How to tell a 2SS from a 1SS

[MMC]

Try looking up the VIN here.
https://service.gm.com/dealerworld/vincards/

[DanSS24]

You can do a 1SS vs 2SS comparison on the "Build & Price" link on the Chevrolet website. Didn't think it was that much of a difference, but it is.

[PalmerGA]

Originally Posted by Dark Ninja

Wow I feel like a idiot right now, I have a 2SS RS and I replaced the red badges with white ones to match my strip. Now ppl think i have a 1SS no RS =(

No. The red/white badge issue is completely separate from the 1SS/2SS issue. The color of the factory installed "SS" badges has no bearing on whether you have a 1SS or 2SS - it simply denotes RS or non-RS package. Red badge = RS package. White badge = non-RS package.

Of course, you have proven that this guideline can be "faked" quite easily. Just watching your car go by I would assume you had a SS without the RS package, unless you were going slow enough for me to notice the body-colored roof ditches, shark fin, etc. To know if you had a 2SS, I would have to look inside your car. No big deal really - you still have a balls-to-the-walls Camaro SS... that much we know.

[102SS]

Originally Posted by PalmerGA

No. The red/white badge issue is completely separate from the 1SS/2SS issue. The color of the factory installed "SS" badges has no bearing on whether you have a 1SS or 2SS - it simply denotes RS or non-RS package. Red badge = RS package. White badge = non-RS package.

Of course, you have proven that this guideline can be "faked" quite easily. Just watching your car go by I would assume you had a SS without the RS package, unless you were going slow enough for me to notice the body-colored roof ditches, shark fin, etc. To know if you had a 2SS, I would have to look inside your car. No big deal really - you still have a balls-to-the-walls Camaro SS... that much we know.

My shark fin is black.

It does match my stripes

[GVA 45TH 2SS]

Best most accurate way is 5th digit in VIN
J = 1SS AUTO
S = 1SS MANUAL
K = 2SS AUTO
T = 2SS MANUAL.

[SSweetride]

Originally Posted by GMfan454

Thank you everyone for the replies. Now I know what to look for to get on the right track and then confirm with the code in the trunk. I will probably go 2012 and up since I want a convertible and cant afford a new one. But may end up just getting a new hardtop. I will see what is out there. I am big on watching guages for constant data. That way when one moves from the norm, you know where it should be usually and know when something is off. So I will try for 2SS and if I end up 1SS, will add the four pack.

The PO for my car (1SS/RS) added the 4 pack gauges. I hear they are plug and play, so I can be done if you want to save a few grand by not going 2SS. If you get a 12 or newer, you get a few upgrades over the earlier cars (FE4 suspenaion being the best one). Good luck!

[45thAnniversary2SS]

Originally Posted by GMfan454

Thank you everyone for the replies. Now I know what to look for to get on the right track and then confirm with the code in the trunk. I will probably go 2012 and up since I want a convertible and cant afford a new one. But may end up just getting a new hardtop. I will see what is out there. I am big on watching guages for constant data. That way when one moves from the norm, you know where it should be usually and know when something is off. So I will try for 2SS and if I end up 1SS, will add the four pack.

Please leave your avatar as is after you buy the car.

[GVA 45TH 2SS]

Originally Posted by Comrando

CGM SS emblems are on the 6.2314159L model So much confusion on these badges

[2011ss/rs]

http://m.autoblog.com/2008/10/03/201...list-revealed/

[bdrobLS3]

Originally Posted by GVA 45TH 2SS

CGM SS emblems are on the 6.2314159L model So much confusion on these badges

did you intentionally use pi? or was that a fluke accident? just curious

[GVA 45TH 2SS]

Originally Posted by bdrobLS3

did you intentionally use pi? or was that a fluke accident? just curious

Yeah intentional.. Pi is better than a hemi. LOL

[Alfieboy]

Originally Posted by fbodfather

No - a Red SS means that it's an RS as well.

Leather interior is the quick way to tell. Now -- that said - I've seen some people add leather after they bought their cars. Look for the gauge package below the radio - a 2SS will have gauges - a 1SS will not.

hehehehehehe I dunno....I had 4 pack gauges from dealer in wife 2012 IBM 2lt ....

[sonnydurden]

Originally Posted by NFRNOSS

I thought the 2SS also had the Bluetooth stuff. So steering wheel audio controls for phone? Or does the 1SS also have steering wheel audio controls?

I have a 2012 1SS, no RS package.. But has all of the audio and Bluetooth controls..

[TheSmokingSuns]

The 2SS / 2LT model includes 1SS / 1LT Equipment PLUS:
- Boston Acoustics® premium 9-speaker 245-watt audio system
- Bluetooth® for phone, personal cell phone connectivity to vehicle audio system
- Cargo convenience net
- Driver Information Center (DIC) compass
- Four-pack gauges mounted on center console: oil pressure, battery voltage, oil temperature and transmission fluid temperature
- Rear parking assist (late availability)
- Head-up display (late availability)
- Inside auto-dimming rearview mirror
- Body-color power-adjustable heated mirrors (auto dimming on driver side)
- Wireless PDIM (for use of steering-wheel controls with auxiliary device)
- Remote vehicle starter system (with automatic transmission)
- Leather-appointed front seat trim with SS embroidery
- Heated driver and front passenger seats
- Steering-wheel-mounted audio controls
- Universal Home Remote
- USB port