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SS_Matt · 09-07-2011, 11:43 AM

I see the difference between 11 and 12 steering wheels- but what is the difference in the gauges?

slick rick · 09-07-2011, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by SS_Matt

I see the difference between 11 and 12 steering wheels- but what is the difference in the gauges?

Font size, spacing between the marks, thinner needle

BowtieBelle · 09-07-2011, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Blake_GM

Beyond happy with my 2011. IBM was my color to have, I toyed around with a SIM and a CGM but at the end of the day..IBM had me.

It was the first color I test drove on a 2010 model and the color that I just fell in love with on the Camaro. I was in a position where I had to either find a "left over" 2011 or order a 2012..at the time no details had been released on the 2012.

I decided to look for a 2011 IBM 2SS coupe, no sunroof with the automatic transmission and RS package. This was a harder combo to find sitting on a lot than I had anticipated. I lucked out near the end of my search and found one at a dealer about three and a half hours away. It had all of the above and gray interior which I prefer over the black. It did however have polished wheels as extra. After a test drive, playing with the HUD, and seeing the polished wheels in person, I knew that was my Camaro.

I don't like the gauges, wheel or the new interior trim insert on the dash on the 2012 (no offense to you 2012 owners, I still love you guys

)..but most of all I don't like that it doesn't come in IBM.
0 regrets here, 100% satisfied and in love with my 2011 IBM Camaro.

You and I have the exact same car! It took me forever to find that combo, too.

mattyb65 · 09-07-2011, 12:32 PM

This just in:People who have 11's, prefer 11's. People who have 12's, prefer 12's.

BowtieBelle · 09-07-2011, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by mattyb65

This just in:People who have 11's, prefer 11's. People who have 12's, prefer 12's.

Awww, thanks, Captain Obvious! Who pissed in your corn flakes this morning?

SS_Matt · 09-07-2011, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by slick rick

Font size, spacing between the marks, thinner needle

Which one is which?

I don't have my Camaro yet!

BowtieBelle · 09-07-2011, 12:56 PM

The top pic is the new one.

SS_Matt · 09-07-2011, 12:57 PM

I like the top image waaaaaay better. That, and by the little bit of the steering wheel I see, it looks like I'm in luck. I like the 2012 gauges.

I do, however prefer the 2010-2011 steering wheel- but oh well!

Someone please confirm if I'm right in assuming the top is the 2012?

SS_Matt · 09-07-2011, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Ark5thGenGirl

The top pic is the new one.

RSokie · 09-07-2011, 01:10 PM

I prefer the the 11, CGM is not available anymore I am glad I got mine when I did.

njdad61 · 09-07-2011, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mattyb65

This just in:People who have 11's, prefer 11's. People who have 12's, prefer 12's.

I have an '11. I prefer '12s. It's a no brainer. Who wouldn't want a version of their car that has a few minor improvements? I understand Ark5thGenGirl's points though. She wants a blue Camaro and IBM has been discontinued. She likes her LLT and doesn't trust that the LFX has a plastic intake manifold (although there are so many plastic intakes on the market nowadays that it would surprise you. Mechanically, they hold up fine). The HUD is distracting (btw, you can adjust the dim and lower it so it's out of your Field of Vision). The larger mirror for the rear-view camera will obstruct more of the windshield (it is a bit larger, but photos have shown that it sits higher because of the mounting hardware, so it actually obstructs less than the 2011 mirror). Really, it all just depends on how much the model year upgrades mean to you.

Oh yeah, I am going to miss the holy hell outta the CGM. But I like CFM better anyways so...

steel insane · 09-07-2011, 02:42 PM

I really don't get the reasoning behind reducing the number of colors. If anything, they should have replaced them with new versions but not cut out the standout colors.

Now it's just black, white, yellow, red, etc.

BowtieBelle · 09-07-2011, 02:46 PM

Black, gray, white, yellow, red, orange. No greens, no blues. I'm shocked that they aren't offering a blue right now. I

my IBM so much more now LOL

Dr_Doom · 09-07-2011, 02:52 PM

I own the convertible, so based on some of the issues we've had with the tops, I kind of wished I had waited for the '12, or at least got a late '11 model. But hindsight is 20/20 and I didn't know

09-07-2011, 11:43 AM	#15
SS_Matt permagrin Drives: 2012 LS3 SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Dallas Posts: 1,050	I see the difference between 11 and 12 steering wheels- but what is the difference in the gauges? __________________ 2012 Black on black SS RS LS3

09-07-2011, 12:32 PM	#18
mattyb65 Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS Hot (damn) Red Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Franklin, MA Posts: 249	This just in:People who have 11's, prefer 11's. People who have 12's, prefer 12's. __________________ 2017 Red Hot 2SS The Sequel - Bigger and Badder 8.26.16 - 1100 8.31.16 - 3000 9.12.16 - 3400 TPW 9/19 9.20.16 - 3800 9.22.16 - 4300 9.23.16 - 4B00 9.30.16 - 4200 2012 Victory Red 2LT/RS 6.27.11 - 1100 7.22.11 - 2000 7.26.11 - 2500 7.29.11 - 3300 - 8/8 TPW 8.03.11 - 3400 8.10.11 - 3800 8.10.11 - 4B00 9.20.11 - delivered

09-07-2011, 12:56 PM	#21
BowtieBelle They see me trollin'... Drives: 217 ci of fury; Chauffeured by SS Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 13,875 View My Garage	The top pic is the new one. __________________ "Never race anything you can't afford to light on fire and push off a cliff." -CamaroSpike 2011 Custom LT/RS: Bella's Build Thread

09-07-2011, 12:57 PM	#22
SS_Matt permagrin Drives: 2012 LS3 SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Dallas Posts: 1,050	I like the top image waaaaaay better. That, and by the little bit of the steering wheel I see, it looks like I'm in luck. I like the 2012 gauges. I do, however prefer the 2010-2011 steering wheel- but oh well! Someone please confirm if I'm right in assuming the top is the 2012? __________________ 2012 Black on black SS RS LS3

09-07-2011, 01:10 PM	#24
RSokie Proud owner of Litho #195 Drives: 2011 CGM 2LT/RS Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,551	I prefer the the 11, CGM is not available anymore I am glad I got mine when I did. __________________ *Mods:http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3139029#post3139029* *Team LLT Social Group Link:http://www.camaro5.com/forums/group.php?groupid=256*

09-07-2011, 02:42 PM	#26
steel insane Drives: 2012 2LT Black (Vengeance) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: pa Posts: 637	I really don't get the reasoning behind reducing the number of colors. If anything, they should have replaced them with new versions but not cut out the standout colors. Now it's just black, white, yellow, red, etc.

09-07-2011, 02:46 PM	#27
BowtieBelle They see me trollin'... Drives: 217 ci of fury; Chauffeured by SS Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 13,875 View My Garage	Black, gray, white, yellow, red, orange. No greens, no blues. I'm shocked that they aren't offering a blue right now. I my IBM so much more now LOL __________________ "Never race anything you can't afford to light on fire and push off a cliff." -CamaroSpike 2011 Custom LT/RS: Bella's Build Thread Last edited by BowtieBelle; 09-07-2011 at 04:43 PM.

09-07-2011, 02:52 PM	#28
Dr_Doom Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Convertible Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Jackson, TN Posts: 85	I own the convertible, so based on some of the issues we've had with the tops, I kind of wished I had waited for the '12, or at least got a late '11 model. But hindsight is 20/20 and I didn't know

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