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Old Nov 8, 2000 | 12:38 PM
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Car: 1989 Firebird Formula
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Air Dam/Reflector Question

I've been having a hard time finding one of these. Its the part that goes under the radiator and scrapes the parking curb if you get too close.(for anyone who doesn't know) Some guy has one from an 87 iroc. I don't wanna waste time or money trying to put this on. Does anyone know if it will fit. Thanks for any help.

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Old Nov 8, 2000 | 09:44 PM
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Go to a GM dealer. I bought mine new for under $30. The new one for my '88 GTA was three piece and VERY easy to install. Jack the car up (use jackstands because you need to get under all the way to the radiator support), undo your old bolts, install new ones. Your car MAY be one piece similar to Camaros but it will still be cheap and easy.
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Old Nov 26, 2000 | 10:10 AM
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Originally posted by Drewcifur:
I've been having a hard time finding one of these. Its the part that goes under the radiator and scrapes the parking curb if you get too close.(for anyone who doesn't know) Some guy has one from an 87 iroc. I don't wanna waste time or money trying to put this on. Does anyone know if it will fit. Thanks for any help.

I got sick of them breaking on me everytime the weather got cold and you hit something. I took my original broken one, and reinforced it with a flexible metal plate bolted to the front of it. Bend it at a 90 at the top so it reinforces the mounting part as well. Then I used nuts, bolts and mending plates from the local hardware store and a drill to bolt the metal piece to the original plastic deflector. It sort of looks like a chinese torture device now, but nothing even fazes it anymore!

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