REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM COVER !

Deltronicx18 · 10-17-2021, 09:34 PM

Remove? Or get new cover and fasteners. Sweep the garage today. Than find out LH side missing. RH side hanging. What's everyone opinion!!......

arpad_m · 10-17-2021, 10:04 PM

How weird, we just noticed yesterday that mine were both missing, clips disappeared without a trace. I don't recall offroading my Camaro or driving it over curbs...

For now I reordered them (no biggie at $7-ish per piece), if I lose the new ones as well, some other method of attachment will be considered.

Deltronicx18 · 10-17-2021, 10:31 PM

Where did you buye the cover and fasteners ? GM fasteners they dont last. My car is 4 years old. It has 3,000 miles only.

arpad_m · 10-17-2021, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Deltronicx18

Where did you buye the cover and fasteners ? GM fasteners they dont last. My car is 4 years old. It has 3,000 miles only.

gmpartsdirect

We'll see how those fasteners hold up, my car is also 3 years old and has about 12600 miles on it.

Deltronicx18 · 10-17-2021, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by arpad_m

gmpartsdirect

We'll see how those fasteners hold up, my car is also 3 years old and has about 12600 miles on it.

Thankz man.

SSUNDVL · 10-17-2021, 10:46 PM

I don't think my car ever had these

Deltronicx18 · 10-17-2021, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by arpad_m

gmpartsdirect

We'll see how those fasteners hold up, my car is also 3 years old and has about 12600 miles on it.

IT WILL COST ME ALOT FOR SHIPPING TO HAWAII...

*Joshinator99* · 10-17-2021, 10:53 PM

I’m not sure what these covers do? I took them off a couple of years ago for my first dyno day…and never put them on again. They’re sitting in my garage somewhere.

arpad_m · 10-17-2021, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshinator99

I’m not sure what these covers do? I took them off a couple of years ago for my first dyno day…and never put them on again. They’re sitting in my garage somewhere.

Supposedly they protect the paint on lower control arms by taking the hits from road debris or small rocks. They don't seem to be fastened particulary well, as you see in this thread

BrianL · 10-18-2021, 10:15 AM

Remove them would be what I would do

dpevans · 10-18-2021, 10:42 AM

they provide salt/weather coverage for us that live in the north. I have found when taking fasteners off it's better to put a new one on so I assume at sometime someone had them off unless they are the spread type. The push in style don't hold well after you take them off once or twice.

Deltronicx18 · 10-18-2021, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dpevans

they provide salt/weather coverage for us that live in the north. I have found when taking fasteners off it's better to put a new one on so I assume at sometime someone had them off unless they are the spread type. The push in style don't hold well after you take them off once or twice.

Never did remove since I bought the car.. fasteners are plastic. They dont handle over 100 mph on high ways. Lol

ctrlz · 10-18-2021, 12:30 PM

check ebay or amazon for better fasteners. Depending on clearance, you might also be able to get creative with heavy duty cable ties

Deltronicx18 · 10-18-2021, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ctrlz

check ebay or amazon for better fasteners. Depending on clearance, you might also be able to get creative with heavy duty cable ties

Thanks......

10-17-2021, 09:34 PM	#1
Deltronicx18 Drives: 2017 camaro 2ss,A8,MOSAIC BLACK MET Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: HAWAII Posts: 180	REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM COVER ! Remove? Or get new cover and fasteners. Sweep the garage today. Than find out LH side missing. RH side hanging. What's everyone opinion!!...... Attached Images

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arpad_m Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 13,150 View My Garage	How weird, we just noticed yesterday that mine were both missing, clips disappeared without a trace. I don't recall offroading my Camaro or driving it over curbs... For now I reordered them (no biggie at $7-ish per piece), if I lose the new ones as well, some other method of attachment will be considered. __________________ 2018 Camaro 2SS — G7E MX0 NPP F55 IO6 735 rwhp \| 665 rwtq Magnuson TVS 2300 80mm pulley \| Kooks 1 7/8" LT headers \| JRE smooth idle terminator cam \| LT4 FS & injectors \| TSP forged pistons & rods JMS PowerMAX \| DSX flex fuel kit \| Roto-Fab CAI \| Soler 95mm LT5 TB \| 1LE wheels \| 1LE brakes \| BMR rear cradle lockout \| JRE custom tune 1100 - 1/30/18 \| 2000 - 1/31/18 3000 - 2/06/18 TPW 2/26/18 3400 - 2/19/18 \| 3800 - 2/26/18 4300 - 2/27/18 \| 4B00 - 3/01/18 4200 - 3/05/18 \| 4800 - 3/14/18 5000 - 3/16/18 \| 6000 - 3/19/18

10-17-2021, 10:53 PM	#8
Joshinator99 Moderator Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Petersham MA Posts: 6,202	I’m not sure what these covers do? I took them off a couple of years ago for my first dyno day…and never put them on again. They’re sitting in my garage somewhere. __________________ 2017 Chevy Camaro 2SS A8 Whipple 3.0, Mast Black Label heads, ATI 8L90, Fore triple in-tank pumps, 112mm TB, LPE +52% injectors & BB HPFP, TooHighPSI/Katech port injection, 15” conversion 1066 WHP STD/1027 SAE, 9.10@152.5 (new times coming)

10-17-2021, 10:31 PM	#3
Deltronicx18 Drives: 2017 camaro 2ss,A8,MOSAIC BLACK MET Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: HAWAII Posts: 180	Where did you buye the cover and fasteners ? GM fasteners they dont last. My car is 4 years old. It has 3,000 miles only.

10-17-2021, 10:46 PM	#6
SSUNDVL Drives: 2016 Camaro SS Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 149	I don't think my car ever had these

10-18-2021, 10:15 AM	#10
BrianL Drives: 2016 2SS, Red Hot, NPP, Nav, M6 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Eagle Creek OR Posts: 783	Remove them would be what I would do

10-18-2021, 10:42 AM	#11
dpevans Drives: 2024 Riverside Blue 2SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 1,357	they provide salt/weather coverage for us that live in the north. I have found when taking fasteners off it's better to put a new one on so I assume at sometime someone had them off unless they are the spread type. The push in style don't hold well after you take them off once or twice.

10-18-2021, 12:30 PM	#13
ctrlz Drives: 2017 2SS, 50th pkg, M6, MRC, NPP Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Ocean City, NJ Posts: 3,558	check ebay or amazon for better fasteners. Depending on clearance, you might also be able to get creative with heavy duty cable ties

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