[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by Abubaca

Well let's be honest, the black 1LE hoods are a throwback to when the "serious" hot rodders couldn't be bothered spending time or money on cosmetic luxuries like matching paint. Hit the new hood with some primer and send it! ...and then regular guys started taking their perfectly good matching hoods and painting them black to look cool. -and cool it is! I love the look, so no shade from me! Just pointing out that half this industry is about going fast, and the other half is looking fast. Where exactly you and your car and your preference lies is somewhere in between.



Can't we all just get along!?

Actually the black hood on the 1LE has nothing to do with that. It came from trans am racing in the 60s and was an attempt to minimize glare/sun reflection off the hood of the car into the drivers eyes.

[Abubaca]

Actually the black hood on the 1LE has nothing to do with that. It came from trans am racing in the 60s and was an attempt to minimize glare/sun reflection off the hood of the car into the drivers eyes.

Hmmm. I didn't know that. I actually googled it to disprove your crazy theory, and it appears you are correct. Learn something new every day. But my point remains

[Bob RS]

On my 2019 RS V6 Camaro I have look at my grill at least 15 times and cannot find or see the pinch points to remove that part of the grill. Even looking at the owners manual and I can't seem to figure it out. The car came with a OEM tow hook so I know there's a place for it but I'll be dam if I can remove that part of the grill.

[mlee]

Originally Posted by Gunkk

Nose rings on a coupe are fine for dress up, IMO. And certainly appropriate for the folks who track their cars.

I have the factory hook in the trunk if I should ever need a tow.

But I can't see putting one on a convertible ... it just doesn't work on a vert.

This is all I see when I think about it:

That's exactly the way it's meant to be used for those daily driving their cars and not going to the track.

When I was looking for a decent hook I realized they actually sold cheap ones not meant for towing anything, but were pretty and color matched. I also went for black so it just blends in with the grill and I don't care if it gets scratched up due to use.

[JamesNoBrakes]

Originally Posted by z28pat

I don’t get the wicker bills that people rivet to the spoilers, looks like it belongs on a nascar race car and IMHO looks terrible, why add an air brake to your car , but To each their own , your car, you do as you please with it.

It's for adding drag so you can go slower and burn more gas.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by Bob RS

On my 2019 RS V6 Camaro I have look at my grill at least 15 times and cannot find or see the pinch points to remove that part of the grill. Even looking at the owners manual and I can't seem to figure it out. The car came with a OEM tow hook so I know there's a place for it but I'll be dam if I can remove that part of the grill.

I've never looked at one but I would GUESS you have to remove a portion of the grill under the colored section of the bumper. It's probably going to be a 5 or 6" x 1-2" section. It won't be a circle most likely, it wasn't on the SS as far as I can recall.

Edit: Nevermind, the front of the 4cyl and 6cyl cars don't have a hole for it. The owners manual points out subframe locations to have the tow truck operator use instead.

[ZL1 1LE]

Originally Posted by hawk02

For me, I'd rather see a tow hook instead of a big hole on the passenger side of the crash bar.

This! Most cars come with a removable cover.

[LT4Greg]

Abubaca, some Mopars came with black hoods from the factory also! Drag racers used to have them too!

[keystonemedical]

Originally Posted by hawk02

For me, I'd rather see a tow hook instead of a big hole on the passenger side of the crash bar.

Im with this guy. I have the big hole on my 19 ZL1 /LE, it annoys me so, once the weather gets better Ill be putting a black tow hook in there.

[LT4Greg]

Doesn’t bother me on my ZL1 because I don’t notice the hole all the time! I guess no OCD for me! And if you leave it on the car and park at a shopping center someone could steal the tow hook while you are inside the store. Oh well.

[caSStro18]

I guess it’s better than the ugly yellow crap people are putting on the splitters of their challengers and chargers!

[artey34]

Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes

It's for adding drag so you can go slower and burn more gas.

And adding downforce to the rear so you can attack corners at a higher speed. Same logic as this article from Randy Probst on the 5th gen Z/28

https://www.motortrend.com/cars/chev...-track-retest/

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by artey34

And adding downforce to the rear so you can attack corners at a higher speed. Same logic as this article from Randy Probst on the 5th gen Z/28

https://www.motortrend.com/cars/chev...-track-retest/

Except in practice without front aero it makes an SS 1LE slower at the track. It upsets the balance of the car in high speed corners. In T14 at Sebring you have to go about 5mph slower with the wicker bill installed to maintain front grip.

[Spedee]

I have been asked so many times that I now respond saying,
"It's to pull Ford's out of the ditch".