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Installing A Tte Front Lip

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Old 05-18-07 | 06:15 AM
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Default Installing A Tte Front Lip

hey club lex mem's i was just wondering what steps did u guy's that put their tte fron lip on their gs go threw also did u get the lip painted befor or after ur installs.
Old 05-18-07 | 06:47 AM
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Definitley try to get it moled in.. DO a search and you will see the difference.. GL..
Old 05-18-07 | 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by #1gs300
hey club lex mem's i was just wondering what steps did u guy's that put their tte fron lip on their gs go threw also did u get the lip painted befor or after ur installs.
If your attempting to do this yourself your gonna need extra hands! Take it to a bodyshop and have them mold it in! Take a picture of it molded in on a members car ,so they will know what it should look like! Good luck!
Old 05-18-07 | 07:36 AM
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Look at Jeff's or Tony's Car. Molding it is simply the best way...
Old 05-18-07 | 03:42 PM
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approx how much does it cost to get it properly put on and painted?
Old 05-18-07 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigbea
approx how much does it cost to get it properly put on and painted?
It depends on who you know! I would be interested to here some quotes too!
Old 05-19-07 | 12:45 AM
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it cost me 250 to repair bumper, mould the lip and repaint the whole bumper. but I know the guy. You will probably be looking at about 300 just to paint and put the lip on.
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I was thinking about molding the lip but didn't want it to start cracking over time due to steep driveways, dips, speedbumps, etc. It cost me $250 for paint and install.
Old 05-19-07 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Spyder78
it cost me 250 to repair bumper, mould the lip and repaint the whole bumper. but I know the guy. You will probably be looking at about 300 just to paint and put the lip on.
When I get my TTE lip, I need to find your body guy. haha
Old 05-19-07 | 08:33 AM
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It cost me $75 to get mine painted, and I installed by myself. If I couldve afforded to get it molded, I probably wouldve...but Im on tight single dad bugdet I installed mine using a bunch of those bungee cords with the hooks on both ends that you use to secure stuff down with, and also the box the TTE lip came in (which I also put under the lip, and stuffed some towels under it). I was happy with how it turned out
Old 05-19-07 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by markgs4
It cost me $75 to get mine painted, and I installed by myself. If I couldve afforded to get it molded, I probably wouldve...but Im on tight single dad bugdet I installed mine using a bunch of those bungee cords with the hooks on both ends that you use to secure stuff down with, and also the box the TTE lip came in (which I also put under the lip, and stuffed some towels under it). I was happy with how it turned out
Gotta see a pic of how that turned out...got any??
Old 05-20-07 | 01:54 AM
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Originally Posted by markgs4
It cost me $75 to get mine painted, and I installed by myself. If I couldve afforded to get it molded, I probably wouldve...but Im on tight single dad bugdet I installed mine using a bunch of those bungee cords with the hooks on both ends that you use to secure stuff down with, and also the box the TTE lip came in (which I also put under the lip, and stuffed some towels under it). I was happy with how it turned out
That's pretty resourceful. My car was in the shop getting my fender fixed/painted and my stock spoiler holes welded/trunk lid painted so he pretty just included the install.
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