Check Out My Zenki W/ a Home Depot LIP!

[GrilledCheese33]

I saw the thread a long time back about how to make one of these things. I waited until my factory lip got scratched and then I had to try this. Heres how i did it: 8 ft of cove base, 2 rolls of scotch double sided mounting tape (5 lb.) total cost= $11! I was gonna take the factory lip off, but i got to thinking that i could use it for reinforcement and not tape to the paint! So i cleaned the factory lip and the inside of the coveing with alcohol and let it dry. Then I rolled one line of tape flush withe the bottom of the bumber. Then i used what i had left for a 2nd row on the sides and in the middle. I then rolled the stuff on flush with the bottom of the bumber, and in 10 minutes i have a nice lip! My friends say it doesn't bend back at all, so thats great! Enjoy the pics!








Modified by GrilledCheese33 at 4:23 PM 9/27/2005

[GrilledCheese33]

btw, excuse my dirty car, haven't had time to clean my baby
Modified by GrilledCheese33 at 4:24 PM 9/27/2005

[9240sx]

Not bad,I like it.

[dickie]

step by step diy pls.

[SimpleEnigma]

So basically, you used the scotch tape to tape the cove stuff to your existing lip?

how sticky is the adhesive on the dual sided mounting tape?

2ndly wouldnt something like epoxy be a more effective adhesive for something that experiences the stresses of being a front lip?

All in all looks very nice....congrats....i might do this with my S13

[MAXIMUS Nismo]

this mod was started on a civic I think, then went to a maxima (great results on the 4th gen) now the Zenki. Step by step DIY would be appreciated.

Good job, keep it up.

[574-240sx]

Looks good.

[180fan]

Agreed with the above posters. Lookin' good!

[GhostDriver]

It's a nice, clean job. However, I'm a fan of the stocker. Again, nice work though .

[1991S13]

I like it too.

I've heard a lot about it, but thats the first time I've seen it done. Good job.

[skydragoness]

Yay! Home Depot lips rule!Here's mine, I used a few (as in 3-4) black self-tapping screws, and 3M exterior-grade mounting tape.

[GhostDriver]

Did you have the factory lip on your s13?

[thes14project]

Yea, that is pretty awesome.

[skydragoness]

Did you have the factory lip on your s13?

Yesh, except the one that came on the red s13 was mangled from the previous owner's multiple curb-hits, so i took the mint lip off of my dead white s13 coupe and applied the home depot material to it while it was off the car then just put it on. I actually have some leftovers that i might do another lip, it cracked at the corner on the passenger side where the self-tapping screw is because it ate some grass as I was moving cars in the driveway one night.

[GrilledCheese33]

Thanks guys, i'll have more pics in the diy i will make. I will make it asap in a new thread. Maybe we can get a sticky out of it Im glad you guys like it! I like it too

[Anand]

DO I see a factory lip behind the home depot lip??

if so, why did you do that? I mean, it looks nice and all but why cover up the factory lip like that???

[jamied311]

i don't care what anyone else says... that lip is the shiznat!

[yessir240]

i though it would look terrible but it looks Great now how would i do it with out a stock lip tho??

[jamied311]

use some screws.... i guess that would work

[GEO]

Forgive me, but I hate this mod.... I think it looks crappy as hell... If anything, paint it to match the color of your car..
Modified by GEO at 12:34 AM 9/29/2005

[KDashy]

DO I see a factory lip behind the home depot lip??

if so, why did you do that? I mean, it looks nice and all but why cover up the factory lip like that???

I agree, but it doesnt seem possible to do it without the factory lip supporting it, which is a shame really.

[Dattebayo]

You could use wider lining and some screws...

[Anand]

you could do it without the lip there... it just takes some inginuity(sp) ... I have seen it done..

the reason people did this in the first place is because they didn't have the money to get a OEM lip which don't come by very often used and the new ones will break your bank... even the used aren't that cheap.

[hek1620]

could this be done on a pig nose? i'm thinking no, because of the tiny little flare on the bottom of the bumper cover. if i'm wrong let me know so i can do it this weekend.

[skydragoness]

Forgive me, but I hate this mod.... I think it looks crappy as hell... If IF ANYTHING, paint it to match the cover of your car..

Hehehe. ELITIST! Actually i think 91-94 S13's can pull off the lip the best, but thats my .02. On newer cars like the S14's and even that Maxima that was that thread that started it all it sticks out a little. Not a big deal though.

the reason people did this in the first place is because they didn't have the money to get a OEM lip which don't come by very often used and the new ones will break your bank... even the used aren't that cheap.

I *tried* looking for pig-nose lips before going the Home Depot route, and the auctions on ebay went up WAY too high. People were wanting $80-100 for a stinkin used and scraped-up lip. Laughable. And forget real brand-name ones, I'm not paying big cash for something that's going to ultimately scrape on a gutter or is too low to be used on a daily driven car anyway.

[GrilledCheese33]

Thanks for the comments guys! And like i said before, im gonna write up a full diy, and also i just was going for a differnt look. I like change. So thats why i did it. And i know people had reinforcement issues, so i got the idea to use the factory lip. I love the stocker, but after 4 months of getting scraped, i wanted a new look. I was gonna re sand and paint it, but i think i'll stick with this for a while! Ill post the link of my diy,,, it will be this weekend with more angles of the lip!

[GEO]

PLEASE paint it WHITE.

[jamied311]

wheres the write up? ... i could do it myself, i just want to see what you did

[sblack13]

go to home depot

and go to the office floor and floor section,

get them to cut about 7-10 feet of the material you see they put in the corner of office's. It cost me about 4$ for the lip

and more for the tape.

But it fell off in almost a week. Because it was raining, and if you hit a curb with this lip. Haha tape ain't gonna help you.

[skydragoness]

go to home depot

and go to the office floor and floor section,

get them to cut about 7-10 feet of the material you see they put in the corner of office's. It cost me about 4$ for the lip

and more for the tape.

But it fell off in almost a week. Because it was raining, and if you hit a curb with this lip. Haha tape ain't gonna help you.

You got the wrong tape, and yes, tape alone won't holdYou need either 3M mounting tape (exterior use!!) and use about 3-4 self-tapping screws (paint 'em black)As for me, i found the vinyl that already has an adhesive on it (more money yes, but the adhesive is very strong) but i still used a combination of leftover 3M tape, and screws for good measure. Doesn't sag, doesn't come off... its trouble free