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Old 08-14-11, 03:09 PM
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Took the bumper off to make my life easier, used some scotch brite 7447, solvent, tape, 3m panel adhesive 8115 and some screws. Pretty easy when you got all the stuff to do it right the first time. Took 30 minutes to do it, had to let the bumper sit out in the sun for 5 hrs to let the adhesive cure Took all my pics with my Iphone not bad huh?













Old 08-14-11, 03:31 PM
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Looks good.
Old 08-14-11, 03:35 PM
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clean install. the blacked out headlights have to grow on me
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love the lip, did u use an adhesive gun to apply the 3m panel bond? I ask because I installed my lip, and I dont like the way it came out. Im gonna be taking it off and reattempting the install with the 8115 panel bonding adhesive
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u got any clear shots of the car?
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Not feeling the headlights or wheels. But I love the lip.
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looks good,nice wrk! like the headlights!!
Old 08-14-11, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ThomasGS4
Looks good.
Thanks

Originally Posted by jadu
clean install. the blacked out headlights have to grow on me
Thanks, I know everyone on here really not feeling the headlights

Originally Posted by RLGS300
love the lip, did u use an adhesive gun to apply the 3m panel bond? I ask because I installed my lip, and I dont like the way it came out. Im gonna be taking it off and reattempting the install with the 8115 panel bonding adhesive
Thanks, yeah used an adhesive gun best bet is to find someone that has one cause they are expensive!

Originally Posted by dejavu157
u got any clear shots of the car?
Naw don't have any, got a few more things I want to do to my car and I'm set up a real photo shoot use a canon 7d.

Originally Posted by Original
Not feeling the headlights or wheels. But I love the lip.
Thanks

Originally Posted by JEBAAY
looks good,nice wrk! like the headlights!!
Thanks, your like the first person on here that likes my headlights.
Old 08-14-11, 08:52 PM
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You def know some peeps in the body-shop biz if you messing around with 8115 and 3M green tape. Install looks good , just dont try to ever remove that lip! Headlights Kinda make the car look like darkman,,,,,,, THE MAN WITH NO FACE! But if you like it thats cool , just go hard and get some wheels with blacked out spokes and polished lips.
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Nice lip. I notice u dont have the center TTE emblem. Authentic? If so, sell me the emblem. I lost mine
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Originally Posted by jegMAN
Nice lip. I notice u dont have the center TTE emblem. Authentic? If so, sell me the emblem. I lost mine
when i first got my tte lip ive read alot of people either get their emblem stolen or falls off eventually. i asked the shop to spray a good layer of clear coat over the emblem after they painted just so it wont fly off for that reason.
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get some spacers, loose the tint on the headlights/foglights and you'll be good.
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Lip looks good loose the wheels not feeling the tint on the lights as well. but looks nice.
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Where did u apply the adhesive? all throughout the middle?
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Originally Posted by breadbeat
You def know some peeps in the body-shop biz if you messing around with 8115 and 3M green tape. Install looks good , just dont try to ever remove that lip! Headlights Kinda make the car look like darkman,,,,,,, THE MAN WITH NO FACE! But if you like it thats cool , just go hard and get some wheels with blacked out spokes and polished lips.
Yeah, I'm end up taking the tint off my headlights, just not sure how to do it and what to use. Going with some 19'' staggered matte black wheels I'll be getting soon.

Originally Posted by jegMAN
Nice lip. I notice u dont have the center TTE emblem. Authentic? If so, sell me the emblem. I lost mine
Naw it's a replica seems like it's the only ones you can find these days.

Originally Posted by J$mooth23
get some spacers, loose the tint on the headlights/foglights and you'll be good.
Word

Originally Posted by AristoKing
Lip looks good loose the wheels not feeling the tint on the lights as well. but looks nice.
Thanks for the feedback, got the wheels for 150 bucks with tires so can't really complain! Better then my ugly stock chrome 16'' I had

Originally Posted by RLGS300
Where did u apply the adhesive? all throughout the middle?
throughtout the middle and the sides

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