what a rare junkyard find....
02-25-2011, 10:53 PM
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what a rare junkyard find....
hey everyone.... i went to my local lkq junkyard place near my house and scored some factory aluminum louvers for 13.00. this is not the cheap abs plastic crap that the aftermarket sells... it came off a 85 trans am... with all the accessories and was in excellent shaped... so i grabbed them and put them on my gta that same day.... what do you guys think.....
02-26-2011, 05:26 AM
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Car: 1988 Flame Red Trans am GTA
Engine: Forged 355 4 Bolt, FIRST TPI
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: ls1 torsen 3.42 gear
Re: what a rare junkyard find....
thanks everyone.. im going to paint them a nice gloss black.. these could use a little painting because they are faded .. i do agree that some of those aftermarket louvers do look pretty ugly, but the factory piece looks nice on my car and goes well with my red and black theme.... i would say if your going to get any kind of louvers to get the factory ones..... they look the best....
02-26-2011, 07:44 AM
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Re: what a rare junkyard find....
which LKQ did you go to i use to work off the one on miaimi BLVD but ive never gone to the goarner one is the car still out there?
02-26-2011, 09:43 AM
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Re: what a rare junkyard find....
although I am not a louver fan. and I do not know prices of these things. That is deffinately a nice score, especially if you wanted one!
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02-27-2011, 07:44 AM
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Car: 1988 Flame Red Trans am GTA
Engine: Forged 355 4 Bolt, FIRST TPI
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: ls1 torsen 3.42 gear
Re: what a rare junkyard find....
thanks everyone.... i went to the garner/clayton one..... the miami one doesnt have near the cars... i rarely go to that one... everytime i go to the clayton one there are at least 3 to 4 thirdgens out there..... i have seen a l98 vette out there and a gunmetal trans am gta there just last year....
02-27-2011, 11:45 AM
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Re: what a rare junkyard find....
Nice!!
I tried messing with a used aftermarket set for my IROC but found out there's almost nothing you can do to make those look good.
Yours look awesome!!
I tried messing with a used aftermarket set for my IROC but found out there's almost nothing you can do to make those look good.
Yours look awesome!!
02-27-2011, 01:10 PM
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Car: 1987 IROC-Z and 1988 Iroc-Z
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Re: what a rare junkyard find....
Those are way nice man. I agree that they are way better than those plastic ones!
02-27-2011, 01:14 PM
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Re: what a rare junkyard find....
02-27-2011, 02:57 PM
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Re: what a rare junkyard find....
Score! I've been looking for a set of those forever and they look good man.
02-27-2011, 11:46 PM
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Car: 1988 Flame Red Trans am GTA
Engine: Forged 355 4 Bolt, FIRST TPI
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Re: what a rare junkyard find....
thanks... i like them and how they look inside the car.... it makes it feel more sporty and gives it a retro look.... ive seen those aftermarket louvers and they are ugly but these look nice... these are the only louvers i would put on any thirdgen...
02-28-2011, 12:11 AM
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Re: what a rare junkyard find....
Some of the guys at the yards have no idea what stuff is LOL. I picked up a mint dash pad last week for $15 and am going back to the yard to this week to clean out the rest of the interior.
02-28-2011, 09:44 AM
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Re: what a rare junkyard find....
same thing with me i found a dash with only one small lil crack and bought it for $11 once i bought i looked at my friend and said "wow this thing is worth $394 bucks on year one" the lady looked at my dumb founded
02-28-2011, 06:18 PM
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Re: what a rare junkyard find....
uuhhh,
I think im in love.
Looks amazing man, definatly completes your car!
I think im in love.
Looks amazing man, definatly completes your car!
03-03-2011, 09:10 PM
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Re: what a rare junkyard find....
"black gas hole" LOL that is great!!!
03-03-2011, 09:46 PM
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Re: what a rare junkyard find....
stab in the dark here. maybe his was broken, and he got one off a black car at the junkyard, because since he got the louvers at a jy hes no stranger too them. logical answer? i think yes. but lets see what the big man says. oooooh i hope im right and win something
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Re: what a rare junkyard find....
im usually not a big louver fan but they do look damn good on your car. and for $13 cant beat it
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