Civic Lip Project [56K Warning - Pic Heavy]

[DryBear]

Here's a follow up from this thread:
https://www.thegalantcenter.org/viewt...pic.php?t=34726 ('https://www.thegalantcenter.org/viewtopic.php?t=34726')

Did a bit more work on the lip - Some updated pics:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-0303-12-43DCP_1703s.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-0303-13-16DCP_1704s.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-0303-13-40DCP_1705s.jpg

I plan to fill in the side gap with some fiberglass.

I've been thinking - should I keep it black or colormatch it to my bumper?
Here's a quick PS of what the final product should look like:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-0303-13-40DCP_1705s-ps.jpg

[neel9]

hey got mine installed without the side gaps... what do u think i should do about the side gaps?.. i see u filled ur gaps??? wouldn't it look weird when u see it closee....??.... and by the way... keep it black.. makes it look JDM...LOL//

[pinoyesv6]

i say keep it black. if you had the CTR aka the CSI lip, i'd color match it. but since it looks like u have a mugren replica, which is a lil bit more agressive than the CTR lip, the black would look good.

[VegasMatt]

leave it black...like my coffee.

[krispy03]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(pinoyesv6)</div><div class='quotemain'>i say keep it black. if you had the CTR aka the CSI lip, i'd color match it. but since it looks like u have a mugren replica, which is a lil bit more agressive than the CTR lip, the black would look good.</div>
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[Z]

paint it silver 8)

[Censee]

keep it black. it will match the headlights and wheels,,,,and if u ever get a cf hood it will match that too

[bglocc]

I say keep it black, black and silver combo. Can you take a shot from the front to see how it looks.

[COgalant]

Hey Wanderingpinoy you down to make a lip like that for me? If I knew the first thing about custom fabricating something like this I would go outside and start right now. Of course I would compensate you generously for your efforts....let me know...

[neel9]

hey co galant.. its easy .. i did mine yesterday.. u just got to get a lip for a civic.. and than try to cut some side things to make it flussh.... but i am not sure how to get the side extensions.. .. i have never done body work.. and this was my first one and was easy as hell.. u might need to cut some things after u buy it so..

[COgalant]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(neel9)</div><div class='quotemain'>hey co galant.. its easy .. i did mine yesterday.. u just got Â*to get a lip for a civic.. and than try to cut some side things to make it flussh.... but i am not sure how to get the side extensions.. .. i have never done body work.. and this was my first one and was easy as hell.. u might need to cut some things after u buy it so..</div>

Yea if I had the slightest of idea how to do it...a tutorial would be to awesome wanderingpinoy... https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

[DryBear]

Don't worry, I'll take plenty of pics. Heck if it turns out okay, I might make a mold of the whole lip.

[Z]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Censee)</div><div class='quotemain'>keep it black. it will match the headlights and wheels,,,,and if u ever get a cf hood it will match that too</div>

noice sig bro 8)

[Censee]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Z)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Censee)</div><div class='quotemain'>keep it black. it will match the headlights and wheels,,,,and if u ever get a cf hood it will match that too</div>

noice sig bro 8)</div>
thanks https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif

[neel9]

what is the easiet way to extend a lip.. u sure shops will be able to do it..?.. i hope they wont bitch about this.. as it is not a direct fit..

[DryBear]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(neel9)</div><div class='quotemain'>what is the easiet way to extend a lip.. u sure shops will be able to do it..?.. i hope they wont bitch about this.. as it is not a direct fit..</div>

I'm sure a shop would be able to do it - most kits aren't really "direct fit" anyway.

[neel9]

hey wanderpiny.. but see i wanna learn so.. wanna do it myself so i am asking for help.. i know shops do it.lol.. i would not have asked otherwise..lol

[Censee]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(neel9)</div><div class='quotemain'>what is the easiet way to extend a lip.. u sure shops will be able to do it..?.. i hope they wont bitch about this.. as it is not a direct fit..</div>
i think the easiest way would be do put something behind the empty part....like a flat piece of plastic and tape it to each side at the back....kinda making like something to hold the 2 pieces together.........when u got that flat piece attatched to both lip pieces,,,u will have to lay fiberglass on that piece,,therefore bringing both pieces of the lip together as one.....keep laying fiberglass until u made it strong anough and reached a good point,,,,then u have to send it down and blend it in

[neel9]

here is the gap on the sides/// seems not that big of a deal but i just wanna make it look one peice so.//// please help..
http://img8.exs.cx/img8/9341/picture0109iy.th.jpg ('http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=picture0109iy.jpg')

[Censee]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(neel9)</div><div class='quotemain'>here is the gap on the sides/// seems not that big of a deal but i just wanna make it look one peice so.//// please help..
http://img8.exs.cx/img8/9341/picture0109iy.th.jpg ('http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=picture0109iy.jpg')</div>
do waht i just posted

[neel9]

what do i need to buy.?

[Censee]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Censee)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(neel9)</div><div class='quotemain'>here is the gap on the sides/// seems not that big of a deal but i just wanna make it look one peice so.//// please help..
http://img8.exs.cx/img8/9341/picture0109iy.th.jpg ('http://img8.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img8&image=picture0109iy.jpg')</div>
do waht i just posted</div>
and actually u might wanna do what he did as well....cut the lip and put the already made edge at the edge,,,since its easier to fill in the middle part than to make an entirely new edge.......u need some fiberglass mat,,,fiberglass resin,,,,sandpaper...and maybe a sanding machine if u can find one.....try and stay away from bondo btw...........fill in with fiberglass,,sand down till u get the proper shape.......keep sanding till u think its almost perfect,,,,then if u have any imperfection on pinholes,,use just resin to give it the final layer on top,,then prime ,wetsand,and thats it

[FastNFabolous]

keep it black.

[Kalamidad]

NEEL, CAN YOU PLEASE TAKE A LIST OF THE ENTIRE BUMPER WITH THE LIP ON IT SO I CAN POST IT ON THE LIST...

[devgrp]

I always wanted a lip on my car. If this thing works out, then maybe I'll do what you guys are doing. What year civic does that lip fit on?

This will definatly be my next project.

[Kalamidad]

[8G Comparable Lips] ('https://www.thegalantcenter.org/viewtopic.php?t=34726&start=0')

[neel9]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kalamidad)</div><div class='quotemain'>NEEL, CAN YOU PLEASE TAKE A LIST OF THE ENTIRE BUMPER WITH THE LIP ON IT SO I CAN POST IT ON THE LIST...</div>

dude what u talking about?.. list of my bumper??..

[DryBear]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(neel9)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kalamidad)</div><div class='quotemain'>NEEL, CAN YOU PLEASE TAKE A LIST OF THE ENTIRE BUMPER WITH THE LIP ON IT SO I CAN POST IT ON THE LIST...</div>

dude what u talking about?.. list of my bumper??..</div>

What he is saying is to post a full pic of the bumper from far away so we can get an idea of how it fits.

More updated pics:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-0623-34-11DCP_1708s.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-0623-34-32DCP_1709s.jpg

Yikes! Barely clears my driveway:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-0623-35-39DCP_1711s.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-0623-35-53DCP_1712s.jpg

Prepping for fiberglassing the gap:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-0623-39-17DCP_1713s.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-0700-30-26DCP_1715s.jpg

Got the first layer of fiberglass on, and is drying right now, hopefully it will be finished by the end of this week.

For reference, here is a good basic tutorial on working with fiberglass:
http://web.njit.edu/~cas1383/proj/main/ ('http://web.njit.edu/~cas1383/proj/main/')

[neel9]

hey so what do i need to extend my bumper..?? materials? and where .. walmart?

[neel9]

hey ok.. as i see in the pics.. u have a bonda under the lip... right? and what is the black piece on the right??
does the bond go outer part of the lip or the inner? and what do i just place fibergalss over the bonda... meaning the extra piece which i need to attach to the lip?..please help..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-0700-30-26DCP_1715s.jpg

[DryBear]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(neel9)</div><div class='quotemain'>hey ok.. as i see in the pics.. u have a bonda under the lip... right? and what is the black piece on the right??</div>

Just to clarify - Bondo is a brand, that has many products from body filler to fiberglass/resin, etc.

What I have there is a body filler patch - its basically a piece of metal mesh that is there for support. I also had covered part of the bumper with a layer of masking tape and aluminum foil, to keep the fiberglass and resin from sticking to the stock bumper.

I had cut about 3 inches from the ends of the lip - that is the black piece on the right.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>does the bond go outer part of the lip or the inner? and what do i just place fibergalss over the bonda... meaning the extra piece which i need to attach to the lip?..please help..</div>

The body filler patch is under the lip, but in all honesty it would be easier if it was on the outside. I then put fiberglass+resin on top of that. I'll probably put a few more layers both on the outside and inside for extra strength.

Once the fiberglass has set, I will use body filler on top of that to smooth everything out.

I'll post more pictures of my progress.

[Censee]

good work bro,,,looks like u know what u are doing,,,,cant wait to see the finished product,,now neel u sound like u are straight up lost lol......i suggest practicing a couple of times. before u start on ure own car...

[neel9]

ok thankx.. guys.. so bonda could be found at what walmart ?

[Censee]

ok thankx.. guys.. so bonda could be found at what walmart ?
its called BONDO....bondo is a brand,,,,it makes fiberglass,resin,body filler,,,etc....i reffer to bondo as just the filler cuz i just call fiberglass fiberglass,,,,theres alot of bondo products at home depot,,,actualkly everything u need u can get from there..

[neel9]

ok so i should get fiberglass and resin right and some net for support?

[pinoyesv6]

the mesh is totally unnecessary for support. a good fiberglass job should be plenty strong. it just give a place to build the fiberglass off of. another way of doing it without the mesh is to cover the gap in the front with a layer or two of fiberglass and then start build up the fiberglass layers from the back.

[DryBear]

the mesh is totally unnecessary for support. a good fiberglass job should be plenty strong. it just give a place to build the fiberglass off of. another way of doing it without the mesh is to cover the gap in the front with a layer or two of fiberglass and then start build up the fiberglass layers from the back.

To be honest, I have to agree here - the mesh was a bit more of a pain in the ass to work with than expected.

[Censee]

the mesh is totally unnecessary for support. a good fiberglass job should be plenty strong. it just give a place to build the fiberglass off of. another way of doing it without the mesh is to cover the gap in the front with a layer or two of fiberglass and then start build up the fiberglass layers from the back.

To be honest, I have to agree here - the mesh was a bit more of a pain in the ass to work with than expected.

yea i beilieve the resin would just seep through.......

[neel9]

ok so... i do is lay fiberglass and than resin right? i took a plastic and shaped to according to what i wanted

[seth98esT]

Should have just used the fiberglass cloth sheets. The cloth just absorbs the resin https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif

[neel9]

where do u get the fiberglass cloth sheets?

[seth98esT]

Walmart. THey are a bit hard to worth with since they are flimsy, but its not too bad

[COgalant]

Looks great so far. I've been in dire search of a lip like this as I dont really like the extreme looking aftermarket bumpers for our cars. I like to keep it stock looking as the stock bumpers lines I think fit the car perfectly.

Keep us updated on your progress...remember pics (and tutorial!!)

[Censee]

where do u get the fiberglass cloth sheets?
home depot....

[pinoyesv6]

i get mine at autozone. cheapest i've found them..

[neel9]

so just look fo5r some fibergalss cloth sheets and some resin right?

[DryBear]

Update - initial layer of fiberglass dried - test fit 03/07/05:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-0800-02-23DCP_1717s.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-0800-02-40DCP_1718s.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-0800-03-22DCP_1719s.jpg

[DryBear]

so just look fo5r some fibergalss cloth sheets and some resin right?

To start out - I suggest you try the "Bondo Fiberglass Repair Kit" - has all the stuff you need to start out: Sheet of fibglass cloth, resin, hardener, mixing tray, instructions
http://www.bondo-online.com/bnd_cds/product_images/420.jpg

[neel9]

i am going to go to homedepot or walmart and check it out.. thankx..

[pinoyesv6]

did you just span the gap with the fiberglass or did you drill holes in the lip and covered the holes and the gap.

i learned this first hand, fiberglass and plastic don't go together. if you just spanned the gap, then when hte temperatures change the plastic will change a lil bit too and the fiberglass will fall off.

[DryBear]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(pinoyesv6)</div><div class='quotemain'>did you just span the gap with the fiberglass or did you drill holes in the lip and covered the holes and the gap.

i learned this first hand, fiberglass and plastic don't go together. if you just spanned the gap, then when hte temperatures change the plastic will change a lil bit too and the fiberglass will fall off.</div>

I just spanned the gap with fiberglass with the metal mesh underneath - please elaborate on the holes thingy.

[neel9]

hey so the brownish thing is fiberglass right?

[pinoyesv6]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(wanderingpinoy)</div><div class='quotemain'>I just spanned the gap with fiberglass with the metal mesh underneath - please elaborate on the holes thingy.</div>

fiberglass doesn't stick to abs. once the fiberglass is cured you can probably just snap the fiberglass u just did clean off. but don't do it! just saying

what you want to do is near the edges of the cut in the lip. drill some fairly nice size holes. i suggest doing this with the lip off of the car.

then just fiberglass like u would normally. making sure you fiberglass both sides.

pretty much what you are doing is having the fiberglass and resin from both sides meet and form a sort of key that locks the two materials together.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(neel9)</div><div class='quotemain'>hey so the brownish thing is fiberglass right?</div>

its fiberglass and resin

[DryBear]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(pinoyesv6)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(wanderingpinoy)</div><div class='quotemain'>I just spanned the gap with fiberglass with the metal mesh underneath - please elaborate on the holes thingy.</div>

fiberglass doesn't stick to abs. once the fiberglass is cured you can probably just snap the fiberglass u just did clean off. but don't do it! just saying

what you want to do is near the edges of the cut in the lip. drill some fairly nice size holes. i suggest doing this with the lip off of the car.

then just fiberglass like u would normally. making sure you fiberglass both sides.

pretty much what you are doing is having the fiberglass and resin from both sides meet and form a sort of key that locks the two materials together.</div>

Okay, I see what you are saying - I'll have to do that tonight. Thanks for the heads up.

[DrewPinoy85]

Looks great, Ill have to consider doing this until I can afford a jdm front.
How much does the lip for the civic cost?
Oh and I think colormatched would look better, although you do have black rims so its a tough call.

[DryBear]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DrewPinoy85)</div><div class='quotemain'>How much does the lip for the civic cost?</div>

You can find the same lip I got on e-bay for around 50-75 shipped.

[Kalamidad]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(neel9)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kalamidad)</div><div class='quotemain'>NEEL, CAN YOU PLEASE TAKE A PIC OF THE ENTIRE BUMPER WITH THE LIP ON IT SO I CAN POST IT ON THE LIST...</div>

dude what u talking about?.. list of my bumper??..</div>

Post Pics of your bumper with the LIP.






Great progress on that extension job.

[pinoyesv6]

a lil tip if you are buying a lip. try to get the urethane ones over the abs ones. i was reading on CSI and they were saying how people were having problems with the ABS ones cracking upon impact. they don't have as much problems with the urethane ones.

[Kalamidad]

piony, any updates?

[DryBear]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kalamidad)</div><div class='quotemain'>piony, any updates?</div>

Pretty soon - right now I've got a layer of bondo-glass which I am trying to shape. Will try and post some pics soon. It's actually turning out pretty good, but if I did it again, I would do a few things differently.

[Kalamidad]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(wanderingpiony)</div><div class='quotemain'>I would do a few things differently.</div>
please feel free to elaborate...

you would do things differently on the procedure u used to extended the lip? The material you used? The Material of the lip you bought?



^^^^^^^i'm sorry about being so concrete, i'm used to working with people wit disabilities.

[DryBear]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kalamidad)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(wanderingpiony)</div><div class='quotemain'>I would do a few things differently.</div>
please feel free to elaborate...

you would do things differently on the procedure u used to extended the lip? The material you used? The Material of the lip you bought?



^^^^^^^i'm sorry about being so concrete, i'm used to working with people wit disabilities.</div>

Well, instead of just using the metal mesh, then fiberglassing over that, I would use some kind of metal rods or something to make a stiffer skeleton/frame. It was pretty hard to get the shape right with just the metal mesh so the extra skeleton would have made things much easier.

[Kalamidad]

thanks.... i'll keep that in mind.

[DryBear]

Update - still need to do some work on the bondo-glass filler:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-1318-52-50DCP_1721s.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-1318-53-11DCP_1722s.jpg

[neel9]

u might need to put a DIY..cause people like me.. kind of dumm at body work will need some help lol

[pinoyesv6]

looks good. its almost ready for primer

[neel9]

please someone do a DIY.. or build it for me lol.. any one?

[pinoyesv6]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(neel9)</div><div class='quotemain'>please someone do a DIY.. or build it for me lol.. any one?</div>

i think you're gonna have to wait for someone to actually fnish before they make a tutorial...

who wants half of a tutorial lol.

[Censee]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(neel9)</div><div class='quotemain'>u might need to put a DIY..cause people like me.. kind of dumm at body work will need some help lol</div>

how bout u just take it to a body shop..

[neel9]

haha.. off course i wanna DIY after its done.. man not that dum..actually i have already did my lip and installed it buit i just do not like the short part on the side.. where it needs to be extended... the worst part it i painted it and installed it like 4 days ago and today was taking my gf to a dentist and front trucks tire blew so.. was cracked so..

[neel9]

hey here is the pic... when i installed it ..
http://img225.exs.cx/img225/1954/picture0014xo.jpg ('http://www.imageshack.us')
willl post the pics of the broken lip tommorow.. will have to get a new one.. and do everything again..let me know what u think and whether or not should i even do trhe exntensions.. not that i know how to but..lol

[neel9]

by the way sorry for the huge pic..lol .. my badd

[icEbErg629]

who's that guy to the right of that pic? is that a costume?

[neel9]

dude.. my grand ma man.. come on.. its lady dress.. night gown and shit...lol..

[icEbErg629]

mah bad dude, lol... I was checking out your lip and then I saw the white dress and all...hehehhe

btw, why don't you take your lip to a body shop? it might be cheaper to get an extension, fix the crack and paint than getting a new one. depends if you know a cheap body shop..

[neel9]

see the thing is this pic was taken when i installed it.. and today its was broken as a trucks tire blew and came under my car on 57 so..damm pissed ... .. have to get a new lip.. body shops have quoted me a lot... so.. i was like the car is black any ways so its might not be too obvious.. but still..

[icEbErg629]

how bout if you just tell them to make an extension, w/o install,paint, etc...it shouldn't be more than $100

[SkylineG1]

leave it black. matches the rim color.

[neel9]

yea off course but as it is black.. no one will really know is there is a full lip or not.. u know what i mean until and unless some one really comes close and looks at it.. so.. black color is awsome https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif but might get extension later after some one does a DIY for me..lol..

[seth98esT]

Thats ghetto if you dont make the extension, You could spot it from a mile away. Just suck it up and go learn to fiberglass, its not hard at all! You will never get anywhere on your car if you never learn to do anything by yourself! https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif

[pinoyesv6]

you really don't need a tutorial anyways. the pictures that wanderingpinoy posted is pretty much the tutorial. all that is missing is words that say "cut here" "fill with fiberglass" and then "sand smooth"

and even with that the techniques will vary depending on the fitment of the parts.

cutting where wanderingpinoy cut for me wouldn't work because with the lip im getting, it would be hard to line up.

so even with a tutorial, you can't get too detailed.

[neel9]

ok.. will figure out something as no one wanna help out.. THANKX a lot.. https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif

[Censee]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(neel9)</div><div class='quotemain'>ok.. will figure out something as no one wanna help out.. THANKX Â*a lot.. Â*:D</div>

dude people have answered ure questions about 76 times man..lol......this is sorta like a "wipe your ass" type of thing.....u can have 45 tutorials on it,,but only u can know if u are doing it right,from what it sounds like,,it doesnt sound like u have an idea of what u are doing,,,,so i suggest u go pay some shop to do it.....its not that hard man......just lay fiberglass and sand away to shape it....not hard

[DryBear]

98% complete - finished the base coat - still need to do the clearcoat:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-1721-59-20DCP_1726s.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-1721-59-37DCP_1727s.jpg
(note: lip still not attached - held in by friction only)

Not sure if the lip will make it to the Socal meet - hopefully I'll get er all done by then.

[pinoyesv6]

damn. that looks good.

what did you do with the center part? did you just leave it on? you have plans for that?

[8G_GTZ]

well, i said myself i wouldn't post. but when i saw this update i had to. that's one of my new plans now. that looks super good man. keep it up.

steve

[cardude03]

looks sooo good, hope it will be on for the meet. then we can take side by side comparison shots. do you guys think that if this civic lip fits, that means all civic lips fit? and exactly does it stay on? bolts underneath/in back?

[seth98esT]

Looks good, cept in the top right corner, is that the stock bumper peaking out?

[josh_877]

looks good man, nice and clean. Good job https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif

[DryBear]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(pinoyesv6)</div><div class='quotemain'>what did you do with the center part? did you just leave it on? you have plans for that?</div>

I just left the center part alone - figured it would help keep the lip held on - most likely I will to extend the middle part to fill in the middle better, or if it holds, maybe just even cut it off.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(seth98esT)</div><div class='quotemain'>Looks good, cept in the top right corner, is that the stock bumper peaking out?</div>

Yeah, its just actually hanging there - I'll use 3m double sided tape as well as trim screws in the wheel well

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cardude03)</div><div class='quotemain'>...if this civic lip fits, that means all civic lips fit?...</div>
Yes and no - different civic years had differently shaped bumpers - the one that closely matched the 02-03 bumper was the 99-01 civic lip (aside from the shortness).

Some of the other civic year lips had more of an angle on the sides, that made a big gap - the reason why the 99-01 lip fit was that the shape was a nice arc with no sharp angles.

[pinoyesv6]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cardude03)</div><div class='quotemain'>looks sooo good, hope it will be on for the meet. then we can take side by side comparison shots. do you guys think that if this civic lip fits, that means all civic lips fit? and exactly does it stay on? bolts underneath/in back?</div>

not necessarily. the CSI aka the CTR lip and the mugen lips go on the lower part of the numper.

http://www.typerx.com/image/honda/c99-f-typm-s.jpg

whereas lips like this Tsunami lip go a lil bit higher

http://roadcatalogs.com/store/media/tsulip.gif

so that would would mean a lil bit more modification/fabrication to do.

another thing you have to think of, especially with moy agressive lips is the lines on the lip. making sure that they flow with the lines on the car. ov course the lines line up with the civic but the lines on the galant are different.

[Zero_4073]

God, I hope you have that on for the meet! That looks friggin' hot!

[neel9]

looks good.. do u think mine looks ok.. pic on page 3.. please let me know...

[Serstylz2]

ooh thats very nice, I may have to buy that lip and bring it to a shop :shock:

[Reelax]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(neel9)</div><div class='quotemain'>looks good.. do u think mine looks ok.. pic on page 3.. please let me know...</div>

yours doesn't fit well.

[soltero112]

MOLD IT MAN!, IT WOULD LOOK HOT......

[Kalamidad]

WonderingPiony...that looks as hot as i invitioned it. I'm glad you did it. I'd love to see some daytime pics when you get the chance. GOOD WORK. I can't wait until i get my hands on a lip too.


Neel9, It does look like you're in over your head on this project, Just pay a shop to do it and ask then if you can hang out while they do it so you can see how it is done and if need be, you can do it again.


PionyesV6, About the body lines matching, the actually seem to match the galant pretty well.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-1721-59-20DCP_1726s.jpg Look at the start and the end of the vents on the lip compared to the start and the end of the Fog light vent. They look close. Good enough for me acutally. I think it matches better than on the civic.
http://www.typerx.com/image/honda/c99-f-typm-s.jpg

[neel9]

i think that pick u could not see much but.. here it is.. i think looks.. i mght not be the best at body work.. but being my first project it is not bad.. right??.. man u guys let me down by saying it lit does not fit.. dam

http://img106.exs.cx/img106/9834/picture0076wf.th.jpg ('http://img106.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img106&image=picture0076wf.jpg')
http://img62.exs.cx/img62/1769/picture0083ea.th.jpg ('http://img62.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img62&image=picture0083ea.jpg')

[Sillyasianz]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(neel9)</div><div class='quotemain'>i think that pick u could not see much but.. here it is.. i think looks.. i mght not be the best at body work.. but being my first project Â*it is not bad.. right??.. man u guys let me down by saying it lit does not fit.. dam

http://img106.exs.cx/img106/9834/picture0076wf.th.jpg ('http://img106.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img106&image=picture0076wf.jpg')
http://img62.exs.cx/img62/1769/picture0083ea.th.jpg ('http://img62.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img62&image=picture0083ea.jpg')</div>

looks great man. Cant wait to see it @ todays meet.

[pinoyesv6]

but if you look at this tsunami lip
http://roadcatalogs.com/store/media/tsulip.gif

you see how the lip kinda goes into the opening on the bumper??

well we don't have those openings so you're gonna have to do somethign with that..

and then with the middle opening some other lips use that middle opening for some kinda lines on the lip. the galant's opening is bigger so it might not fit right.

best thing to do is to try the lip on for fitment before you buy it. i haven't bought my front lip yet though its in my friends garage. we're gonna try it on for fitment so i can decide if its worth modifying.

[pinoyesv6]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(neel9)</div><div class='quotemain'>i think that pick u could not see much but.. here it is.. i think looks.. i mght not be the best at body work.. but being my first project Â*it is not bad.. right??.. man u guys let me down by saying it lit does not fit.. dam
</div>

what kinda body work did you do?? the lip doesn't even fit? you didn't paint it. you didn't modify it. all you did was stick it onto your car. defintely not body work. if that was body work you woulda made sure it fit right and no more modifications had to be done prior to paint.

[neel9]

buddy i painted it.. and i had tpo cut the top middle part too.. looks.. close..yes i know it does not look the bets but.. dude.. but come on.. its first time for me to do this.. so..

[neel9]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sillyasianz)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(neel9)</div><div class='quotemain'>i think that pick u could not see much but.. here it is.. i think looks.. i mght not be the best at body work.. but being my first project Â*it is not bad.. right??.. man u guys let me down by saying it lit does not fit.. dam

http://img106.exs.cx/img106/9834/picture0076wf.th.jpg ('http://img106.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img106&image=picture0076wf.jpg')
http://img62.exs.cx/img62/1769/picture0083ea.th.jpg ('http://img62.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img62&image=picture0083ea.jpg')</div>

looks great man. Cant wait to see it @ todays meet.</div>

hey thankx man.. seems like u are the only one who likes it or in the sense.. appretiate the work.. ciu at the meet..

[DryBear]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(neel9)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sillyasianz)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(neel9)</div><div class='quotemain'>i think that pick u could not see much but.. here it is.. i think looks.. i mght not be the best at body work.. but being my first project Â*it is not bad.. right??.. man u guys let me down by saying it lit does not fit.. dam

http://img106.exs.cx/img106/9834/picture0076wf.th.jpg ('http://img106.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img106&image=picture0076wf.jpg')
http://img62.exs.cx/img62/1769/picture0083ea.th.jpg ('http://img62.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img62&image=picture0083ea.jpg')</div>

looks great man. Cant wait to see it @ todays meet.</div>

hey thankx man.. seems like u are the only one who likes it or in the sense.. appretiate the work.. ciu at the meet..</div>

I think the lip looks good as well, just think you need to extend the ends like I did to fill in the gap at the ends so it looks like the lip was made for the car.
http://img125.exs.cx/img125/5669/neel9s10me.th.jpg ('http://img125.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img125&image=neel9s10me.jpg')

Also, I would fill in the gap under the foglights, so the line is straight across and not dipping down.
http://img125.exs.cx/img125/9349/neel9f2lj.th.jpg ('http://img125.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img125&image=neel9f2lj.jpg')

I'll give you some ideas of how to do it at the meet.

[neel9]

hey wanderingpinoy.. thankx... appretiate it....

who ever was trying to put a lip .. did they figured it out?.. cause /// i did and i fixed my ... no modifications were needed.. lol..u thought i could not do shit.. i wont ask any more questions to cause some people just do not wanna be nice enough to help.. hey wanderingpinoy.. nice lip but sorry about the fallin of it while comin to the meet.. nice G!!!

[COgalant]

Why woundn't the Mugen Civic 99-00 lip wanderingpinoy has not fit on the 99-01 galant bumper? I'm looking at a few pics and it seems like it could fit to me...I really like that mugen lip im just hoping it will fit on my '01.


Btw looks great wanderingpinoy

[Donovan]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(wanderingpinoy)</div><div class='quotemain'>Here's a follow up from this thread:
https://www.thegalantcenter.org/viewt...pic.php?t=34726 ('https://www.thegalantcenter.org/viewtopic.php?t=34726')

Did a bit more work on the lip - Some updated pics:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-0303-12-43DCP_1703s.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-0303-13-16DCP_1704s.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-0303-13-40DCP_1705s.jpg

I plan to fill in the side gap with some fiberglass.

I've been thinking - should I keep it black or colormatch it to my bumper?
Here's a quick PS of what the final product should look like:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/wanderingpinoy/FrontLip/2005-03-0303-13-40DCP_1705s-ps.jpg</div>

next you must make somethig for the rear so I can copy it https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif

[neel9]

looking for a reear lip now..

[Donovan]

Exactly.

[jusmills]

Here's a site with the 99-00 Mugen front for $80 + free shipping

http://www.streetstyler.com/9900CivicMugenLips2DR.htm ('http://www.streetstyler.com/9900CivicMugenLips2DR.htm')

I posted this in the other thread too.

[Kalamidad]

any final pics available? Daytime pics?

[DryBear]

any final pics available? Daytime pics?

Unfortunately, the lip fell off the car on the way to the Socal Meet, and was destroyed - however, this has given me the opportunity to restart in a different direction, that might be a lot easier and stronger.

[pinoyesv6]

any final pics available? Daytime pics?

Unfortunately, the lip fell off the car on the way to the Socal Meet, and was destroyed - however, this has given me the opportunity to restart in a different direction, that might be a lot easier and stronger.

how was the lip mounted?? with just screws? double stick tape? both?

[theblackpearl]

yeah there were chunks flyin at my car :shock:

[DryBear]

any final pics available? Daytime pics?

Unfortunately, the lip fell off the car on the way to the Socal Meet, and was destroyed - however, this has given me the opportunity to restart in a different direction, that might be a lot easier and stronger.

how was the lip mounted?? with just screws? double stick tape? both?

Double stick tape - that was where I goofed - should have used the screws as well.

[neel9]

i am using double tape as well as screws!!

[HeadAche]

I just got my lip fitted on yesterday, just using heavy duty screws, with a lock and washer to hold it in place...

[neel9]

pics!?????

[HeadAche]

i finally got a digi cam for my girls shower, gonna try and get them up this coming week..

[Kalamidad]

any updates guys?

[DryBear]

http://img157.echo.cx/img157/5946/20050428090417hpim01176be.th.jpg ('http://img157.echo.cx/my.php?image=20050428090417hpim01176be.jpg')
http://img142.echo.cx/img142/4521/20050428090403hpim01167rp.th.jpg ('http://img142.echo.cx/my.php?image=20050428090403hpim01167rp.jpg')

Redone using a second lip for extension piece, and bonded together using "Bondo Bumper Repair Kit" - loose test fit shown (held in by friction only, and not yet attached with tape or screws).

Still needs some finishing/cleanup work.

[SkylineG1]

Nice lip. I think the entire thing would look original if you paint the lip, grilles & fog light area. But that just my opinion. You should photoshop it first.

[Kalamidad]

http://img157.echo.cx/img157/5946/20050428090417hpim01176be.th.jpg ('http://img157.echo.cx/my.php?image=20050428090417hpim01176be.jpg')


What lip is that?
Looks really good, btw.


Headache, any updates from you?

[HeadAche]

Imma get my cousin to take pics of it today and try and get one you guyz to host it for me. I think my fitment came out pretty damn well.. so hopefully by 8:30 2nite i should have the pics taken..

[Kalamidad]

hit me on AIM at ZAYWHAA if you need the picture hosted.

[DryBear]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kalamidad)</div><div class='quotemain'>http://img157.echo.cx/img157/5946/20050428090417hpim01176be.th.jpg ('http://img157.echo.cx/my.php?image=20050428090417hpim01176be.jpg')


What lip is that?
Looks really good, btw.</div>

Thats still the Mugen 99-01 Civic Lip, but the extension piece was cut from a second civic lip.

[Kalamidad]

any progress with this project?

[DryBear]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kalamidad)</div><div class='quotemain'>any progress with this project?</div>
Right now its on hold - I need new shocks to get back some ground clearance https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

[SPEEDDEMON03]

you are going to color match the lip tho right

[DryBear]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SPEEDDEMON03)</div><div class='quotemain'>you are going to color match the lip tho right</div>

You, know, I may actually just keep it black, mainly because generic black paint is cheaper than the colormatch silver paint I would want to use, and I know it will get scuffed up from the way I drive https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

[SPEEDDEMON03]

thought i seen it painted already was it ps'd

[DryBear]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SPEEDDEMON03)</div><div class='quotemain'>thought i seen it painted already was it ps'd</div>

No that was the actually the first lip I made, but it was destroyed while driving on the highway :cry:

[SPEEDDEMON03]

oh sorry about that

[HeadAche]

I should have had this pick up months ago, but o well... here she is...

http://www.speedoptions.com/members/17948/38529/pic1.jpg

[neel9]

looks nice... is that lamin x film on heads as well as fogs?>

[HeadAche]

nope, a few of my friends go to a lot of the 24 hours races and said that the yellow haze on a lot of the cars is because the headlight is sprayed and then baked to get the color. So mine are actually completely yellow inside and out, including a set of yellow 2000k Rabrig bulbs headlight and fog light... worst part about it, gettin stopped by the police every other day..

[neel9]

looks good.. i got some yellow fogs on mine . but was a film .. but did not look good as urs.. now got projctor yellows https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif .... posty more pics of ur ride..i like the whole bronz/black combo

[HeadAche]

i will get some 2morrow....

[SkylineG1]

Is that the same lip that WanderingPinoy used? I didn't know that you're Jamaican!

[HeadAche]

Is that the same lip that WanderingPinoy used? I didn't know that you're Jamaican!

I'm not sure what lip he used, but this lip is of a 98 integra, and has been heavily modified to fit as well as, it does.. Yea man I am from Jamaica tru yard boi.. Im originally from St. Elizabeth, Jamaica...

[neel9]

Is that the same lip that WanderingPinoy used? I didn't know that you're Jamaican!
that the lip i am using.. cause .. its the same year as mine.. wanderinpinoy has a civic lip.. mine is an integra lip..
99-01 - integra lip
02 galant -civiclips(from what i remember)

[Kalamidad]

headache...how do you lights look at night? can you post pics? the lip looks good btw. Are you keeping it black?

[HeadAche]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kalamidad)</div><div class='quotemain'>headache...how do you lights look at night? can you post pics? Â*the lip looks good btw. Â*Are you keeping it black?</div>

My lights at night are pretty damn bright and a dark yellow.. As soon as i figure out this damn sandisk reader i will post a pic of it.. yea im keeping it black just because if i paint it to match the body, you would never notice it was there, and i think black gives it a more of an agressive look...

[neel9]

post some pics headache... when ever u can... of ur ride as well as ur lights

[SkylineG1]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(HeadAche)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SkylineG1)</div><div class='quotemain'>Is that the same lip that WanderingPinoy used? I didn't know that you're Jamaican!</div>

I'm not sure what lip he used, but this lip is of a 98 integra, and has been heavily modified to fit as well as, it does.. Yea man I am from Jamaica tru yard boi.. Im originally from St. Elizabeth, Jamaica...</div>

My grandmother is from St. Elizabeth too in Quickstep. I am going back in the Christmas for the first time in 10 years!!! I am originally from Duhaney Park, Kingston.

[HeadAche]

HOpe this helps

http://www.speedoptions.com/members/17948/38529/pic9.jpg
http://www.speedoptions.com/members/17948/38529/pic10.jpg

[Kalamidad]

wow. that's great how all your lights match. Can you post pics of the beam pattern?

[glantv699]

that looks so sweet....

[low sittin 8g]

i like how the lip turned out. .i liked it better with the masking tape tho.. https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

[SleekGTZ]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(HeadAche)</div><div class='quotemain'>I should have had this pick up months ago, but o well... here she is...

http://www.speedoptions.com/members/17948/38529/pic1.jpg</div>


HeadAche,

Very nice lip dude! You said its a 98 integra lip and have done a lot of modifications to make it fit. I was wondering how much kind of work is involved, I mean did you had to do a lot of bondo work or something like that?

Also, is this the same lip that you have:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-01-Acura...992220224QQrdZ1 ('http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-01-Acura-Integra-Type-M-Front-Lip-ABS-JUN-JDM_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33640QQitemZ7992220 224QQrdZ1')


By the way, your car looks hot! Is that an evo rear spoiler at the back? Can you post some pics? please...

Thanks,

[HeadAche]

Yea i will try and get the beam pattern done 2morrow.. but yea that is the same lip that i bought...The hardest part of modding the lip is actually cutting it and bending it back to fit the bumper. Because when you take it first out the box and try to fit it up, you will notice that it has a weird bend to it causing it not to fit flush. Like one side will fit awesome but the other side will look all deformed. So i had to take a heat gun to it for hours to bend it to shape, then cut about 2" per side and then make new ends to fit around the side of the OEM bumper. Then the middle section of it has to be sanded to fit the middle of the OEM bumper, and used a dremel to make it sit somewhat flush. but all in all it came out pretty good from the pics and what not. Total time was like a week because i got kids and they were always around trying to help...

that was actually my super VR-4, but this is what it looks like now...lol..
http://www.speedoptions.com/members/17948/38529/pic11.jpg
http://www.speedoptions.com/members/17948/38529/pic12.jpg

the only good thing about that thing falling off is that i actually save weight...lol... o well no biggie, CF trunk here I come....

[neel9]

yea.. the integra lip which i had one.. one side will look good but the other side one wil have to press it hard in order for u to make it look flush.. u will have to cut the ends as well as the top part of the lip which is suppose to be screwed in...

[Kalamidad]

how did the wing fall off? what are you gonna do with it? put it back on? sell it? if you're selling it,i want it.

[HeadAche]

the wing was junked.. it had way more damage than what you can actually see from the pic, and i deemed that it was unsellable. Pretty much it woudl cost about 300 just to get it re-fiberglassed and then another 200 for paint. But what had happened what that i was racing my boyz integra, and after I had hit the nitrous and looked up the wing went went flying off the trunk down the road.. it was pretty cool to see it though.

[Hodgson316]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(HeadAche)</div><div class='quotemain'> But what had happened what that i was racing my boyz integra, and after I had hit the nitrous and looked up the wing went went flying off the trunk down the road.. it was pretty cool to see it though.</div>
https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

that would be some funny shit to see, lol

[G-spot]

I did a Civic lip project also:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/751000-751999/751216_44_full.jpg
Don't mind the ERAC1NG.com grille
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/751000-751999/751216_45_full.jpg
Screw bolting it on, my uncle and I mold it together, although it took weeks of trial and error.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/751000-751999/751216_46_full.jpg
Forget about buying another lip to fill the gap, I used an old 2000 bumper from a junk yard, heat gun it , and mold with plastic adhesive molding
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/751000-751999/751216_47_full.jpg
Mold the two together so it looks flush
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/751000-751999/751216_48_full.jpg

When this done and painted, I'll post the assesment and the how to's if you want it done professionally. I like thank the guys who thought of this (you who you guys are) and my uncle who helped me through this process. https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif

[Kalamidad]

i can't wait to see that finished.

[SinSere]

Lookin real nice man. I'm glad you're stickin with it and finishing it. Gonna look sick when its all done.

[Skillz911]

Yea definitely gj that should look nice once all painted etc.

[neel9]

is the black bumper the stock bumper of our cars or?

[G-spot]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(neel9)</div><div class='quotemain'>is the black bumper the stock bumper of our cars or?</div>

Yeah, it's an 03 bumper with a little changes.