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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 03:27 AM
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Look at this custom 3rd Gen. Front clip!!!

http://camaroz28.cardomain.com/id/exoticustom


I don't know about you guys but I don't like it. The guy is selling the clips on ebay for $500 US each...
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 03:28 AM
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doesn't look right.
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 04:09 AM
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lines dont match rest of the car :barf:
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 05:02 AM
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i dont like it. maybe if the rest of the car was done up to match....
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 06:17 AM
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Originally posted by 1991tealRSt-topGuy
lines dont match rest of the car :barf:
WTF is "lines don't match rest of the car"?!?!?!?! The only "lines" I can see are the ones that are close to parallel with the grill inlet and the hood. I don't think you can use this as an excuse for why you don't like it. I don't like it but my reason is that they are too long. The skirt shouldn't be HUGE. Still doesn't look nearly as bad as that wide mouth kit.
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 06:51 AM
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Seen worse. That pic up above doesn't look very good, but the other ones look alright.

S.
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 07:49 AM
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I don't like it, something just does not look right about it.
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 08:20 AM
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I'll have to give it credit, it's good work, but that doesn't mean I like it. With no lines the front end looks funny, almost 2 dimensional. Oh well. Hey easySPEED, good to see that you finally got off probation. :nono:
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 08:23 AM
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I like the wide mouth part of it, but instead of an open area it needs a grill mesh to look right (keep the road kill out).

Don't like that it goes down further on the left & right sides---if it was even all the way across then it would be fine.

Just now noticed that it most likely doesn't have the real bumper behind the facia---it would show up in that wide mouth. That's not a good idea.

Looks like somebody bought a fiberglass front end and just took out the center bar and added the extensions. Pretty easy to do.
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 08:28 AM
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Its not too bad... but its not too good either. I wouldn't put it on my car.
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 08:29 AM
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I'll pass on that one too.

Reminds of a large catfish with it's mouth wide open . . .

I dunno . . . :shrug:
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 10:12 AM
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Originally posted by JPrevost
WTF is "lines don't match rest of the car"?!?!?!?! The only "lines" I can see are the ones that are close to parallel with the grill inlet and the hood. I don't think you can use this as an excuse for why you don't like it. I don't like it but my reason is that they are too long. The skirt shouldn't be HUGE. Still doesn't look nearly as bad as that wide mouth kit.
Perhaps he means the LACK of lines dont look right. Besides the huge opening in the front, my biggest complaint is that I love how the front gfx is seperate from the front clip....creating that horizontal line....this one is too curvy and just doesnt look right with the front gfx all molded into one. I love the bottom cutout in the middle though.
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 10:24 AM
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Looks to be well made, and not a hack job, but I'd never buy it.
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 10:24 AM
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it would look good with a big intercooler sitting behind that rather than some ugly stock radatior
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 10:51 AM
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i think it looks alot better than some of the front clips that have been posted. but i still wouldn't do that to my car.
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 11:11 AM
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It dosent look bad!
I would prefer to see it in black.
with some fog lights or something. That hole is to big
needs something there
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 11:22 AM
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Actually I don't think it looks too bad. I've seen a lot worse....

Would look much better with a front-mount intercooler or a mesh grille or something there though.

I gotta give him credit, I think he actually did a halfway decent job with it.
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 11:26 AM
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He just ruining a good camaro w/ that!
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 11:35 AM
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It looks like some of the front clips on a few of my Camaro drawings. I don't really like it. It doesn't match the ground effects and it looks a bit out of proportion to the car overall. I think it would have looked better if it was at the stock height and did not have that indenture in the front.
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 11:55 AM
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I think it looks ridiculous, not that I expect that to surprise anybody.
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 12:06 PM
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naw its not that bad, would look better with a grill and ground effects line.
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 12:22 PM
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It kinda looks like the front clip that i think :hail: Brad
photoshoped on his camaro
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 01:29 PM
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I like the look but I think the lip comes way to low. I know after I'm done with the weightjack kits on my 91z, the stock front lip will be inches from the ground. That front lip would be scraping on the ground like a snow plow (not that I know what that looks like mwahahaha). Would be cool on a non lowered car to achieve the illusion that the car is lowered, but you guys are right, the sideskirts would have to match.
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 02:00 PM
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Yeah. I'm not saying I'd do it, but I've seen a lot worse.
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 02:39 PM
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Originally posted by FyreLance
Yeah. I'm not saying I'd do it, but I've seen a lot worse.
That is true. I do however like the fact that it is original and different. I would have made some mathing skirts and rear to match.
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 02:50 PM
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IMO that looks bad, really bad.....

That thing must scrape like no tomorrow.......
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 04:09 PM
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It might be alright if I was to find a front mount intercooler for my Iroc, but then again it looks a little like ****....
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 04:10 PM
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IMO that looks bad, really bad.....

That thing must scrape like no tomorrow.......
if you think that, man oh man
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 04:19 PM
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since when did R1ce become a bad word!?
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 04:21 PM
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since when did R1ce become a bad word!?
about 2 weeks ago on here
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 06:17 PM
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Looks like a fish out of water trying to breath! not liking it one bit.
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 06:54 PM
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Wouldnt do any good for those of us who need to front mount a license plate. If it were stock in appearance with the center section like that custom one it MAY look better but for now it looks better on someone elses car....
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 08:02 PM
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Originally posted by Ragtop89
I'll pass on that one too.

Reminds of a large catfish with it's mouth wide open . . .

I dunno . . . :shrug:
HAHA, that's what I was thinking.


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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 08:22 PM
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garbage

or the word catfish works lol that was good :lala:
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 09:21 PM
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That car is on Ebay right now
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 10:50 PM
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Looks odd, reminds me of a snow plow.
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 10:57 PM
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That would look about a 100 times better if it had the fog light grill in it. Still i cant see doing it to the car, Just needs to extend the whole thing another inch or so in the front, that looks the best.
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 11:11 PM
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if it was finished the gfx all the way around it would look 100 times better. it also needs bigger wheels to fill the wells i'd say 18's or 19's. i like it but would never buy it dont think it would fit the bird
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 11:32 PM
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i'll play devil's advocate. i like most of it. except for the sides, and the extreme lower edge. i don't like how the left and right edges drop down from the center and flare out to the sides.

i do love that widemouth look, however.
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Old Dec 4, 2002 | 04:00 AM
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Reminds me of a whale opening up for some planktin. Wonder what the drag coef. would be.
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Old Dec 4, 2002 | 12:23 PM
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I always wondered how the grill would look with nothing in the middle. It looks alright open, but it does need something behind there besides the dirty old radiator like un4givin89 said. As far as the side extensions, it just looks like the GFX I've seen on alot of 4th gens.


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Old Dec 4, 2002 | 10:13 PM
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It reminds me of a body kit for a honda, but its not too terible wouldnt do it to my car though
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Old Dec 4, 2002 | 11:24 PM
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not my taste..
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Old Dec 4, 2002 | 11:55 PM
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looks like a big mouth bass.. put an intercooler behind it and you have a grinning big mouth bass.
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Old Dec 5, 2002 | 06:20 PM
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I guess if I wanted my car to look like an import, Id just buy an import. :nono:
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Old Dec 5, 2002 | 07:20 PM
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Old Dec 5, 2002 | 08:45 PM
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It wouldn't look so bad if he didn't extend the front ground effect.
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Old Dec 5, 2002 | 09:02 PM
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Originally posted by Jim85IROC
I think it looks ridiculous, not that I expect that to surprise anybody.
We agree on a lot of things.
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