Why wouldn't you get the RS package?! - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Xii239 · 04-26-2014, 12:58 PM

Just like the title suggests - I see wonderful cars driving around without the RS package and I wonder why not? For those who didn't get it, what was your reasoning? Just wondering

(You're car is still awesome with our without the package btw!!)

philthy · 04-26-2014, 01:48 PM

I did not get the RS package due to the summer-only tires that came with it. However, the "all-season" tires GM used sucked in the winter, so I ended up getting winter tires and wheels anyway. You know what they say, hindsight is 20/20. The only thing I kinda miss is the halo headlights. I added the spoiler a year later.

Firefighter · 04-26-2014, 01:51 PM

I initially didn't want it but it ended up I got it and now looking at the car and living with it for a little over a year I'm glad I did. It adds some nice touches that make the car "more complete" well at least to me.

Green Machine · 04-26-2014, 01:53 PM

I don't like the taillights and I don't like the chrome strip on the front.

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AGM 1LE · 04-26-2014, 02:39 PM

Didn't like the chrome strip. Don't care about hid lights as I rarely drive it a night and it's $1300 I put towards headers and a cam

Unrulie · 04-26-2014, 03:20 PM

I didn't see $1300 worth it for HID head lights and the RS Wheels in the midnight silver paint looks dirty to me "as in covered with brake dust already", My badges are deleted anyways. And everyone else has the RS, I like to be different

ELIC1 · 04-26-2014, 03:25 PM

i had to get it i like the ditch moldding that matches the car headlights look better. and like the the tailights are a little darker

SKYFALL · 04-26-2014, 03:27 PM

I bought mine used so I didn't really have a choice. :( But Camaro's look killer with the halos and I'm thinking about finding some RS headlights for mine.

flyinlow89 · 04-26-2014, 06:47 PM

Didn't care about any of what it has to offer and dislike the halos. It's a BMW thing to me. SS was the only package that mattered to me.

911medic · 04-26-2014, 07:24 PM

The RS package contents have changed through the years, but for the 2012 model year, the RS package would've given me:

HID headlights w/halos
20" wheels with staggered sized, summer only tires
Body colored roof ditch molding

The only thing out of those that I really wanted was the HIDs/halos. Didn't want summer only tires, and didn't want staggered sizes--prefer a square setup that I can rotate. Also, the 20" wheels come with lower profile tires, which I also didn't want. Like a little more sidewall to deal with the potholes around here.

I plan to add the HIDs/halos myself.

MLAZ1990 · 04-26-2014, 07:47 PM

I didn't get the RS package because I was only 20 when I bought the car with no credit. But I just put my new wheels on and I just bought the RS headlights that I'm in LOVE with! RS package definitely gives the car a meaner look!

Z28bryan · 04-26-2014, 11:32 PM

I wanted a camaro and manual transmission, A/C, power locks and windows etc are just bonuses. Ok A/C is kinda a necessity.

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rdrfronty · 04-27-2014, 12:26 AM

RS = chrome strip above grill = not good to my eyes.
Non RS tailights > RS tailights (don't like the extra white in the lenses).
My 14' 1LE already has awesome wheels, so no gain with the RS package there.
HID's are nice, but Halo's are too gimmicky to me (maybe I'm too old school).
The non RS 1LE just looks meaner to me.
So for me the only benefit was the HID's. And they don't out weigh the visual negatives of the RS package in my opinion.

CookieCk · 04-27-2014, 04:44 AM

Didn't have the RS as an option on the LS, had to stay with V6 for the gas and insurance costs and didn't see the point of getting an LT(only differences are a few minor creature comforts that are meaningless to me). Added my own HIDs with RGB Halos for a lot less than the cost of the RS package, plus I would have had to add the cost of the jump to an LT to even have the option for the RS package, so another 2 grand minimum along with the RS package price(so almost 4 grand). Completely unjustifiable cost since HIDs and halos were the only two things I would have wanted from the RS package. I prefer the non staggered wheels and all season tires, and with a black car the roof ditch molding blends in anyways.

04-26-2014, 12:58 PM	#1
Xii239 Drives: 2014 2LT/RS Black Camaro Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: CT Posts: 195 View My Garage	Why wouldn't you get the RS package?! Just like the title suggests - I see wonderful cars driving around without the RS package and I wonder why not? For those who didn't get it, what was your reasoning? Just wondering (You're car is still awesome with our without the package btw!!)

04-26-2014, 01:48 PM	#2
philthy Drives: 1971 Monte Carlo/2010 Camaro 2LT Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Macomb Township, MI Posts: 823 View My Garage	I did not get the RS package due to the summer-only tires that came with it. However, the "all-season" tires GM used sucked in the winter, so I ended up getting winter tires and wheels anyway. You know what they say, hindsight is 20/20. The only thing I kinda miss is the halo headlights. I added the spoiler a year later. __________________ 2024 Camaro SS convertible 2010 Camaro 2LT 2019 Cadillac CTS 1971 Monte Carlo

04-26-2014, 01:51 PM	#3
Firefighter Drives: Black '13 2SS/RS/1LE w/NPP/NAV Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Tampa by way of Miami... Posts: 4,934	I initially didn't want it but it ended up I got it and now looking at the car and living with it for a little over a year I'm glad I did. It adds some nice touches that make the car "more complete" well at least to me. __________________ My Build Thread... http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285054

04-26-2014, 01:53 PM	#4
Green Machine Always Workin Drives: 2021 Mazda MX-5 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 1,362	I don't like the taillights and I don't like the chrome strip on the front. Sent from somewhere on the road. __________________ 2023 Vivid Orange 1SS 1LE 6MT Arrived 8/31 Purchased 9/3 2018 1SS 1LE, HyperBlue Metallic (Sold) 2014 1SS 1LE, Black, Twin Turbo (Sold)

04-26-2014, 03:20 PM	#6
Unrulie Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Cyber Grey Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Howell, mi. Posts: 319 View My Garage	I didn't see $1300 worth it for HID head lights and the RS Wheels in the midnight silver paint looks dirty to me "as in covered with brake dust already", My badges are deleted anyways. And everyone else has the RS, I like to be different __________________

04-26-2014, 02:39 PM	#5
AGM 1LE Drives: 14 SS/ 1LE Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: parts unknown Posts: 937	Didn't like the chrome strip. Don't care about hid lights as I rarely drive it a night and it's $1300 I put towards headers and a cam

04-26-2014, 03:25 PM	#7
ELIC1 Account Suspended Drives: black and silver Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: new york Posts: 1,728	i had to get it i like the ditch moldding that matches the car headlights look better. and like the the tailights are a little darker

04-26-2014, 03:27 PM	#8
SKYFALL Drives: 2011 CGM LT Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Colorado Posts: 34	I bought mine used so I didn't really have a choice. :( But Camaro's look killer with the halos and I'm thinking about finding some RS headlights for mine.

04-26-2014, 06:47 PM	#9
flyinlow89 Smoke Alotapotomous Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Brechin, Ontario Posts: 955	Didn't care about any of what it has to offer and dislike the halos. It's a BMW thing to me. SS was the only package that mattered to me. __________________ 2010 Camaro TT SS. AGP twin Turbo

04-26-2014, 07:24 PM	#10
911medic Drives: 2012 SIM 2LT/1970 Camaro Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Near Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,578	The RS package contents have changed through the years, but for the 2012 model year, the RS package would've given me: HID headlights w/halos 20" wheels with staggered sized, summer only tires Body colored roof ditch molding The only thing out of those that I really wanted was the HIDs/halos. Didn't want summer only tires, and didn't want staggered sizes--prefer a square setup that I can rotate. Also, the 20" wheels come with lower profile tires, which I also didn't want. Like a little more sidewall to deal with the potholes around here. I plan to add the HIDs/halos myself. __________________ All bleeding stops eventually -- 2012 2LT Auto w/sunroof -- My journal thread Roto-Fab Intake & W/W Relocate Kit -- ADM Race Scoop -- Dynomax VT Axle-Back Exhaust -- Vitesse Throttle Controller RX Catch Can -- Drake Bowtie Delete -- JacFab Radio Face Cover -- LED Fog Lights -- LED Dome/Trunk/Plate Lights -- Gen5DIY Dash ABL -- Diode Dynamics Cupholder Lighting Wishlist: ACS T5 Splitter -- Hood Vent Mod -- Footwell/Door Pull/Homelink Button Lighting

04-26-2014, 07:47 PM	#11
MLAZ1990 Drives: 2012 black camaro 2LS Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,023 View My Garage	I didn't get the RS package because I was only 20 when I bought the car with no credit. But I just put my new wheels on and I just bought the RS headlights that I'm in LOVE with! RS package definitely gives the car a meaner look!

04-26-2014, 11:32 PM	#12
Z28bryan Drives: 2014 Camaro 1LS Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ft. Walton Beach, FL Posts: 162	I wanted a camaro and manual transmission, A/C, power locks and windows etc are just bonuses. Ok A/C is kinda a necessity. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 1981 Camaro Z28 (SOLD), 1987 Camaro (SOLD) 2000 Camaro (SOLD), 2002 Camaro Z28 (SOLD) ----------------- 2014 Camaro -----------------------

04-27-2014, 12:26 AM	#13
rdrfronty Drives: 2019 ZL1 1LE CRUSH Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 298	RS = chrome strip above grill = not good to my eyes. Non RS tailights > RS tailights (don't like the extra white in the lenses). My 14' 1LE already has awesome wheels, so no gain with the RS package there. HID's are nice, but Halo's are too gimmicky to me (maybe I'm too old school). The non RS 1LE just looks meaner to me. So for me the only benefit was the HID's. And they don't out weigh the visual negatives of the RS package in my opinion.

04-27-2014, 04:44 AM	#14
CookieCk Drives: 2012 Camaro SS Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Georgia Posts: 273 View My Garage	Didn't have the RS as an option on the LS, had to stay with V6 for the gas and insurance costs and didn't see the point of getting an LT(only differences are a few minor creature comforts that are meaningless to me). Added my own HIDs with RGB Halos for a lot less than the cost of the RS package, plus I would have had to add the cost of the jump to an LT to even have the option for the RS package, so another 2 grand minimum along with the RS package price(so almost 4 grand). Completely unjustifiable cost since HIDs and halos were the only two things I would have wanted from the RS package. I prefer the non staggered wheels and all season tires, and with a black car the roof ditch molding blends in anyways.