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Where I Can Get A Carbon Fiber TTE Style Lip?

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Old 06-09-11, 02:18 PM
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TTE lips look the best with an emblem!
Old 06-09-11, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by sakataj
there is no win....thats not even a lip its a UNDER diffuser and looks like this

http://shop.edoperformance.com/abflu...88.html?puid=1


this is what u want....althought they call it a diffuser also (although the description says lip)

http://shop.edoperformance.com/abflu...161-p-197.html

That's my GS (obviously) in the pic... It is a lip w/ diffuser... Looks like a TTE but the lip sticks out a little further and the bottom is a whole diffuser like the pic sakataj posted. AbFlug made a couple styles.

Vis makes a real CF knock off of the TTE fyi...
Old 06-09-11, 05:15 PM
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That's the lip I'm talking about in those links. Maybe it's the angle but it looks nothing like the pic of SVT's car. I don't see the indentations in the center part.
Old 06-10-11, 07:35 AM
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Have you looked at the VIS carbon fiber lip? It's a TTE replica. There use to be a guy that sold this VIS lip on LA craigslist for only like $180-220.

http://www.visracing.com/newcatalog/...Front-Lip.html
Old 06-10-11, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by starfyrels
I'd rather pay $900 for a front lip that maybe 10 people have than buy a TTE lip for $600+ that maybe 80% of people here have.
And I am sure you would also rather spend $10,000+ on custom wheels because no one else has that too right?

Who gives a crap what everyone else has... I have never seen a 2GS on the road with a TTE lip.... pretty rare. It's not a mod that many people have. It seems like there's alot of people with them because the ones that have them post pictures here. But I guarantee that there's probably less than 5-10 of these lips in any given state in the country in the best case scenario.... that number is probably much smaller.
Old 06-10-11, 08:54 AM
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^^ true i rarely see the 2gs with the tte lip and there is alot of 2gs in cali i wanna install my tte rep but no funds to paint and now force to sell lol
Old 06-10-11, 09:10 AM
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It wouldn't be too difficult (and relatively not that much more than a fake wrap) to cover a rep with a single layer of carbon, you would need a vacuum setup to lay it up properly and it would look ba.
Old 06-10-11, 09:14 AM
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TTE replica is the 2nd most popular mod here in the 2GS. Its on a lot of "to do" lists....Its a good looking lip if it has the badge.
Old 06-10-11, 01:39 PM
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abflug makes great parts but as stated its a front lip AND front diffuser, giving you initial flat underbody, another reason why it costs more.

Seems everyone is wrapping things, maybe wrap the TTE spoiler in CF?
Old 06-10-11, 05:54 PM
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Are there any fitment problems with the rep TTE lip? Or even the real one?
Old 06-29-11, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by ThirdHonk
Are there any fitment problems with the rep TTE lip? Or even the real one?

Also curious about the 250 ebay tte replica
Old 06-29-11, 11:15 AM
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Take the TTE lip and wrap it with carbon fiber vinyl and your set. Ive actually tried it on both my TTE lip AND Roof spoiler and it looked good but i went a different route.
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I too would love the real tte, but can't beat the price of the ebay replica
Old 07-04-11, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by starfyrels
I'd rather pay $900 for a front lip that maybe 10 people have than buy a TTE lip for $600+ that maybe 80% of people here have.
You can still find the abflug lip and for cheaper than 900 and i agree with your statement, I see tooo many selling tte lips that are all scuffed up and asking 350+ shipping lol.
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Iono, any other lip on a gs doesnt look nice. I have not seen another lip to prove this wrong...YET.


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