G50 front lip option FOUND!

[thejapino]

Ok, scouring the yards, I came across a 94 Dodge Spirit ES like this:I took it off and noticed it might be too narrow to even think about putting it on a Q. Looking around the yard some more, I found another Spirit and took the lip.

So now I have:

2 Dodge Spirit ES front lips, angle grinder,assortment of sandpaper,drill w/ bits,mounting hardware (I didn't use the Dodge hardware b/c it sucked),zip ties,paint & clear,and a free morning

(sorry, this isn't a write up b/c I don't like to stop working on something just to take pics. If you have any common sense and some ingenuity, you can make this happen)

First, the lip is too narrow, thats why you need two to cover the width of the Q45 bumper. Second, the ends that go from the corner of the bumper to the wheel well are too long. All I did with that was cut off the very end of the lip to make an 'endcap' and trimmed the end to fit. After that, I ziptied the endcap to the lip and done.

Follow your basic painting/refinishing procedures and here is how it looks!

It looks so subtle that if you didn't know Q45's, then it would look stock. I always thought something was missing on the front of Q45 but this finishes it. Sorry VIP guys if you were expecting something extreme.

[konatown]

That looks great. Extremely nice work

[maxnix]

How about some close ups, especially of the corners in the fender well?

[thejapino]

Here's the corner and the endcap I used. I love ziptiesHere's where the two lips come together in the middle

[apossiblehybrid]

not bad at all. how much was the lip from the junkyard?

[jimbyjimb]

Looks very nice!

[thejapino]

Thanks everyone.

The lips were $10 each at pick-n-pull. I spent about <$20 in materials (paint, scuff pads, etc) so all in all, the project was less that $40.

[96Qowner]

That is a VERY good looking G50, thejapino!

VERY nice - subtle and refined. I wish true VIP were more like this, not so heavy handed. What you've done is an organic improvement to the original design, extending it, not violating it. Love the wheels.

Beautiful.

[Jesda]

The Q ate a K-car! Looks great.

[Kiven422]

MY FRIEND YOU HAVE DONE IT!!! THANK YOU!!!!

[jltibbs]

That rocks bro. I am going to call my local salvage yards tomorrow! And not to say that your setup is not sweet, but I will probably go with some fiberglass to make a more smooth rendition. Well done bro!

[mxr662]

Looks way better on the Q then it did on the Spirit.

Would 90-93 be the same fit????

[Haitian_King]

I had to look very closely to tell that it was a modification. At first, I wondered what the hell you were talking about. I then saw the skill and talent that went into making that lip.

It's so subtle, yet it does a lot once you compare the stock front end with yours. Great job. Especially on the paint!

[Haitian_King]

Spirits everywhere will be cannibalized. Woe is the unattended Spirit that catches my eye....

LOL

[thejapino]

Sorry, I doubt it would fit a 90-93 front b/c the bumper tapers in more at the bottom.

One option that I did see was a '84 Firebird/TransAm. It would probably be more work to make that one fit but it's boxy enough to match the 90-93 bumper.

someone make it work!

[jltibbs]

Spirits everywhere will be cannibalized. Woe is the unattended Spirit that catches my eye....

LOL

I have already started checking around. If I can get enough lips, I am going to have my buddy who does body work hook up a couple of them.

[thejapino]

90-95 Dodge Spirit ES or R/T. They yard near me had 7 Spirits and 2 were ES's.

[Damicci]

As noted on the VIP forum it is a really nice subtle touch to the OEM design.Good eye on picking that out.

[db_autotek]

NICE!! I like this idea. With a little bit of fiberglass bondo to blend it in, it would be great!! I'm always worried about blended lips though going over bumps or steep driveways. One good scrape or bump and you could make a crack at the blend.

I saw a bad-a$$ Nissan (240 I think?) with a nicely blended widebody kit. Except for one huge fracture at the blend in one corner.