How long does it take to remove the front lip spoiler?

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Old May 7, 2009 | 09:27 PM
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How long does it take to remove the front lip spoiler?

How long does it take to remove the front lip spoiler? I went to the gym for roughly 2 hrs, and think someone stole the front lip spoiler off my tl....it was installed by the dealer. Now I'm trying to figure out whether they actually did steal it at the gym or on my street...
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Old May 7, 2009 | 11:19 PM
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fcking WOW r u serious??? not sure about professional install but im assuming some screws on each side and a crap load of double sided sticky tape/
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Old May 7, 2009 | 11:21 PM
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shouldn't take that long... and 2 hours is more than enough to take off the whole bumper...
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Old May 7, 2009 | 11:23 PM
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prob about 10 minutes if you know what youre doing, they obviously did if they stole a lip spoiler off a TL..
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Old May 7, 2009 | 11:54 PM
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If I can remove the bumper in 10 mts. I'm gonna say 10 mts. for the front spoiler too, I dont have it, but I'm gonna venture to say its probably 2 screws on each side with some clips and tape.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 08:37 AM
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Holy wowzers man...someone stole your front lip... that's messed up...another TL owner jacking your lip for their use... and no one saw it.

I didn't install mine yet but i think its at least 5 screws (in the front middle area and 2 on each side) i think. It would probably take less than a few minutes to remove if you don't care about screwing up the car.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 08:51 AM
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To be honest, I think they did a pretty good job removing it without messing up my car. Sure they left a few screws and clips behind, but its removable. I would assume taking off a spoiler on a 30k+ car would take more than 10 minutes. Does removing it require the car to be raised up at all?
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Old May 8, 2009 | 09:09 AM
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wow, ballsy

that's not easy with the screws, clips, and tape, especially w/o taking the bumper off...had to take at least 20-30 mins IMO
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Old May 8, 2009 | 10:41 AM
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Lifting the car up would make it easier to install but not necessary. if you have a small screwdriver its done easily. Aspec lip installation suggests that you do not remove the bumper anyway. If they didn't take any of the clips, screws and what not, i don't see why it would take 30 minutes.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 11:37 AM
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since its flexible and u can pull on it quite a bit after the screws come off 5 - 10 mins.....and that totally blows....i hate shit like that
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Old May 8, 2009 | 01:44 PM
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Yet another act of thievery. Maybe THAT should be a thread... Sorry about that dude. At least they didn't mess anything up.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 05:27 PM
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so I looked at it again..didnt notice it last night, apparently theres still a piece of it stuck onto the front bumper. Its not noticeable but it sure is for the owner!
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Old May 8, 2009 | 08:06 PM
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I think I'll probably buy a new front lip soon enough. I was wondering whats the difference between aspec and type s? I have an 06 TL..does the aspec or type s front lip fit on mine without modification? Does anybody have pictures of the three types on a white diamond pearl acura? Would be great if you helped me out!
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Old May 8, 2009 | 09:55 PM
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damn that sux....
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