!!

chozn4service · 02-07-2016, 06:39 PM

Thank you! I really feel it'll be with me for a while. I've only put about 500 miles on it since the cam last April but I do plan to take it to Lingenfelter this year and do the Tail of The Dragon in October as well as some other trips and my laps around IMS.

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Jackass · 02-07-2016, 06:50 PM

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Thanks justjoshin! It's not the baddest or the best out there but I'm cool with it!

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I totally agree , and as long ne is happy with what one got , that's all it counts ,really !

Jackass · 02-07-2016, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by rjinotti

Do not like the 16's and was gonna go with the ZL1, but my brother just informed me in 12 months I can take over his stingray, so unless a great deal on. ZL1 pops up I going for my first Corvette...

Even for a yellow one !?

rontammy0 · 02-07-2016, 07:14 PM

Im upgrading on my own pace...i think with my 391s in the spring im good.......or am i ?

rontammy0 · 02-07-2016, 07:26 PM

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nope....never ending story.....

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CamaroCracka · 02-07-2016, 07:30 PM

I just did the FE4 conversion with ZL1 bars and radius inserts today. With it costing only three bills, I doubt the parts will go down much more. I'm sure sometime in the not too distant future GM will have a clearance sale and then prices will start going back up or parts will become unavailable.

I'm not convinced the aftermarket will go the same way. The engineering of the parts is done so it's just a matter of if it is worth it to keep it in inventory. However, some vendors are already moving on.

I got a pretty pricey long travel kit for my truck at about half price because the manufacturer quit making them and was clearing inventory. If I saw the same situation for something I wanted for my Camaro, I would jump on it.

fhrex · 02-07-2016, 07:33 PM

I'm so in love with my 2011, I have absolutely no intentions on changing to a Gen 6.

02-07-2016, 03:55 PM	#15
EWade Drives: 2015 Camaro LS Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Decatur, Il Posts: 115	I don't see companies would drop producing products for Gen 5 Camaros anywhere in the future, there will always be a demand for most of these aftermarket parts for some. I've thought so much on my purchase in the first place, got a 15 but wanted a 16, but eventually will do some changes to mine. The 16 is NOT a refresh as some think, this is a total redesign with improvements all around, I'd love to still have a chance of owning a 16 but I may just stay with my 15 even after I eventually get it paid off Attached Images

02-07-2016, 04:03 PM	#16
Avenging Orange Drives: 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Clermont, IN Posts: 3,297	Im always looking to enhance my driving experience. Not in competition with anything or anyone. __________________ 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS M6 Black Leather, Sun Roof, OBX Headers, Borla touring axle back, Cold Air Inductions CAI , non synthetic fluids, BMR total bushing upgrade/1" lowering springs, DSE 32mm rear sway bar. GM fe4 shocks/struts/LCA's, AAM 3.91 diff, Vertini RFS1.8 20x9 +30. Conti ExtremeContact Sport 275/35/20. sjm autoprod ABL dash kit. Mike Norris tuned 413/419. Avenging Orange: 43 years of not buying into the Hype........and damn proud of it!! https://youtu.be/9JD9it6SmB8 https://youtu.be/xmelTlEzI34 KICKING CANCERS ASS SINCE 2015!!

02-07-2016, 04:35 PM	#17
chozn4service Drives: 2016 SS w/2SS A8 Blue Velvet Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 39.793153,-86.238223 Posts: 3,678 View My Garage	Thanks 1JEWLDSSRS and Hammdo! Really appreciate the applause. As for my hood vent goes it's the 2014 extractor. My previous Camaro a RJT 2010 1LTRS I installed the Hex Vents but because I traded it and a club member bought it, I wanted to go a different direction with just about everything I did on this SS. Really like the OEM vent cause it makes it look like it came with the car which is always my goal, make it look OEM. As for the fender vents, this is the second time I've done them as well. Very easy to do and all it takes is money to buy and time to do them. Probably one of the easier mods to do, so much so 2 other club members did it after I told them how easy it was and gave them my rust inhibitor to use on the cut edges. Too easy and the only thing you really need to do is cut slow as not to heat up the paint and slow going into the corners, and use a blade to finish the cut. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Never grow up, it's a trap!

02-07-2016, 04:42 PM	#18
rjinotti Drives: 2011 SGM 1SS A6 & 2014 SW 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Lighthouse Point, Fl Posts: 490 View My Garage	Do not like the 16's and was gonna go with the ZL1, but my brother just informed me in 12 months I can take over his stingray, so unless a great deal on. ZL1 pops up I going for my first Corvette... __________________ Last edited by rjinotti; 01-10-2017 at 12:28 PM.

02-07-2016, 06:39 PM	#22
chozn4service Drives: 2016 SS w/2SS A8 Blue Velvet Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 39.793153,-86.238223 Posts: 3,678 View My Garage	Thank you! I really feel it'll be with me for a while. I've only put about 500 miles on it since the cam last April but I do plan to take it to Lingenfelter this year and do the Tail of The Dragon in October as well as some other trips and my laps around IMS. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Never grow up, it's a trap!

02-07-2016, 04:52 PM	#19
Stormcloak slower than you Drives: 2012 C6 Z06 Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: NY Posts: 668 View My Garage	About half of my intended mods are already done. I'm in no rush right now. The only upgrade I'd worry about with regards to availability is factory Recaro's, and they're pricey enough that I may not bother with them anyhow.

02-07-2016, 05:45 PM	#20
OmarSS ... Drives: 2019 CMGM 1LZ Z06, R.I.P 2014 SIM 1 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Moreno Valley, CA Posts: 108	For that new GT 500 coming out hell yeah! Last gen 13-14 GT 500 raped! Now imagine what the new one will do???? Also because for the past 15 months we have been getting raped on sales by them general Stangs I mean... gotta choose the winning team

02-07-2016, 07:14 PM	#25
rontammy0 Account Suspended Drives: 2011 2SS/ RS INFERNO ORANGE L99 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Alliston Ontario Canada Posts: 9,057 View My Garage	Im upgrading on my own pace...i think with my 391s in the spring im good.......or am i ?

02-07-2016, 07:30 PM	#27
CamaroCracka Drives: 2010 Turbo LS3 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Palm Bay, FL Posts: 3,041	I just did the FE4 conversion with ZL1 bars and radius inserts today. With it costing only three bills, I doubt the parts will go down much more. I'm sure sometime in the not too distant future GM will have a clearance sale and then prices will start going back up or parts will become unavailable. I'm not convinced the aftermarket will go the same way. The engineering of the parts is done so it's just a matter of if it is worth it to keep it in inventory. However, some vendors are already moving on. I got a pretty pricey long travel kit for my truck at about half price because the manufacturer quit making them and was clearing inventory. If I saw the same situation for something I wanted for my Camaro, I would jump on it. __________________ 2010 SS - Kind of an On3 kit, CTR 78/80, CompCam 239/251 620/632 122+4, E85, Z28 suspension and ZL1 diff with Outlaw axles. Gen6 ZL1 brakes. 2011 Vert - 416/w 230/236 .612/.602 115lsa, 1LE suspension w/32mm rear bar. Z28 diff. Gen6 ZL1 brakes.

02-07-2016, 07:33 PM	#28
fhrex Drives: 2011 Camaro 2LT/RS Join Date: May 2015 Location: Farmville, Virginia Posts: 1,030 View My Garage	I'm so in love with my 2011, I have absolutely no intentions on changing to a Gen 6.