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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 12:59 PM
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Hood Louvers & color

ok guys , need opinions here; bought this camaro recently and the hood inserts were painted to match the ground effects; they need a fresh coat of paint , but I am thinking about painting them black to match the hood; cant decide between silver or black, help me out guys!! Here is my '88 RS w/ the silver louvers.
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 01:07 PM
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NICE CAR

My first camaro was a 88 sport coupe red silver hardtop they didnt have rs in 88 except california and they were only V6 what does your car have under the hood?/nice color cobo and t'stoo
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 01:11 PM
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silver looks alot better how they stand out
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 01:33 PM
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It has the L03 engine(305TBI) it is all original...62,000 miles and 5-speed
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 01:52 PM
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leave the silver, its nice looking
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 01:52 PM
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Thats a sport coupe definately you can tell by the wing:lala:
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 02:20 PM
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I think they look nice how they are now..leave them silver
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 02:59 PM
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yeah i agree.. the silver looks cool. i've never seen that before.
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 03:51 PM
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Is it an SC with gfx or RS with the SC wing?? either way i think it looks sweet the way it is, paint looks pretty good too
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 06:48 PM
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It is an RS, that was the year they did away w/ the z28 name and changed it..basically same car as the z28 plus they added the rear spoiler..yes the paint is sweet, original too never saw snow...thanks all for your opinions, I think u made me decide.

another shot of the maro!
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 07:12 PM
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Yeah that looks good silver. Repaint those louvers the same color :hail:
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 11:35 PM
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I'll be the first to say, I think it would look better if they were black, but it looks good now, do what you think will be the best. Have someone photoshop it with black, it would give you an idea.
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Old Apr 9, 2003 | 11:40 PM
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Originally posted by IcemanFK
It is an RS, that was the year they did away w/ the z28 name and changed it..basically same car as the z28 plus they added the rear spoiler..yes the paint is sweet, original too never saw snow...thanks all for your opinions, I think u made me decide.

another shot of the maro!
i thought that the RS for 88 still came with the factory 15" rims because those are the early style IROC rims. So i'm just assuming those were replaced?
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