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Artisan Spirtis front lip from BulletProof

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Old 02-11-10, 03:12 PM
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I dont even know whats its made of
Old 02-11-10, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by mrxthuan
I dont even know whats its made of
take a picture of the back side of the lip
Old 02-11-10, 03:47 PM
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Looks like Ice350 (reggies) lip on his GS.. Great compliment to the front bumper..
Old 02-11-10, 04:50 PM
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Old 02-11-10, 07:09 PM
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Definetlly fiberglass
Old 02-11-10, 07:10 PM
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looks like fiberglass
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looks like frp
Old 02-11-10, 10:02 PM
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Let the body shop guys do their work.
Old 02-11-10, 11:37 PM
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that looks like its gonna fit like oem, just gotta push it in harder and it'll pop into place.
Old 02-12-10, 03:20 AM
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Im surprised it doesnt even say what material it is on their site. All it says is " ships directly from japan" is fiberglass that flexible? Im tryna see if it fits...it not im returning that thing. Its 8 bills id at least expect the fit a little better or at least show what material its made of.
Old 02-12-10, 08:34 AM
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Henry is right. FRP, same as my PB kit. I've cracked the front nasty a few times and yeah, you can see the cracks. LOL, riding low sucks. I'm guessing the clearbra actually saved it from breaking in half.


Anyways, like I said it's a tight fit. You just have to suck it up and force it in. I would listen to a few members and use bags or something to protect the paint when test fitting. Even tapping up the areas that my get scratched will help.
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Originally Posted by mrxthuan
Im surprised it doesnt even say what material it is on their site. All it says is " ships directly from japan" is fiberglass that flexible? Im tryna see if it fits...it not im returning that thing. Its 8 bills id at least expect the fit a little better or at least show what material its made of.
frp has a bit of flexibility, but don't treat it like stock bumper of course. that's why i said, flex the bumper, not so much on the lip
Old 02-12-10, 11:53 AM
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Here's a very easy rule when it comes to polyurethane on frp: fit the polyurethane onto the frp, not the other way around. You will not be able to fit the lip on the bumper while the bumper is still on the car. FRP is not as flexible as polyurethane so you will not be able to fit the FRP lip onto a polyurethane bumper.
Old 02-12-10, 11:29 PM
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i had this same problem with my wald lip , your going to have to flex your bumper inwards and it should pop right in....do not force the lip
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