abpmerg

I searched around and saw that the idea was entertained, but dont know if anyone has actually done it. Does anyone know if the sti v lip will bolt right up to the base lip? Or Aspec?

Boogsephine

I've seen a few members put it on the Type S ASPEC kit but I don't think I've seen anyone bolt it on the base kit. I'd like to know the procedure of putting it on the kit for when I install it on my car.

DeathMetal

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The diffuser is an add-on for the Type S front underbody spoiler. There is no "Type S A-Spec"; we have two different OE underbody kits available, A-Spec OR Type-S.

The STI V-Lip diffuser is not plug and play on the TL.

mig0s

here's my base TL with the sti lip and no other lip. bolts right up, needs to be stretched a little

i_TL

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Looks nice bro, What year STI? ...do you have a link? ...I wonder if it fits an 08 base?....

Jriddle8

How hard are those sti lips to install? How long did it take?

jkos101

im interested as well of the procedure with the base model. can it wrap around fully with some heating etc?

Speeden6

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I have a 06 TL base with Aspec Kit. put the 2006 - 2007 STI lip on, it is NOT bolt right up. some of the tabs match but you cant rely on them all. you do have to some screws into the Aspec lip. nothing nasty, looks clean still..... I Installed mine with the help of my 2 year old son in about 15 min tops.

1black_seven

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I like them both but, how does this look different from the home depot lip

Speeden6

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The home depot lip I have done and seen on other cars is not as firm and strong. same look, better material. Basically the old verbiage you get what you pay for.

abpmerg

What exact lip is that? and how do you go about stretching it?

usdmJON

Heating will not change the shape. It is polyurethane already set. You can bolt on side of the lip to the car then pull the other side a couple inches and bolt it up. The bumper and lip will be held together under pressure and if a couple bolts come loose you will have a heck of a time stretching it back as the lip will return to its normal position.

They look totally different to people with an eye for detail. The home depot lip looks cheap regardless that is IS cheap. The STI lip is still cheap at only 50-100 tops and looks 100x better as it is a real front lip and not a garage door weather stripping add on.

I can tell the difference in a heart beat. Check it out...


EZ Lip looking ugly. It double sided tapes to your bumper so it follows the lines of your bumper. Making it painfully obvious it is not a front lip and just a piece of weather stripping TAPPED to the front bumper. Gross.


Now the STI lip looks like a real lip. It will actually function as a front lip and increase air flow over the top verse bottom. The EZ lip is thin rubber and literally bends in the wind while your drive.

usdmJON

And speaking of STI lips... here is mine on my ILX followed by the link I used as reference for my install.
You can see there is A LOT more to this lip than the ez lip. It actually jets out from the car verse hanging under it.


As for protecting the bumper. There was one ILXer that caught a curb with his EZ lip... scratched the bottom of the bumper and tore the EZ lip off... If you go up an incline the EZ lip is literally pushed under the car or torn off.
Here...

On a crazy incline... Im not that low.. you can see my bumper isnt even touching the ground. The lip is. An EZ lip would be tore off by this. No joke.


And here is the link I used for reference. Pretty easy. I did it alone.
http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=779120

rockyfeller

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Is it just me or does the one on Speeden's car look narrower than the one on the other cars? Are these lips all the same exact type or did you all buy ones from different companies?

Nick216

Prolly because the aspec lip. ^

usdmJON

The aspec may make it look smaller as stated.
Also you can pull the lip slightly to make it look a little wider.
One Ilx owner preferred the sides of the lip to stick out about an inch on both sides. I opted to make it exactly the same width as my front bumper... which then ended up being slightly narrower than my oem lip.

There are many many sellers with this poly 06 sti lip.
Since you will be cutting it up I suggest spending around $50-80 on ebay.

Speeden6

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yeah if you know lips and cars you can totally tell the diff with Home Depot and actual.

The Aspec makes it look narrower, and I didnt do any cuts or stretching. some like it coming out the sides a little, I opted for it to come flush on the sides. 69.99 On Ebay delivered in 1 day (west Coast). not a bad deal and I like it. also makes your car look a little lower with the aspec and everything.

usdmJON

Agreed. Just look how low my ilx looks in the front.
I too tried to make the sti lip and oem lip look flush as possible.
I've been wanting to redo mine cf wrapped.

abpmerg

going to try to bolt up a lip off my buddies e92 3 series tomorrow, looks to be a good fit and will report back with results

MarcoNorthPolo

Interested in how that works out.

Speeden6

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Its Tomorrow...... where are the pics?

abpmerg

Some stuff came up and i got busy. Hopefully ill be able to do it tomorrow after my interview. wish me luck

Joneill44

Pictures!!

abpmerg

Okay so i removed the center air dam plastic to get this lip to fit but im still trying to get some other pieces out of the way. Need to figure out what some of these plastic pieces are hanging down and how to remove them

abpmerg

3 series lip didnt work out.
Any other members with the sti lip on the base bumper wanna give me some tips or pics of where you bolted the lip to the bumper? I cant quite figure out the best placement

Speeden6

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doesnt bolt up, I used some friendly black 1 and a 1/2 inch screws, black anodized to prevent rust.

DinishK

Damn looks sexy

chrisd421

what bumper is this? hell at the risk of sounding like a noob what car is that? it has a honda badge but I thought there wasnt a honda version of the tl.

huystAr

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^ tsx

jkopuffs

LOL. Im done with A-Zine today

CLtotheTL32

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beastUA6

Is it me or does the lip in this pic look like is doesn't quite make it to the wheel well part of the bumper? Like it doesn't quite wrap all the way around the bumper? I'm interested in doing this mod. Would make a great addition to my car. Just wanna make sure it'll work before spending the money. Oh and I don't have an oem lip on mine.

TacoBello

Post more, clearer pics of this, please!

beastUA6

Bump...anyone have a better pic of this on a base TL? plz post if you do....thanks

TheChamp531

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Just don't do it. It looks fugly.

TacoBello

I hate to say it, but it does look kind of ugly. Especially on the base with the oem lip on it already, like above. Looks like there are gaps where the oem lip juts in on both sides, and even if they were done perfectly spaced on both sides, it would still look silly. Two lips is over kill.

beastUA6

^agreed. Whelp, scrap that idea

usdmJON

Two lips aren't overkill when one is an OEM kit and the second is a splitter.

That splitter simply doesnt fit correctly with the OEM kit. A correct size splitter looks good on almost any car.


Any splitter should fit similar to this in order to look correct. Here the STI splitter, the one being talked about here, sits about an inch wider than the bumper.
So of course it will look bad on a car that is wider than that.

The splitter under that, by aeroflow dynamics, sits even wider, how a splitter should sit.

I can guarantee if the splitter fit the TL like it did this suby, it would look great.

Try doing what one TL owner did and buy 2 lips at 50 a pop and cut them at like a 60/40 and 40/60 ratio then connect the two 60% pieces to make a wider splitter.

Or contact aeroflow and have them machine you an aluminum splitter that fits for like $300.

Mfergie

I just did the '06 '07 cs2 splitter on my base today and I think it turned out quite nice! may still do some adjusting but Im pretty happy with it

broke but trying

smh