type r style lip too short!
11-12-2004, 07:09 AM
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type r style lip too short!
i have a 00 civic and bought a lip off ebay and when i tried to install it wouldnt wrap all the way around, it was about an inch short i emailed the guy back saying it was short, if he does nothing about it is there any way to install it otherwise. Thanks anything would help
11-12-2004, 03:21 PM
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Re: type r style lip too short! (93Civac)
im not really sure how to post pics, but i took it to a body shop and the owner said that theres no way it would fit unless he cut it and added a section but that would be shady, im still waiting for a reply from the seller, it also said on his auction guaranteed to fit. So im hoping he will help me out.
11-12-2004, 03:45 PM
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Re: type r style lip too short! (TheProffesionalXXX)
it happens sometimes thats the problem with buy lips off of ebay. ive heard before of people using a heat gun and stretching it, but never seen it. How far is it off?
11-12-2004, 03:57 PM
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Re: type r style lip too short! (l2agnar0k)
you would have to play around with it. move the bumper and it will fit. i helped my cousin put his on but it did crack a lil bit. the guy that sold him the lip said to heat it up and it will stretch but i dunno
11-12-2004, 09:09 PM
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Re: type r style lip too short! (imc2pid)
well when i took it to my neighbors body shop he told me that the only way that this one would fit was to cut it in half and put a piece in the middle, im still waiting to hear back from the seller. Thanks for all the coments.
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11-12-2004, 10:22 PM
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Re: (Tokyo_X-treme_Racer)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tokyo_X-treme_Racer »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thats why you don't buy FAKE ****, always buy OEM.</TD></TR></TABLE>
yeap, i think thats why my hood is propped up 2 inchecs in the front of my car. teh fenders are shitty as hell. im sellin em and buying oem ones
not my way of spending money in a fun way, but if you want good fitment, oem is better than ANY aftermarket place. simply put, they dont have the funding to make it as well.
yeap, i think thats why my hood is propped up 2 inchecs in the front of my car. teh fenders are shitty as hell. im sellin em and buying oem ones
not my way of spending money in a fun way, but if you want good fitment, oem is better than ANY aftermarket place. simply put, they dont have the funding to make it as well.
11-12-2004, 10:53 PM
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11-12-2004, 10:56 PM
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Re: (Ek_Egg)
that lip will fit, i had a "type r" lip for my eg, you just have to do alittle modding
you need to shave a bit of the lip on each side under the headlights where it hugs the bumper
you need to shave a bit of the lip on each side under the headlights where it hugs the bumper
11-13-2004, 01:17 AM
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Re: (nY's FiNeSt)
not all fake lips are bad, my front lip fits fine, probably the same "fake" company as yours, but its a risk when you buy on e-bay and cant test first.
11-13-2004, 01:25 AM
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Re: (l2agnar0k)
just the opposite happened to be when i bought my ctr lip for my car off of ebay. when i went to put it on, it was about 2inches too long on each side so i had to cut it, but it still looked goofey. i ended up just taking it off afterwords. it was a lovely $90 well spent
11-13-2004, 07:23 PM
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Re: (jeff(s))
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jeff(s) »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">would the 99-00 be longer than the 96-98?</TD></TR></TABLE>
I'd like to know this as well.
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I'd like to know this as well.
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11-14-2004, 10:40 AM
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its probably one of those tight fits lips just like mine just bolt on one of the sides and force that freaker by pulling out ur front bumper towards u and put the lip and screw it in before it pops out 
11-15-2004, 10:08 PM
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Re: (Ek_Egg)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by l2agnar0k »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you dremeled the bumper? i think the 96-98 lips are longer than the 99-00 ones</TD></TR></TABLE>
No we dremeled the inside of the lip so it would fit more flush with the bumper in turn makeing the ends "longer".
it turned out near perfect after a good sand and paint job it will look great!
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No we dremeled the inside of the lip so it would fit more flush with the bumper in turn makeing the ends "longer".
it turned out near perfect after a good sand and paint job it will look great!
jeff(s) + chads = Teh car twins