dtran

Whats the best material for the best fit on ctr replica lips for the ek hatch? Polyurethane or plastic?

Adamvanxxx

Hit or miss, just go with OEM and be completely satisfied. I did this with an Sir lip and the replica sucked, bought OEM and regret ever thinking of going cheap.

EJeff8

If you have an option of polyurethane, go polyurethane. It bends and won't chip or snap like a CF one would.

dtran

ahaha but oem is expensive.. i don't have money for that right now, got bigger plans for the car

Dontoh

then wait on it, don't cheap out, ESPECIALLY if you have bigger plans for the car

98civdx

Poly. It's forgiving, I would also say go with oem. But if you brake it and someone steals it you just wasted that money.

dtran

eggsactly

dtran

but i also wanna get it over with, oem is waaay expensive..

confidence

i had a wings west poly lip. It fit decently but no where near what oem fit is like. If you take the time and glue it to the bumper with body shop polyurethane adhesive it will fit a bit better, maybe if you blended it into the bumper with some flexible filler too.... The place where it really shows is where the lip curves into the opening on the bumper. OEM fit right there is super snug and makes a nice clean line here. I haven't seen any replica that fits that close. That seems to be the dead giveaway its a replica front lip.
The rear lips, OEM all the way. You have to work at making a replica fit so it doesn't sag and look like crap.

NOFX

Exactly.
What do you mean "get it over with"? You don't NEED a lip.

And if you wait you stand the chance of finding a better deal.

So just hold off.

I love how so many people say everything is so expensive, but they never even try to shop around. You don't have to buy from one company usually. You don't have to buy everything brand new. You don't have to pay top dollar everytime.

I have an OEM '98 lip and even hit a curb at about 30 or so after slipping on ice. My front subframe got pushed back a few inches. The front lip? A scuff. Needed a repaint. Didn't even break a bracket.

dtran

Ahaha well of course you don't need a lip but if you want your car to look good you would get one. I just want to get it over with so I can move on. I have been looking around a lot and the prices are up there. That's why I was considering poly lip from ebay or something. sorry for my cheap taste. ahaha just trying to save some money man

NOFX

Keep your eyes open on the MarketPlace and eBay. There are good deals out there for decent lips.

Steer clear of the fake '99-'00 Type R style lips too (the ones they make for damn near every car). They really don't look good.

Adamvanxxx

If you are building the car and have the attitude of "just get it over with" what's the fun in that?

I would highly reconsider cheaping out, you always at some point regret it.

A lil 2.3l action

I got a Polyurethane lip for my old civic...judging from my experience and some others, people like to ship those things out folded in half....if they do, dont freak, just let it sit out in the sun when its hot or use a heat gun, it will straighten back out.

Skunk2Joe

It is aparent that OEM is and always will be the best way to go, Reguardless of what anyone thinks is cheap or expensive, they can only afford what they can afford. In this case it is a opinion battle. And as I agree oem is the best, my opinion for what may work best for your budget is fiberglass, polly will bend instead of break, but unless your spray painting it, the paint will chip under stress. fiberlass may break, but you can always re glass it. and in this case your looking to go cheap. so that would be your cheapest bet. IMO.

NOFX

It's a lip. The very most it will cost him will be a couple hundred dollars.

It's not like a couple hundred dollars is unobtainable to most of us here if given enough time to save up.

Either way, like I said, you don't need to just buy the first lip you find. You can wait even just a couple months and watch the MarketPlace and end up with a better deal on any lip, real or replica.

I'd feel dumb for spending $90 on an eBay lip and then finding someone selling the same thing on here for $30 a week later.

Oh, and I don think anyone has mentioned it in here, but the OP never mentioned he's looking for a front or rear lip or if it's for a '96-'98 or '99-'00 Civic. He only called it an "EK hatch".

TwoFacedCustoms

AHH No fiberglass! If you crack fiberglass...it will never be as strong as it was...you will have to re-glass AND paint. If the poly flexes so much that the paint chips...all you have to do is repaint.........poly isn't as rigid so it won't transfer energy to your bumper as much as fiberglass will if you hit a good bump...could potentially cause even more damage.

I got a mugen replica lip off ebay...it was like 45 shipped...and the ad clearly stated it wouldn't be shipped folded up...I don't regret it at all...sometimes you don't get so lucky...with any lip you buy that isn't OEM you have chances of bad fitment though. There is a post on here about a guy who ordered the CF lip from jdmcarboy and had HORRIBLE fitment and even worse customer service issues.

Libertariat

Totally agreed. Save your pennies and buy an OEM lip. I'm likely to get one used. They often sell for around $100 in the Atlanta area. There are several oem dealers that sell the BRAND NEW lip for $150-200. So, like NOFX said, I'd also feel dumb for spending $100 on a replica, when for a few more dollars I could either get a used one, or a brand new one with hardware from a dealer.

Edit: OMG HAI NOFX

How're you and Eran???

98civdx

My friend just bought a replica sir on ebay fits like crap, and it already cracked.

Adamvanxxx

< this guy did the same thing and still haven't bought a real one yet.

NOFX

ZOMG, didn't expect to see you here ever again. I was just reading some of your posts in an old thread recently and wondering what ever happened to you.

Eran and I are okay. Broken up, still living together, but everything is cool as is.

I just asked Eran (since I never owned a replica lip) about this.

Me: "How many replica lips have you owned?"

Him: "Two."

Me: "How many were you happy with?"

Him: "Neither. I was never really happy with my Mugen Style lip, but the SiR style one fit okay. Then I got my real Mugen lip and it fit perfectly."

I'd have to agree with him. I got that OE lip of mine and was amazed at how it fit. I didn't even need hardware for it to fit so well, though the hardware kept it secure and less likely to walk off on it's own.

Libertariat

Well, it's good to be back. Seems as the forums don't move as fast as they used to.

dtran

well i guess i will consider the oem ctr lips, i have a 00 white ek hatch btw. sorry, but yeah just trying to save money going the ebay poly, but if everyone is against it then i guess, i just dont want things happening later and end up cracking the oem.

CrAzE191st

just got polyurethane, u'll never break it unless you do something silly

NOFX

I always wondered what happened to you. Okay, well not ALL THE TIME, but often.
If I managed to smack into that curb so hard to push my subframe back, but my OEM lip didn't crack at all then I think you should be safe. From that accident I figured out that if my lip were to crack I would have much bigger things to worry about.

Here's my lip after the ~30mph into a concrete curb accident. When I was sliding down the road after hitting the curb I looked up the hill expecting to see parts of my lip. I didn't see anything, so I figured it was still hanging off the car or stuck under the car.