I bought the West Coast Corvettes fog light panel screens (resembling what you have here) and installed them both from above, without removing the bumper cover. Dexterity, patience, and the right tools is all it took. Once installed, I put on a factory Z06 airbox cover.
I really didn't want to take the front bumper off like this (if you saw me in action you'd know why lol) but honestly this video has given me some more confidence to maybe tackle it myself. You did a very nice job and very clean presentation. Thank you.
I wasn't looking forward to taking it off either but now that I've done it once I'd say it would be very easy to do again. I'm glad the video helped - this bumper is probably a little more simple to remove than others but I don't think I had ever fully removed a bumper from any car before this now that I think about it. Good luck, and feel free to ask if you have any questions.
That's interesting. I just used my Dremel tool and cut out the original plastic on both sides just up to the fog lights. I have that split intake like most people have on their C5's. I tested it out with my leaf blower and yes the air travel to the filters on either side. I have definitely noticed a difference with throttle response and flow of heat away from the engine bay.
Yeah, the extra airflow seems to help a lot. The owner will be installing another vent soon where the front license plate goes. He plans to do autocross racing so needs all the airflow he can get.
I have a few things I want to that will be a lot easier this way: vented fog light shrouds, led corner lights, fang frame protectors. I’ve done the fog light shrouds before on another C5 from the bottom and there was a lot of cussing and scraped knuckles. Makes sense to do it the right way! Thanks for this video.
I thought about trying it that way but after looking into it, it's really not hard to remove this bumper. Glad you found it helpful. Hope you're doing well, Bat.
I notice you didn't have to remove the turn signals but did you have to unplug the them to be able to place the nose on the ground?, Asking for a friend ,,, ahem,,, lol
@@EndlessMoneyPits I can see that it is like a big harness for both signals now. I didn't look closely enough at the turn signal on the driver side to see that they were still plugged in. My shroud on the passenger side of the car is totally loose and flopping around in the cone, its not moving a whole lot, but when you look at the front of the car closely you see it and it bugs me so I have to get that fixed. I am not all that handy with cars but thanks to videos like this I am willing to do the simpler things. Thanks for posting this actually is a teriffic video that I will follow to fix my passenger side shroud, I will probably take both of them out and clean them up while I have it apart. Thanks for the response too!! Greatly appreciated!
I'm happy to help! A lot of bigger jobs become pretty simple when you look at them one step at a time. That's the only way I get through it, really. Good luck with the Vette!
No, it does not direct air to the radiator. It allows more airflow to the cold air intake I installed as well as the entire engine bay to help cool the engine.
@@EndlessMoneyPits even with the headlight out? I have KnightDrive sleepy eyes. So for me, it would take about 5 minutes to remove the lid and lights. Or is the offset a little too much to reach the bolts on the shroud?
I bought the West Coast Corvettes fog light panel screens (resembling what you have here) and installed them both from above, without removing the bumper cover. Dexterity, patience, and the right tools is all it took. Once installed, I put on a factory Z06 airbox cover.
I really didn't want to take the front bumper off like this (if you saw me in action you'd know why lol) but honestly this video has given me some more confidence to maybe tackle it myself. You did a very nice job and very clean presentation. Thank you.
I wasn't looking forward to taking it off either but now that I've done it once I'd say it would be very easy to do again. I'm glad the video helped - this bumper is probably a little more simple to remove than others but I don't think I had ever fully removed a bumper from any car before this now that I think about it. Good luck, and feel free to ask if you have any questions.
That's interesting. I just used my Dremel tool and cut out the original plastic on both sides just up to the fog lights. I have that split intake like most people have on their C5's. I tested it out with my leaf blower and yes the air travel to the filters on either side. I have definitely noticed a difference with throttle response and flow of heat away from the engine bay.
Yeah, the extra airflow seems to help a lot. The owner will be installing another vent soon where the front license plate goes. He plans to do autocross racing so needs all the airflow he can get.
Nice thanks for sharing this. Good beginner project
I have a few things I want to that will be a lot easier this way: vented fog light shrouds, led corner lights, fang frame protectors. I’ve done the fog light shrouds before on another C5 from the bottom and there was a lot of cussing and scraped knuckles.
Makes sense to do it the right way! Thanks for this video.
I thought about trying it that way but after looking into it, it's really not hard to remove this bumper. Glad you found it helpful. Hope you're doing well, Bat.
Good job 👍
Can you just drill holes in the original fog light cover ?
Sure, I don't see why not.
Ok I guess I need this
Would this help with the stock air intake?
I don't think so but might be wrong. We did this after installing the K&N intake.
I notice you didn't have to remove the turn signals but did you have to unplug the them to be able to place the nose on the ground?, Asking for a friend ,,, ahem,,, lol
I had to unplug one connection with the bumper halfway pulled off. I show it in the video.
@@EndlessMoneyPits I can see that it is like a big harness for both signals now. I didn't look closely enough at the turn signal on the driver side to see that they were still plugged in. My shroud on the passenger side of the car is totally loose and flopping around in the cone, its not moving a whole lot, but when you look at the front of the car closely you see it and it bugs me so I have to get that fixed. I am not all that handy with cars but thanks to videos like this I am willing to do the simpler things. Thanks for posting this actually is a teriffic video that I will follow to fix my passenger side shroud, I will probably take both of them out and clean them up while I have it apart. Thanks for the response too!! Greatly appreciated!
I'm happy to help! A lot of bigger jobs become pretty simple when you look at them one step at a time. That's the only way I get through it, really. Good luck with the Vette!
I don't see this as getting any air to the radiator. This is just packing air under the front valance.
No, it does not direct air to the radiator. It allows more airflow to the cold air intake I installed as well as the entire engine bay to help cool the engine.
I just drilled 7 one inch holes in each of the covers, I know cheap...but I had people at two car shows ask me where I bought them. Go figure.
If it works, it works!
Why not just go through the headlight area?
No room
@@EndlessMoneyPits even with the headlight out? I have KnightDrive sleepy eyes. So for me, it would take about 5 minutes to remove the lid and lights. Or is the offset a little too much to reach the bolts on the shroud?
Too much work for all that