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SquawkVFR · 08-09-2018, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ZED SLED

Ahh...but maybe you got backup sensors? Which I find highly annoying.

Mine come in handy...I can’t back up the Camaro very well at all. Everytime I go to back up it looks like a monkey fu€king a football.

Mr V · 08-09-2018, 11:42 AM

Wish I would have known about launch control when I tried drag racing at CF7. Curious how it would have worked. Guess I can always try it on the street.

rshelar · 08-10-2018, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by CamaroFred

This is just a guess, as I don't have a 'vert, but I would have to believe it's a mechanical connection and not electrical. Is the lock cylinder connected to the latch with a cable?
If a cable isn't moved for an extended period of time it may be stuck. Light oil or WD-40 along the outside of the cable should soak through it and loosen it up given a day or two. Of course it can't hurt to lube the latch and the lock cylinder occasionally.

Of course it’s mechanical. It’s there if you have no power and can’t pop the trunk with fob or button on door.
I have a vert and my favorite thing is when locking the car with the fob, it disables the trunk release button on the door.

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Rainbow1616 · 08-10-2018, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ZED SLED

Ahh...but maybe you got backup sensors? Which I find highly annoying.

I would say you are in the minority, I have them on all my vehicles and love them.

myold88 · 08-10-2018, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ZED SLED

About a one inch square GM badge that they put on the lower rear front fender of GM cars until the restructuring from the bankruptcy.
They were only on Camaros for early 2010 model year. Discontinued around Oct 2009. This is my July '09 build 2010 SS
Attachment 951227

My early 5th Gen Camaro (built 8/04/09) has the chiclets, under hood GM Performance badge, dash CD player and door lock button and lighting harness. and no back up sensors. All this makes the early builds a little special as time goes by imo.

Nb1081 · 08-10-2018, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by myold88

My early 5th Gen Camaro (built 8/04/09) has the chiclets, under hood GM Performance badge, dash CD player and door lock button and lighting harness. and no back up sensors. All this makes the early builds a little special as time goes by imo.

Same here except idk what the lighting harness is??????

SecondZ28 · 08-10-2018, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Rainbow1616

I would say you are in the minority, I have them on all my vehicles and love them.

I hate the backup sensors too

Nb1081 · 08-10-2018, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by myold88

My early 5th Gen Camaro (built 8/04/09) has the chiclets, under hood GM Performance badge, dash CD player and door lock button and lighting harness. and no back up sensors. All this makes the early builds a little special as time goes by imo.

Same here except idk what the lighting harness is??????

chuckie669 · 08-10-2018, 11:53 AM

I think I recall early 10s may have had an extra ambient lighting harness for the dash

farm rat · 08-10-2018, 11:58 AM

Can someone take a pic of the secret pockets? Like I said I may have aftermarket seat covers (they look stock but they are leather) in mine, but want to be sure.

ZED SLED · 08-10-2018, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by chuckie669

I think I recall early 10s may have had an extra ambient lighting harness for the dash

Yes, I believe it was behind the 4 gauge pack.

myold88 · 08-10-2018, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by chuckie669

I think I recall early 10s may have had an extra ambient lighting harness for the dash

^ ^ This. I had two regrets over the production 5th gen compared to the concepts
that I saw at GM Carlisle in 2007. The biggest was the addition of the B pillar,

and also the elimination of the dash lighting between the doors. The
B pillar was added to get a 5 star crash rating for roll overs. I never could
understand the elimination of the dash lighting as I think it made it onto some
Buicks in 2010.

TooManyProjects · 08-10-2018, 06:31 PM

God help me

Mike J · 08-14-2018, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by samman11

I found it in my 2011. So, I put the key in and turned clockwise. Nothing happened. I don't want to break off the key, but it won't open the trunk. Only 13,500 miles on the car. Odd. I can slightly hear the trunk lock moving, but it shouldn't be this hard to turn. Any suggestions? Does the battery have to be dead or disconnected before this
Backup lock will work?

Had same problem...gm switched out the lock. Works fine now

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08-09-2018, 11:42 AM	#44
Mr V Drives: 2011 VR SS Vert Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 372	Wish I would have known about launch control when I tried drag racing at CF7. Curious how it would have worked. Guess I can always try it on the street.

08-10-2018, 11:53 AM	#51
chuckie669 Drives: 2011 ss Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: E-TX Posts: 764	I think I recall early 10s may have had an extra ambient lighting harness for the dash

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