How come 99% on Camaro's dont have the louver's on them? Mine was on there from the factory, one peice aluminum. I know their noisy, but is there any reason? Lets hear those comments!

 

i been looking for a set , but was worried it would impair my vision when backing up so never got a pair

 

I think that most people think that they lock the vehicle into an outdated 80's modification fad, or that they are ugly. As smooth as the bodylines are of an 3rd gen adding a set of serated louvers over the back end does not work for me - imo.

 

Louvers were never factory installed and most do not have them because they are really outdated.

 

Here's my car, at night WITH TINT.... you can't see out.

http://myspace-951.vo.llnwd.net/0130...03502951_l.jpg

 

Then why is there an RPO code for them?

 

i still might try to find a local guy around my town with them and ask him to just let me sit in the drivers sear and see how bad they are

 

I'm looking for the headlight grilles.

 

Just stand in front of a set of blinds. I had louvers on 2 cars and they DO NOT obstruct your view at all. Its harder to see out of my tinted rear window the any set of louvers. As far as outdated, why would you ride around a
80's car and complain it looked like an 80's car.

 

They were on my car, and I bought it new..maybe someone broke into GM and installed them

 

i posted looking for this as well , no clue who makes em could prob be fabbed

 

They do NOT cause vision problems, you hardly even know they are there...I had a set on my second gen...They can look good if you like them, juste a matter of taste.

 

im not really sure what their function is for, but i like how they look. there are some aftermarket ones that look horrible though. 3rd gens do not look bad with louvers

 

Lamborghini still uses them.

 

alot of people tell me to take mine off i dont because i like them. if you tint the back window it seems to buble off it a couple months.

 

they block the sun (like window tint) but without sacrificing rear visibility

 

Mine black car came new with the louvers (I probably would not have chosen them on the order form) and I've kept them on, although I don't believe anyone would say it "enhances" the Camaro's looks. However, it's original to my car, looks OK over my black paint, does a tremendous job of keeping sun from heating up the inside, doesn't obstruct vision at all and, frankly, is about the ONLY thing that has never rattled on my car. Only pain is propping it up to clean the rear glass . . . . . . .

 

I just had a old set of Cragar's rear window louvers from my '88 TA, that I gave to my Uncle for his '85 Firebird. I like them on certain third gens, comes down to the color scheme for me. There is a guy in my town that has a set of flat black ones on his Maroon Iroc and they look really nice.-Nick.

 

if i ever do find a good set i would prob paint them to make my color which is going to be orange with white racing stripes

 

I don't mind them. However I don't think I would install them on my car. It's just a matter of taste.


Does the pictured Camaro in the link have an aftermarket GFX kit on it? the front lip and side skirts seem to extend a bit lower than normal.

 

Where?

 

they peel off because either you buy cheap tinting, or you dont wet it down enough to get the air out.

and those head light grilles, could those be hand-made one-off pieces? ive only seen em on 1 car so far. :???:

 

hey someone take a picture from inside the car that shows just how well u can see out the back window

 

there was a small fab company that made them and they went out of business years ago. I found a set on ebay but they went to high for me to get. They were powered so they opened and closed with the flip of a switch. I made a thread about them a long while back.

I would but I already took them off my daily driver for winter because when the windows frost up it takes awhile for the defrost to clear that window. and snow gets packed between the slats and is a pain to clear out.

 

Yeah, I think the louvers look sweet, but I took mine off this fall, because it got to be a pain with the snow and with washing the rear window. And, as mentioned above, they were a factory option on at least some of these cars, b/c my '90 iroc has it on the window sticker.

 

The louvers i had never filled with snow unless when i would clean it off, Id shove some in there... But that didnt happen very often..

 

I heard those louvers for headlights were made in 84 for a limited time... idk though...

I would take a pic for you guys inside(or video) of the louvers... but it's winter!

PM and I will get a video for you next time it is out... won't be long...