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trudawg660 · 05-17-2009, 05:05 PM

i hope he made them fix it.

SSOOCH · 05-17-2009, 05:12 PM

that's what you get for trying to make the Camaro like a ricer! IMO of course..

achalk · 05-17-2009, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kwaz1335

Correct me if I am wrong...but are the dealers the ones installing the ground effects? Most dealers....if in fact there is a recall....would not install them on a vehicle fully knowing as such.

camaro5 · 05-17-2009, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtcwby

Anybody else having any trouble with the front chin piece of their ground
effect pkg coming off?
I picked up my SS at the dealer and got 200 miles down the highway,
and stopped for gas, and found my chin piece dragging on the pavement.

Called the dealership and they did some checking and found a recall

on
the ground effects package. They say I can't get the new piece until late
July, so I'm driving my new car around missing the front piece.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kwaz1335

Correct me if I am wrong...but are the dealers the ones installing the ground effects? Most dealers....if in fact there is a recall....would not install them on a vehicle fully knowing as such.

Quote:

Originally Posted by achalk

The key sentence is in bold above.

The dealership did not have any reason to search for or be aware of a problem that had not yet presented itself.

Especially a low volume, extremely new, non-critical problem.

OP - Hope they get the new part in soon, I know it must look bad.

.

*Mindz* · 05-17-2009, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SSRS2010

THANK'S FOR HEADS UP.I ORDER THE GROUND EFECTS 2.MY CAR JUST CAME OUT OF Q.C. SO I WILL KEEP A EYE ON IT.VIN 4274

500

ColeJJones · 05-17-2009, 09:25 PM

do you have pics of your lip not fitting?

mtcwby · 05-17-2009, 09:28 PM

Yes there is a recall on the ground effects pkg, if the label on the packing box has a blue dot sticker next to the part number, then it is an upgraded kit. If it doesn't have a blue sticker, make sure the dealer doesn't install it, or the front could come off.
The problem lies with the whole nose part is just stuck on with 3M tape and it doesn't handle the air pressure of sustained highway speeds.

mtcwby · 05-17-2009, 09:30 PM

No I don't have pics, I was so pissed when it was hanging down that I didn't think
of grabbing the camera.

mtcwby · 05-17-2009, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BalogUK

big sandy!? you buy out of Havre or GF? (your VIN isn't tracking anywhere)

you need to get some more pics of that car up...

I bought the car in Canal Winchester, OH at Bob McDorman Chevrolet.
I was in Ohio for 10 months working on the Rockies Express pipeline project
and ordered it back in October. They called me on 5-5-09 and sayed that it just rolled in. Hopped a plane on the 12th and drove it back to Colorado,
where I am currently on a pipeline job here. It was the first SS in Ohio.

BalogUK · 05-17-2009, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtcwby

I bought the car in Canal Winchester, OH at Bob McDorman Chevrolet.
I was in Ohio for 10 months working on the Rockies Express pipeline project
and ordered it back in October. They called me on 5-5-09 and sayed that it just rolled in. Hopped a plane on the 12th and drove it back to Colorado,
where I am currently on a pipeline job here. It was the first SS in Ohio.

congrats! I'm picking mine up in Missoula and driving it back here to georgia haha

mtcwby · 05-17-2009, 09:51 PM

Just be sure to let the dealer to check the GFX to make sure that they are the upgraded
ones b4 they install them. They don't just attach over the factory rocker panels and rear facia. They remove the old rocker panels and facia. Be sure they give you the original pieces so you have them if ever you wipe out the GFX pieces, so you can at least go back to stock panels while you are waiting for parts.

Zabo · 05-17-2009, 09:52 PM

TL;DR:

mtcwby · 05-17-2009, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zabo

TL;DR:

What do you mean by that?

Zabo · 05-17-2009, 10:18 PM

Ground effects were confirmed a while back as a dealer installed part. Just like the stripes, and others (Hurst was rumored too at one point), if it fails, first suspect is the dealer's shop THEN the factory.

IN other words, like it's been said before the only recall the dealer has to deal with is recalling your order invoice to find out how much it's gonna cost his bum to replace a part his drugged out techs screwed up on install. So, in the end, I stand by my case on your dealer being an idiot for calling it a 'factory recall' when the factory doesn't install the ground effects.

It's also why you see half body color matched and half unpainted; it's up to the dealer and customer to decide that.

05-17-2009, 05:12 PM	#16
SSOOCH Camaro SL,UTs Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS #16429 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 7,358 View My Garage	that's what you get for trying to make the Camaro like a ricer! IMO of course.. __________________

05-17-2009, 09:28 PM	#21
mtcwby High on "The Camaro Life" Drives: 2010 2SS, IOM, LS3, Vortech, LG cam Join Date: May 2009 Location: Big Sandy, MT & Yuma, AZ Posts: 1,028 View My Garage	Yes there is a recall on the ground effects pkg, if the label on the packing box has a blue dot sticker next to the part number, then it is an upgraded kit. If it doesn't have a blue sticker, make sure the dealer doesn't install it, or the front could come off. The problem lies with the whole nose part is just stuck on with 3M tape and it doesn't handle the air pressure of sustained highway speeds. __________________ "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who are not."-Thomas Jefferson------Going Strong at 39,250 miles

05-17-2009, 09:30 PM	#22
mtcwby High on "The Camaro Life" Drives: 2010 2SS, IOM, LS3, Vortech, LG cam Join Date: May 2009 Location: Big Sandy, MT & Yuma, AZ Posts: 1,028 View My Garage	No I don't have pics, I was so pissed when it was hanging down that I didn't think of grabbing the camera. __________________ "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who are not."-Thomas Jefferson------Going Strong at 39,250 miles

05-17-2009, 09:51 PM	#25
mtcwby High on "The Camaro Life" Drives: 2010 2SS, IOM, LS3, Vortech, LG cam Join Date: May 2009 Location: Big Sandy, MT & Yuma, AZ Posts: 1,028 View My Garage	Just be sure to let the dealer to check the GFX to make sure that they are the upgraded ones b4 they install them. They don't just attach over the factory rocker panels and rear facia. They remove the old rocker panels and facia. Be sure they give you the original pieces so you have them if ever you wipe out the GFX pieces, so you can at least go back to stock panels while you are waiting for parts. __________________ "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who are not."-Thomas Jefferson------Going Strong at 39,250 miles

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Zabo Gunning for Sixth Drives: '03 ZR2 Blazer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Woodhaven, Michigan Posts: 9,358 View My Garage	Ground effects were confirmed a while back as a dealer installed part. Just like the stripes, and others (Hurst was rumored too at one point), if it fails, first suspect is the dealer's shop THEN the factory. IN other words, like it's been said before the only recall the dealer has to deal with is recalling your order invoice to find out how much it's gonna cost his bum to replace a part his drugged out techs screwed up on install. So, in the end, I stand by my case on your dealer being an idiot for calling it a 'factory recall' when the factory doesn't install the ground effects. It's also why you see half body color matched and half unpainted; it's up to the dealer and customer to decide that.