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greddy
05-25-2009, 12:02 PM
well, while I'm waiting for my supplier to track down an OEM VRM front bumper, I wanted to do something with my stock front end. I have the mystery lip which you all know about, but my friend recently wrecked his DC2 type R with JDM front end conversion. His car had ARC splitters which he is basically giving to me for nothing, and they are in brand new condition. What do you guys think, should I go with the mystery lip or the ARC splitters. I already scrape with my stock front end so the lip will get torn up cuz it gives me about 2.5 inches of front clearance.
Here's what the ARC kinda look like
http://image.hondatuningmagazine.com/f/10880331/htup_0809_29_z+1999_honda_civic_dx+arc_front_split ter.jpg

and here is the mystery lip, not finished off course
http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp228/sarukhan12/P1010954.jpg
http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp228/sarukhan12/P1010955.jpg

G-spot
05-25-2009, 12:30 PM
how about both?

blue8g
05-25-2009, 12:38 PM
ARC spitters = awesome........if you don't run em send them to me and i will....

showtime
05-25-2009, 12:46 PM
Arc!

greddy
05-25-2009, 12:53 PM
how about both?

that's not a bad idea, but then the splitters will get torn to bits and I really don't want to do that to some really nice CF pieces

2002BlackDragon
05-25-2009, 02:18 PM
Personally, i think the lip looks better. The splitters would be cool if the lip was on your car or you had an aftermarket front bumper. My vote is for the lip.

E_Emerson88
05-25-2009, 03:22 PM
any pics of the ARC from further away?

crzygtz
05-25-2009, 09:11 PM
I love those arc splitters. but i agree i think it would look dope with both

ricky_db
05-26-2009, 12:50 AM
lip

greddy
05-26-2009, 01:27 AM
btw my splitters will be in CF

ricky_db
05-26-2009, 01:28 AM
dont care LIP lol

:FIREdevil:

GmoEm2
05-26-2009, 01:30 AM
you should put the slpiters on the bumper then mount the lip and have the splitters stick out a bit. just a vision i had real quick but if i had to choose one or the other that lip is badass.

Boosted
05-26-2009, 08:56 AM
Go with the splitters. Plenty of people have a lip on the Galant. Try something different.

sponcar
05-26-2009, 09:51 AM
I should put both of them....

DFX
05-26-2009, 05:01 PM
i liked the lip more before it got painted, and i usually dont like splitters, so, neither?

take pics of the splitters on your car so we can get a better look.

bglocc
05-26-2009, 06:04 PM
you can't do both? I say the splitters ..... and give me the lip https://www.thegalantcenter.org/images/icons/icon7.gif

greddy
05-26-2009, 07:52 PM
yeah, I won't be giving either one away lol, I'm gonna wait till I have the splitters in hand, then I'll see which ones I want to hang onto

seth98esT
05-26-2009, 08:04 PM
No offense Mr Greddy, but that lip looks like ass. Maybe its just the rattle can job.

Koncept
05-26-2009, 08:51 PM
Yeah as it is the lip looks a little...cheezy. Not quite colormatched and not molded means my vote goes to the ARCs.

ChuloMxcn
05-26-2009, 09:19 PM
I agree w/G-Spot.....both. But if you only want to do one, then the lip. Splitter does look better w/a different bumper.

greddy
05-26-2009, 11:01 PM
No offense Mr Greddy, but that lip looks like ass. Maybe its just the rattle can job.

Oh yeah, I'm well aware of that, it's cuz it's not color matched at all, that was just a test fit pic with one coat of the wrong paint lol, it'll be professional painted, I'm just waiting for some other stuff like mirrors so I can get it all painted together

WarmAndSCSI
05-26-2009, 11:04 PM
Oh yeah, I'm well aware of that, it's cuz it's not color matched at all, that was just a test fit pic with one coat of the wrong paint lol, it'll be professional painted, I'm just waiting for some other stuff like mirrors so I can get it all painted together

Oh so it was the wrong color :P

greddy
05-26-2009, 11:24 PM
Oh so it was the wrong color :P

yeah, turns out that it was, the paint code on the can was the proper one, but the color he actually mixed into the can was the lighter beige that mitsu offered, so I took it back to the body shop and returned the remaining paint and got my money back, they are gonna paint my lip and JDM mirrors for less because they caused me this inconvenience. I honestly thought it was so off because of the very light coat that I used, but apparently not, as 4 coats later the color didn't really change. Oh well, I get a discount on paint now, so I'm ok with it I guess.

Lomo2117
05-27-2009, 10:29 AM
the splitters r pretty phat....and if you go with the splitters i will b glad to buy that lip off of you lol