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2nd Gen GS Rep TTE Front Lip For $109.98 Shipped!!!!!!!!!!!

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Old 08-26-13 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Revive
Quality control on the rep lips is not great. Sometimes they're spot on, other times they look like blocky pieces of junk. Test fit before paint bro....

PS a heat gun can work wonders on minor gaps!

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I test fitted these first and seemed legit. I read that the tabs had to be cut off so i was gonna leave that up to my body shop. Well, when he test fitted them, the tabs were still on, so it wouldnt fit. after the recommendation from Magicdrift, i took the lip back to my bodyshop and reminded them to take the tabs off and wahhhlaaa, it fits 95% good. minor gaps but nothing horrible as i first posted. Actually is held together well with nothing but screws (no tape no glue). Satisfied! Great price pretty good fit. May glue in the future.
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Originally Posted by gs3paul
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I test fitted these first and seemed legit. I read that the tabs had to be cut off so i was gonna leave that up to my body shop. Well, when he test fitted them, the tabs were still on, so it wouldnt fit. after the recommendation from Magicdrift, i took the lip back to my bodyshop and reminded them to take the tabs off and wahhhlaaa, it fits 95% good. minor gaps but nothing horrible as i first posted. Actually is held together well with nothing but screws (no tape no glue). Satisfied! Great price pretty good fit. May glue in the future.
the tabs do make it harder to fit. but i didn't cut mine as they add a good amount of support. mine is glued and screwed.
Old 08-27-13 | 09:16 AM
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still sold out i emailed them few days ago
Old 08-27-13 | 12:46 PM
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You -can- buy from EBay dealer. I forgot about this CL thread and purchased for $140 shipped recently. I believe it was drop shipped; can check carton if needed?
Old 08-27-13 | 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Briand_OH
You -can- buy from EBay dealer. I forgot about this CL thread and purchased for $140 shipped recently. I believe it was drop shipped; can check carton if needed?
Ya but is fitment the same? I wanna order one and checked ebay but not sure if its gonna fit well like the others.
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if its not the original TTE, don't expect it to fit well out of the box. i got mine off eBay. was no easy task fitting it. Whole lotta heat gun, different epoxies, glue, 3m extreme tape, finally said eff it and screwed her in. She's solid now. Everything i have purchased that is some sort of replica, takes some creative finagling to make it work.
Old 08-28-13 | 01:32 AM
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Gap near the corners of the center piece. I bought a rep from an eBay seller last year A+ fitment but this one not so much... I guess you can't complain for the price. Heat gun and a little bit of trimming/body work helped out.
Old 08-28-13 | 04:34 AM
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Maybe this will help...

http://www.bodykits4me.com/product/b...t-Bumpers.html
Old 08-29-13 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by sLOWaristo
Ya but is fitment the same? I wanna order one and checked ebay but not sure if its gonna fit well like the others.
Can't tell, its still in box. Idiot brother broke the left side fender mount for front spoiler backing up in my driveway that I've lived in for >20 years. Awaiting a definitive body shop opinion on saving/fixing Spectra blue OEM. Verbal only talk with Lexus service writer said to buy complete skin; I'd assume that'd be ~$1k with paint and labor?
Old 09-27-13 | 11:46 PM
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Where did everyone get their lips from? How are the ones on ebay?
Old 09-28-13 | 02:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Sevenevez
jokster - I don't think he's trying to sell it. He is just letting us know its a good deal out there.

and mrrhr4 - i dont think you are supposed to cut those 3 tabs off they add support
Lol I realized that the hard way. I cut it and then I realized that the top part is not sticking to the bumper even when I put double side tape on so I has to put the tabs back on.
Old 09-28-13 | 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by bashigs300
Lol I realized that the hard way. I cut it and then I realized that the top part is not sticking to the bumper even when I put double side tape on so I has to put the tabs back on.
Really damn im sorry to here that. I took mine off yesterday to put better double sided sticky tape on before winter. What i did was i put al least 5 screws into the lip in to the bumper. That held the bottom very well. I did one screw on each side where the side marker is thats where i made the screw. Then i did 3 were the tabs where. And one long screw directly in the middle of the lip to reach the bumper. It holds extremely well. I double sided sticky tape the top and taped it for a day.
Old 09-30-13 | 09:41 AM
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still out of stock
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Fellas i just came across this on ebay! Found the lip for $109.00 shipped! Figured id share cuz i believe Magic Drift is still out of stock .

http://m.ebay.com/itm/271289368390
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Originally Posted by mrrhr4
Fellas i just came across this on ebay! Found the lip for $109.00 shipped! Figured id share cuz i believe Magic Drift is still out of stock .

http://m.ebay.com/itm/271289368390
interesting. never saw one with those 4 center mounting tabs like that. might be better. might be worse. price is right though


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