lip idea....mach 1 lip

[blindsnyper]

what do you guys think about this lip...




it a 99-04 mustang mach 1 lip but can be easily made to fit almost anything...

btw i ordered one last night, i MIGHT do a how-to...

[They Call Me Whatshisname]

I like it. Nice cheap alternative to a real kit. Write up PLEASE!

[Promise Land]

what color are you thinking?

And what do you mean MIGHT? Do it! Don't leave us hanging. We need a write-up.

[stevet47]

Looks just like the Home Depot lip. That might be a better way to go, same look for a lot less money.

http://forums.evolutionm.net/04-06-lanc ... lip-5.html
http://www.newtiburon.com/forums/showth ... p?t=149878
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthre ... =123722778
http://www.srtforums.com/forums/f75/how ... ip-379671/

[blindsnyper]

same look???

focus with home depot lip....




focus with mach 1 lip....


do they still look the same???

[stevet47]

Ok, the mustang lip looks better and is larger. How much does it cost though?
Do you have a pic of one not mounted on a car? I am curious as to what it is made out of, how well it bends, etc.

[blindsnyper]

$99.99 shipped



a heat gun and a couple releif cuts, then trim it shorter at the wheel well.

[They Call Me Whatshisname]

I'm interested to see how this turns out. Is your front bumper completely flat? Mine has an indent where the grill is

[blindsnyper]

my bumper is the same as yours

[blindsnyper]

another versa first from me.

i got the lip and put ti on today. it was really easy, it took about 1hr 15mins without a helper and thr wrong size drill bit (to small)

the middle of the lip is 2in off the ground, i might put 1 bolt in the middle this weekend...

[Promise Land]

the thing I hate about the standard bumper is that it is not flat the whole circumference. The lip looks great. I wish the center was filled in between the lip and the bumper. It would help with downforce and airflow.

[blindsnyper]

i decided im going to put 2 bolts with washers as spacer in the middle. it will hold it up and give a little more clearance. if it ever stops raining that is.

[steed77]

I'm a big fan of the Mach1 lip.

One does need to take their time to mold it right. Done right, ROckstar.... done quickly, looks out of place.

Another cool lip I was looking at was the Seat lip. Here is one on an R32 and how to do it correctly.... yes the bumper should come off for a good fit. http://www.strictlyea.com/features/r32seatlip.html

[williamk10]

how about some pictures in the sun? i can barely see the lip

it looks good tho

[blindsnyper]

[Promise Land]

how bad does it scrape the speed bumps?

[blindsnyper]

speedbumps dont happen at all. the lip scrapes every where though, it awesome.

[anthony870]

your versa looks lowered. just wondering how much? also do you think the lip can be held on by double sided tape instead of bolting it up. looks nice and may want to get one for mine but really dont want to put holes in my bumper.

[blindsnyper]

your versa looks lowered. just wondering how much? also do you think the lip can be held on by double sided tape instead of bolting it up. looks nice and may want to get one for mine but really dont want to put holes in my bumper.

it is lowered about 2.5 inches in the front and 3 inches rear in these pics. now it is raised about .5 inch front and .25 rear. ALOT easier to drive now.

i say no on the tape, i use the least amount of bolts i could and still used 15 (i think).
the holes wouldnt really be noticable if i took the lip off.

[anthony870]

did u do a write-up on this? i looked in the nissan versa tutorials and the nissan tech articles and didnt find anything. Is there somewhere else? wanting to see the installation process and where you put the relief cuts at.

[blindsnyper]

nope, i didnt do a write-up. but it is pretty easy.

quick walk through:
-after you remove bumper, center the lip and "mount" (how ever you decide) the middle of the lip.
-then go out from both sides and mount again.
-when you get to a point where you need to widen the lip, make a releif cut (make sure to moiunt on both sides of the cut).
-then you need to "narrow" the lip. do this buy cutting a wedge out to make a sharper corner (again mounting on both sides).
-trim the ends.
-then you get to figure out how you want to mount the middle, i used washers as spacers and bmittn i think just mounted it straight to the bumper.

[blindsnyper]

here is a crappy pic i made to show the cuts that need to be made...