I thought I read every post in this thread. I don't know how I missed yours and wrote almost the exact same thing... hahaha.

Maybe if 2 people ask someone will answer!

 

85 Factory

 

I have an 87 IROC and have just started looking for the original Factory DE1 Louvers for the rear Hatch. You looked for several years, how did you find them? I didn't know that they were so rare. Any leads as to where to go and how to find them would be appreciated.

 

factory option

 

 

 

Your car is sickk bro. Love the look.
Thinking about throwning some on mine, just after seeing it all flat black on yours.

 

Ment to quote this one.

 

Here are a few of mine! I bought them for $70, not a factory option but I still love em!

 

Paid $100 for my louvers. Got them off Craigslist and had them painted...


By rdicarlo at 2010-05-09


By rdicarlo at 2010-05-09


By rdicarlo at 2010-05-09

 

What do you call these louvers? All I can ever find are ones with brake light cut outs or the weird sides.

 

does anyone have a metal wrap around camaro louvers for sale or know were they sale them?

 

Any links to buy the 1-piece w/ 3rd brake light?

 

picked these up for 50 bucks off craigslist. I love em.

 

I'm JEALOUS!

 

ditto

 

Pics of when I bought the car. Still have the louvers stored (bringing them out this summer.. it's been FIVE years now!)





I have pictures of the individual hardware pieces coming soon, for those who are wondering what these parts look like. Nobody has seemed to be able to answer this question, and I'd like to help everyone else finally get their louver problems squared away. I have MOST of the pieces, but not all of them. I'm missing one of the side clips. I have the two mounting brackets, one side clip/bumper for it, and 5/6 screws. I am going to take these parts to a machine shop this week and see what it will cost to make duplicates of these parts so everyone can plug and play with their original stuff and I can start distributing them out to the rest of you 3rd gen guys for (hopefully) cheap depending on how much the machine shop stabs me for doing it.

 

very nice! I think the louvers look better with the traditional spoiler, but I'm still a fan

 

Not sure why people keep saying that nobody has provided pictures of the hardware. I did a few years ago. Do a search. The factory hardware has been posted. The set on the car above is not factory, so be sure to know which hardware you need.

 

I've actually searched left and right for hardware configurations. I'll see if I can dig your post out and post the link in the thread, because I've definitely looked with no avail.

I found one post in my other thread that posted pictures of hardware with his configuration: https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body...-hardware.html

 

Those pics are of factory hardware. Here's the pics I posted. Unfortunately, they don't have dimensions, but you can see them.

 

ok, I found a plastic set on CL... the guy was asking $80, but I talked him down to $50. A couple cans of paint, and they looked good enough to put on my car.

 

Here are the Louvers that came on mine. They are going to hang in the garage till I find someone who likes them I guess. I have never liked them. I'm in Atlanta. If you need these and are willing to pay the packing and shipping or can come get them contact me. They are in good shape needing only some new nuts for the main top brackets. All 3 parts are metal. I am in West GA

 

I would die to have a set like this. I have been looking everywhere.

 

this style that I want, is any one selling one?

 

I have that set up on my car. It looks good, light shines through, but i don't have any pics right now.

 

dont know if this qualifies as a louver but id like to know what its called.

 

so i have a set of louvers from the factory. does anyone know were i can find all the mounting hardware

 

Check the link in my sig. My louvers are factory. When I bought the car, it didnt have them on it but you could see the marks that they left. My rpo sticker has the DE1 code but the previous owner must of took them off. 1 owner car when I bought it back in 96. Bought mine on ebay back in 02 for less than 200.00 with the hardware.

maule6, I think its going to be very hard to get the hardware by themself. Its hard enough just to find a set of louvers.

 

i guess i got lucky then, i found some really nice ones at a local junkyard on a red 89 for 10 bucks



so i had to repaint them, they look good now.




opps sorry for the bump

 

So, would buying the three piece louver for forty bucks be worth it?

 

depends, are they plastic or a metal?

 

I seem to recall painted metal in middle, polished/stainless on the ends...

 

????? oh dear lmao where did you come across that? new to ME

 

here is my factory ones: to bad had them broken and rock thrown thru my rear my hatch, now got one with 3rd brake light on glass with no louver, sure do miss it

 

Louvers catalog:

 

Mine:

 

 

Erg i cant decide if i want Louvers or not. It would look like 85 T/A WS6's but mines just a stock Trans Am with the WS6 and all that. Im so indecisive. Its triple black as well if that matters to anyone. Also,a 2 inch cowl is going on over winter. What do you guys think?

 

Here's mine on my 91 RS

 

Bringing this thread back from the dead to show some love to window louvers. Here's the factory set on my dad's '87, painted white to match the body color. I am currently looking for a set for my '88.

 

I really like the look of those louvers, I still haven't seen any around.

I would like the same type that you have and wouldn't settle for anything else!

 

do you live in new Hampshire?

 

I havent seen any louvers quite like mine. The first post is similar, but the side openings on mine are much smaller than his. My sides are plastic, while the center is aluminum. Any one know if these were a factory option for 1983? RPO sheets werent put into cars until 1985 or so (ay least not in the center console), so I have no real way of knowing what the factory options were.

 

No, but my dad is in Nashua. I'm in Cali.

 

why did you move out there

 

Those look like my louvers, identical except the two outer panels on mine are aluminum. Mine are the Interpart louvers, dealer option on a car thats floating around my area, I got a chance to snag the louvers for free (owner hated them) so I grabbed them. Sorry, no pics, haven't finished reconditioning them yet.

 

I have yet another simular set....all aluminum.

 

hit up craigslist ,i found my cragar aluminum ones like that.best $50 ive spent on my car so far!!!

 

a better question would be,what is the OE part number?? was the louvers all the same?excepting the 86 model