How much lower is the car with the OEM lips?
07-22-2008, 11:40 AM
#1
How much lower is the car with the OEM lips?
I'm contemplating buying OEM lips for my car but my car is lowered 1.75" in the front and 1.5" rear. I was wondering if I would have problems with scraping and bumping into parking curbs...Since I ocassionally park over the curbs with around 3-4" left clearance between the curb and the front bumper.
I dont want to buy them if they are too low since other people may drive the car and break the lip off while parking = waste of money.
I'm probably just gonna do it easy and buy them off Acura's site and have them install it.
I dont want to buy them if they are too low since other people may drive the car and break the lip off while parking = waste of money.
I'm probably just gonna do it easy and buy them off Acura's site and have them install it.
07-22-2008, 12:21 PM
#4
Originally Posted by jjashaa
check out my pictures.
i'm lowered with eibach pro kit.
2.1 in front and 1.6 in rear.
i'm lowered with eibach pro kit.
2.1 in front and 1.6 in rear.
You ever hit stuff with the lips? How durable are they? Did you install yourself?
I'm also afraid of people easily ripping off the lip kits so maybe I'll have the dealer install it if they do it a certain way...I had my old civic with Mugen front and Type-R rear lips (I screwed them on myself) and someone jacked them by ripping them right off LOL
07-22-2008, 12:30 PM
#5
lol.. nice
i have. and so has my brother. lol
my first time was when i was parking up against a tall curb. and i hear. a little squeek. check damages. none..
i have the usual scrapes on the bottom from driveways and such but no biggy, nobody sees it.
they are really durable. i remember i hit a curb pretty hard... well, not SOOO HARD but good enough.
install was done by me. really easy. i took off the bumper since i needed to reach the inside. one screw going from lip to bumper and a nut to tighten. and then screws on the ends.
nobody will jack it. if they do.. dam... they effed up.
i have. and so has my brother. lol
my first time was when i was parking up against a tall curb. and i hear. a little squeek. check damages. none..
i have the usual scrapes on the bottom from driveways and such but no biggy, nobody sees it.
they are really durable. i remember i hit a curb pretty hard... well, not SOOO HARD but good enough.
install was done by me. really easy. i took off the bumper since i needed to reach the inside. one screw going from lip to bumper and a nut to tighten. and then screws on the ends.
nobody will jack it. if they do.. dam... they effed up.
Trending Topics
07-22-2008, 02:50 PM
#10
Originally Posted by blak_wit_blak
dude i jus got my front oem lip. saving up on the rest of the lip kit. but so excited i'm about to put on the front just for now.
07-22-2008, 03:02 PM
#11
Senior Moderator
Park backward to curbs OR learn NOT to pull in so far!
07-22-2008, 03:03 PM
#12
Banned
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Northwest/burbs, IL
Age: 39
Posts: 4,698
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes
on
3 Posts
If your dropped on normal lowering springs, you shouldn't have any trouble with scrapping your front lip. If your slammed on coilovers, well then thats another story.. you will ALWAYS have to go @ a sharp, sharp angle in order to prevent scraping your front lip.
Mines all jacked up.. one of the downsides of being dumped.
Mines all jacked up.. one of the downsides of being dumped.
07-22-2008, 05:00 PM
#13
07-22-2008, 05:22 PM
#14
Originally Posted by iforyou
...where did u order...? YOu could have ordered from Acura of Peoria and I got the whole kit, brand new, factory painted for $950 shipped to Canada!
Oh I don't care anymore...LOL...I just can't wait to get it put on!!!
I know nobody's gonna give a shit on the road, but it's gonna be awesome to be one of the few TL's around here with a lip kit LOL...the difference is like night and day. They always catch my eye when I see them but I rarely ever do see kitted TL's. I'll probably spot a few each year.
This should be my last mod
......unless I can get my hands on some black housing headlights. 
07-22-2008, 10:21 PM
#21
Ackniculous One
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: ATL Shawwwwtyyyy
Age: 50
Posts: 3,100
Likes: 0
Received 8 Likes
on
7 Posts
just drive on an angle up driveways and never back up over big speed bumps, that front end may catch..also, stop short when parking in spaces with the concrete block things..it will become 2nd nature very quickly, trust me
07-22-2008, 10:49 PM
#22
Originally Posted by CJITTY
just drive on an angle up driveways and never back up over big speed bumps, that front end may catch..also, stop short when parking in spaces with the concrete block things..it will become 2nd nature very quickly, trust me
07-23-2008, 01:28 AM
#23
Volks FTW!!!
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: TheWildWest
Posts: 1,018
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
sounds like common sense, but just be careful. that's all i have for you. you cannot pull up over the curb anymore and take driveways extra slow. i can't stand people with super low front ends that have a lip and still pull up over the curb. i just want to leave a note on their car that says, "learn how to park your car." LOL.
07-23-2008, 10:48 AM
#25
Intermediate
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 46
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by LeeDan00
sounds like common sense, but just be careful. that's all i have for you. you cannot pull up over the curb anymore and take driveways extra slow. i can't stand people with super low front ends that have a lip and still pull up over the curb. i just want to leave a note on their car that says, "learn how to park your car." LOL.
07-23-2008, 10:57 AM
#27
Intermediate
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 46
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
[QUOTE=Lofu]Here, I got some before and after pics for you. I'd say it adds 2 - 3 inches?
[After:
Is that stock height? Im thinkin about puttin in some H-TECHs before i splurge for the lip kit but since I drive over alot of speed bumps daily im a but leary. Now im thinkin just put the lip 1st and see how it acts. Can i get some feed back from ziners.
P.S. IM NOT THREAD JACKIN
[After:
Is that stock height? Im thinkin about puttin in some H-TECHs before i splurge for the lip kit but since I drive over alot of speed bumps daily im a but leary. Now im thinkin just put the lip 1st and see how it acts. Can i get some feed back from ziners.
P.S. IM NOT THREAD JACKIN
07-23-2008, 11:17 AM
#28
yeah man, thats what I'm doing. I'm piecing together my kit and afterward, I can use that to determine how low I want to go. I dont want it rubbing all over the place and driving slow over bumps. I'm too old for that stuff. So my advice is get the kit and see how long you can go before you slam it, but thats just how I operate.
07-23-2008, 11:58 AM
#29
Awesome guys....I never intended to get the kit so I dropped my car......Kept seeing all these kitted TL's on Acurazine looked so cool...They are all over the internet but I hardly see them in real life.
Dammit! The Rear and Sides are at the dealer but the front lip wont arrive til Monday! Such a long wait!
Dammit! The Rear and Sides are at the dealer but the front lip wont arrive til Monday! Such a long wait!
07-23-2008, 12:07 PM
#30
Intermediate
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
Age: 35
Posts: 30
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
[QUOTE=roxburydog]
Yah thats the stock height. So far with stock height, I just have enough room to clear the little parking blocks by half an inch but cant make it over a curb with out scraping the bottom. Speed bumps however are still clear with no troubles.
Originally Posted by Lofu
Here, I got some before and after pics for you. I'd say it adds 2 - 3 inches?
[After:
Is that stock height? Im thinkin about puttin in some H-TECHs before i splurge for the lip kit but since I drive over alot of speed bumps daily im a but leary. Now im thinkin just put the lip 1st and see how it acts. Can i get some feed back from ziners.
P.S. IM NOT THREAD JACKIN
[After:
Is that stock height? Im thinkin about puttin in some H-TECHs before i splurge for the lip kit but since I drive over alot of speed bumps daily im a but leary. Now im thinkin just put the lip 1st and see how it acts. Can i get some feed back from ziners.
P.S. IM NOT THREAD JACKIN
07-24-2008, 01:59 AM
#32
ABPUA5
i'm a little less than 3" on the floor from the front, and i thought it was going to be pretty hard not to fuck shit up.. but you'll get used to it, and i drove almost all city with major potholes and roads that looked like a smushed carpet and i can get around. you're gonna love all the heads turning when you're dropped with a kit
07-24-2008, 03:36 PM
#34
Intermediate
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 46
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Lofu
Yah thats the stock height. So far with stock height, I just have enough room to clear the little parking blocks by half an inch but cant make it over a curb with out scraping the bottom. Speed bumps however are still clear with no troubles.
Thanks!! Before i saw your pics i was just gonna cop some H-TECHS an do it up. But now ima go the route you went. Then if i still feel tha need to drop it i'll know what im workin wit. But DAMN .... ridin stock til kit money comes is gonna hurt. I feel like i got a super model but im keepin her dressed in granny panties & sweats. 
07-24-2008, 07:07 PM
#35
You'll Never Walk Alone
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Age: 37
Posts: 9,493
Received 835 Likes
on
519 Posts
Originally Posted by ts_vaj
I just ordered it from the Acura site......
Oh I don't care anymore...LOL...I just can't wait to get it put on!!!
I know nobody's gonna give a shit on the road, but it's gonna be awesome to be one of the few TL's around here with a lip kit LOL...the difference is like night and day. They always catch my eye when I see them but I rarely ever do see kitted TL's. I'll probably spot a few each year.
This should be my last mod ......unless I can get my hands on some black housing headlights.
Oh I don't care anymore...LOL...I just can't wait to get it put on!!!
I know nobody's gonna give a shit on the road, but it's gonna be awesome to be one of the few TL's around here with a lip kit LOL...the difference is like night and day. They always catch my eye when I see them but I rarely ever do see kitted TL's. I'll probably spot a few each year.
This should be my last mod
......unless I can get my hands on some black housing headlights. 
black housing? DIY man!! get a friend to help you!
07-25-2008, 12:50 AM
#37
Broke college grad
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Blaine, Minnesota
Age: 34
Posts: 602
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
vaj did you order it from Buerkle or White Bear Lake. I been thinking lately about ordering it from Buerkle but I'm not ready to drop a grand on the lipkit.
07-25-2008, 02:17 AM
#38
Originally Posted by BlackuraTL
vaj did you order it from Buerkle or White Bear Lake. I been thinking lately about ordering it from Buerkle but I'm not ready to drop a grand on the lipkit.
.....That is probably not the way to go if you want to save some dough though lol
...I just chose the most straightforward way....paid full price....they'll take care of everything...I'm just too lazy to work on the car right now...After this I just gotta paint that ugly gold grill to NPB and find some headlights. Then probably repaint the car and do some bodywork because of the previous owner did a horrible job of taking care of the car's exterior.
Lining up next to a 99-01 NPB TL with the lipkit on the other day just did it for me lol
...I had to get it after I saw that car.
07-25-2008, 02:33 PM
#39
Broke college grad
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Blaine, Minnesota
Age: 34
Posts: 602
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Oh I know everytime I see Razzi's car I wanna just rip it off and put it on mine lol. And I think theres a pair of 02-03 black set of headlights on the Black Market right now.
07-25-2008, 02:36 PM
#40
Broke college grad
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Blaine, Minnesota
Age: 34
Posts: 602
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
https://acurazine.com/forums/car-parts-sale-361/sold-fs-02-03-tl-blacked-housing-headlights-395937/
Looks like you gotta get in line though.
Looks like you gotta get in line though.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
handsom-hustla
Car Parts for Sale
70
11-13-2015 05:04 PM
Pegon95
3G TL (2004-2008)
10
08-31-2015 02:18 PM
