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SiggyZ
12-18-2006, 10:00 AM
I got it in on Friday and installed it that night and boy did it sure wake up the front of the Z! Here are some pics.

http://www.kitchenideas.org/files/grille.jpg

http://www.dpsdesignet.com/images/bowtieZ1.jpg

http://www.dpsdesignet.com/images/bowtieZ2.jpg
Y2KPewterSS
12-18-2006, 11:46 AM
That looks familiar, I wonder who did such an excellent install job :yup:
SiggyZ
12-18-2006, 11:47 AM
Some knucklehead who can't stomach Franks Country Inn catfish.

That looks familiar, I wonder who did such an excellent install job :yup:
schrysler
12-18-2006, 01:34 PM
looks good, how much that put you back?
SiggyZ
12-18-2006, 02:13 PM
They put me back $214 from speedinc.com, with free shipping.

looks good, how much that put you back?
schrysler
12-18-2006, 03:27 PM
heard you had to take off the whole front clip to put those on......true?
Ed Blown Vert
12-18-2006, 03:30 PM
heard you had to take off the whole front clip to put those on......true?

I didn't when I installed mine.
SiggyZ
12-18-2006, 03:30 PM
No, Y2KPewterSS did it for me and all he did was yank the factory piece off and then put the new one on. It took about 20mins or so and was complete.

heard you had to take off the whole front clip to put those on......true?
Danger731
12-18-2006, 04:15 PM
Very Nice
Y2KPewterSS
12-18-2006, 05:17 PM
From start to finish about 20 minutes expired. We spent more time trying to get a working flashlight than anything. I think actual labor time was 8 minutes.

Now everyone needs to ask Siggy how many years will lapse before he does another mod to his car :D
SiggyZ
12-18-2006, 06:10 PM
Not long. The remove a nail from the tire mod is soon to come. :(

From start to finish about 20 minutes expired. We spent more time trying to get a working flashlight than anything. I think actual labor time was 8 minutes.

Now everyone needs to ask Siggy how many years will lapse before he does another mod to his car :D
Y2KPewterSS
12-18-2006, 06:20 PM
Not long. The remove a nail from the tire mod is soon to come. :(

Thats upkeep, not a mod :kick:
SiggyZ
12-18-2006, 08:27 PM
In my terms it would be a mod since they are few and far between.

Thats upkeep, not a mod :kick:
thelastz28
12-18-2006, 09:25 PM
Looks good meng.
Adam_346
12-18-2006, 10:20 PM
thats the best grille you can get for your car IMO
thelastz28
12-18-2006, 10:31 PM
You mean besides this one?

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/thelastz28/LE%20Z28/Balboa9.jpg
'96 Z28SS
12-18-2006, 11:06 PM
the more i look at your grille makes me wish mine was high gloss like yours, only bad part is mine will take paint to fix.
PontiacFan
12-19-2006, 08:24 AM
You mean besides this one?

No.

thats the best grille you can get for your car IMO
Besides painting it the same body color, ...
SiggyZ
12-19-2006, 11:10 AM
Not a fan of that grille, especially on my car. Looks best on dark colored cars IMO.

You mean besides this one?

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/thelastz28/LE%20Z28/Balboa9.jpg
SiggyZ
12-19-2006, 11:11 AM
Not a fan of that either. I've actually pictured that since installing it and it just doesn't look right.

Besides painting it the same body color, ...
SiggyZ
12-19-2006, 11:12 AM
Why does yours have to be repainted? They don't make a gloss grille for the LT cars?

the more i look at your grille makes me wish mine was high gloss like yours, only bad part is mine will take paint to fix.
'96 Z28SS
12-19-2006, 01:00 PM
nope its all formed into the front facia. unless i wanted to go with a nasty billet. oh well, one of these days.
SiggyZ
12-19-2006, 01:02 PM
That's right, I had a '94 Z28. I forgot it was all one piece.

nope its all formed into the front facia. unless i wanted to go with a nasty billet. oh well, one of these days.
ninety6
01-15-2007, 08:19 PM
the more i look at your grille makes me wish mine was high gloss like yours, only bad part is mine will take paint to fix.

this is actually suprisingly easy to fix! Never doing body work before myself, i got brave one day and go some black trim paint from autozone (i went with flat like factory, but gloss would work too!) and fixed my 96 myself -- headlight inset and grill. just carefully tape up the lines with some good masking tape (and i had some plastic to cover larger areas)... scuff and sand it (do this AFTER taping so you don't screw up the edges).

actually looked really good! My theory at the time was that it already looked bad (little grooves and yellow showing through), couldn't make it much worse!
1sweetta
01-22-2007, 12:24 PM
Dont know if anyone will see this or not but i was just wondering where thelastz28 got the grill at. If you could message me i would greatly appreciate it. thx
SiggyZ
01-22-2007, 12:32 PM
You could try sending them a PM and asking them?

http://www.ls1.com/forums/member.php?u=4340

Dont know if anyone will see this or not but i was just wondering where thelastz28 got the grill at. If you could message me i would greatly appreciate it. thx