onesmartidiot

One of the changes I would like to make to my camaro is to change the grille to the IROC Grille. The NOS and reproduced grilles I've seen have camaro spelled out in a white/ Grey color. However I've seen a few black/gold camaros running around on here with gold writing on this piece. Is this custom or do they exist? Either way I was planning on getting the red bow tie one and painting it gold, but would rather have the correct grille for the year and paint the camaro text gold also.

As a side freak question-

My car was a factory z28 v8, I swapped out the original 4 cylinder radiator for the v8 one, and other than a few inconsistency's I've noticed, shouldn't this car have come with the fog light type grille to begin with?

I always just assumed my car was a Friday built car, so it got a lot of leftover parts from the other lines....

JamesC

iTrader: (5)

They exist, OE. IROC's got the fog grill standard, but I'm unsure if that was an option for other cars or not in 85. I suspect you have the correct grill.

JamesC

onesmartidiot

I think the grille was standard on iroc and came with fog lamps, then the grille itself was available for z-28, but without the fog lights.

My question is, Do I have to buy the reproduction model with the silver camaro lettering, then paint them gold. Or if there is a reproduction model printed with gold writing.

This is what I am ABLE to buy and what is correct for the year:


This is what I am LOOKING to buy, same thing only the letters are in gold:
I forget who posted this car, but mine is exactly like this minus the grille. Was the gold text custom?

my82roc

iTrader: (101)

They came in gold or silver depending on the color combo of your car.I have a gold one on my 89 iroc vert which came with gold emblems and rims.I also pulled a gold one off of a junkyard iroc.silver is the more common color though

onesmartidiot

So other than getting lucky and finding a used one in gold, no one is reproducing them in gold anymore?

Drew

iTrader: (58)

The only time that grill was used was with fog lights. The fog lights were optional on the Z28 from 1985-up. When a Iroc or Z28 was ordered without fog lights, it came with the normal louvered RS style grill.

my82roc

iTrader: (101)

Could you delete the fogs on an iroc?I don't think I've ever seen an iroc with a louvered grille as fog lites were standard.I know they were optional on the z28

JamesC

iTrader: (5)

Check with your dealership, which is where I purchased mine in silver, albeit several years ago.

JamesC

onesmartidiot

I will get in touch with my dealer next time I am home. The online catalog Isn't showing me anything, so if any of you gents had a part number, that would be pretty cool.

Ill keep ya posted.

JamesC

iTrader: (5)

GM part number 14081332, though the number doesn't distinguish between colors.

JamesC