Sifu

Hey there guys, just got a fibreglass spoon style front lip for the hatch but this particular one didnt have any mounting brackets on it so I was just wondering if the people that have attached their front lips on with 3m double side tape can chime in and give some opinions on it?

How strong is this stuff and will it be strong enough for daily driving? Of course it will still be attached with screws on the sides where the wheel wells are.

a2dadamm

i think you should be okay on my old hatch i did the same. but just makes sure the surface where ur putting the tape is clean so it sticks good. I cleaned mine with an alchohol pad just to get like all wax and **** off that area so it would stick..mine never fell off

Good luck

Sifu

^^ That sounds really positive there!

Did you have scraped your front lip? If so how well did it still stick on? Also what "color" version did you use? As I hear they have many different types

a2dadamm

i dont really remember what tape i used it was 3m but i dont know anything about what version or whatever. honestly didnt know that there wre different ones. i worked at a warehouse that had all like highway supplies and stuff so i grabbed whatever was there this was a few years back now. i didnt scrape of the lip i just again usded the alcohol pad and wiped it down... but good luck hope that i helped a little if any lol.

Sifu

Thanks alot for your input, anyone else have anything to add???!

imptricer

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pop rivet there easy to drill out and if your want it to be easier to take off phillip screws

crimsonv4mpire

my buddy has an abs type r replica lip and he 3m'd it up front and screws on the wells. we found out that if you only use tape up front, when you park to close to curbs, for instance, the lip just moves as oppose to screws ripping holes out of both the lip and the bumber cover. screws for the sides and tape for the front definately the way to go

Sifu

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Looks ugly that way

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Yeah that was the stuff I was worried about, parking to close to the curb or scraping it lightly etc...

Your friend there, he didnt have a problem with the lip peeling off from the bumper when he scraps/park to close to the curb? the tape is strong enough to keep the lip stayed put??

crimsonv4mpire

it rolled under the bumber but he backed up and it was still attached despite the bending of the lip

crimsonv4mpire

and you can always back in like i do