1969 Camaro RS Grilles - Lateral-g Forums

**tubbed69** · #1 02-03-2013, 09:54 AM

Just wondering if anyone knowed if there was much difference between GM and aftermarket grilles for 69 camaro RS,thanks for any help.I was told when I bought it that they were close but it does not appear to fit my GM fenders to well.

**DOOM** · #2 02-04-2013, 09:28 AM

I may be wrong but the OE grill may still be available through GM .. The OEM fit nice don't know much about the aftermarket. But if its like all the other aftermarket junk I wouldn't bother...

71RS/SS396 · #3 02-04-2013, 09:37 AM

RS grilles are a pain the arse to get lined up with the headlight doors even the oem ones are great.

**tubbed69** · #4 02-04-2013, 10:20 AM

Thanks Mario and Tim for your feedback,I can get a GM but a dealer told me that the aftermarket fit about the same but I dont think so.

MarkM66 · #5 02-04-2013, 10:45 AM

I'm curious as to who is actually making the one sold by the dealer.

Isn't it just a reproduction too? As in, made in Taiwan.

redfire69 · #6 02-04-2013, 10:53 AM

I've got one of the GM RS grilles, it's NOS but about 10 years old. It fits good around the fender openings. Remember, they usually all have a little extra material around the edge that you can sand/trim for a better fit. I needed to remove alot of material from the standard grill repop that I'm using.

**Rybar** · #7 02-04-2013, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 71RS/SS396

RS grilles are a pain the arse to get lined up with the headlight doors even the oem ones are great.

Very true statement.

**tubbed69** · #8 02-04-2013, 03:35 PM

Thats good imformation about having a little extra material around the fender corners to shape,with the aftermarket grille I have fenders pulled all the way in and still need about an 1/8", really appreciate all the response on this,Time to order a NOS grille,thanks guys.

**Ron in SoCal** · #9 02-04-2013, 08:03 PM

Goodmark uses (or used to use) original GM tooling. Fits pretty good, but not OEM good. Also I carefully used a heat gun to mold slightly to the grill opening prior to paint. Your mileage may vary on this one; mine did.

And as Tim said, almost every RS grill fits like crap.

**tubbed69** · #10 02-04-2013, 08:33 PM

Hello Ron thanks for the imfo,they all are defenitely different.I used a little heat to help mine also just seemed to be a little narrow and Ron that car is looking great,but we need more pics.