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Old Mar 1, 2014 | 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by aaronchanfilms
I finally got my old front lip off. you really have to pull at it. the front bumper bends and as every tab comes out it makes a loud pop! scary.

I don't have any plastidip and I want to put the new lip on... ugh. lol
It's $6 at Lowe's or Home Depit.
 
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It's $6 at Lowe's or Home Depit.
What is ?
 
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Does anyone know how well plastidip holds up against rock chips?
 
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A storm has hit California and it's been raining the last 2 days. There was a break in the rain for a couple hours. I used this opportunity to pull the car out of the garage so I could see what this thing really looked like. The only place with light at 1am was the gas station.

The lip looks awwwesome! It really completes the front. I probably still need to plastidip it, but I'll do that later. I have a set of OEM GT2 sides that I need to put on. I will leave both of these pieces black. I think they will work well together.

I wish the seams were smooth like oem, but maybe I can have them sanded down and blended. Can a body shop "fill" plastic somehow?

Using my garage driveway incline as measurement, it seems like about 1" of clearance has been eaten up versus the oem lip.

I wish they made a higher quality seamless version of this lip in oem flat black plastic. I'd pay more for it. LOVEEE the way it looks though. It really rounds out the car. Everything still looks totally OEM which is important, but this lip adds a little bit of business to the front end that was lacking before. I've never seen an aero lip on a 997 turbo that was left in black plastic before too. I like it! It gives the turbo just enough of that GT2/GT3 look I think we all like, but not too obnoxious that it interferes with daily driving.

Ok time to sleep.
 
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I agree that it looks great, and I don't think the shiny look is bad at all. I would love to see pics in better lighting before I decide to plastidip or paint.
 
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It's timeframe a new lip on this side. I'll give this one a try. I wonder how the shine will look on a black car? I'm worried about painting these since they sit so low. Maybe paint with a good clear film will help with the rocks
 
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A shot in the daytime for you fellas:
 
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Aaron - beautiful car, man! I've been awaiting pics of the new ride.
 
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Ronole - Thanks! The lip made me do it..

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Aaron - beautiful car, man! I've been awaiting pics of the new ride.
 
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After all the positive reviews. I ordered mine yesterday. Thanks all for sharing...
 
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is plasti dip really make this lip darker then the normal side skirts? and we will see the difference of the black color?
 
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is plasti dip really make this lip darker then the normal side skirts? and we will see the difference of the black color?
Looks like the same color as OEM to me...MAYBE slightly darker but not enough to notice (or care).
 
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[QUOTE=aaronchanfilms;4059429

I wish the seams were smooth like oem, but maybe I can have them sanded down and blended. Can a body shop "fill" plastic somehow?

Using my garage driveway incline as measurement, it seems like about 1" of clearance has been eaten up versus the oem lip.

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The pics look great!! Really considering ordering one. Can you elaborate on the above two comments?

1) what do you mean by the "seams in being smooth"

2) can you measure the height of the lip vs oem to confirm how much thicker it is? Is it really 1" ?

Thanks
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Is it me or does it look like the lip is not seated upwards against the bumper
 
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Tom what do you mean exactly?
 


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