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Old May 7, 2026 | 12:02 PM
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I and planning on putting intake screens on my intakes and thought I would take a good look at how they would be attached. I see the brackets but I'm confused on why the intakes look different. Can anybody set me straight?


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Old May 7, 2026 | 12:22 PM
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Z51s have the additional cooler in the passenger side inlet.
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I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong, but I believe you are looking at the extra cooling that comes with the Z51 package.
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Old May 7, 2026 | 12:24 PM
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I bought a set off Amazon. In my kit, the brackets had no markings showing where/how to mount them and the instructions were very unhelpful. Finally, I found a couple of videos in another Amazon kit. These videos came in handy... The link on amazon:

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There are two videos on that listing. I hope that helps.
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Old May 7, 2026 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by bowtie6
I bought a set off Amazon. In my kit, the brackets had no markings showing where/how to mount them and the instructions were very unhelpful. Finally, I found a couple of videos in another Amazon kit. These videos came in handy... The link on amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Compatible-Ch...89&sr=8-3&th=1

There are two videos on that listing. I hope that helps.
I bought the paragon ones. and I agree, the instructions were unclear. Even when I watched the videos, they were a pain in the butt to put in. I didn't even end up using them.
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Z51s have the additional cooler in the passenger side inlet.
Oh! So that's why. Thanks. I didn't know that.
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Had a '25 z51 prior to my '26 z06/7. This is accurate 😃

Scrape armor (paragon kit with templates) took me all of 45 min to install.

Good luck and enjoy the ride!

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Made my own from screen material bought on Amazon and some red door edge guard material. Brackets came with a set I didn't use.
Made my own from screen material bought on Amazon and some red door edge guard material. Brackets came with a set I didn't use.
Each side was a slightly different shape. Keeps out most debris.
Each side was a slightly different shape. Keeps out most debris.
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