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Old 06-17-12, 11:33 PM
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Very nice! I love what you did with the Red and CF combo, sexy!!!
Old 06-18-12, 05:18 AM
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Looking good man..
Old 06-18-12, 07:10 AM
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Very tasteful and clean. Great looking F!
Old 06-18-12, 08:40 AM
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Looks great! What method did you use to attach the lip and diffuser? Foam tape, glue ? Do you have any small gaps between the bumper and the diffuser or lip?
Old 06-18-12, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by KillaIS250
Very nice! I love what you did with the Red and CF combo, sexy!!!
Thanks I know I am really liking how the CF parts stand out from the Red body so far so happy

Originally Posted by MercuryISF
Looking good man..
Thank you kind sir

Originally Posted by rupavi
Very tasteful and clean. Great looking F!
appreciate the kind words from dubai

Originally Posted by ERDoc74
Looks great! What method did you use to attach the lip and diffuser? Foam tape, glue ? Do you have any small gaps between the bumper and the diffuser or lip?
I applied the rear and front using some 3M double stick outdoor grey tape. The tape is maybe 1/8" thick so it did leave a small visible gap in which if you looked close enough you could see the double sided tape. Me being the handy man that I am got some black caulking and caulked this gap to hide the small visible area of double stick tape.

Here is a picture showing how I did it. Luckily the Arkym parts are formed very nicely and all under body attachment points were spot on and the curves are very closely matched to the car making it a great fitment.



this pic is even closer showing the small line of black caulking I did. I used to do flooring and baseboards and my caulking gun was my best friend so I am a master of smooth caulk lines LMAO!!! that sounds nasty but it's true! If you don't do this part then yes it will look a little unfinished upon close inspection seeing double sided tape is not good.

Old 06-18-12, 10:29 AM
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That looks awesome even on closeup pics!!! I LOVE The black caulk idea and it really looks perfect!!! I don't think if I attempted it it would look that good....
Old 06-18-12, 10:44 AM
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front lip and diffuser goes really good with your car! Good job on the install!!!
Old 06-18-12, 11:29 AM
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nice mods, man. front lip looks good.
Old 06-18-12, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by ERDoc74
That looks awesome even on closeup pics!!! I LOVE The black caulk idea and it really looks perfect!!! I don't think if I attempted it it would look that good....
haha thanks im just glad i learned how to use a caulking gun years ago when i installed baseboards and mouldings its amazing what a tube of caulk can hide lol! it takes some practice, a smooth hand both gliding the gun and squeezing the trigger and also the proper sized hole cut into the caulking tube tip/ If anyone needs lessons stop by my house

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front lip and diffuser goes really good with your car! Good job on the install!!!
thanks the install actually went pretty well and i attribute that to a good quality kit that fit proper and lined up from the start

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nice mods, man. front lip looks good.
appreciate it kind sir
Old 06-18-12, 11:41 AM
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Wow, looks good bro.
Old 06-18-12, 11:42 AM
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Not bad
Old 06-18-12, 01:51 PM
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Looks great! Love the contrast of the red and CF. They are almost made to go together.

What brand is the front Grill?
Old 06-18-12, 02:02 PM
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Looks good bro.. Where did you get your CF grill from??
Old 06-18-12, 03:34 PM
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the front grill is a c-mod grill basically (ebay) but it actually has good fitment and the price was right compared to the other JDM stuff that takes for ever to get and cost a left nut!
Old 06-18-12, 04:54 PM
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wow on that body kit


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