Well, I'm tired of repainting the front spoiler for the Versus kit. It's almost an annual thing despite me driving as carefully as possible. But, it takes one hurried driving on a new road with uneven pavement and bam...back to square one: repaint.

And really steep parking lots own me. Anyhow, thinking of doing some surgery on the front.

Here is the car's look currently:



Here is what I'm thinkin of doing:





Special thank-you to sonnyg80 for doing the PSing.

Anyhow, opinions would be really appreciated! Thanks!

 

Your beloved Yumchah is not a real person

 

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Jack@$$...!

 

its been done before... if u have the balls u can DIY. shouldn't be hard.

anyways i've seen people repaint their own lips because of this, if you take ur time it won't look like shit. it'll look pretty damn close....

 

I like the second one the best. Hopefully that will reduce rubbing.

 

It looks like a kid missing a tooth....just isn't complete IMO

 

really doesnt look too bad. IMO the complete one looks a bit bulky, so even in practical matters besides the looks of anything, i say it works for you...do it.

 

I don't think it would look as good.

 

Oh gawdz the ramblings forum is invading the 2nd gen CL forum..

As far as the kit, i say no.. I would look into getting a TL front lip custom fit

 

agreed

 

+1
Lip> Kit

 

i don't like the look with the center piece cut out. it looks... strange and unfinished?

 

i dont think it will look right with the front cut out.

 

I've read that front piece is re-enforcing. If you remove it the lip becomes very flexible.

 

Maybe if you sand the sides up after you cut the center piece out .. They look like wings that are pointing down on the second pic.

Sanding/cutting them might make it look more like a lip kit?

 

I Thought I Was The Only Daring One. I Have The Same Kit On My Whip And Due To Excess Hitting The Road My Middle Piece Became Flimsy And Eventually I Gave It The Haircut In Question. My Front Bumbper Is In Dire Need Of Repainting Due To My Car Being So Low. I Guess That Part Of The Price For Being Slammed.

 

looks horrible. look into custom fitting a TL front, you will have better clearance.

check out my car, or kyle's for good examples of the 2 diff TL lips on the CL.

 

Dont do it. it wont look right.

 

Yummy you should ask rondog about doing the conversion. He did what your thinking about before he developed his own kit.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151568

Personally it doesn't look that bad and you already have the kit

 

custom clear bra? i think its like a 3m clear overlay.... i was thinking on doing that for my front lip as well.

 

 

i think u should just purchase the rondog front lip. his sides/rear are very similar to the versus kit so the lines should flow smoothly.

 

cut it cut it cut it...................just imagine you now would have a new induction air custom front bumper allowing more air to enter making your car faster. =)

 

Thanks for the opinions, everyone!

To the ones opposed...what if I also shaved off the SIDES of the front lip a bit? So, that it does not look so...toothy?

 

That's what I suggested .. Might be cheaper than getting a whole new front end, not sure though ..

 

I think it looks better w/o that thing

 

Honest opinion, I think it looks ricey. The outer sides of the bumper remind me of the older black widow kits (I'm not 100% if that's the kit, but there is a kit that has the same look to it from back in the day when body kits were popular).

 

To get a whole new front lip would be much pricier than a repaint and asking the shop to literally saw off one piece and perhaps do some shaving to the sides.


Well, although the opinions are not unanimous, there are some who aren't opposed to the lower-lip removal. I'll call the bodyshop to see how much we're talking about.

 

honestly i think your car would look much better if you just got rid of that entire kit.

 

TL front lip or RJ

 

how much does it usually cost to fabricate a lip or to do what yumchah wants to do...i've been thinking about getting the TL front lip and getting it fitted but now seeing this kit i dunno...but imo it looks alot like a snow plow a little too much...but if anyone has done this how much are we talking about for custom fitting... $100 - $500 or way more?

 

this is just a quick estimate of what it cost. i know a little about doing these yourself.
lip $150-200
glue & prep $160
bondo $40
sand paper $20
duct tape & misc $15
dremel & wheels $60
and a whole bunch of your free time

nice tools that help but are not necessary
glue gun $50
orbital sander $35

if you want to have a shop custom fit this you better take your checkbook and bottle of lube. the manhours it requires for the fitting kills you. and the shop is going to want to make money so my estimate would be $400 for shop labor.

 

what i've spent on my tl lip
lip ~ $150
glue & prep $90
bondo didn't buy yet
sand paper - $2
duct tape & misc $2
dremel & wheels $22

 

i still think your lip is a myth

 

actually i saw his car the other day parked @ UCI. it stuck out like a sore thumb. gold lip on a black car. looks like a work in progress...

 

glad to hear you have it rollin!!!
damn you're not rolling bumper-less?? much easier taking it off. ill have to get a pic of ross tonight. removed the rear and screwed the plate onto the car and zip tied the light above it. very ghetto, but then again he doesn't even have side skirts.

 

So, are you saying I keep the rest of the Versus (sideskirts and rear) and just replace the current front with the TL-front lip...?

 

I say yes, keep the sides and rear and put a TL front lip on the front. Here is my setup..

 

hey yum, since your car is silver, here's a couple pics of an SSM CL with the TL front lip and versus sides/rear. kyle's car above is a bit dark so you can't see the lines of the car so well; hopefully this helps with your decision. (i, too, think the versus front lip is a bit dated)

 

kyle, brian: Thanks for the pics!

Is a TL-lip expensive to get from the dealership?