I just got my body kit painted and installed on my 99' Clover green GSR. Looks awesome!! There's just this one thing...on the sides and back (2 piece) there is this black rubber gasket/piping that runs along the edge of it. Is is supposed to be exposed like that, or is it supposed to be painted as well, or should it be tucked in somehow. I remeber seing a white GSR with the OEM body kit, and I am almost certain taht I would have noticed the black gasket/piping. Any clues??

 

its normal. dont trip about it, it looks fine.

 

I second that.

 

Same here. I black rubber thing is suppose to prevent rain or water to seep into the kit. Its normal and don't trip about it...

 

If you're really that **** about a little rubber strip, just get some touch-up paint and paint it (while its off the car of course)

Good Luck,
Jon

 

hey man post some pics, i have a 99 clover green integra too and plan to get the side skirts in the summer

 

some one sell me their kit!!
Greddyturbome@hotmail.com
thanks!
American Honda is out of front lips.
NO MORE!! Good thing i got one...hehehe

 

how much to get your kit painted?

 

It comes painted

 

these little black rubber seals bothered the **** out of me on the back...so i took a razor blade and cut them off as carefully as i could...but, i left them on the sides because it didnt look that bad, and i didnt want to damage the metal. i just thought the back stood out too much with the black strip against my white car, and there were holes already in the bumper, so i figured a little more rubbing damage when i took them off wouldnt hurt.

 

i painted mine. heres a pic

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sorry dude i donno how to post the pic. if someone tells me, ill post it

 

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where did u buy the pic from

 

they have to be posted from the web.
e-mail them to me, I'll post them:

 

Ok, so it is normal, cool. I just wanted to make sure that body shop guy installed it properly.

FYI I got it painted and installed for $450, everyone else was saying $550+, but I cut a deal with the guy. Someone actually gave an estimate of like $925. RETARD!

Yeah I might cut the stripping off with a utility knife. I was thinking of painting them because I have the touch paint from the shop, but I it would be a PITA to remove the pieces and paint them.

 

keep the black thingy.


Ron

 

I can't tell from the pic, but it looks like you took off the stripping, right?


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the side skirts fit a 94-97 correct

 

yup

 

I removed it on the rear part but the sides got them.
Ron

 

So how did you do it? Did you take the pieces off first and then cut them off, or what?

 

b4 I put them on, I stripped the black part off and then put them on. they come off pretty easy.
Ron

 

Shoot, that's what I figured! How hard are the back pieces to take off and put back on? You think I could do the whole thing in like 30 mins?

 

God, I really miss my OEM kit sometimes. IT was simple, clean, and polyeurothane! Anyways because of a little accident I had gotten into, I decided to get a Buddy Club kit for my 98 GSR. But I really do miss my old OEM kit man...

Oh yeah I am from Chi-Town also! If you ever see a white GSR with a Buddy Club kit and a bigass FMIC, it is most likely me. Especially when it is shooting fireballs outta the tailpipe! ;p

-AzianAvenger