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Old 07-08-2017, 03:19 AM
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Base model to Type S

hey guys i have a 04 base model TL. I was wondering if a 07-08 type s front lip would fit on my car? Not to sure what fits and what doesnt. The 07-08 type s front is my favorite look to the 3rd gen TL. Any help would be really appreciated!
Old 07-09-2017, 09:55 PM
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Yep, it should fit - no problem.
Old 07-10-2017, 08:16 PM
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you will need a 07-08 base or Type S bumper to mount the Type S lip.
Old 07-10-2017, 08:27 PM
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Wrong^^^^ it can be done but u need to do some trimming around the bottom corner of the fog lights

there is a thread on here somewhere showing how to do it
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ok its can be done but I guess people are fine with two holes on the bottom.
Old 07-10-2017, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Blute
Yep, it should fit - no problem.
i cant tell if you're being serious or trolling but the answer is NO it does NOT fit unless you modify your bumper... 04-06 front and rear bumpers are different from 07-08

Originally Posted by Ivan Rios
hey guys i have a 04 base model TL. I was wondering if a 07-08 type s front lip would fit on my car? Not to sure what fits and what doesnt. The 07-08 type s front is my favorite look to the 3rd gen TL. Any help would be really appreciated!
unless you are comfortable with cutting into your oem bumper with a dremel i would just stick to the 04-06 lip
same goes for the Type-S Rear, that will also NOT fit your TL unless you chop a section of your rear bumper off

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Old 07-11-2017, 02:31 AM
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i fit the type-s lip on my 05 after cutting on my bumpers. just gotta trim around the corners of fog light cut out and for the rear, just trim exhaust cut out. i dont really care if i have holes in my bumper, never taking these lips off.

before
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i say do it! looks 10x better than base in my opinion--more aggressive.
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Originally Posted by champaned_out
i cant tell if you're being serious or trolling but the answer is NO it does NOT fit unless you modify your bumper... 04-06 front and rear bumpers are different from 07-08

unless you are comfortable with cutting into your oem bumper with a dremel i would just stick to the 04-06 lip
same goes for the Type-S Rear, that will also NOT fit your TL unless you chop a section of your rear bumper off
I wasn't trolling, but I did misread his question. I thought the OP was asking if the Type-S bumper would fit his base model with no issues, not the A-Spec lip kit.

I'm new to the UA's, just bought my TL-S a few weeks ago. The lip kit posted by DesertMistTL, as I understand it, is the A-Spec lip kit for 07-08. There's another A-Spec lip kit for the 04-06 that looks slightly different, correct?
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Originally Posted by Blute
There's another A-Spec lip kit for the 04-06 that looks slightly different, correct?


https://acurazine.com/forums/third-g...thread-853331/
Old 07-11-2017, 09:08 AM
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I believe there is a thread that covers to type s bumper conversion
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