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Bulldog3071 · 07-16-2014, 11:14 AM

Just dont like the tail lights on the 2014, Im looking to add a ZL1 and wont even consider the 14 model year. Looked at a new 2014 ZL1 6 speed manual this weekend and could not get past the tailights, hope to find a low milage 12 or 13 soon. To each his own!!

c5Legend · 07-16-2014, 11:16 AM

IF I had the chance and got a monster deal on one.. yes I would. I like both anyway.

RobertRS · 07-16-2014, 11:22 AM

One could make the observation that the 10'-13' tails resemble cereal bowls......but I won't....

wakespeak · 07-16-2014, 11:25 AM

The '10-'13 SS and particularly the RS V6 look more expensive and sophisticated to me. Still think the '14 changes work for the Z/28 and 1LE only as it is kind of NASCAR ish.

TurboNarwhal · 07-16-2014, 11:31 AM

I think I may be one of the only people who has seriously looked into converting my '10 rear end to the '14 rear end. I think it looks great. Living in a house that has both a '10 and a '14 I am more envious of the rear end than I am of the front.

RobertRS · 07-16-2014, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by TurboNarwhal

I think I may be one of the only people who has seriously looked into converting my '10 rear end to the '14 rear end. I think it looks great. Living in a house that has both a '10 and a '14 I am more envious of the rear end than I am of the front.

Get a 2014 ZL1 and get the best of both worlds.

TPAJETSKI · 07-16-2014, 11:33 AM

I have a 12 so the changes aren't enough for me to take the hit by getting a 14. Now when the Gen 6 comes out, then maybe.

Ohten · 07-16-2014, 11:33 AM

I waited for the 14 refresh and once I saw it I went and picked up a 13 . The front is ok but those tail lights make it look cheap and that hood vent looks like s##t

RobertRS · 07-16-2014, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Ohten

I waited for the 14 refresh and once I saw it I went and picked up a 13 . The front is ok but those tail lights make it look cheap and that hood vent looks like s##t

I've had compliments on our hood extractor. At least it's functional.

Dennis Northwest · 07-16-2014, 11:36 AM

I did the typical trade a 2011 V-6 for a 2014 V-8. I like the dash, back-up camera, hood vent, and front headlights on the '14. I also like the RS LED taillights on the '14 but the earlier taillights had a better style. I think all of the changes on the '14 are good but I wouldn't say that the taillights were an improvement.

TommyTheCat · 07-16-2014, 11:37 AM

I don't like the front end as much as the 10-13, and I love the taillights but if I got a refresh I'd have to get the Z/28 diffuser because their stock diffuser is the ugliest thing on a Camaro to date

Josh.Duncan · 07-16-2014, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Eich

You know that both can now be retrofitted into your car, correct? I've done the MyLink retrofit to mine and love it.

How much does HUD cost to add?

ajp · 07-16-2014, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by nyrfan

I still hate the rear so no trade for me.

+23

JR 1 · 07-16-2014, 11:51 AM

The 14's have grown on me a lot, but I still prefer the 10-13. The 14's look more modern to me which is cool, but I prefer the more retro look of the original gen 5. Many of the details of the 14 still bother me though, like the center hood extractor which doesn't flow with the rally stripes, the large lower grille which looks unfinished, the huge license plate box in the rear, and the rear diffuser which comes up too high. If I was in the market for a new Camaro in the next couple of years none of that would stop me from buying one though. I plan on hanging on to my 12 for a few more years though, so if I get another Camaro it would be a gen 6.

07-16-2014, 11:14 AM	#29
Bulldog3071 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Kernersville, NC Posts: 930 View My Garage	Just dont like the tail lights on the 2014, Im looking to add a ZL1 and wont even consider the 14 model year. Looked at a new 2014 ZL1 6 speed manual this weekend and could not get past the tailights, hope to find a low milage 12 or 13 soon. To each his own!! __________________ Hurst Short Throw Shifter, K&N CAI, SRP Racing Pedals, GM Performance Exhaust, GM GFX Package Lakewood Strut Tower Brace, JBA Shorty Headers, JBA 8 MM Wires, Airaid TB Spacer, Phastek CAI Scoop, Washer Bottle Relocation Kit, Stainlees Steel Brake Lines, Brake Performance Slotted and Drilled Rotors, BMR Tunnel Brace, BMR Trailing Arms, BMR Subframe Connectors, Borla ATAK Muffelers, Z28 Wickerbill Spoiler, VTC, Bow Tie Delete, BMR Adjustable Front Swaybar, BMR End Link Kit, BMR Extreme Rear Anti-Roll Kit, Diablo I1000 "InTune"

07-16-2014, 11:16 AM	#30
c5Legend Camaro5 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: WA Posts: 1,155	IF I had the chance and got a monster deal on one.. yes I would. I like both anyway. __________________ My Build '11 Chrysler 300 Limited / '10 Camaro 2LT

07-16-2014, 11:25 AM	#32
wakespeak Drives: 2020 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,347	The '10-'13 SS and particularly the RS V6 look more expensive and sophisticated to me. Still think the '14 changes work for the Z/28 and 1LE only as it is kind of NASCAR ish. __________________ 2020 ZL1 1LE [Moroso SC Expansion Tank, otherwise stock]

07-16-2014, 11:31 AM	#33
TurboNarwhal Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Twin Turbo Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Elizabethtown, KY Posts: 240	I think I may be one of the only people who has seriously looked into converting my '10 rear end to the '14 rear end. I think it looks great. Living in a house that has both a '10 and a '14 I am more envious of the rear end than I am of the front. __________________

07-16-2014, 11:33 AM	#36
Ohten Drives: Granite Crystal Challenger SRT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: West Palm Beach,FL by way of Akron,OH Posts: 1,406 View My Garage	I waited for the 14 refresh and once I saw it I went and picked up a 13 . The front is ok but those tail lights make it look cheap and that hood vent looks like s##t __________________

07-16-2014, 11:22 AM	#31
RobertRS Drives: 2014 2SS L99 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Corpus Christi Texas Posts: 1,320	One could make the observation that the 10'-13' tails resemble cereal bowls......but I won't....

07-16-2014, 11:33 AM	#35
TPAJETSKI Drives: Camaro Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 710	I have a 12 so the changes aren't enough for me to take the hit by getting a 14. Now when the Gen 6 comes out, then maybe.

07-16-2014, 11:36 AM	#38
Dennis Northwest Drives: 16 1SS A8 NPP Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 99 View My Garage	I did the typical trade a 2011 V-6 for a 2014 V-8. I like the dash, back-up camera, hood vent, and front headlights on the '14. I also like the RS LED taillights on the '14 but the earlier taillights had a better style. I think all of the changes on the '14 are good but I wouldn't say that the taillights were an improvement.

07-16-2014, 11:37 AM	#39
TommyTheCat SHKE BKE Drives: 2013 Camaro Join Date: May 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 3,105	I don't like the front end as much as the 10-13, and I love the taillights but if I got a refresh I'd have to get the Z/28 diffuser because their stock diffuser is the ugliest thing on a Camaro to date

07-16-2014, 11:51 AM	#42
JR 1 Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Convertible Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Lake Orion, MI Posts: 1,246	The 14's have grown on me a lot, but I still prefer the 10-13. The 14's look more modern to me which is cool, but I prefer the more retro look of the original gen 5. Many of the details of the 14 still bother me though, like the center hood extractor which doesn't flow with the rally stripes, the large lower grille which looks unfinished, the huge license plate box in the rear, and the rear diffuser which comes up too high. If I was in the market for a new Camaro in the next couple of years none of that would stop me from buying one though. I plan on hanging on to my 12 for a few more years though, so if I get another Camaro it would be a gen 6.