New bumper

[Mr2Hard2See]

Originally Posted by Scooter18155

How is the fitment with the hood? So basically if I wanted to I could do it in steps bumper first and then lights a few months later to spread out the cost?

Yes that’s what I did exactly. Hood fit is on point with 14/15 SS hood

Originally Posted by Mattchew

I think if someone could they could fill the gap with some kind of filler thing like even a 3D printed thing to hide the gap would probs work

Yep I thought of tons of cool things u could do but I wanted the new headlights so it would be a waste of time for me to make something.

Been racking my brain the last 24 hrs learning lighting info and I understand the madness of it now.

[Pagliaro]

Originally Posted by Mr2Hard2See

Yes that’s what I did exactly. Hood fit is on point with 14/15 SS hood



Yep I thought of tons of cool things u could do but I wanted the new headlights so it would be a waste of time for me to make something.

Been racking my brain the last 24 hrs learning lighting info and I understand the madness of it now.

We need to pin the following :

The bumper from 2010-2013 kit is the same as 2014-2015
The difference is kit comes with headlights.

The only hood that it will match by default is 2014-2015 SS or z/28 now confirmed by 2 members.

If you are doing the light mod you need 2014-2015 headlights else the bumper will cut off the brow also be prepared for frustration installing the lights.

[Scooter18155]

Originally Posted by Pagliaro

We need to pin the following :

The bumper from 2010-2013 kit is the same as 2014-2015
The difference is kit comes with headlights.

The only hood that it will match by default is 2014-2015 SS or z/28 now confirmed by 2 members.

If you are doing the light mod you need 2014-2015 headlights else the bumper will cut off the brow also be prepared for frustration installing the lights.

Cool I don’t specifically have a 14-15 hood but I have a vis terminator hood. I’d rather not change the hood.

[Pagliaro]

Originally Posted by Scooter18155

Cool I don’t specifically have a 14-15 hood but I have a vis terminator hood. I’d rather not change the hood.

That's a nice hood. You can have your bumper modified to fit it. Though that has yet to be seen in this thread.

Even if the sanded out the lines flat it would be universal.

[Scooter18155]

Originally Posted by Pagliaro

That's a nice hood. You can have your bumper modified to fit it. Though that has yet to be seen in this thread.

Even if the sanded out the lines flat it would be universal.

Yeah I get what you’re talking about I have a zl1 style front bumper currently. I didn’t bother modifying it as it’s not really noticeable if you’re not looking for it. Is this bumper more pronounced and more noticeable?

[Scooter18155]

My current setup

[Pagliaro]

Originally Posted by Scooter18155

My current setup

It is very noticeable to me but my car is Synergy green so very light.

I discovered a pattern and figured out the whole hood situation.

There actually is quite a bit of misinformation at the very start of this thread.

It was stated this was originally made for 2010-2013 cars but to my discovery they hacked up a 2014-2015 SS bumper and used actual 2016 inserts.

I had my car up right against a 6th gen ZL1 and to me they just copied the inserts part for part.

Your car looks great as is and is dark so might not be as visable should you go this route.

I always wanted to bumper swap and I loved the thinner top grille on the refresh but when this came out I was sold.

Little ticked off my z/28 spoiler didn't fit so I am on lookout for another aggressive spoiler.

Zta is # 1 in the running.

[Scooter18155]

Originally Posted by Pagliaro

It is very noticeable to me but my car is Synergy green so very light.

I discovered a pattern and figured out the whole hood situation.

There actually is quite a bit of misinformation at the very start of this thread.

It was stated this was originally made for 2010-2013 cars but to my discovery they hacked up a 2014-2015 SS bumper and used actual 2016 inserts.

I had my car up right against a 6th gen ZL1 and to me they just copied the inserts part for part.

Your car looks great as is and is dark so might not be as visable should you go this route.

I always wanted to bumper swap and I loved the thinner top grille on the refresh but when this came out I was sold.

Yeah I’m liking how this bumper looks in the pictures. I’m undecided yet if I want to swap over again lol I have a few concerns right now

1 will my zl1 belly pan work with the new bumper

2 I have a adp cai and thier race scoop for zl1 bumper. I’m uncertain how that will work with the air scoop part of it.

3 I’m afraid it will look differently in real life and not like it. Also will ikon Motorsport paint the new bumper so I don’t have to deal with that when I receive it?

[Pagliaro]

Originally Posted by Scooter18155

Yeah I’m liking how this bumper looks in the pictures. I’m undecided yet if I want to swap over again lol I have a few concerns right now

1 will my zl1 belly pan work with the new bumper

2 I have a adp cai and thier race scoop for zl1 bumper. I’m uncertain how that will work with the air scoop part of it.

3 I’m afraid it will look differently in real life and not like it. Also will ikon Motorsport paint the new bumper so I don’t have to deal with that when I receive it?

1. No it will not work and bellypan being included is hit or miss. I am running without one at the moment.

2. I'd be unsure here too but this one is more restrictive

3. It's way better in real life and you can get Ikon to paint but I prefered my local guy.

I wouldn't bother with this with your current look tbh. If you had a stock v6 or ss maybe but since you already did a swap this would just be another money pit.

[Mr2Hard2See]

Originally Posted by Pagliaro

It is very noticeable to me but my car is Synergy green so very light.

I discovered a pattern and figured out the whole hood situation.

There actually is quite a bit of misinformation at the very start of this thread.

It was stated this was originally made for 2010-2013 cars but to my discovery they hacked up a 2014-2015 SS bumper and used actual 2016 inserts.

I had my car up right against a 6th gen ZL1 and to me they just copied the inserts part for part.

Your car looks great as is and is dark so might not be as visable should you go this route.

I always wanted to bumper swap and I loved the thinner top grille on the refresh but when this came out I was sold.

Little ticked off my z/28 spoiler didn't fit so I am on lookout for another aggressive spoiler.

Zta is # 1 in the running.

are you talking about your trunk spoiler not fitting?

[Pagliaro]

Originally Posted by Mr2Hard2See

are you talking about your trunk spoiler not fitting?

Yea company sent me 2014-2015 and stupid me didn't test fit like I did everything else.

[Mattchew]

Originally Posted by Pagliaro

It is very noticeable to me but my car is Synergy green so very light.

I discovered a pattern and figured out the whole hood situation.

There actually is quite a bit of misinformation at the very start of this thread.

It was stated this was originally made for 2010-2013 cars but to my discovery they hacked up a 2014-2015 SS bumper and used actual 2016 inserts.

I had my car up right against a 6th gen ZL1 and to me they just copied the inserts part for part.

Your car looks great as is and is dark so might not be as visable should you go this route.

I always wanted to bumper swap and I loved the thinner top grille on the refresh but when this came out I was sold.

Little ticked off my z/28 spoiler didn't fit so I am on lookout for another aggressive spoiler.

Zta is # 1 in the running.

does the hood you have on now with the exposed vents have something for the water coming down?

[Pagliaro]

Originally Posted by Mattchew

does the hood you have on now with the exposed vents have something for the water coming down?

Yes its OEM and the have they pan to divert the water away.

[Mr2Hard2See]

Originally Posted by Pagliaro

Yea company sent me 2014-2015 and stupid me didn't test fit like I did everything else.

Oh wow...funny thing is I learned the same way but opposite. When I did my 14/15 rear swap I tried to use my 13 zl1 spoiler but that didn’t work so I sold it with the wickerbill. Now I have a standard 14/15 SS spoiler and just add the wicker to it.