IKONMOTORSPORTS ZL1 1LE BUMPER - Page 9

chozn4service · 03-15-2019, 01:44 PM

Well it’s all done and I could pick it up today if I really wanted to, but they said they’d like to clean it up. I’m just leaving a funeral and I’m beat, it’s cold, cloudy and spitting a misty ice like rain so I told them to keep it and I’ll pick it up next week. Again, I’m in no hurry and these are my friends and thank them for sending me pics along the way and keeping me apprised if everything. Deanna is gonna send me a pic with the lights on when she goes back to the paint shop but to me, this is looking bad ass and better than OEM!

In the next 2-3 weeks it’ll get the clear bra installed on it and now I’m thinking maybe a new hood, either 6LE Design or AA all aluminum hood, going Blue Velvet with center cowl gloss black.

As my buddy in SoCal says, cars are always a work in progress.....

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chozn4service · 03-15-2019, 02:03 PM

Let the salivating begin! L

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Love this and glad I did it my way, on my on time since it’s my dime. The pics are rolling in. I live roughly 6 miles from the shop and at my age of 62 revolutions around the sun. I have patients and calm in my cool!

Mad props to Connan’s Paint And Body in Zionsville, IN

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Move'n Up · 03-15-2019, 02:32 PM

Looks great! Did they feather the hood and Qtr panels to blend match the paint?

chozn4service · 03-15-2019, 02:50 PM

They have some process they do to make it come match. I’ve seen them use LED lighting and various templates with hues and shades of color. These guys are really really good at what they do.
I know had I gotten OE parts that Mike Williams was selling (bumper, hood, fenders) they told me they would need to go into painting the doors and I wasn’t trying to do all that, thus me buddy getting this IKON bumper and needing to sell it before trading his car prior to deployment. It all worked out on a $640 bumper cover.

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01pewterz28 · 03-16-2019, 06:03 AM

Looks great IMHO go with the AA ZL1 hood.

chozn4service · 03-16-2019, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 01pewterz28

Looks great IMHO go with the AA ZL1 hood.

Thanks! I’ve been looking at it more and more the past 12hrs and probably will order it on Monday. Need to speak to my shop on having it dropped shipped to them and getting it on their paint schedule. The center cowl comes gloss black and I hope it’s a real good glass black paint quality.

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Gutling · 03-16-2019, 08:17 AM

Looks real good, I like the car color. I originally wanted the AA one but after seeing the ikon on and the softer less pointyness of it I like it a lot better.

chozn4service · 03-16-2019, 08:36 AM

Yea they both have their own uniqueness but for me the AA was too hard with its lines. I had a hard time getting the IKON but the AA was readily available. Had it not been for a buddy who just got the IKON and was selling his car I would have been a$$ out. It all came together. Regrets? Wish I had gotten the switchback DRL’s which I may later on, not getting the hood months ago since I’ve been sitting on this project since last September/October and just entered into finalization 3wks ago.
It’s all good though.....

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DevilsReject97 · 03-16-2019, 08:15 PM

Looks really good Joe...the car is coming along very nicely...still love those wheels too

chozn4service · 03-16-2019, 08:21 PM

Thanks Derrick! Hope all is well for you...

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Apex_Missing_Ape · 03-16-2019, 10:36 PM

Looks awesome. I'm jealous! I'd buy that bumper too if I hadn't already had expel installed.

chozn4service · 03-17-2019, 07:27 AM

XPel is the first thing I do to every car I get, just makes sense in preserving the look and finish. I didn’t drive my car 2 months waiting to have it covered, and not wanting to get any chips or blemishes prior to the film. I’ll get this one done as well to protect my investment, just like I added the ZL1ADDONS screen to protect behind it, which GM should have done with this design. I know ZL owners who talk about all the debris they collect in the front of that radiator and the hits you see in the fins of it.
I’ll have a like new bumper cover W/XPel on it in my basement until I find a buyer in need of a bumper cover, and possibly a hood as well.

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chozn4service · 03-17-2019, 04:44 PM

Well, my work here is done. I’ll pick the car up tomorrow when I get back from the gym, and bring my old parts home weather permitting. We only got a dusting of the predicted 4” and it’s all gone and streets are clear and dry. This has been a great ride and appreciate the compliments and suggestions. I’ll order the new hood tomorrow and I’m currently researching whether the OE drip tray will work on the AA hood.
Good luck to others who do this mod and don’t make it a one day deal. Take your time and do it right.... Peace!

Before and after....

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atx_traveler · 03-17-2019, 07:47 PM

The fit on yours looks better imo than others i've seen, especially around the fenders. Great transformation!

03-15-2019, 01:44 PM	#113
chozn4service Drives: 2016 SS w/2SS A8 Blue Velvet Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 39.793153,-86.238223 Posts: 3,678 View My Garage	Well it’s all done and I could pick it up today if I really wanted to, but they said they’d like to clean it up. I’m just leaving a funeral and I’m beat, it’s cold, cloudy and spitting a misty ice like rain so I told them to keep it and I’ll pick it up next week. Again, I’m in no hurry and these are my friends and thank them for sending me pics along the way and keeping me apprised if everything. Deanna is gonna send me a pic with the lights on when she goes back to the paint shop but to me, this is looking bad ass and better than OEM! In the next 2-3 weeks it’ll get the clear bra installed on it and now I’m thinking maybe a new hood, either 6LE Design or AA all aluminum hood, going Blue Velvet with center cowl gloss black. As my buddy in SoCal says, cars are always a work in progress..... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Never grow up, it's a trap!

03-15-2019, 02:03 PM	#114
chozn4service Drives: 2016 SS w/2SS A8 Blue Velvet Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 39.793153,-86.238223 Posts: 3,678 View My Garage	Let the salivating begin! LL Love this and glad I did it my way, on my on time since it’s my dime. The pics are rolling in. I live roughly 6 miles from the shop and at my age of 62 revolutions around the sun. I have patients and calm in my cool! Mad props to Connan’s Paint And Body in Zionsville, IN Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Never grow up, it's a trap!

03-15-2019, 02:32 PM	#115
Move'n Up Drives: 17 Z06/Z07, 17 2SS Fifty, Ram 2500 Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 247	Looks great! Did they feather the hood and Qtr panels to blend match the paint? __________________ Build Date 8/1/2016 1,109 out of 5,982\| Club F1FTY

03-15-2019, 02:50 PM	#116
chozn4service Drives: 2016 SS w/2SS A8 Blue Velvet Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 39.793153,-86.238223 Posts: 3,678 View My Garage	They have some process they do to make it come match. I’ve seen them use LED lighting and various templates with hues and shades of color. These guys are really really good at what they do. I know had I gotten OE parts that Mike Williams was selling (bumper, hood, fenders) they told me they would need to go into painting the doors and I wasn’t trying to do all that, thus me buddy getting this IKON bumper and needing to sell it before trading his car prior to deployment. It all worked out on a $640 bumper cover. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Never grow up, it's a trap!

03-16-2019, 06:03 AM	#117
01pewterz28 #TeamBeckyD Drives: 2017 HBM 2SS Convertible A8 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Apopka, FL Posts: 10,496 View My Garage	Looks great IMHO go with the AA ZL1 hood. __________________ #TeamBeckyD FIFTY HBM 2SS VERT

03-16-2019, 08:17 AM	#119
Gutling Drives: 2017 Chevrolet Camaro 2.0 LT Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Dillsboro, NC Posts: 202	Looks real good, I like the car color. I originally wanted the AA one but after seeing the ikon on and the softer less pointyness of it I like it a lot better.

03-16-2019, 08:36 AM	#120
chozn4service Drives: 2016 SS w/2SS A8 Blue Velvet Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 39.793153,-86.238223 Posts: 3,678 View My Garage	Yea they both have their own uniqueness but for me the AA was too hard with its lines. I had a hard time getting the IKON but the AA was readily available. Had it not been for a buddy who just got the IKON and was selling his car I would have been a$$ out. It all came together. Regrets? Wish I had gotten the switchback DRL’s which I may later on, not getting the hood months ago since I’ve been sitting on this project since last September/October and just entered into finalization 3wks ago. It’s all good though..... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Never grow up, it's a trap!

03-16-2019, 08:15 PM	#121
DevilsReject97 Nightmare Drives: Your mom crazy in bed Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Naptown Posts: 2,438	Looks really good Joe...the car is coming along very nicely...still love those wheels too __________________

03-16-2019, 08:21 PM	#122
chozn4service Drives: 2016 SS w/2SS A8 Blue Velvet Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 39.793153,-86.238223 Posts: 3,678 View My Garage	Thanks Derrick! Hope all is well for you... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Never grow up, it's a trap!

03-16-2019, 10:36 PM	#123
Apex_Missing_Ape Drives: 2018 2SS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 117	Looks awesome. I'm jealous! I'd buy that bumper too if I hadn't already had expel installed.

03-17-2019, 07:27 AM	#124
chozn4service Drives: 2016 SS w/2SS A8 Blue Velvet Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 39.793153,-86.238223 Posts: 3,678 View My Garage	XPel is the first thing I do to every car I get, just makes sense in preserving the look and finish. I didn’t drive my car 2 months waiting to have it covered, and not wanting to get any chips or blemishes prior to the film. I’ll get this one done as well to protect my investment, just like I added the ZL1ADDONS screen to protect behind it, which GM should have done with this design. I know ZL owners who talk about all the debris they collect in the front of that radiator and the hits you see in the fins of it. I’ll have a like new bumper cover W/XPel on it in my basement until I find a buyer in need of a bumper cover, and possibly a hood as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Never grow up, it's a trap!

03-17-2019, 04:44 PM	#125
chozn4service Drives: 2016 SS w/2SS A8 Blue Velvet Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 39.793153,-86.238223 Posts: 3,678 View My Garage	Well, my work here is done. I’ll pick the car up tomorrow when I get back from the gym, and bring my old parts home weather permitting. We only got a dusting of the predicted 4” and it’s all gone and streets are clear and dry. This has been a great ride and appreciate the compliments and suggestions. I’ll order the new hood tomorrow and I’m currently researching whether the OE drip tray will work on the AA hood. Good luck to others who do this mod and don’t make it a one day deal. Take your time and do it right.... Peace! Before and after.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Never grow up, it's a trap!

03-17-2019, 07:47 PM	#126
atx_traveler Drives: blue velvet Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 125	The fit on yours looks better imo than others i've seen, especially around the fenders. Great transformation!

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