New and Improved Home Depot Lip! Version2.

Post by **Addicted2Kouki** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:20 am

I posted this already on Zilvia... since I am mostly on there.

Addicted2Kouki;1655591 wrote:Well... for some odd reason my SE didnt come with a lip.

I was thinking of buying one then i got the retarded idea of doing one of those low budget lips.

this was just for fun to hold me off til i got some real aero for my car.

I didnt like the original home depot lip because well:-it was floppy.-hard to mount straight without a lip already on the car.-only comes in rolls of 30ft at the home depot by my house.

I wanted something cheap, durable, clean, and simple.I actually got the idea from my friend who did it to his miata.He got the idea from some miata forum.

All in all the materials was under $10.+Diamond Loc... the big one. $8 -- Home Depot+Self Tapping screws. $1 for like 12 -- ACE Hardware

Tools needed:+Power Drill... or a screwdriver if you ate some wheaties this morning.+small garden shears

Here's some pics:

under.

Sorry for the low res pics. Ill post better pictures as soon as I get another camera and paint my front bumper.

The rest of my car looks like this:

painted it myself. still gotta colorsand and buff.

Hope you like it.

Post by **thefro526** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:41 am

Looks great how hard would the install be to do with a bumper still on the car and is it as easy as it looks? I'm guessing you just cut it to the lenth you want and screw it on.

Post by **Slappy** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:21 pm

Nice idea man. Post up when its done.

Post by **ThuG LyFe** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:37 pm

looks ok but kinda weird w/o the 2 openings on each side as the oem's have. i just bought a OEM, i think it looks the best but if you got time and patience, i think it will be worth it. i wana see the final product.

p.s. - the lip looks a little thinner than the OEM. if its not too late i'd make it a little thicker...i think stock lip is like 1.75"- 2"

Post by **Chris28** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 4:59 pm

Looks good. I'll probably do this when I switch to pignose, it looks more sturdy than the other home depot lip. Thanks for the info!

Post by **heartofaskyline** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 6:03 pm

sorry im retarded. but whats diamond loc???

Post by **Addicted2Kouki** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 6:10 pm

its in the garden dept.

used to keep bricks and stones in place.

Post by **Addicted2Kouki** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 6:11 pm

im kinda estimating but its about 1 1/2" maybe 3/4" at most. ill measure it when im bored.

Post by **Addicted2Kouki** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 6:13 pm

thefro526 wrote:Looks great how hard would the install be to do with a bumper still on the car and is it as easy as it looks? I'm guessing you just cut it to the lenth you want and screw it on.

yeah, but you wanna go and screw it on first and cut it while its on the bumper so you dont cut off too much.

Post by **Robsx_se** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:51 pm

wow this is a great idea. i think i might do this some day.

Post by **sr20powerd** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 6:49 pm

Lowe's doesn't carry it, going to try HD tommarow,

Post by **s14tan** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:39 pm

Thank you..........

Post by **keith0486** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:57 pm

i think it looks really good i wasn't to much of a fan of the lips with the 2 holes in the sides of them.

Post by **94_240sx** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:45 am

I went to Home Depot yesterday and checked out this Diamond Lok stuff. It looked good and strong. If you have s13, it's going to be even easier since holes are already there. You can use double sided tape, washers, bolts, nuts and maybe some metal brackets. Surface finish was different from one to another, so you want to take some time and find one with smooth finish. I think you can get any better than this as far as home made lip goes.

Post by **spooled240** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:34 am

i agree, that lip looks better and more aggressive than the stock one which makes the front bumper look like it has a bunch of scoops and air vents, etc.

Has anyone done this to a kouki? I'm considering doing this cuz I already scraped my front bumper on some curbs and streets and it sucks!

Post by **E7-S14** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:57 am

this beats orig. home depot lip into the ground

much much better looking. and cleaner

i might consider it..but my lip is still in good shape..just needs to be refinished

Post by **94_240sx** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:09 am

spooled240 wrote:i agree, that lip looks better and more aggressive than the stock one which makes the front bumper look like it has a bunch of scoops and air vents, etc.

Has anyone done this to a kouki? I'm considering doing this cuz I already scraped my front bumper on some curbs and streets and it sucks!

OEM lip should look better on Kouki. This Home Depot lip is too plain for Kouki. This v2 Home Depot lip is good for s13 or s14 zenki IMO.

Post by **YoungGun** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:15 am

MOAR PICS!! I know that my zenki lip is going to come off sooner or later this would be a good replacement.

user name! · Post by **user name!** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:19 am

Come on! Get those pictures!

Post by **240sx_Guy** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:29 am

very nice

Post by **BMAR240SX** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:37 am

Looks GREATTTTTTT nice job

Post by **Se7in** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:18 am

I'm all about low budget. keep the pics coming. Does that diamond loc come in different sizes?

Post by **Robsx_se** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:59 am

I went ot home depot yesterday and looked at the diamond backing. looks strong. i might buy it this weekend while i'm working on the car.

Post by **ajones1229** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:51 am

Looks crazy good. I plan on doing this myself to my zenki soon, well as soon as shes licensed and titled.. sad days until then.

Post by **Robsx_se** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:26 pm

^^ I hear ya man. no job=no license

Post by **scrowley** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:37 am

Don't go to Lowes for Diamond Lok, they don't have it apparently

Post by **Robsx_se** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:30 am

^^ lowes blows.Haha that rhymed. brb gonna make that into a song...nvm

Post by **TrueVillan** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:35 am

Got nothing to do Im going down to HD right now and see what i can do lol.

Post by **bware113** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:45 am

The lip looks great man. Hurry with better pics really looking forward to finished product.

Post by **TrueVillan** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:32 pm

So the name of it is Diamond Lok?? Because I just got back from Home Depot around here and no one has heard of it. Also I looked around but nothing there in the gardening section. Guess I'll go looking around in another one. Can you post a better pic of what it looks like? Thanks.

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