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Old 02-04-2009, 11:20 AM
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okay so i might be getting a guys lip kit this weekend and i have no idea how to change it out... i know that my stock side skirts will have to be removed but do the front lip and rear lip just fit over my front and rear bumpers?
sorry for being lazy i'm just going to be very busy with school and i have to drive 3 hours home on friday and plan on doing this with this guy on saturday... are there any diagrams i can print off on 1. removing my stock side skirts and 2. adding oem lip kit so i can take them with me to this guys house? any HELP or ADVICE is always appreciated!!!! thanks a-ziners i know you will treat me right
Old 02-04-2009, 11:25 AM
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LOL.. It's in the diy section.. It's a simple few clicks away
Download a PDF file or something that AMGala ??? Posted
Old 02-04-2009, 11:32 AM
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Rear is just bolt on. Sides you will have to take out, sort of a pain in the ass, just don't break the clips. Putting it in is simple.

Front lip is bolt on as well.
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Originally Posted by bigeshorte45
okay so i might be getting a guys lip kit this weekend and i have no idea how to change it out... i know that my stock side skirts will have to be removed but do the front lip and rear lip just fit over my front and rear bumpers?
sorry for being lazy i'm just going to be very busy with school and i have to drive 3 hours home on friday and plan on doing this with this guy on saturday... are there any diagrams i can print off on 1. removing my stock side skirts and 2. adding oem lip kit so i can take them with me to this guys house? any HELP or ADVICE is always appreciated!!!! thanks a-ziners i know you will treat me right
u have to exchange the whole front bumper and rear bumpers...but the sideskirts are a single piece.
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Originally Posted by ZEUS'O3TL
u have to exchange the whole front bumper and rear bumpers...but the sideskirts are a single piece.
no you dont.

i did this exact swap a few months back and its really easy.
you dont even have to follow amgala's posted diy.

just look under the front and rear bumpers and look for all the clips and bolts that keep them on and just remove them. both front/rear lips will easily fall off and youre set.

for the sides; its a much bigger pain. you'll have to look under and find all the clips then remove those and try not breaking too many. then grab a 2x4 or something and use the front tire as leverage to push the side skirt back and after it goes back it should fall right off.
youll have to do the same on your factory sides. then put them on the best you can afterwards until you have time to put everything on properly.
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btw for someone who just posted that stupid forum movie on how to post new threads and how to search; you really are a bit of a hypocrite.
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...u mustve not seen my updated thread with my OEM kit...i forgot the red text...
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damn. red text would have been nice.
i saw you picked up the oem kit and i was so confused.
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Here's a tip on removing the side skirts. Get the rear of the car up on jack stands. Take off the rear wheels. Using a rubber mallet and a towel to protect the side skirt, hammer gently on the back end of the side skirt (hit it as though you want the front end of the side skirt to touch the front tire) until it breaks loose enough for you to take it off by hand.
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Taylor, just roll over to Calhoun and I'll help you. Oh shit...You're going back to Richmond aren't you?
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Originally Posted by tegkid
btw for someone who just posted that stupid forum movie on how to post new threads and how to search; you really are a bit of a hypocrite.
okay so i might be getting a guys lip kit this weekend and i have no idea how to change it out... i know that my stock side skirts will have to be removed but do the front lip and rear lip just fit over my front and rear bumpers?
sorry for being lazy i'm just going to be very busy with school and i have to drive 3 hours home on friday and plan on doing this with this guy on saturday... are there any diagrams i can print off on 1. removing my stock side skirts and 2. adding oem lip kit so i can take them with me to this guys house? any HELP or ADVICE is always appreciated!!!! thanks a-ziners i know you will treat me right

sorry for the inconvenience
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Originally Posted by ryebreadisme
Taylor, just roll over to Calhoun and I'll help you. Oh shit...You're going back to Richmond aren't you?

well if the kit will fit in my back seat i can just drive home without any side skirts and have you help me put everything on...?
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its all a bunch of clips for the front and rear and the sides its like four screw on the bottom and slid it out
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As JJashaa said, all of the installation instructions are in the DIY thread. You can download my pics from the Picasa web links and then print them out.
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tegkid had the sides on point.. but its pushing them forward not backward

unless it slides both ways...
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Originally Posted by Rockstar21
tegkid had the sides on point.. but its pushing them forward not backward

unless it slides both ways...

word, thanks for the help everybody! i'll be sure to find the pda's on the DIY thread and print them out incase i need them...
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give me ur email adress and i can send u the ones Amar sent me...they are nice and big...datz what she said!!!..ahhhhhh!!!!
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Originally Posted by bigeshorte45
okay so i might be getting a guys lip kit this weekend and i have no idea how to change it out... i know that my stock side skirts will have to be removed but do the front lip and rear lip just fit over my front and rear bumpers?
sorry for being lazy i'm just going to be very busy with school and i have to drive 3 hours home on friday and plan on doing this with this guy on saturday... are there any diagrams i can print off on 1. removing my stock side skirts and 2. adding oem lip kit so i can take them with me to this guys house? any HELP or ADVICE is always appreciated!!!! thanks a-ziners i know you will treat me right

sorry for the inconvenience
If you have the time to post this you have the time to go to the DIY thread, click on the link and DL the PDF.
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You will need a drill to make holes to screw in the front skirt. Other than that ... it's fairly straightforward. I will warn you -- to put the clips for the rear skirt is a pain in the @ss...
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Originally Posted by derrick
You will need a drill to make holes to screw in the front skirt. Other than that ... it's fairly straightforward. I will warn you -- to put the clips for the rear skirt is a pain in the @ss...
i didnt know the 02-03's had to drill for their kits??

unless your talking about ww kit
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I have some info, hopefully it would help, for the stock sides, you have a few screws you need to remove, start with your mudguards if you have any, then a few under the car, next you pull the side lip alittle, then pull it towards the front direction of your car...it could also be towards the back direction im not sure, but its one way or the other, then make sure you take out all the clips, and re-insert it on the "new sides", then match it up and bang the NEW OEMlip until all the clips go in. For the front I had a drill quite a few holes, i have like 20screws holding on that bitch, for my rear its wingswest, I rbitted that bitch on......not so sure about the OEM rear.

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Originally Posted by Rockstar21
i didnt know the 02-03's had to drill for their kits??

unless your talking about ww kit
We need to drill a couple holes for extra bolts to go through.
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Originally Posted by Rockstar21
i didnt know the 02-03's had to drill for their kits??

unless your talking about ww kit
naw, on the front lip u need to drill about 8 or 9 holes to hold it in place but they are fairly easy becuz the lip is a direct and snug fit...
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Originally Posted by derrick
You will need a drill to make holes to screw in the front skirt. Other than that ... it's fairly straightforward. I will warn you -- to put the clips for the rear skirt is a pain in the @ss...
not for the oh so sexy WW rear lip.......
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99-01 kit just had a bolt on each corner and one in dead center.. the rest were plastic tabs that already had holes ready... same for the rear i believe
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