Flow Tie (full emblem delete) - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

ValZL1 · 04-18-2015, 08:04 AM

So I looked through a bunch of reviews on the emblem swaps and the folks who cut out the middle of the bowtie badge itself, leaving the silver edge. I was not really a fan of what I saw so when I got my badge off, I went ahead and removed the backer all around. The result looks pretty darn good. Took me about an hour and a half with a very sharp knife. The grille is still very sturdy and supported, no issues there. More airflow is definitely a good thing.

Driving around town, 62 degrees out, my water temp gauge didnt get past the 1/3 mark after 30 minutes of driving. Is that the typical range for the water temp or is it usually in the middle?

cal45 · 04-18-2015, 08:10 AM

That actually looks like it is factory stock. Good job!
Pls post up some pics from a little further away

ValZL1 · 04-18-2015, 08:13 AM

Thanks! I'll try to snap one from far away but once you get far enough, it looks like it's all backed out pretty much.

KaBoom1701 · 04-18-2015, 09:07 AM

Looks good.

Just remove that dam ugly front lic plate holder....

ValZL1 · 04-18-2015, 09:13 AM

I would but it's riveted on and I dont want a bunch of poorly fitting bumper plugs on there. From what I've read, filling the holes and painting it looks good temporarily until the holes sink in a bit when the filler shrinks, making it look even worse. I cant afford a new bumper and full repaint right now.

Expunge · 04-18-2015, 09:28 AM

It would still look better with 4 holes in the bumper versus that.. trust me, freaking dealer mounted it on mine and I popped it out and it looks so much better.

2013 ZL1 #7860 · 04-18-2015, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by ValZL1

I would but it's riveted on and I dont want a bunch of poorly fitting bumper plugs on there. From what I've read, filling the holes and painting it looks good temporarily until the holes sink in a bit when the filler shrinks, making it look even worse. I cant afford a new bumper and full repaint right now.

I had the holes filed in and painted on my Cobalt. I had it for 5 years after, daily drive in all weather and parked outside. It never shrunk or sunk or showed at all.

Flow Tie looks good!

KaBoom1701 · 04-18-2015, 09:40 AM

Beside...what you gain in air flow from your bow tie delete you lose from that front license plate holder blocking some of your air ways into your lower front grill.

ZL1-V · 04-18-2015, 10:07 AM

You car looks great with the emblem removed! I have to agree with the others, loose the plate as that is the main item changing your front aerodynamics. If you go to a GOOD body and paint shop where they use enough material, let it dry completely and then sand you shouldn't have "filler gaps".

ValZL1 · 04-18-2015, 10:20 AM

I'll take it by my paint guy and see what it says... maybe it will work

would love to have it gone!

Ron_Robinson1 · 04-18-2015, 10:34 AM

How hard is it to do the float tie. Damn I like that look. Plate holes suck. When I bought my Z I told them if they mounted a plate bracket on there I wouldn't by the car.

Is there a thread for DIY float tie or flow tie, what ever it's called.

ValZL1 · 04-18-2015, 02:17 PM

For the flow tie, i used a screwdriver to pop out the bowtie. Comes out pretty easily. The backer is plastic. You simply use a very sharp knife, follow the bowtie lines and cut out the center. Not hard, just be patient and dont cut off a finger. Some parts of the plastic are thicker than others and the knife speeds up when it transitions. I had a close shave twice.. lol

Ron_Robinson1 · 04-18-2015, 03:14 PM

LoL thanks man I will def be careful

L36L72LS3 · 10-08-2015, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by KaBoom1701

Looks good.

Just remove that dam ugly front lic plate holder....

So, I'm just gonna take the tickets!

04-18-2015, 08:04 AM	#1
ValZL1 Drives: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: USA Posts: 112	Flow Tie (full emblem delete) So I looked through a bunch of reviews on the emblem swaps and the folks who cut out the middle of the bowtie badge itself, leaving the silver edge. I was not really a fan of what I saw so when I got my badge off, I went ahead and removed the backer all around. The result looks pretty darn good. Took me about an hour and a half with a very sharp knife. The grille is still very sturdy and supported, no issues there. More airflow is definitely a good thing. Driving around town, 62 degrees out, my water temp gauge didnt get past the 1/3 mark after 30 minutes of driving. Is that the typical range for the water temp or is it usually in the middle? Attached Images

04-18-2015, 08:13 AM	#3
ValZL1 Drives: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: USA Posts: 112	Thanks! I'll try to snap one from far away but once you get far enough, it looks like it's all backed out pretty much. Attached Images

04-18-2015, 09:07 AM	#4
KaBoom1701 KaBoom1701 Drives: 13' ZL1 Red M6 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: I.E. SoCal (Yucaipa) Posts: 8,630	Looks good. Just remove that dam ugly front lic plate holder.... __________________ Mods: Roto-Fab Intake, WW Res. kit & Big Gulp Air Scoop, Elite Catch Can, ATI Super Damper & 18% OD Pulley, LF Idler pulley bracket, Metco CC breather, ID850 Injectors, Stainless Power Headers w/ ceramic coating, TR71X Spark Plugs, JMS Fuel Pump Booster, Bo White TB, Tuned by Ted @ Jannetty Racing, Ron Davis HX, D3 Reservoir, Pfadt 1" Springs, Moreno Camber Plates, ZL1 Addons Splitter guard washers, Tow Hook kit & rock guards, Hurst Shifter Billet Plus 6 Speed Short Shifter, ZL1 DRL lighting harness, ZL1 Recaro Seats.

04-18-2015, 09:40 AM	#8
KaBoom1701 KaBoom1701 Drives: 13' ZL1 Red M6 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: I.E. SoCal (Yucaipa) Posts: 8,630	Beside...what you gain in air flow from your bow tie delete you lose from that front license plate holder blocking some of your air ways into your lower front grill. __________________ Mods: Roto-Fab Intake, WW Res. kit & Big Gulp Air Scoop, Elite Catch Can, ATI Super Damper & 18% OD Pulley, LF Idler pulley bracket, Metco CC breather, ID850 Injectors, Stainless Power Headers w/ ceramic coating, TR71X Spark Plugs, JMS Fuel Pump Booster, Bo White TB, Tuned by Ted @ Jannetty Racing, Ron Davis HX, D3 Reservoir, Pfadt 1" Springs, Moreno Camber Plates, ZL1 Addons Splitter guard washers, Tow Hook kit & rock guards, Hurst Shifter Billet Plus 6 Speed Short Shifter, ZL1 DRL lighting harness, ZL1 Recaro Seats.

04-18-2015, 10:07 AM	#9
ZL1-V Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 2,155	You car looks great with the emblem removed! I have to agree with the others, loose the plate as that is the main item changing your front aerodynamics. If you go to a GOOD body and paint shop where they use enough material, let it dry completely and then sand you shouldn't have "filler gaps". Attached Images Last edited by ZL1-V; 10-12-2015 at 11:03 PM.

04-18-2015, 08:10 AM	#2
cal45 Drives: 2015 Blue Velvet Metallic ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Orlando & Flagler Beach,FL Posts: 1,453	That actually looks like it is factory stock. Good job! Pls post up some pics from a little further away

04-18-2015, 09:13 AM	#5
ValZL1 Drives: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: USA Posts: 112	I would but it's riveted on and I dont want a bunch of poorly fitting bumper plugs on there. From what I've read, filling the holes and painting it looks good temporarily until the holes sink in a bit when the filler shrinks, making it look even worse. I cant afford a new bumper and full repaint right now.

04-18-2015, 09:28 AM	#6
Expunge Drives: 2013 ZL1 M6, '99 Tahoe 2Dr Sport Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: South of Houston, TX Posts: 890 View My Garage	It would still look better with 4 holes in the bumper versus that.. trust me, freaking dealer mounted it on mine and I popped it out and it looks so much better.

04-18-2015, 10:20 AM	#10
ValZL1 Drives: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: USA Posts: 112	I'll take it by my paint guy and see what it says... maybe it will work would love to have it gone!

04-18-2015, 10:34 AM	#11
Ron_Robinson1 Drives: A Static line to a pack tray & ZL1 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Centeral NY Posts: 2,276	How hard is it to do the float tie. Damn I like that look. Plate holes suck. When I bought my Z I told them if they mounted a plate bracket on there I wouldn't by the car. Is there a thread for DIY float tie or flow tie, what ever it's called. __________________ 2017 ZL1 A10: 8.84 @ 156 PB 2017 ZL1 A10: Previously FBO 756/761 (9.6 @ 143 1/4) SOLD-2013 ZL1 M6:BTR,LTs,IDs,ATI,RotoFab10.84@129 SOLD-2011 SS M6: Blower, Cam, Alky, LTs.

04-18-2015, 02:17 PM	#12
ValZL1 Drives: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: USA Posts: 112	For the flow tie, i used a screwdriver to pop out the bowtie. Comes out pretty easily. The backer is plastic. You simply use a very sharp knife, follow the bowtie lines and cut out the center. Not hard, just be patient and dont cut off a finger. Some parts of the plastic are thicker than others and the knife speeds up when it transitions. I had a close shave twice.. lol

04-18-2015, 03:14 PM	#13
Ron_Robinson1 Drives: A Static line to a pack tray & ZL1 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Centeral NY Posts: 2,276	LoL thanks man I will def be careful __________________ 2017 ZL1 A10: 8.84 @ 156 PB 2017 ZL1 A10: Previously FBO 756/761 (9.6 @ 143 1/4) SOLD-2013 ZL1 M6:BTR,LTs,IDs,ATI,RotoFab10.84@129 SOLD-2011 SS M6: Blower, Cam, Alky, LTs.