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4th Generation V6 FAQ: Exterior

Do Body Kits Look Good? Should I get one?
Neon Lights, Ideas on How to Incorporate Them onto Your Car
Wheels, what do they look like on different Camaro's?
Spoiler choices, what's the point of a bigger one?
Grille replacement, what brands are available?
Fog Lights, what do different brands look like?
Should I Shave the Door Handles on my car?
What about Headlight Covers? Do they look good?
What do taillight covers look like?
Inserts for the CAMARO on the rear of the car?
I want CAMARO badges, what are available?
What are the classifications of being "ricey"?
Hood Accessories and Hoods

Do Body Kits Look Good? Should I get one?
I personally think that body kits look great depending on the type and style that you get. You can easily get the stock RS type kit from many different companies, like SLP, RKSport, Wings West, etc. They are pretty pricey starting around $500 bucks, but that can add that stylish look to any f-body that doesn't already have ground effects. We say if you got the bucks, it's one of the better exterior appearance mods.

Neon Lights, Ideas on How to Incorporate Them onto Your Car
There are lots of ways to incorporate neon lights onto your car without it looking "RICEY"! One key factor to doing this is, don't go overboard. I have seen many good looking designs for neon on Camaros. One was, they put neon right behind the headlights (only on 93-97 models), so that the neon showed threw the back of the headlights, gave the front of the car a luminous effect that looked awesome. I have also seen cars with a neon light on the back, right by the license plate, with the vinyl cut-out letters in the CAMARO, so it looked awesome because it highlighted the letters. They are various ways to do this, be creative and don't go overboard!

Wheels, what do they look like on different Camaro's?
There are tons of rims that you can get. Also, a matter of personal taste. Rims, which can be expensive, take a lot of time and consideration. You don't want to get stuck with ugly looking rims that nobody likes. So, what do you do? Compare to see what they look like on other Camaros or Firebirds. The best way to do it is ask your friends, and show them pictures of the rims that you want to get. But as a helper, there will be pictures on this site soon of different rims on various cars. Also, a recommendation from me, go 17" X 8" Rims!!!

Spoiler choices, what's the point of a bigger one?
This is a very touchy subject. A lot of the exterior mods are very personally opinionated, and can turn out to be "RICEY" if you are not careful. That is the last thing you want to do to your Camaro or Firebird, look RICEY. A small spoiler, but not too small, and not too large, is perfect. I will show you some examples of what should look good, and what could be considered "RICEY". I really like the OEM SS Spoiler that they put on the 98-00 Camaro's. If you have a V6 Camaro, that would definitely be the choice if you are planning to change the stock one!

Grille replacement, what brands are available?
There are not very many brands available of grille replacements. Billet makes a great one. They are polished and fit right over the stock grille. They are made for all forth generation Firebirds and Camaros, and are not that hard to install. DG Motorsports sells a cool grille insert for the 93-97 Camaro's that replaces the two fog lights with for small ones. The insert includes the cutout's for the lights, and the lights mounted! It looks sweet...

Fog Lights, what do different brands look like?
Many brands available, the best looking ones are the very thin, very wide ones. Mount they at the same place that would be stock. Installation varies on each system, so I cannot go into detailed installation instructions. The fog light assemblies should come with easy to follow directions. Fog lights add a nice touch to your car. Personally I like the OEM fog lights.

Should I Shave the Door Handles on my car?
I have never actually seen this done on a Camaro or Firebird, but the idea is to make it more aerodynamic, and eliminates the door handles all together. I haven't quite gotten an idea of what this would look like on a Camaro, nor do I have any pictures of it done.
If you have any pictures, or experience please email us.

What about Headlight Covers? Do they look good?
Yes, they are available, but are not smart, unless you have a FPIK. On a 93-97 model Camaro, the air induction gets its air from through the headlights. Therefore, if you cover up the headlights then there is no air getting into the air system, therefore bogging your engine. If your just doing it for looks, they look great! The 98-00 cars have no problems, since they changed the headlights!

What do taillight covers look like?
Taillight covers look great. I have them installed on my car. I really like the design of them, but if you get GT Styling covers, take the GTS symbols off of them. All you need is a little rubbing alcohol and the glue comes right off!

Inserts for the CAMARO on the rear of the car?
Reflective Concepts makes the greatest cutouts. They are computer cut so they are an exact fit ... and look great. I think they are the best looking thing that you can do to the exterior of your car. Their website has pictures and tons of different colors. You can also get inserts from RKSport.

I want CAMARO badges, what are available?
There are plenty of different designers that make Camaro badges. You can buy kits from RKSport that have Camaro emblems. I think that the best emblem that you could buy is one off a 1997 Grand Am, it says 3800-V6. I have one on my car, it cost about $5.00 and can be found at any Chevy or Pontiac dealer.

What are the classifications of being "ricey"?
There are few classifications. Many are the obvious, but some are suttle. Here's a list of what I personally think is ricey!

Wings / Tall Spoilers
Neon Crazy
Decals and Emblems all over
Tinny sounding exhaust
4-Cylinders (hehe, can't do this to an f-body)
5" - 6" Exhaust Tips
Those ugly rice-rocket rims!

Hood Accessories and Hoods
You have choices between hoods. There are non-functioning hoods, and fully functioning hoods. Both make no difference on V6 F-bodies, but cost about $200 - $300 more for the fully functional hoods. There are also the coolest hood grill inserts made by billet that replace the black stock inserts and make them polished stainless steal. They look great, I am thinking about getting some for my car.