Rock guards? How much have they helped you?

Kaludar · 11-11-2019, 03:13 PM

Hi pals,

I have about 6k Miles on my '18 SS and the fender area in front of my rear tires is already riddled with rock chips.

I just went to a body shop and got a quote for a full paint correction and clear bra install. However I'm going to have to do something to try to reduce the amount of rocks im having flung back from the front tires or I'm just going to end up in the same place again.

Have any of you installed front rock guards, and what level of success have you had with them?

Jdelgado92 · 11-11-2019, 03:51 PM

I got zl1 Addons rock guards on the front and back and I have zero rock chips on my fenders

Vtor_ZL1 · 11-11-2019, 03:56 PM

It should be factory option or standard feature considering how many rocks get tossed up even with conventional, non-ZLE type tires.

SirJangle · 11-11-2019, 03:56 PM

Ground effects/side flares/or whatever you call them is an option. Mine has them and no rock chips at all.

DaveC113 · 11-11-2019, 04:18 PM

I had the ZL1 Addon rock guards, still got a TON of rocks hitting in front of the rear wheel.

Luckily, I put on PPF when the car was new, now after 1 year and 9000 miles the PPF is in really bad shape. I just replaced the PPF and installed ACS side skirts and front rock guards, but what I'm going to do in addition is put a patch of matte-PPF over the regular PPF just in front of the rear wheels so it has a double-layer and the damage to the PPF won't be as noticeable since it's matte.

Chris C 1SS 1LE · 11-11-2019, 05:04 PM

Wish I installed them before I drove off lot. Have the Addons version.

Pupilbone · 11-11-2019, 05:59 PM

I bought my 2017 2SS with around 7000km on the odometer. She didn’t have rock guards and had many rock chips. I put the rock guards on, got the damage repaired and didn’t get another. When I traded her for my current Camaro I put the rock guards on at 3km... no chips yet. In both instances I purchased the deluxe ZL1 rock guards, great product.

Captain J · 11-11-2019, 06:45 PM

Like most have said, I also bought the Addons. I've got 8k miles with only one rock chip in front of the rear wheel. For me, they work great.

metros11 · 11-11-2019, 07:34 PM

With the 1LE and 295s in the front, they are a must.

arpad_m · 11-11-2019, 07:37 PM

I have the RPI Designs premium rock guards that look very similar and offer practically the same level of protection as the ZL1 Addons product. No side skirts, however (getting into and out of the car without them is already near the edge of my comfort zone).

These guards are essential, they block I'd say about 80-90% of small rocks and pebbles. I shared in another thread that I accidentally lost one of the guards, drove about 25 miles without it before I noticed and that side now has more tiny white rock chips and scratches.

Essential as these guards are, there will still be rocks hitting the rockers and quarter panels, so adding PPF is a good idea. GM does include a tiny piece of vinyl from the factory, and I don't understand why it doesn't cover a larger area, the cost difference would probably be in the single digit range...

Homer2 · 11-11-2019, 08:56 PM

OEM units - tonnes of miles.. tonnes.... little damage due to them being in place

Johnwiz · 11-11-2019, 09:16 PM

I have the factory ones on my 1LE, they seem to do very little - I still have quite a few rock chips in front of the back wheels.

11-11-2019, 03:13 PM	#1
Kaludar Drives: 2018 SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Portland Posts: 18	Rock guards? How much have they helped you? Hi pals, I have about 6k Miles on my '18 SS and the fender area in front of my rear tires is already riddled with rock chips. I just went to a body shop and got a quote for a full paint correction and clear bra install. However I'm going to have to do something to try to reduce the amount of rocks im having flung back from the front tires or I'm just going to end up in the same place again. Have any of you installed front rock guards, and what level of success have you had with them?

11-11-2019, 03:51 PM	#2
Jdelgado92 Drives: '16 Red hot M6 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: south Jersey Posts: 665	I got zl1 Addons rock guards on the front and back and I have zero rock chips on my fenders __________________ Follow me on Instagram @julian_delgad0

11-11-2019, 03:56 PM	#3
Vtor_ZL1 Who Needs to KNOW? Drives: 18 ZLE Join Date: May 2018 Location: Left Side of the Moon Posts: 1,771	It should be factory option or standard feature considering how many rocks get tossed up even with conventional, non-ZLE type tires. __________________ ing for grip. Are you in the NY/NJ/PA/CT region? Join us for autox fun at MetLife Stadium. HUGE lots, tons of runs. http://www.motorsportsne.com/

11-11-2019, 04:18 PM	#5
DaveC113 Drives: 2018 Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Front Range, CO Posts: 1,865	I had the ZL1 Addon rock guards, still got a TON of rocks hitting in front of the rear wheel. Luckily, I put on PPF when the car was new, now after 1 year and 9000 miles the PPF is in really bad shape. I just replaced the PPF and installed ACS side skirts and front rock guards, but what I'm going to do in addition is put a patch of matte-PPF over the regular PPF just in front of the rear wheels so it has a double-layer and the damage to the PPF won't be as noticeable since it's matte. __________________

11-11-2019, 05:04 PM	#6
Chris C 1SS 1LE Drives: 2017 1LE Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Brooks, GA Posts: 697	Wish I installed them before I drove off lot. Have the Addons version. __________________ '17 Bright Yellow 1LE. PDR, STB, !CAGS Borla 60606, 11925. Tony Mamo ported TB, ROTOFAB, !Sound Tube

11-11-2019, 03:56 PM	#4
SirJangle Drives: 2021 Acura RDX SH-AWD Advance Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 480 View My Garage	Ground effects/side flares/or whatever you call them is an option. Mine has them and no rock chips at all.

11-11-2019, 05:59 PM	#7
Pupilbone Drives: 2019 Crush ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Grimsby, Ontario Posts: 708 View My Garage	I bought my 2017 2SS with around 7000km on the odometer. She didn’t have rock guards and had many rock chips. I put the rock guards on, got the damage repaired and didn’t get another. When I traded her for my current Camaro I put the rock guards on at 3km... no chips yet. In both instances I purchased the deluxe ZL1 rock guards, great product. __________________ #SaveTheManuals

11-11-2019, 06:45 PM	#8
Captain J Drives: 2017 V6 RS Covertible Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 136	Like most have said, I also bought the Addons. I've got 8k miles with only one rock chip in front of the rear wheel. For me, they work great.

11-11-2019, 07:34 PM	#9
metros11 Drives: 2018 SS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: North Jersey Posts: 776	With the 1LE and 295s in the front, they are a must.

11-11-2019, 07:37 PM	#10
arpad_m Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 11,606 View My Garage	I have the RPI Designs premium rock guards that look very similar and offer practically the same level of protection as the ZL1 Addons product. No side skirts, however (getting into and out of the car without them is already near the edge of my comfort zone). These guards are essential, they block I'd say about 80-90% of small rocks and pebbles. I shared in another thread that I accidentally lost one of the guards, drove about 25 miles without it before I noticed and that side now has more tiny white rock chips and scratches. Essential as these guards are, there will still be rocks hitting the rockers and quarter panels, so adding PPF is a good idea. GM does include a tiny piece of vinyl from the factory, and I don't understand why it doesn't cover a larger area, the cost difference would probably be in the single digit range... __________________ 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

11-11-2019, 08:56 PM	#11
Homer2 Drives: 50th Anni.. coming home 11/01 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Toronto. Ontario Posts: 1,636	OEM units - tonnes of miles.. tonnes.... little damage due to them being in place __________________ ##################### Built Sept 16/2016 - #2681 of 5955. She came home with me 11/01/16. 50th Anni, 2SS, A8, NPP, NGM Rock Guards, Footwell Lighting, Black Bow Ties, Street Warrior Rotors and Pads, Ceramic Pro, 3M PPF, Oracle Ghosted Side Markers, Kooks 2" headers w/hi flow cats. GPI Stage 1 Cam installed at 305,000 kms.

11-11-2019, 09:16 PM	#12
Johnwiz Drives: 2018 1SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Leesburg Va Posts: 50	I have the factory ones on my 1LE, they seem to do very little - I still have quite a few rock chips in front of the back wheels. __________________ Current - 2018 1SS 1LE, 2004 Audi A4 1.8T Ultrasport (DD) Past - 1984 Camaro Z28 HO, 1988 Corvette Z51, 1993 Camaro Z28, 1999 30th Anniversary T/A, 2001 Corvette Z51

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