thetaleof

yes, sadly enough my front and rear lip got stolen off of my EK
is there any suggestions as to what i could do to prevent this next time?

2000EM1

Design an easy way to take them off and carry them on you?

thetaleof

i thought about that, but its really too much trouble
im thinkin bout putting super glue on the ends of the bolts when i put the new ones one
this way they'll really have to struggle to get them off and before the 2nd screw is even half way off the alarm will kick in

2000EM1

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by thetaleof &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i thought about that, but its really too much trouble
im thinkin bout putting super glue on the ends of the bolts when i put the new ones one
this way they'll really have to struggle to get them off and before the 2nd screw is even half way off the alarm will kick in</TD></TR></TABLE>

I was actually kidding... put some jb weld on the screws as you tighten them in. Of course this might get them to just rip the entire bumper off next time.

sicky

I never understood why people put lips on. They either fly off after they take a beating, or people just steal them. Why not just buy a aftermarket bumper that has a lip built on it already? Oh yeah, that would be considered rice here on HT, whatever.

thetaleof

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sicky &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I never understood why people put lips on. They either fly off after they take a beating, or people just steal them. Why not just buy a aftermarket bumper that has a lip built on it already? Oh yeah, that would be considered rice here on HT, whatever.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i could give a expletive less whats rice and whats not rice lol
rice is what i eat.
i'm not really into the aftermarket bumpers and all that big stuff, plus im really low on cash, i also had the lips and side skirts black, along with the body molding, etc

sicky

either way, it sucks some major *** that someone stole your ****. I just finished replacing stereo/window/tint/time and money after some lazy *** decided to break window and doorlocks just to get my system. I would love to kill that person.

AinarsAMT

remove the bumper and put some screws in from the other side.. that is, from the inside of the bumper.

JamesV

wow now thats ghetto :-p
lips being stolen lol..

"emove the bumper and put some screws in from the other side.. that is, from the inside of the bumper."

seems cool

Ej1_coupe

that is ridiculous. Talk about ghetto *** theives. Stealing a lip that probably cost less than 100$

dohcVTECeg2

dude where do you live that people go around stealings lips

thetaleof

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dohcVTECeg2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">dude where do you live that people go around stealings lips</TD></TR></TABLE>

*texas mof*cka thats where i stay*

sorry just had to quote

thetaleof

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ej1_coupe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that is ridiculous. Talk about ghetto *** theives. Stealing a lip that probably cost less than 100$ </TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah seriously man, i got both lips shipped for 103

OneTyteEK9

Bondo the crews on the lips so they can't unscrew it

mugenpowered

Well atleast they weren't cf.

SovXietday

Wonderful, I guess it's only an amount of time before my cf mugen lip gets stolen.

HATCHingMN

use alot of bolts next time

97spooncivic

your could fill in the top of the screws with superglue so they cant place the screwdriver in the slot. do you get what im saying? but then you wont be able to either

JDM_EM1

my c/f front lip got stolen way back,ny , the besy way in my opionion is to rivet them on.

Loki12

i just used diff. types of screws when i put mine on..1 war a flat head..1 was a hex..1 was a phillips..in most cases when they go to expletive with it and they see that..they usually give up or just trash it..

dohcVTECeg2

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CRX Junkie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i just used diff. types of screws when i put mine on..1 war a flat head..1 was a hex..1 was a phillips..in most cases when they go to expletive with it and they see that..they usually give up or just trash it..</TD></TR></TABLE>or just rip the whole damn bumper off

crazi92hb

or did what i did put so many screws in they give up. but then they will probably snap it like mine.

grimpy

try using those license plate screw things... the hex one with the circle in the middle... Even a regular hex wouldn't be able to loosen it...

Sloshy

not the first time i hear about lips being stolen

mwieczorek43

To the original poster... Four things: More sensitive alarm. Lock-Tite. Lock washers. Lock nuts. Done.
These combined would probably be a big enough of a pain in the *** to deter a lip theif and/or set your alarm off.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sicky &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I never understood why people put lips on. They either fly off after they take a beating, or people just steal them.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I avoid CF for this reason alone... The benefits from having it, just isn't worth paying-for and loosing it later on in my book. If people are seriously stealing abs and fg lips... you need to consider moving man. I've lived in some seriously bad areas w/ my hatch and I've never had anyone make an attempt on my lips alone (the entire car is another story).