Stillen Front Lip....

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2brian0
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Got mine today and threw it on for a dry fit. Since it's black (pre-paint) and so is my car, it gives a pretty good idea of what it will look like. Going to take it to a shop to be painted and installed along with the rest of my honeycomb and nissan emblem....Should be done the end of next week, more pictures to come....


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Not bad looking. Its growing on me.

2brian0
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I had a feeling it would look better on the black than their blue for some reason and I'm liking it. Think it's going to look great once the whole front is done...

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Looks nice.. Hey is your coupe dropped? it looks low, if you did how much dropped? and what kind of springs?

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Not dropped yet but will be as soon as springs become available....

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2brian0 wrote:Not dropped yet but will be as soon as springs become available....
Could you snap some pic of your rear wing plz? I can't quite figure out if its a new one or one of the existing ones

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Here you go.....Pretty sure it's one of the same ones that have been out for awhile.....Everything just looks different/better in black....

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Very nice mang! What size are your rims?

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Yeah, get that honeycomb painted! Not feeling that dark grey color and I think it'll look awesome in black.

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If i got that spoiler for the back of the windshield... and the front lip... and the grill... and gave it to a shop to paint... what could i expect to pay???

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Actually, I am kinda liking it now...hmmm wonder how it would look on stock wheels/tires...I think the balance of it with the spoiler may be the trick as I haven't liked the spoilers much at all..but now it looks pretty darn good

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LongBeachCoupe wrote:If i got that spoiler for the back of the windshield... and the front lip... and the grill... and gave it to a shop to paint... what could i expect to pay???
From personal experience with past cars, I'd say around $400ish installed.

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Thats not bad at all... i thought it would be more... im not so sure about the lip yet... but i do like that tail that covers the dot matrix...

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That looks really good.

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Yeah, I'm really feeling the front lip!!!

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2brian0 wrote:Here you go.....Pretty sure it's one of the same ones that have been out for awhile.....Everything just looks different/better in black....
Looking nice...Where did you get the spoiler? what size are the rims?Thank you.

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My rims are 20's and I had the dealer install the spoiler but I've seen it on plenty of other websites.....

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2brian0 wrote:Here you go.....Pretty sure it's one of the same ones that have been out for awhile.....Everything just looks different/better in black....
is this the one?


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that's it...

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it (rear spoiler) looks way better in black IMHO... it just seems to blend better with the contours of the trunk, looks seemless... nice in black, but in radiant silver...

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Just got the car home from the shop with the grill painted and the lip installed....Unfortunately it's raining like crazy here so the pictures aren't great but wanted to put something up as it has been awhile since I first posted this.....the first three are before and the next three are after.....more pics to come when the sun comes out....

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looking good ........ how much did it cost to paint and mount? can you mount it yourself easily?

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Cost me 200 to paint and mount but that included painting the grill.....probably could mount yourself, didn't look hard but since the car was in the body shop for an unrelated matter (thanks to my window tinting place) i figured I'd just let them do it. 200 is probably pricey but i just wanted to get it done and didn't want to take it to another shop after my insurance claim was finished. Plus the shop I took it to gives lifetime warranties on their work...

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dammit, I want one

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why did u paint the hamburger too? looks kinda too dark in the front when u dont have a logo... or maybe thats just me

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As with anything, it's all a matter of opinion. If I had my way, the whole factory grill would be gone but there isn't anything aftermarket that looks good at all. These pictures don't do the car justice. Hopefully if the sun comes out tomorrow, I can get some better ones up. In my opinion, the car looks awesome. I'm extremely pleased with the way it looks. The grill is no longer an eyesore and doesn't take away from the lines of the car. Now everything just blends and flows. I did however go back and forth about painting the hamburger....

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Congrats! I wanted it since I saw it here!

In 5 months, Spring I will see if I can get my hands on it.

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What did you do to your headlights?

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Very nice

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Sun still isn't shining here in Phoenix but it did stop raining long enough to take some more pics to give you guys a better idea of what it looks like in natural light....Going back to the "black factor" I think the lip looks great. If you didn't know better you would think it's factory. That is the kind of aftermarket parts I like, not the ones that scream "hey look what I did to my car"...I'm still debating on the rear window wing. Still just not sure if it will flow with my spoiler. If there is anyone good at photoshop who is up for the challenge, it would be greatly appreciated. Just a lot of money to spend for something i'm not sure of...

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