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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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here are some recent pics of my white gangsta ej8, i just got a urethane mugen lip for it .. and a turbo comin very soon hopefully.

i'm very confused as to whats gunna looke better: paintmatched sides and lip, or keep it the way it is

anyway heres the piczzz







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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 07:45 PM
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keep it like that it looks clean. imma say wat everyone says doe.....get some mirrors and lower it more
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 07:48 PM
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what mirrors?? i always hear that .. but i like never even notice mirrors. and i wish i could lower it more .. but it aint happenen in nepa
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 08:11 PM
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paint match eerrrr thang..but id ditch that lip :]


the lip just makes everything look cheap.
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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take off the lip, paint everything, and then put it back on. looks like crap with it on
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 08:53 PM
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 09:00 PM
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keep it....but slam it more
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 09:16 PM
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I think that lip looks stupid, a 99-00 mugen style lip on 96-98 looks SO out of place, get a 96-98 replica CTR and paint it, would look MUCHHHHH better

or a nice SIR lip
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 05:21 AM
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i love this lip yo. i know a lot of ppl think it looks cheap and **** but i love how its lookin on my car
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 06:07 AM
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Usually I would say this but I think yours would look better matched.

Sense that lip covers the bottom part of the bumper in the middle it looks sort of odd where it "cuts off" the white part in the middle of the lower grille, if that makes sense

I doesnt look like the bumper is connected on at the bottom if that helps any more.
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 06:29 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AnotherEJ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Usually I would say this but I think yours would look better matched.

Sense that lip covers the bottom part of the bumper in the middle it looks sort of odd where it "cuts off" the white part in the middle of the lower grille, if that makes sense

I doesnt look like the bumper is connected on at the bottom if that helps any more.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thats what im thinking


but, different strokes for different folks....
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 06:53 AM
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say what? the lip isnt connected to the bumper at the bottom .. and are u referring to the middle part .. to get that paintmatchced?
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 07:03 AM
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match paint since your not wanting ctr lip

and is your muffler looks really badly aligned or is it just the angle
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 07:42 AM
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nope .. thats what u get when u take ur muffler piping to get done by a local shop. i'll never do it again
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 05:14 PM
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Gangsta eh? I suggest you get a lip that is actually made to fit your bumper.
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 05:48 PM
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it would look nicer w/o the tint and yellow fogs but thats just me peep my ek on my bio.
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 06:09 PM
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I say sell the lip, get an sir lip, and some thin molding and don't paint match them
Just my opinion
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 06:10 PM
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i dont really dig the yellow fogs on white coupes .. but i put yellow bulbs in the fogs so at night theyre yellow. i'm keepin my tint and i like that lip much more than my sir that i had. i know everyone hates on it .. but its my style for right now .. i'm diggin my whip .. my next mod is putting an intercooler between both of my foglights

dayum drifter .. we''re almost like twins son
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 03:39 PM
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I mean the center of the bottom of the bumper where that lip covers the white part, or where it overlaps the bumper instead of just resting on it. That any clearer?
just my .02 It looks good either way though.
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 04:43 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AnotherEJ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I mean the center of the bottom of the bumper where that lip covers the white part, or where it overlaps the bumper instead of just resting on it. That any clearer?
just my .02 It looks good either way though.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea that was just for a little while .. i got 3 black plastic push pins or whatever theyre called installed there now.. so its mounted on there pretty good
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 05:32 PM
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i love the lip haha when i paint my car the tint is the first to gooo personally i think it looks fresh w/o tint.....haha yup almost
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pjr710 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i dont really dig the yellow fogs on white coupes .. but i put yellow bulbs in the fogs so at night theyre yellow. i'm keepin my tint and i like that lip much more than my sir that i had. i know everyone hates on it .. but its my style for right now .. i'm diggin my whip .. my next mod is putting an intercooler between both of my foglights

dayum drifter .. we''re almost like twins son</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:00 PM
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Yeah, IMO I say ditch the lip, lower it a little bit more and it'll look real good...but clean car nonetheless..
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 07:10 PM
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Not a fan, but
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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Like others have stated. Loose the fake lip and get a lip that was actually made for that front end.
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 07:40 PM
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That lip is a major eye sore lol, get an SIR lip, leave it black, get thin BLACK side moldings, and you'll be set for life
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