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Ordered the Bayson R Lexon replica front lip....

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Old 04-05-16, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by KOOLFELLA
Good Luck... Ive done all my research & that aint gonna happen @ least not here in MA.... @ least not for a year or so...., Try another state like i did & have it shipped to you thru that out of state dealership as i have done... Good Luck!!
Yea working on that we think we found one in Indiana.
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Nice! Looks great.
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Slapped it on tonight. Ended up wrapping to see how it works. Got a 1ft x 5ft piece of 3m 1080 gloss black. Cut it in half to make two 6 inch x 5ft sheets and used less than one and a half of them to cover the lip in 3 parts. Center and then each side wing.







Center strip on showing where i ended to overlap the wing seam.





Seam on car


I was trying very hard not to drill it but in the end it is the only way to make it fit snug and look right. So here it is. I will drive with it tomorrow and am hoping no noise or scraping issues











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One last tip....buy yourself a box of medium size binder clips to hold the lip in place before drilling or test fitting. They work great at making it a simple job


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Good news. After a couple days of driving with the lip, there are no issues. Zero extra noticable wind noise and no flopping or screws coming off at high speed runs Very happy with it.
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did you use some self taping screws?
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Originally Posted by shardul
did you use some self taping screws?
It came with some screws that were maybe 3/4 of an inch. I just clipped the lip in place and drilled them in. That bumper plastic lets them in with no problem.
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Was the lip even centered once you align the 2 push screws? Or did you have to measure/eyeball to align prior to installing the self tapping screws?
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There are 2 tabs on the lip that are secured to the underside with factory screws, so install those first and that will get you centered and then I did the outer edge screws to get the lip to match up with the bumper extents and then filled in the middle.
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How did you black out the front grill chrome area?

Originally Posted by kkrepa
Just got my skipper replica lip, i have to say i am thoroughly impressed with the fit. I was worried it would look cheap and ruin the car but once mocked up... oh lawwwd I'm obsessed. Currently drying in my make shift paint booth (basement). Although i appreciate the real deal authentic ones, i just see no reason to spend 800 bucks when i got this for 80..




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