D.I.Y. - pre 97 lip to fit a 97+ bumper

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03-04-07, 01:40 AM

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i just want to see how the rivets are coverd, a straight on shot would work and how much do these lips usually go for?

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03-04-07, 09:39 AM

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that looks amazing, good work

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04-01-07, 07:33 PM

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great mod
just curious, did the lip have to be extend that much to accomadate the 97 bumper...?

the lips are preformed with a curve, or are they soft enough where they will follow the new curve of the 97 bumper?

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04-01-07, 09:05 PM

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nice mod...

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04-03-07, 01:07 AM

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Yes it does have to be extended or it will look like my old daily driver bumper which was short on each end. Nice work Tanner, i always wanted to do this but was to damn lazy..haha

see how you can see it ending a few inches short before the actual end of the bumper.

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04-03-07, 08:48 AM

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Wassup Ryan, ahhh I miss my Auto Couture...I bet you do too!! I see it every month around the airport and it's all bus up!!! too bad, it was a sweet car!!!

Correct it has to be extended to fit properly.

Hey Ryan is that Royal Sumit?? looks familiar.

tanner

After reading your post... I thought of something, why not extend the ends (twice the work but it won't be as weak) instead of the middle. I'll try that with my next pre-97 lip.

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04-03-07, 11:55 AM

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Wow.. that looks pretty damn impressive- nice work

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04-04-07, 12:08 AM

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thats a good idea tanner it would certainly be stronger.

Ryan

i know i saw my old car about 2 months ago and the guy cracked the front and rear bumpers... sick

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04-05-07, 08:04 PM

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thats a good idea tanner it would certainly be stronger.

Ryan

i know i saw my old car about 2 months ago and the guy cracked the front and rear bumpers... sick

Jdmsoarer
what ever happened to your veilside fender flares?
you ever complete the project?
post some pics if you did

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06-02-07, 07:21 AM

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Looks nice, I would like to do this mod. Just wondering about the bondo, Has it cracked away from the plastic? Bondo is not really designed to mate to plastic. And it is in a vunerable place.