Athens Blue With Autokits-X Front Lip
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I rarely go above 100mph. I drive like a granny and try to stay at 75 on the freeway.
The lip fit's great but as I posted above, when the lip is on, it sorta snaps in on the sides. However, their is about an inch air gap between the bottom of the lip and the bottom of the bumper. If I were to use screws (which I haven't ATM) I'd have to find some longer ones to compensate for the air gap.
I don't think the lip is going anywhere though I had to use some force in getting the sides to "snap" into place. I added more 3M tape than what came on the lip for more sticking power. The lip also rests on the front area near the faux vents which is why I opted in not using screws. So unless I hit something on the road I don't think the lip is going anywhere? It's a tight fit as I said.
I believe a few people on here didn't use screws too right? I don't track my car and to tell you the truth I've only hit 120 once since I've owned it. I have no need to go any faster on city streets.
I don't think I'll mold it in as the lines don't bother me. I'll try to get measurements on clearance today as well.
The lip fit's great but as I posted above, when the lip is on, it sorta snaps in on the sides. However, their is about an inch air gap between the bottom of the lip and the bottom of the bumper. If I were to use screws (which I haven't ATM) I'd have to find some longer ones to compensate for the air gap.
I don't think the lip is going anywhere though I had to use some force in getting the sides to "snap" into place. I added more 3M tape than what came on the lip for more sticking power. The lip also rests on the front area near the faux vents which is why I opted in not using screws. So unless I hit something on the road I don't think the lip is going anywhere? It's a tight fit as I said.
I believe a few people on here didn't use screws too right? I don't track my car and to tell you the truth I've only hit 120 once since I've owned it. I have no need to go any faster on city streets.
I don't think I'll mold it in as the lines don't bother me. I'll try to get measurements on clearance today as well.
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I rarely go above 100mph. I drive like a granny and try to stay at 75 on the freeway.
The lip fit's great but as I posted above, when the lip is on, it sorta snaps in on the sides. However, their is about an inch air gap between the bottom of the lip and the bottom of the bumper. If I were to use screws (which I haven't ATM) I'd have to find some longer ones to compensate for the air gap.
I don't think the lip is going anywhere though I had to use some force in getting the sides to "snap" into place. I added more 3M tape than what came on the lip for more sticking power. The lip also rests on the front area near the faux vents which is why I opted in not using screws. So unless I hit something on the road I don't think the lip is going anywhere? It's a tight fit as I said.
I believe a few people on here didn't use screws too right? I don't track my car and to tell you the truth I've only hit 120 once since I've owned it. I have no need to go any faster on city streets.
I don't think I'll mold it in as the lines don't bother me. I'll try to get measurements on clearance today as well.
The lip fit's great but as I posted above, when the lip is on, it sorta snaps in on the sides. However, their is about an inch air gap between the bottom of the lip and the bottom of the bumper. If I were to use screws (which I haven't ATM) I'd have to find some longer ones to compensate for the air gap.
I don't think the lip is going anywhere though I had to use some force in getting the sides to "snap" into place. I added more 3M tape than what came on the lip for more sticking power. The lip also rests on the front area near the faux vents which is why I opted in not using screws. So unless I hit something on the road I don't think the lip is going anywhere? It's a tight fit as I said.
I believe a few people on here didn't use screws too right? I don't track my car and to tell you the truth I've only hit 120 once since I've owned it. I have no need to go any faster on city streets.
I don't think I'll mold it in as the lines don't bother me. I'll try to get measurements on clearance today as well.
Have you thought about powdercoating your wheels? Or are you going with aftermarkets?
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Wow your car is hot Bro. You definitely need some hot wheels now to match. I have some wheels up for sale if you're interested. I'll trade you my aftermarket wheels for your S wheels + cash too! Pm me if you're interested.
https://www.myg37.com/forums/wheel-a...ed-wheels.html
https://www.myg37.com/forums/wheel-a...ed-wheels.html
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Wow your car is hot Bro. You definitely need some hot wheels now to match. I have some wheels up for sale if you're interested. I'll trade you my aftermarket wheels for your S wheels + cash too! Pm me if you're interested.
https://www.myg37.com/forums/wheel-a...ed-wheels.html
https://www.myg37.com/forums/wheel-a...ed-wheels.html
But yeah, those wheels would look great on your ride.
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Thanks for the comments guys. I wasn't expecting everyone to tell me to get rims haha. The "sales pitch" was awesome by the way.
Oh yea I forgot to address my headlights. I know getting them painted looks better but I don't have any downtime with the car. I need it for work as I go on base a lot. I was close to almost going half on an extra pair of stock headlights with a friend so that we could send in our lights without any downtime. IMO painted > overlays > stock. The overlays will have to do for now
I was also able to measure the font today. I've got ~5 inches of clearance all around.
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Yep I'll definitely be putting one screw at least in each side.
I found out I can't make it out of my work driveway without scraping today =( Scraped the bottom a little so when I got home I put some painters tape along the whole bottom of the lip. This way hopefully instead of scraping up the lip, the tape will take most, if not all the damage. I put 3 layers of painters tape along the bottom. I don't know how other people with less than 5 inches of clearance get around!
It doesn't bother me as I don't see it unless I'm looking underneath the car. Luckily my car is Athens blue so the tape blends in better
Although since the lip doesn't have a clear bra over it like my front bumper, I'm pretty sure it'll get beat up with paint chips later on. Hmmm maybe I should just put painters tape along the whole lip!! haha j/k that's too ghetto. Only on long trips would I do that.
I found out I can't make it out of my work driveway without scraping today =( Scraped the bottom a little so when I got home I put some painters tape along the whole bottom of the lip. This way hopefully instead of scraping up the lip, the tape will take most, if not all the damage. I put 3 layers of painters tape along the bottom. I don't know how other people with less than 5 inches of clearance get around!
It doesn't bother me as I don't see it unless I'm looking underneath the car. Luckily my car is Athens blue so the tape blends in better
Although since the lip doesn't have a clear bra over it like my front bumper, I'm pretty sure it'll get beat up with paint chips later on. Hmmm maybe I should just put painters tape along the whole lip!! haha j/k that's too ghetto. Only on long trips would I do that.