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jameslk55 · 10-02-2012, 06:14 PM

I installed my ZL1 side rockers with this video. I purchased the same trim removal kit. I think picture instructions would have been better than video.

cflbuckeye · 10-03-2012, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by jameslk350

I installed my ZL1 side rockers with this video. I purchased the same trim removal kit. I think picture instructions would have been better than video.

I flirted with just doing pictures, but sadly I am one of those people that like to see the nitty gritty in between...so I can get a full sense of what to expect. For whatever reason, for me at least, sometimes picture DYI's leave a little to interpretation.

Oh...btw...your rockers look sharp!

Gator6977 · 10-07-2012, 01:37 AM

nvm, answered my own question

rdaggett · 11-02-2012, 11:44 AM

Does anyone know if the SS slpash gaurds will fit with the ZL1 skirts?

cflbuckeye · 11-02-2012, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by rdaggett

Does anyone know if the SS slpash gaurds will fit with the ZL1 skirts?

You mean the Quarter Flares?

I can't see how they would, given they seem to hug the stock skirts and the ZL skits flare out...so I am 99.9% sure it's a no. I am sure someone will chime in if I am wrong.

rdaggett · 11-02-2012, 12:23 PM

Yeah I just got back from a drive .... looked at them and they roll under like the rockers ... :o(

Denis · 11-03-2012, 03:00 AM

Awesome video. Gonna be doing this hopefully next weekend. This helped a lot.

NEVRL8 · 01-20-2013, 05:28 PM

This video is exactly how you need to do this mod. I watched the video and thought surely you could go from under the car and get to the clips. NO, you can't. So from the top I popped the three rear and two front top clips just tap the front towards the rear of the car and it will pop off. Both of my rockers just fell off when I just tapped slowly to the rear. No damage to the car or the stock rockers. I only broke 1 clip on one side and three on the other. Clips are easily replaced and the new rockers have a whole new set anyway. No damage to the mounts at all. You WILL need the plastic trim tool if you want it to go smoothly. Thanks for the video cflbuckeye!

cflbuckeye · 01-22-2013, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by NEVRL8

This video is exactly how you need to do this mod. I watched the video and thought surely you could go from under the car and get to the clips. NO, you can't. So from the top I popped the three rear and two front top clips just tap the front towards the rear of the car and it will pop off. Both of my rockers just fell off when I just tapped slowly to the rear. No damage to the car or the stock rockers. I only broke 1 clip on one side and three on the other. Clips are easily replaced and the new rockers have a whole new set anyway. No damage to the mounts at all. You WILL need the plastic trim tool if you want it to go smoothly. Thanks for the video cflbuckeye!

Sure thing. Like I said in my video, I don't claim it's the best way to do it, but when I had to do mine there was nothing out there that helped me...so I wanted to give back to C5. =)

Sapper12b · 02-05-2013, 07:16 PM

I have a black SS and have been debating on either painting it the entire skirt like you did (CFLBuckeye) or paint it factory. Do you have any more pics of your skirts from different angles to help me make my decision.

cflbuckeye · 02-06-2013, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Sapper12b

I have a black SS and have been debating on either painting it the entire skirt like you did (CFLBuckeye) or paint it factory. Do you have any more pics of your skirts from different angles to help me make my decision.

I don't have anything readily available, aside from what I posted on the first page of this thread. I can try and take some more this weekend. Did you have a preferred angle you were looking for?

Sapper12b · 02-06-2013, 09:28 AM

Not really, just trying to get a better idea of how it looks with the rockers painted all black. My thing is this, if I Paint the entire rockers Black then I would have to paint the front splitter black and the ZL1 rear diffuser black also. Just to keep everything uniformed.

A good side shot like Dennis has in his signature , post #35, would be nice.

cflbuckeye · 02-06-2013, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Sapper12b

Not really, just trying to get a better idea of how it looks with the rockers painted all black. My thing is this, if I Paint the entire rockers Black then I would have to paint the front splitter black and the ZL1 rear diffuser black also. Just to keep everything uniformed.

A good side shot like Dennis has in his signature , post #35, would be nice.

Ok...I will see what I can do this weekend.

Jc's1LE · 02-09-2013, 07:30 PM

what rear diffuser is that ??

10-07-2012, 01:37 AM	#31
Gator6977 Drives: 2011 2LT RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Kansas Posts: 331	nvm, answered my own question __________________ Last edited by Gator6977; 10-07-2012 at 02:19 AM.

11-02-2012, 11:44 AM	#32
rdaggett Drives: 2010 IOM 1SS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 204	Does anyone know if the SS slpash gaurds will fit with the ZL1 skirts? __________________ He said he liked my car and let me off with a warning. Next Day I got a ticket ....

11-02-2012, 12:23 PM	#34
rdaggett Drives: 2010 IOM 1SS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 204	Yeah I just got back from a drive .... looked at them and they roll under like the rockers ... :o( __________________ He said he liked my car and let me off with a warning. Next Day I got a ticket ....

10-02-2012, 06:14 PM	#29
jameslk55 Drives: 2012 2LT/RS, 2005 SLK55 AMG Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Falls Church, VA Posts: 1,163	I installed my ZL1 side rockers with this video. I purchased the same trim removal kit. I think picture instructions would have been better than video.

11-03-2012, 03:00 AM	#35
Denis Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Yorktown Heights, NY Posts: 7,695 View My Garage	Awesome video. Gonna be doing this hopefully next weekend. This helped a lot. __________________

01-20-2013, 05:28 PM	#36
NEVRL8 Drives: 2013 Victory Red 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: TX Posts: 307	This video is exactly how you need to do this mod. I watched the video and thought surely you could go from under the car and get to the clips. NO, you can't. So from the top I popped the three rear and two front top clips just tap the front towards the rear of the car and it will pop off. Both of my rockers just fell off when I just tapped slowly to the rear. No damage to the car or the stock rockers. I only broke 1 clip on one side and three on the other. Clips are easily replaced and the new rockers have a whole new set anyway. No damage to the mounts at all. You WILL need the plastic trim tool if you want it to go smoothly. Thanks for the video cflbuckeye!

02-05-2013, 07:16 PM	#38
Sapper12b HTCC Member Drives: 2013 Camaro SS Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,868 View My Garage	I have a black SS and have been debating on either painting it the entire skirt like you did (CFLBuckeye) or paint it factory. Do you have any more pics of your skirts from different angles to help me make my decision.

02-06-2013, 09:28 AM	#40
Sapper12b HTCC Member Drives: 2013 Camaro SS Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,868 View My Garage	Not really, just trying to get a better idea of how it looks with the rockers painted all black. My thing is this, if I Paint the entire rockers Black then I would have to paint the front splitter black and the ZL1 rear diffuser black also. Just to keep everything uniformed. A good side shot like Dennis has in his signature , post #35, would be nice.

02-09-2013, 07:30 PM	#42
Jc's1LE Drives: 2015 SW 1LE BA NPP Recaros Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: lake mary FL Posts: 904	what rear diffuser is that ??