Home Depot Lip on a Kouki

[maka]

just wanted to find out what you all think about my home made depot lip.. saw some zenki lips, and thought that i should try to make one for my car, with a little of screws, L brackets and torching, i think its looks alright.. too hard to find a kouki lip.. so, walla.. i made one.


Modified by maka at 3:23 PM 10/24/2006

[maka]

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[maka]

last one.. promise

[nvrplzd240]

looks good mang

[safxtacy]

i like it. kinda looks flat from the bottom but hey $5> $200

[gizzerd]

I'm impressed! I was a little worried when I saw the topic, but it looks like you actually took some time on it and did a good job! I would probably dog you for your sunken wheels, but I can't really talk right now, as I too rock poor offset wheels.

[jr_ss]

I'm not really diggin it. Makes it look too much like a track whore... I'd get a OEM one, but I'll pay the extra dollar to get the better part on most ocassions.

[silvia95]

Definitely a good job done The only thing I would change would make it shorter but it looks good none the less.

[maka]

"sunken wheels" what do you mean?

[maka]

I'd get a OEM one, but I'll pay the extra dollar to get the better part on most ocassions.

i would too, but its hard to find the kouki lip, and they dont have oem koukis do they?

[Bosrudorfer]

Midway parts sells the real thing for $260, about $300 shipped.

I never have felt the home depot lips... so ghetto...

[srpowered240sx]

i dig it. now ditch the stickers. i know you dont have adio shoes on your s14.

[maka]

i dig it. now ditch the stickers. i know you dont have adio shoes on your s14.

lol... but there is a dent under the sticker,.. went to the casino, came out after loosing a bill, and saw that someone hit my ****en car.. so, sticker is the only one big enough. lol though

[whiterps13]

It looks aiight, but I would have made it about an inch shorter.

Sunken wheels means that your wheels dont stick out close enough to your fenders. That means you have weak widths with a high offset. Why the hell did you paint your tires? Are you that proud of your Bridgestones?

[maka]

lol, somethin different.. track style.. lol

[27RB240]

Yea I agree..It looks great, but a little bit off the bottom, yea about an inch and its

[turbo2nr]

i want to do this to my car now soo badly, please do a right up on how you did this. u really like how you made it curve in towards the center of the bumper.

btw who blacked out the housing for you ive been looking for some where to do this.

[nightkid86]

^writeup, go to home depot, buy the material, bolt it/tape it/pop rivet it onto your car.

and yeah, those wheels are like titanic -sunken. please at least get some 34507mm spacers

[turbo2nr]

see i did the home depot lip a long time ago on my old car, it doesnt bend into shape to well, i want to know how he made it curve in to fit the front bumper..

or nightkid you can sell me your kouki lip and get a jdm tyte body kit..hehe

[boj240]

dang... i really like it... i was at lowes today. i was thinking about it but i just didnt come through with it... but looks good..might have to invest into it..

[eds13]

that looks really good!!! def need some flush wheels tho

[90 DGRZ]

dang, that ish looks hella mean. love it. dont ask why, but the bumper with lip reminded me of an r34. yea, dont ask.

[maka]

i want to do this to my car now soo badly, please do a right up on how you did this. u really like how you made it curve in towards the center of the bumper.

btw who blacked out the housing for you ive been looking for some where to do this.

i want to do this to my car now soo badly, please do a right up on how you did this. u really like how you made it curve in towards the center of the bumper.

btw who blacked out the housing for you ive been looking for some where to do this.

it did take some time, but i bought a

20foot roll $18.99flat head screws $4.59(had a torch lying around)

and i got busy..

i started screwing from one side, installed screws in the corner of the bends, and so on.

after all was done, i took the torch to the bends, heated up and down side to side, had a pair of leather gloves to hold it while it cools(apply ice, it cools faster and hardens better)..

after that i placed L brackets on numberous positions, and one special L bracket in the center, bending it to form fit like a U shape as it got lower.

and walla, this is the finished product....

++++ THE BLACK HOUSING________

i took off the headlights, set the ovent to 170 degrees. after the temp was right, i placed the whole headlight assembly in the oven for about 3 minutes at a time. carfull not to leave it in there too long or it will burn..

!!!!! pay attention to the heating coils, make sure they were not too close to the housing or you will have melted assemblies. my oven is a little big so both my coilse were about 7-8 inches above and below @175degrees.

after a few minutes, pry the cover away from the housing, (make sure to remove the metal clips) you will have to place it back into the oven a few times, to heat the sealing and pry little by little.

when done, mask what you want to NOT paint and get pissin'. after that re-do the heating in the oven process and melt the seal again for a good seal. when done, i took silicone and sealed all around the housing and glass, to ensure 110% moisture free. (sucks to have moisture in your headlights)

all is pretty easy, but time consuming, but will a little time and effort, your finished product could look pretty good. good luck.

[maka]

and yeah, those wheels are like titanic -sunken. please at least get some 34507mm spacers

i am going to get some spacers.. my car is a little low, i am going to raise it a little after i get my suspension, but for now, i am going to just get some 10mm's.

[jr_ss]

If you don't have a torch, a heat gun will work just as good, if not better, but will take more time...

OEM Kouki lips aren't that much, I believe someone posted where to find them. Not saying that you need it right away, but ditch the ghetto fabulous side asap...

[Ender_Zero]

Good looking car, i like the lip, heck, i even like the headlights. but please take ALL the stickers off, yes even the ones on the windows. koukis deserve better

Dent > stickers

[DMan II-40]

looks good, when i read the title "Home Depot" stood out, i was half expecting it to be made out of wood. Good work though

[rsmithdrift]

HOLY ****!!! THAT CAR IS TEH SECKS!!

And BTW, I love the "sunken wheels" look. It looks like a real race car like that. God that's so hot. Especially the gold on black thing you got going. Beautiful man.

I just don't like the dents in it from where it's bolted on. .......or the stickers.......

[574-240sx]

I'm not a big fan of it but it you are happy with it, thats all that matter.