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camero · 08-30-2009, 09:59 PM

I finally got my car last week and removed the tail light rings and added quarter flares and I like the look as much as I thought I was going to! To me the mudflap flares make it look shorter and chunkier and more muscular and complete the circles the fenders draw around the wheels. Getting rid of the chrome rings on the rear lights make them look so much bigger and deeper and darker and wider and sportier that I'm no longer embarrassed to have people driving behind me looking at my tiny, flat, fussy, glittery little chromed plastic outlined lenses. I think my RS looks sportier and tougher than most other Camaros!

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JJ2010 · 08-30-2009, 10:09 PM

It looks really good.....

DallasMaroLover · 08-30-2009, 10:12 PM

Ur right. Looks awesome!! I might do that to my IOM when I finally get it.

NYG71 · 08-30-2009, 10:39 PM

Damn. I may do that. Nice work.

Michael_Js · 08-30-2009, 11:22 PM

How hard/easy was it to remove the chrome trim rings? I was thinking of doing the same thing on my black SS, then tinting the taillights - more towards the blackout effect.

thanks - oh, looks sharp!

cosmobudman · 08-30-2009, 11:30 PM

Very Nice!!! Looks much better without the chrome taillamp rings, much more depth....I would have never thought of this mod. Great job.

REVOLUTIONSS · 08-30-2009, 11:31 PM

looks great !!! this is a very simple mod , just be very careful . a plastic trim puller works the best. we have a pile of chrome trim rings here we are going to do them in hydro carbon since everyone hates the chrome.

29er · 08-30-2009, 11:31 PM

good job it' looks real nice. it changes the rear completly.

My new Camaro · 08-30-2009, 11:35 PM

taking the rings off great idea

camero · 08-31-2009, 05:51 AM

Thanks!!! I was inspired by the Annihilator, 2SSRS, and 14 pilot. It was pretty hard to get the rings out... you have to reach way in there and undo three bolts per taillight and then unclip 6 clips per chrome ring while you work them out the back. I got kinda mad and intentionally broke as many clips off as I could because I knew I didn't want them back in. After I was done I didn't like the gap that was left where the ring was because it showed some attachment holes in direct sunlight so I filled it in with some glossy plastic mouldings that I found at the auto-parts store. It's actually the trim that people put around the edge of their car doors to protect them from paint chips when they whack dings into other people's cars. It worked perfectly and looks practically like a stock trim!

Annihilator

Mine: camero!

Andro · 08-31-2009, 10:59 AM

Looking Good

Hylton · 08-31-2009, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camero

I think my RS looks sportier and tougher than most other Camaros!

I totally agree! From the back, it looks like a car that you do not want to mess with.

Love this pic:

*GTAHVIT* · 08-31-2009, 11:07 AM

Looks great Camero!

I like the "mud flaps"

better than I thought I would...

Purdue2011SS · 08-31-2009, 11:15 AM

i personally dont like how u removed the chrome rings...it adds more flash to the back end, but thats just my opinion

08-30-2009, 09:59 PM	#1
camero Drives: IOM V6 RS 38808 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: S.Detroit, Ontario Posts: 776	Removed tail light rings and added quarter flares to IOM RS I finally got my car last week and removed the tail light rings and added quarter flares and I like the look as much as I thought I was going to! To me the mudflap flares make it look shorter and chunkier and more muscular and complete the circles the fenders draw around the wheels. Getting rid of the chrome rings on the rear lights make them look so much bigger and deeper and darker and wider and sportier that I'm no longer embarrassed to have people driving behind me looking at my tiny, flat, fussy, glittery little chromed plastic outlined lenses. I think my RS looks sportier and tougher than most other Camaros! . __________________ I've known how to spell Camaro since before you were born.

08-30-2009, 10:12 PM	#3
DallasMaroLover Drives: 2010 Camaro IOM SS Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 162	Ur right. Looks awesome!! I might do that to my IOM when I finally get it. __________________ Love my Camaro

08-30-2009, 10:39 PM	#4
NYG71 VIN#9800413 Drives: GBA '15 ZL1 & GBA '13 Tahoe LTZ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 150 View My Garage	Damn. I may do that. Nice work. __________________ SOLD 2010 IOM 2SS/RS to get a Black ZL1. The thirst is real.

08-30-2009, 11:22 PM	#5
Michael_Js SoCal C5 Family Member Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS - Black w/IOM; 6M Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Posts: 5,298 View My Garage	How hard/easy was it to remove the chrome trim rings? I was thinking of doing the same thing on my black SS, then tinting the taillights - more towards the blackout effect. thanks - oh, looks sharp! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2010 Black 2SS/RS; 6M; IOM, GFX, sunroof; ADM Race CAI; Zoomers CB; Viper Alarm; Pdaft F&R sways, Adj Endlinks, Rtrailing arms, Camber kit, strut brace, Front Trailing Arm Bushing; SLP Skip-Shift Elim; Tinted lights/windows; Hurst Short-throw; LoJack; Door & Dash ABL Mods; ********; JBA Shorty headers; AACStyle LEDs; Stillen DS rotors, Hawk Ceramic pads; Havoc Blk Chrome wheels: 20x9s; Lingenfelter Blk Al Pedals; RevXtreme Catch Can; Goodridge SS lines; Ported TB; RK Sport hood; Hotchkis chassis brace; KW V3 coilovers;

08-30-2009, 11:31 PM	#7
REVOLUTIONSS Drives: triple black Super sport Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: michigan Posts: 311	looks great !!! this is a very simple mod , just be very careful . a plastic trim puller works the best. we have a pile of chrome trim rings here we are going to do them in hydro carbon since everyone hates the chrome. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

08-30-2009, 10:09 PM	#2
JJ2010 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Smithfield,NC Posts: 1,203	It looks really good.....

08-30-2009, 11:30 PM	#6
cosmobudman Drives: Company Car..... Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ok Posts: 65	Very Nice!!! Looks much better without the chrome taillamp rings, much more depth....I would have never thought of this mod. Great job.

08-30-2009, 11:31 PM	#8
29er Drives: 14 1LE Garage King Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: MTL Posts: 1,519 View My Garage	good job it' looks real nice. it changes the rear completly.

08-30-2009, 11:35 PM	#9
My new Camaro Drives: 2500 hd Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: AR Posts: 297	taking the rings off great idea

08-31-2009, 05:51 AM	#10
camero Drives: IOM V6 RS 38808 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: S.Detroit, Ontario Posts: 776	Thanks!!! I was inspired by the Annihilator, 2SSRS, and 14 pilot. It was pretty hard to get the rings out... you have to reach way in there and undo three bolts per taillight and then unclip 6 clips per chrome ring while you work them out the back. I got kinda mad and intentionally broke as many clips off as I could because I knew I didn't want them back in. After I was done I didn't like the gap that was left where the ring was because it showed some attachment holes in direct sunlight so I filled it in with some glossy plastic mouldings that I found at the auto-parts store. It's actually the trim that people put around the edge of their car doors to protect them from paint chips when they whack dings into other people's cars. It worked perfectly and looks practically like a stock trim! Annihilator Mine: camero! __________________ I've known how to spell Camaro since before you were born.

08-31-2009, 10:59 AM	#11
Andro NOICE!!! ™ Drives: Force Fed 427 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GOT BOOST? Posts: 5,213 View My Garage	Looking Good __________________

08-31-2009, 11:07 AM	#13
GTAHVIT Blessed Drives: 2013 Sonic RS MT Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Saint Augustine FL Posts: 28,441 View My Garage	Looks great Camero! I like the "mud flaps" better than I thought I would... __________________ Click image to see build thread. PQ - "the love of cars. It's a boys first step toward manhood and a mans last hold on boyhood." Fbodfather - "We do not want to use the Z28 moniker on a car that does not deserve this hallowed name." The_Blur - "Let's not confuse competitors with equals."

08-31-2009, 11:15 AM	#14
Purdue2011SS Boiler Up!! POTFH Drives: 2011 2SS/RS IOM Camaro Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 582 View My Garage	i personally dont like how u removed the chrome rings...it adds more flash to the back end, but thats just my opinion __________________