chameleon

99-00 SI front lip install on an EG !!

Yes i thought this was going to be hard and tuff and all, but once its done man was it cake, so this should clear up most of all how-to questions on this type of mod.

Tools Needed.
1) Philips screwdriver + Flathead
2) Socket wrench
3) sockets 10mm, 12mm
4) double sided 3m tape
5) Drill w/ 4-5mm drill bit
6) (2) long flatended screws
7) (2) two nuts
8) (1) short screw w/ (1) nut and wide washer

Start off by removing the front bumper, this was my 2nd attempt and let me tell you its loads easier with the bumper off, the lip just kept dropping and it was nite time. remove the 5 wide head philips screws that hold the front bumper to the front of the frame. the side screws you have to pull out the plastic guards and they hold the 2 edges of the bumper to the fenders and of course the 2 10 mm screws on the bottom that hold the bumper guard on the bottom to the car and your done, pull the sucka off !!


Once you have the bumper off take it in the house or whatever and lay the Si lip on top, as you can notice the middle bumper hole lines up with the middle lip bracket hole. so use your short screw w/ 1 nut & washer here, this pretty much secures the lip on pretty damn good.


now use some double side tape and be creative, and dont let it show either.. use it in areas that you want to secure, like for example the middle, middle sides and edges.. that will prevent the huge gap on the sides that most people have when they dont install the lip the proper way. but of course we will take care of that.. so its just not the double sided tape, it wouldnt hold on its own anyways..

see no gaps!

smooooth


Now this is what i did on the sides.. it took some real brain pondering to come up with this one!!
I used a drill and a 4mm or so bit and lined where i wanted the bumper to come back, when u look at the gap on the front sides push it in, the the ends stick out past the bumper then you can get an idea where to line up the hole to drill from either 2 holes on the ends of the lip. you want to make the hole just right so the long screw goes in tight that way you adjust it from the inside and nothing can be seen from the outside, put a nut at the end and let 2 or so threads show that way the tip can go in the hole and the nut secures it in place, the father you screw out the long nut the tigher the sides will come out, that way it eliminates the gap on the sides from the 00 si bumper being a bit wider

Left side

Right side


after this you are basically all done, just make sure that tape is on there good..
this is the finished product.


now back on da whip ..

and of course need to see the sides.. nothing to get worked over...


will have some daytime pics tomorrow.. yes it was nite time.. lol

i will have this how to on my site as well. so stop by.. comments welcome !

function83

nice great how to

hungry

thanks, now if only i can find a si lip.

i love you 5 lug

kmf0211

nice job and great How To:....

nice lip too lol!!!!!

im definitly gunna try it soon..the stock oem lip is starting to get to me..

bryant

I have one for sale. make offer

EDIT: mines a 96-98


[Modified by CR-X, 11:56 AM 11/20/2002]

hyperdecalscom

Sucka Free

my friend ended up just cutting it all toegther.
and making stress cuts along the bottom to make it bend easier for the curve...

here are some crappy shots.
two screws on the side

oldskool_rex

hmmm...looks pretty good...I may need to do that soon...

EG6owner-T

KINgJ8

It sucks that it sticks out like that on each side, but overall it looks really good. Wish I had a bubble of my own
Damn coupes

SjCiViCHB

haha, that was pretty smart with what you did on the sides with the bolt. When i did it, just used a whole bunch of washers and a big screw, haha.

variablevalve

oO

rainmanEK

chameleon is the "How-To" Fool!! keep it up!! Looks good!!

eric

egNYC

Great How To! How wide is the gap on the sides. Looks in to be around less then a inch in the pics?

Jason kiDD

"Brain pondering" lol Will the wonders never cease.. Good write up.. Too bad I plan on going full kit next spring..

CXHatchback

I must've read it a thousand times but I still don't understand how you did the sides. And from the pics it doesn't even look like they are bolted on. Could you try and explain that differently for me? Thanks.

.paul

nice how to

nsxmatt

Notice the Tech in this post

We need more good posts like this and less bickering

Ehron

Shut up! We do not.

nsxmatt

lol

92SiB18C1

good job

pennies_hatchie

iTrader: (1)

chameleon

its less than an inch, how my friend has it its almost a bit over an inch, im not sure how mines came out less but looks good to me!

chameleon

if you look where the black bottom starts from the sides there is a line, what you want to do is drill a hole 1in from the line, so your drilling into the black area. the long screw must be put in from the inside that way the farther in the bumper the farther it sticks out, this is what is going to push the sides of the lip out .. get it? about an inch or so into the black part will about line up with the 1st hole on the lip end (there are two)

using the nut at the end of the long screw lets the tip of the screw go into the hole of the lip but not all the way because we have a lot of pressure there, the bumper hole holds tight so we dont worry about that one, although if you used 2 nuts then that would solve the problem from either side..

think i made myself clearer..

chameleon

btw here's that day pic i promised.. aint all that anyways