Full molded TL lip kit - CLTYPESLOW summer project
08-27-2007, 10:00 PM
#161
Don't Mess With Texas
Originally Posted by kyle77777
post pics of how you decide to do this im very interested in how its done
it just takes a little research, and there is no fun in having everything handed to you for the fab process, make it your own dont be afraid to do some cutting and molding. after all, if you screw up you can just take it to the shop then and have them fix it.
08-27-2007, 11:05 PM
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Wow great info by CltypeSLOW I think all his pics and info should defintely help anyone that is interested in the same project like he stated earlier it takes time and guts so its a doable project. I think your car is going to look hot like hell man post pics when youre done!!!!!
08-28-2007, 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by cltypeSLOW
no offense to you or anyone else, but this cannot and will not be mainstream. there is way too much work involved for it to become that. the point of the thread is not to tell a DIY, but to just offer insight and some pointers of where to begin with the project. we dont want to tell everyone exactly how to do it, just more give people the idea that it IS possible without the help of a body shop and point you or anyone else in the right direction to do the project. kevin and i have no body work experience whatsoever prior to this project. so that should tell you that it is doable in any situation as long as you know how to walk and chew gum at the same time
it just takes a little research, and there is no fun in having everything handed to you for the fab process, make it your own dont be afraid to do some cutting and molding. after all, if you screw up you can just take it to the shop then and have them fix it.
it just takes a little research, and there is no fun in having everything handed to you for the fab process, make it your own dont be afraid to do some cutting and molding. after all, if you screw up you can just take it to the shop then and have them fix it.
words of wisdom dude.
08-28-2007, 10:01 AM
#164
Originally Posted by cltypeSLOW
no offense to you or anyone else, but this cannot and will not be mainstream. there is way too much work involved for it to become that. the point of the thread is not to tell a DIY, but to just offer insight and some pointers of where to begin with the project. we dont want to tell everyone exactly how to do it, just more give people the idea that it IS possible without the help of a body shop and point you or anyone else in the right direction to do the project. kevin and i have no body work experience whatsoever prior to this project. so that should tell you that it is doable in any situation as long as you know how to walk and chew gum at the same time
it just takes a little research, and there is no fun in having everything handed to you for the fab process, make it your own dont be afraid to do some cutting and molding. after all, if you screw up you can just take it to the shop then and have them fix it.
it just takes a little research, and there is no fun in having everything handed to you for the fab process, make it your own dont be afraid to do some cutting and molding. after all, if you screw up you can just take it to the shop then and have them fix it.
08-28-2007, 03:38 PM
#166
hell i can see where the costs come from. takes so much time just to cut, fit and adjust. the shop probably knows they would have to charge the hell out of you to make it worth their while. i can't even begin to imagine how many specialty shops there are in California. i'm sure i f i drove around austin i'd get the same reaction Clean did.
08-31-2007, 05:44 AM
#167
very true that cali has some very good shops. a lot of them... i always thought this project was a doable diy... but now that it seems that a handful of people... about 10 or less, have done it. it makes me NOT want to do it..
now i gotta find me a lip that's pointy...
i also agree with cltypeslow, i see where u're coming from. honestly it DOESN"T look that hard really. it looks simple.. comparing this to a full on custom front bumper
so the tl side skirt is like half an inch longer?
now i gotta find me a lip that's pointy...
i also agree with cltypeslow, i see where u're coming from. honestly it DOESN"T look that hard really. it looks simple.. comparing this to a full on custom front bumper
so the tl side skirt is like half an inch longer?
08-31-2007, 07:13 AM
#168
more close to about an inch. i haven't even held the back up to see whats going on there.
as for 10 or less people having this done, i haven't seen one car in texas that has it. personally you will rarely ever have a mod that "someone" hasn't thought of or done before.
as for 10 or less people having this done, i haven't seen one car in texas that has it. personally you will rarely ever have a mod that "someone" hasn't thought of or done before.
08-31-2007, 11:08 AM
#169
Originally Posted by LIPPSTUH
now that it seems that a handful of people... about 10 or less, have done it. it makes me NOT want to do it..
08-31-2007, 05:54 PM
#171
Don't Mess With Texas
Originally Posted by LIPPSTUH
very true, i haven't even seen the rj lip kit in person yet....
=D i take it back haha... i hope i see ur car sometime when i'm in irvine brian.
=D i take it back haha... i hope i see ur car sometime when i'm in irvine brian.
hence my procrastination LOL.
09-04-2007, 11:44 AM
#178
i have all the clips required to install the sides on the TL. i can drill and install the clips on the CL body but the bracket is still the wrong shape. i believe i can get the bracket to meet with the body in a few locations but i'm just not sure how secure it will be. sides are looking more and more like another overlay deal. i just really wanted to make them separate but that's going to take basically re-building them and ruining a set of CL sides. so here's my DIY for the sides...cut sides in half, cut out brackets, glue on top of CL sides, add bondo and some paint.
09-04-2007, 12:53 PM
#180
haha yeah he needs less clearance. you should see his approach on most driveways. roughly about a 93 degree angle going in! other drivers in austin and san marcos probably hate him due to the fact he crawls over RR tracks and through bumpy intersections. i say 
11-15-2007, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by brianlin87
i have yet to see another car in SoCal have it (I've seen Silverbulit40's car, but it's not the same). Got a bunch of random thumbs up whenever ppl see me driving around - but I've yet to have seen another CL with the entire kit
11-25-2007, 08:24 PM
#185
Originally Posted by victorvu
so you have the 99-01 tl lip im getting ready to pick up a cl-s 6mt sometime next month looking good
some options that have been made available are . , ; ? ! :
but yes that is the 99-01 tl lip i molded and thanks for the compliment.
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