CF lip woes...
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CF lip woes...
Well...Friday night I finally got around to installing my CF lip & diffuser.
Installation wasn't too bad and everything looked great (the front lip especially).
Alas...that good looking lip lasted 4 days. Just cracked it on a curb at the bank. Uggggggh. Horrible crunch and crumbled right in the center. Grrrrr.
So I'll be taking it off tonight and doubt I'll replace it with another cf lip.
Does anyone make polyurethane or flexible lip for our cars? I had a great one on an old RX-7 R1 I had that was able to endure minor curb/parking stop collisions.
Installation wasn't too bad and everything looked great (the front lip especially).
Alas...that good looking lip lasted 4 days. Just cracked it on a curb at the bank. Uggggggh. Horrible crunch and crumbled right in the center. Grrrrr.
So I'll be taking it off tonight and doubt I'll replace it with another cf lip.
Does anyone make polyurethane or flexible lip for our cars? I had a great one on an old RX-7 R1 I had that was able to endure minor curb/parking stop collisions.
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All I see on his site are CF lips. I'm hesitant to get another one because they crack so easily.
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Well...Friday night I finally got around to installing my CF lip & diffuser.
Installation wasn't too bad and everything looked great (the front lip especially).
Alas...that good looking lip lasted 4 days. Just cracked it on a curb at the bank. Uggggggh. Horrible crunch and crumbled right in the center. Grrrrr.
So I'll be taking it off tonight and doubt I'll replace it with another cf lip.
Does anyone make polyurethane or flexible lip for our cars? I had a great one on an old RX-7 R1 I had that was able to endure minor curb/parking stop collisions.
Installation wasn't too bad and everything looked great (the front lip especially).
Alas...that good looking lip lasted 4 days. Just cracked it on a curb at the bank. Uggggggh. Horrible crunch and crumbled right in the center. Grrrrr.
So I'll be taking it off tonight and doubt I'll replace it with another cf lip.
Does anyone make polyurethane or flexible lip for our cars? I had a great one on an old RX-7 R1 I had that was able to endure minor curb/parking stop collisions.
OUCH! That sux man. I would of cried! I have had mine on for a little over a month with no problems (Knock on wood). I forced myself to get used to backing into parking spots a couple weeks before I bought the lip in preparation..lol
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Yeah...it was literally a milli-second type of situation...
I had pulled into the spot and stopped and then was like, "Well...I'll pull forward just a little bit more" and as soon as I lifted off the brake my mind remembered the lip and that thought was followed instantly by the crunch of my lip.
Uggh.
I had pulled into the spot and stopped and then was like, "Well...I'll pull forward just a little bit more" and as soon as I lifted off the brake my mind remembered the lip and that thought was followed instantly by the crunch of my lip.
Uggh.
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Guess I may just fore-go having a lip. But damn it looks great.
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When I got my first scratch on my lip, I went ape *****. Then I realized it was bound to happen with how low my car is. So I bought another one as back up. My front lip is tore up from daily driving and some track time but I don't mind anymore, adds character.
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I'm sure I'll get around to putting the other one when I feel like I'm taming down.
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I'm sure I'll get around to putting the other one when I feel like I'm taming down.
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Then try www.jl-motoring.com they offer one for a cheaper price. I know that this is CF, but be careful this time...
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I literally kissed the curb. OK. A little more than a kiss...but not much.
Pulled it off and its in two pieces in the trash now. The good thing is the ds tape and 4 screws had that puppy on there REALLY good.
$260 shipped is what I paid ... I'll probably hit up Gary again when I feel like cracking - I mean - installing another. Grrr.
Pulled it off and its in two pieces in the trash now. The good thing is the ds tape and 4 screws had that puppy on there REALLY good.
$260 shipped is what I paid ... I'll probably hit up Gary again when I feel like cracking - I mean - installing another. Grrr.
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I literally kissed the curb. OK. A little more than a kiss...but not much.
Pulled it off and its in two pieces in the trash now. The good thing is the ds tape and 4 screws had that puppy on there REALLY good.
$260 shipped is what I paid ... I'll probably hit up Gary again when I feel like cracking - I mean - installing another. Grrr.
Pulled it off and its in two pieces in the trash now. The good thing is the ds tape and 4 screws had that puppy on there REALLY good.
$260 shipped is what I paid ... I'll probably hit up Gary again when I feel like cracking - I mean - installing another. Grrr.
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Get another one. 55k's just don't look right without em.
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Tgoss - thanks - kind of what I was hoping to hear.
My lady friend is scared to drive the car as it is...and then she saw the lip in the garage in two pieces and asked, "Did YOU do that? There's no WAY I'm ever driving your car - if I did that you'd totally dump me." I wouldn't...but I'm glad she thinks like that.
My lady friend is scared to drive the car as it is...and then she saw the lip in the garage in two pieces and asked, "Did YOU do that? There's no WAY I'm ever driving your car - if I did that you'd totally dump me." I wouldn't...but I'm glad she thinks like that.
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Hey look on the bright side, atleast you have options. Euroteck is the only company that makes a CF lip for the 215. W/ that said though I've had it on the car over a year and never have any problems, even on NJ/NYC roads and obstacles. Just stay away from those parking blocks and you'll be fine.
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When I initially lowered my NSX and put a carbon fiber lip in there I destroyed it, and with the replacement I was simply more careful about how I drove and was fine. Just try being more aware of parking curbs and inclines into parking lots and enjoy the lip. My first one lasted a matter of days too. Lesson was learned.
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I decided to pass up my normal parking spot for a closer one. I don't know why I didn't follow my own rule of always backing into a spot...As soon as I heard the dreaded "CRUNCH" I stopped and reversed. At this point I started to sweat thinking about the horror I was about to see...To my surprise absolutely nothing happened to the lip. Not a scratch, not even a dent. Now I'm glad I went with the Euroteck lip and not a cheap one!