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I have an OEM lip, I can understand the desire as I prefer OEM all the time, but the fact is these are cheap cars, I’m not paying $800 for a plastic lip for my Honda lol. If it was a Porsche maybe, not a Honda. That’s crazy. It just goes back to a bad investment, I could invest the $800 in another one of my ventures.
I think there's too much back and fourth on trying to justify the price of a factory body part... if it matters to you and you've got the money, get it if its gonna make you happy. If it's not, don't. I've had replicas and OEM pieces and I see the pros and cons of both. Quit making everyone feel bad about your inability to afford or justify quality purchases. Soon it won't even be about money but availability.
As for OP, I advise you watch some youtube videos on sanding and body-filling. Take your time if you're as detailed as you are precocious with your money. Buy some 400-1500 grits and shape the lip to your liking. That's what I did and it turned out great.
I purchased a replica lip a few years ago. Wasn't a bayson R. Or maybe it was... shoot I don't even remember but the fitment was a 8.5-9/10 for sure. Came in nice box pictured below.
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Here's what it looked like when I got it. Pretty rough shape for someone who's detailed but with a little bit of elbow grease it all came together.
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Also got my hands on a factory trunk spoiler that I had shot at the same time.
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The sanding I mentioned above was critical in smoothing out the little imperfections you saw above, that were part of the lip when it arrived in its raw state. All those raised, sharp edges were flat by the time I was done. I did a lot of the prep work before I turned it over to the painter. Paid 130 or something. Yeah you could do it yourself but I like quality work more than I like saving money so it was worth it for me. I had also already saved a lot of money on labor by learning to do the body work myself so, again. Worth it.
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Here's what the two spoilers looked like post-paint. Felt much more rigid. Was even sorta scared of cracking the lip by moving it around too much. Paint match was outstanding.
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And the final product below. Not perfect but good enough for me considering that the sheer availability of these lips is basically out of the question. Shop matched it perfectly and I used the factory gasket as well as proper hardware. Hope this gives your some guidance.
you realize that picture was taken at 30ft with a cellphone ay full zoom?
the bottom is just darkness/reflections from being so far from the lens, and the lighting angle.
the top edge is because I can't put on the weatherstripping straight, so I left it until a new roll came in so I can try again. Thanks for calling out my not so steady thumb. Ill still take my $41 vs your $800, because It would likely take me a couple times to get the weather stripping straight on OEM too.
Here gaze upon my shitty weather stripping job i was planning to redo.
I think it might hang a little low... the white car's lip doesn't quite look like that. I was especially sensitive to this hanging look that I avoided with my replica. But to the untrained eye it looks fine.
Did a lot of overtime at work last week....and they were actually paying people an incentive to work 7 days a week on top of that so....I ordered 2 OEM lips...
Glutton for punishment...currently en-route....Hopefully I won't need to revisit this. And yes all said and done I spent close to 2 grand for 2 pieces of plastic that probably cost no more than $20 to make.
Did a lot of overtime at work last week....and they were actually paying people an incentive to work 7 days a week on top of that so....I ordered 2 OEM lips...
Glutton for punishment...currently en-route....Hopefully I won't need to revisit this. And yes all said and done I spent close to 2 grand for 2 pieces of plastic that probably cost no more than $20 to make.
11-05-2018, 05:47 AM
