briwar454

Hey all! I've been looking for a rear window louver for my 85 Trans Am for some time now. I noticed that there are several different brands and looks for the louver. I'm asking everybody with a louver to post a pic and mention the brand of the louver. I think this could help people decide which is best for their Firebird or Camaro. PLEASE DO NOT POST IF YOU DO NOT LIKE LOUVERS!!! WE DON'T CARE!!

Kevman

Mine are rough looking, they need to be repainted and re-riveted, but anyway here's mine.. On and by the way, in the summer time they were the best thing EVER. They kept my car so nice and cool when it was sunny.. It was the best $80 I ever spent..

Tmic87TPI

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heres a picture of my favorite kind of louvers, maybe somebody will know the brand since I don't. (this is a members car) edit: lol never mind, he posted right above me ^^^

Z2EIGHT

Metal Cragars I believe, all I can find are the plastic ones on ebay.

IROCJoyce

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Does anybody know how these stay on? They have the clips that go around the hatch top but they don't have anything else so they fly all around. Thanks

briwar454

Please post the brand when posting a picture and please keep the thread on topic. Thanks!!!

BTW, i think there is some double sided tape to keep them from flying off.

OK, back to topic... GO!

GoodlookinRS

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i just wanted to say that looks pretty cool dude!

gatorcola

Must say that looks sharp. Never seen white tail light trim. Looks good with your look.

Z2EIGHT

Thanks, bought the car already done up like that.

There are these metal brackets that are glued/taped? on the window, then there are 6 screws (3 each side) that screw the metal to the brackets. It's sort of hard to explain.

lordmetalz28

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Z2EIGHT

What wing is that? it looks weird.

lordmetalz28

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they call it the whale tail. i bought it 5 years ago. was origianlly made for convertables but it just fits,, ive see only 3 camaros around here with it. especially now that 3rd gens are going thru a rebirth around here

toxik IROC

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for more pics http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z...kiroc/?start=0

Alain2

Here is mine, It came with the car in 1991, factory option?

lordmetalz28

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i hope everybody relizes how extremly rare and sought after our factory lover option is.. is you have them take care of them. if thier bad refinish them with flat black. thier rare
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louvers i ment louvers ,,, **** if chevy gave u a lover as an option everyone would bought these cars. well ya never know it was the 80,s

jjlabinski

Yeah....me too!

I keep posting that I want a set but no one wants to sell one.

Classic industries has the metal and plastic ones both single and three pc but the shipping to ohio is more than the louvers themselves. If you are closer to cali than I am maybe try them

Jeff

PS any body have a mint set for my show car they want to sell and are close to cleveland ohio?

ssean92

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I want a set bad but damn these things are not cheep.....

Celticsfan

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dude you paint job is f'kin sweet!

Alain2

Here is a better view. I just realized the opening for the window brake light.

ryan91rs

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that is really cool! Anyone have a link for the model that has the cut out for the brake light?

and anyone think about painting it body color?

Celticsfan

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anymore pics of white cars? ive been thinking of getting them for my car...

jjlabinski

Thanks for the comment on my paint. . .what you cant see in the pics are the skulls in pearls in the hood bulge and the flames in pearls down the side of the car.

Jeff
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Celticsfan

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wow that looks awesome deff one of a kind

karl's-92'-z28

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On the bottom of them there should be a pair of brackets that are suppose to be double taped to the window. There should be a bolt that holds it to the bracket, that what keeps it to the hatch. The bracket on the top & clips on the side should be permanently on the louver.

Kevman

Offtopic, but that made my day

a mack6

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Hey man, your car looks SWEET!! One of the best stock looking 91-92 Z28s Ive seen on here.

And yes, they were a factory option...you should covet yours, only 4800 had them from the factory in 91, and only 1800 in 92!

goomaan

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Wow I did not realize how rare these are. I was going to get rid of the louvers when I got the car. The boby shop that repainted my bumpers asked if he could repaint them and leave them on to see if I like it.. So I said sure.

primerk5

Here's one for sale near me. Maybe they will ship it.

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/pts/716152603.html

Just saw it thought I'd post it up for you.

briwar454

Here's some for sale on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/82-92...spagenameZWDVW

They look like they need some fixin'. Local pick up only in New York

goomaan

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If you wanted to invest in some brand new ones from the dealer:

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...layCatalogid=0

FUNIROC

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Sorry just need to ask a question. Would post pictures but car is all apart doing a restore. My 89 IROC has the factory Louvers on it RPO DE1 cost was $210 in 1989. I need to replace the mounting hardware. Does anyone know where I could pick up any?
Thanks

goomaan

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Follow the link I posted above.

IROCZ4BD3

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parts have been discontinued by gm

briwar454

Tmic87TPI

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thanks man, I think Ill email him and see if he'll ship

ezysk

I read this thread and I am amazed how times change.
Back in the day, at least around here louvers were hated as much as big park bench spoilers are today. But from the posts I see here, it looks like they are making a come back. Maybe the next time I get a project car with one on them, I should not remove it.
Nice thread, it really has opened my eyes.

briwar454

I think it's a cool add on that is very 80s. I personally like to put after market stuff on my car but I want it to look like an 80s car. The louvers are also great in the heat!

58mark

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I really like this... nice car man!

jjlabinski

You can see my post above when in 2008 I too was looking for a set. Here is what was involved for me to get my louvers. I bought three sets, one in Grand rapids, one in Columbus and another in Pittsburgh. From these three sets I built one good set. I have over 400.00 invested in my louvers. Lot's of work is needed to get a set into show condition.

tman89

I just bought a used set of louvers in good shape but I paid $250 Canadian, I am planning to put them on over the winter i love the look of them on our cars! These are very hard to find around here!

quick90rs

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in my sig

rutters27

http://classifieds.pennswoods.net/cl...adindex=581089i like the look of that car i plan on the red stripes for mine also is it a 92 anniversary car i also did the white taillights on mine alot of taping but everyone thinks it looks like a mustang from the back (not always a bad thing) because i drive a camaro also interested in buying a set of these in south central pennsylvania the link is a ste of louvers in northern pa not in the best shape but cheap enough the top left looks ben to me

Kyle86

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Factory option :-)

58mark

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Has anybody here ever put on a set of pre-91 lovers on a camaro with the third brake light inside the back glass?

I like louvers, but I really don't like the way it looks with the cut out fo the 91-92 brake light. I would imagine the light would still be seen perfectly fine, even if one or two strip of louvers was over it.

scottmoyer

Factory set.

MrPhotographer0

i take it that i should get the louvers that someone said they'd sell for 40-50 bucks right?

there aluminum aftermarkets...

tman89

I just installed them! It had taken me three years to find a used set of louvers.

TPI-RS

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There are some great cars in this thread.

Has anyone ever put a set of louvers on a 91-92 that don't have the brake light cutout? I'm not entirely fond of the cut out for the light but love the way the louvers look on our cars. I know it wont be a fitment issue, I'm more worried about if it will look bad when the brake light illuminates and shines from inside the louvers.

58mark

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lol, i asked that same question four posts earlier, and nobody ever answered... oh well