DIY Low budget lip VERSION 3!!!!

[Justin35ll]

No offernce but, I see all these ugly lips people are trying to make for their cars that hang down like 4 inches so I figured I'de show you guys a lip that I've made for my VW and some of my friends have made.

Not sure how it would come out on a pig or chuki, but it's worth a try.

It's like 5 bucks at home depot for the 9 foot garage door molding. Just gotta cut it to length and get some double stick tape and stick it to the bottom of the bumper.

Heres a pic of a friends carMaybe I'll try it tomorrow I think I have a roll of the stuff in my garage

[Gabes13]

I love euros

[SirSilvia]

looks ok and it holds to the bumper's corners in the middle, looks nice. not only that but it's rubber so it won't crack or get all scrapped up.

[ItsTooSlow]

deffintally looks better than the plywood one. that blue color is schweet.

[Sentientbydesign]

What's the point?

The lip on my G is there for a purpose. This just shows that you had too much time on your hands and thought that weather stripping was just as good as ABS

I can't even venture to use that stuff for the lower (mostly unseen) air diverter on my G.

[leesredgt]

What's the point?

The lip on my G is there for a purpose. This just shows that you had too much time on your hands and thought that weather stripping was just as good as ABS

I can't even venture to use that stuff for the lower (mostly unseen) air diverter on my G.

Agreed

[ddgsxr504]

Looks gay, thanks for playing.

[Broadfield]

I can't even fathom letting garage door weather stripping anywhere near my car.

I think I am going to fiberglass my own.... something subtle, about a 1.5 - 2 inch lip. There are hardly any options for the Silvia bumper. I like the OEM Silvia lip, but it is impossible to find one. I am gong to make mine very similar to it, just slightly shorter.

[mattblancarte]

I like the OEM Silvia lip, but it is impossible to find one.

Hehe I have one sitting in my garage. It was on my car when I bought it, but I can't make it up my driveway without scraping. I'm going to be putting it back on when I move to Seattle in April.

[Salem240]

I still like my paver edging better

[placham]

Golf's are hot, too bad I didn't finish Volkswagen's Academy from UTI , I would have that every day, HOT HOT HOT, Golf R32>Golf

[Stripes]

How would you go about getting the shape/ mold for making a lip? Sounds like a good idea.

[carps13guy]

yeah man i see what you mean about the garage door seal. it looks pretty good. i think that i might have to make another trip to home depot and pick up some of that stuff

[ddgsxr504]

I still like my paver edging better

See now THAT actually looks pretty damn good.

[Salem240]

See now THAT actually looks pretty damn good.

why....Thank You.

[Justin35ll]

It's a rubber material so it flexes pretty easy it just bends around the curves. Don't expect it for any performance lol and it seems like it would flap or tear off in the wind on the highway, but it doesn't at all it's pretty stable on the car.

[stylepointzz]

I love euros

[ThuG LyFe]

better than most but still a fake. should have color matched to look better but yea...go oem or go home

[Broadfield]

How would you go about getting the shape/ mold for making a lip? Sounds like a good idea.

It's fiberglass, so I can make it whatever shape I want. I would do a simple skeleton like I did in my "Fiberglass How To" in my sig. Then make a mold off of that if I want to mass produce them. It's very hard to explain the technique, but you can check out that thread to give you a little idea.

[ReaperBJJ]

Seems to me with the two-sided tape it would just get ripped off the second you actually did scrape the front, defeating the purpose some use the yard edging lip for, protection.

[ca18detgabby]

Seems to me with the two-sided tape it would just get ripped off the second you actually did scrape the front, defeating the purpose some use the yard edging lip for, protection.

I though it was to divert air? not as a curb feeler

[s13silviasr20det]

ya that lip on the red car is sick...whats that made out of???

[SirSilvia]

diamond lok sold mostly in 6' peices inthe Lowes garden section

[RFcool]

I can't even fathom letting garage door weather stripping anywhere near my car.

I think I am going to fiberglass my own.... something subtle, about a 1.5 - 2 inch lip. There are hardly any options for the Silvia bumper. I like the OEM Silvia lip, but it is impossible to find one. I am gong to make mine very similar to it, just slightly shorter.

If anyone could make an aftermarket lip look like factory....TOBY im sure by the work youve done to your car, that would be no problem for you. Plus you play with fiberglass on a regular basis so youve got the background in it for sure.

[KLYPH]

That s14's lip is nice.THe V DUB Is "Hot".I don't think it will look great on an s13 tho..

[Sentientbydesign]

I still like my paver edging better

Nice, how flexible is it? I'm looking for something like that, but that is as stiff as the fiberous plastic that the underbody trays are made of. My air diverter got tore up by the previous owner and a replacement is over 2 bills.

[94_240sx]

No offernce but, I see all these ugly lips people are trying to make for their cars that hang down like 4 inches so I figured I'de show you guys a lip that I've made for my VW and some of my friends have made.

Not sure how it would come out on a pig or chuki, but it's worth a try.

It's like 5 bucks at home depot for the 9 foot garage door molding. Just gotta cut it to length and get some double stick tape and stick it to the bottom of the bumper.

Heres a pic of a friends car

Mazda 3 guys do this also.

[Salem240]

diamond lok sold mostly in 6' peices inthe Lowes garden section

Thats exactly what I used. Its not very flexible but since its plastic all you gotta do is add a little heat to make it more flexible . At least if I tear it up I'm out of less than $10 worth of plastic and 10min worth of time putting it on .

[CRyan]

I still like my paver edging better

I wonder.This is plastic right?

Could you temper it with heat and make it mold somewhat to a kouki USDM front bumper?

I might need to be going to the H.D. soon if so.