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Old 03-15-2011, 09:02 AM
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Different size 1-piece air dam? Didn't know they made 2 different styles

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I just replaced the 1-piece air dam on my T/A and it doesn't fit. The nose was replaced with an 88 GTA front clip and the once piece that just fell off is WAY bigger than the replacement one piece that I just got. It's easily 2 inches longer on each side and a full inch taller. Also, the bolts on the ends don't match up now so I had to zip tie them because of this. I was just wondering if anyone knew of this. I know they make a one piece and a three piece, didn't know they had different size one-piece units.
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Re: Different size 1-piece air dam? Didn't know they made 2 different styles

I'm not a Bird guy, but FWIW, note what this site sells:

http://www.moderndaymuscle.com/exterior4?b=1

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I'm not a Bird guy, but FWIW, note what this site sells:

http://www.moderndaymuscle.com/exterior4?b=1

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I'll have to measure and get the measurements from it so I can mail some companies and see what they got. The one I bought is from classic industries. Maybe they had some that were from a specific year or something that were one-off. The previous owner did the Clip-swap so I have no records of what was done or how it was done, only her word as to the year of the donor vehicle.
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Re: Different size 1-piece air dam? Didn't know they made 2 different styles

Apparently there are two differnt sizes for one piece air dams.
There is a longer one for early 82-84 and the later models had shorter ones due to different ground effects.
Only thing is, I'm not sure if sizes changed from being Firebird or Trans Ams. It's quite confusing.

You said you got it from Classic Industries. The guy here:
Originally Posted by sand240
I recently ordered the one-piece deflector from classic industries and it was a few inches short on my 83 I've ordered them before from classic industries as I have a habit of breaking them, and the others fit fine, it was a little wierd, but it still ended up working out fine.
http://www.earlythirdgen.com/forums/...php?f=3&t=1042
got his from them too and his is shorter.

Something's up.
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Re: Different size 1-piece air dam? Didn't know they made 2 different styles

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Apparently there are two differnt sizes for one piece air dams.
There is a longer one for early 82-84 and the later models had shorter ones due to different ground effects.
Only thing is, I'm not sure if sizes changed from being Firebird or Trans Ams. It's quite confusing.

You said you got it from Classic Industries. The guy here:

http://www.earlythirdgen.com/forums/...php?f=3&t=1042
got his from them too and his is shorter.

Something's up.
Ok, a little update on this. I was driving around and ran into a guy here on the base who has an 83 T/A that he brought with him. We got to talking and after looking at his Air Dam, it IS larger, as in it's the same size as the one I took off. The new one is definitely smaller. So I agree with you, something must be up.
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