11-07-2021, 10:20 AM | #15 |
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Full disclosure: those photos were taken during break-in, so the car was basically brand new and I was only driving my '16 to the ranch at the time - but here's a shot of the '16 after around a hundred trips to the ranch and with about 40k miles total with the ZL1 Addons rock guards.
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11-07-2021, 11:08 AM | #16 |
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I did ZL1 Addons splash guards on my 13 ZL1. Then the GM color matched ones on my 16 2SS. Then side skirts with Xpel in front of the rear tires on the 18 2SS Hot Wheels. My 2020 1LE has Xpel covering the doors, rear quarters and rocker panels
Behind the rear tires isn’t an issue. In front of them is. I was going to put side skirts on this 1LE and then I read a post here that made it crystal clear. Quality PPF in the right places makes all these other measures unnecessary. I didn’t want skirts on this car …and quality GM ones cost $1000 anyway. I sold the skirts I already bought. All together, I’ve put over 50k miles on gen6 Camaros. Half during winter
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You know, when I search for XPEL on Amazon what comes up first are diuretics (water pills, LOL). Then there's Paint Protection. Hmmm. . . Wondering if I can do a few targeted areas myself. |
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11-07-2021, 03:52 PM | #18 | |
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I’ll add a few other observations I made
I’m not a fan of the Splash Guard look and I didn’t want to change the OE 1LE look with skirts https://www.xpel.com/paint-protectio...olet/Camaro/SS
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11-07-2021, 04:38 PM | #19 |
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ZL1 add-ons, there's a reason most of us are using them.
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11-07-2021, 04:38 PM | #20 | |
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11-07-2021, 06:03 PM | #21 | |
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I found that the 1LEs 285 front tires threw the stones higher onto the door and rear quarters
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11-07-2021, 06:11 PM | #22 | |
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https://wildhammermotorsports.com/16...acs-composite/ I have no edges across the middle of the panels by going full panels. The rocker panel below was covered too
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11-07-2021, 06:20 PM | #23 | |
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As for the guards - are the ACS ones really worth twice as much as the ZL1 addons? I can't really see much difference in terms of size, so was leaning towards the ZL1s.
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11-07-2021, 06:23 PM | #24 | |
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I love the Stealth look but Rally Green is my obsession.
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11-07-2021, 07:39 PM | #25 |
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Bra
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11-07-2021, 11:08 PM | #26 |
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I hope you're joking, a bra will destroy the brittle clearcoat if it moves around (and it most likely will).
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11-08-2021, 09:37 AM | #27 | |
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I’ve had an SS and a ZL1… no rock guards on either. My next car will get them. What I found to be the most frequent / predominant chip areas are the hood, and the black highlighted area (bulge in front of rear wheel well(s) repels on coming stones). Clearly, the bumper gets hit too, but with the plastic flex adder in the paint, it’s not quite as bad (and easier to touch up, especially white). My next car is white partly because of this… as well micro scratches are not as noticeable. Since I’m cheap, I’ll do the PPF myself on the hood and at the rear wheel wells. Still don’t know what mudguards yet… possibly RPI. If I add wider wheels… I’ll extend the PPF under the doors. Good luck… you could spend a ton of $ to protect everything. Last edited by Chutzpah; 11-08-2021 at 09:56 AM. |
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11-08-2021, 10:40 AM | #28 |
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My cars have used Scotchgard Paint Protection Film for at least 10 years without issue, so...
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