Front Lip....Need San Diego GVR4 owner with JDM front bumper

[4Grim]

I ordered a front lip from a 94-96 DC2 USDM Integra as I got in contact with a GVR4 owners overseas and showed me a guy fabricated a DC2 integra lip to fit.

I have spent 2 days on positioning and mounting the lip, but I had to cut it since the JDM galant bumpers (either the RS or regular front bumpers) are longer length wise compared to the integra bumpers. I decided to cut the lip down the middle and go on with the fabricating.

Now I am at a crossroads on what to do now. I like the "split" lip look that I have it now..I cut a slight angle inline with one of the lower RS bumper vents to give it more of visual appeal.



Its either leaving it the way it is or maybe fill in the gap and make the lip uniformed. I have access to a plastic welder and I can get urethane pieces from old front/rear bumper covers from my dealer to fill in the gap. What do you guys think? /ubbthreads/images//graemlins/idea.gif

Other than that..the 94-96 DC2 integra lip is probably the best lip to fit on the JDM bumpers. The shape is almost identical..the only thing is the length. The fitment of the corners are almost perfect.

 

[464/2K]

looks good. maybe find another lip and hack the middle out and weld in the new section.

 

[rheckert]

I think I would fill it in. Otherwise it kind of looks half assed. The corners look like they fit real well. Good work.

 

[dewman]

i wonder if an EG or EK sir lip would fit? /ubbthreads/images//graemlins/dunno.gif

Putting honda parts on your galant is worse than what AlphaMale did /ubbthreads/images//graemlins/rofl.gif

 

[cheekychimp]

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looks good. maybe find another lip and hack the middle out and weld in the new section.



Or maybe a scoop/vent bondo'd in with ducts off to cool brakes or a small oil cooler /ubbthreads/images//graemlins/devil.gif

 

Haters! /ubbthreads/images//graemlins/grin.gif I like the look. You still have some trimming to do to the middle of the grill area to allow more flow to your IC. Looks good with that lip though!

 

looks really good!

 

[BoostedAWD91]

i like it alot, looks great. i would like to get a lip to if i can ever find one

 

[boostx]

i would love to see it in person to compare notes..

 

[4Grim]

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i like it alot, looks great. i would like to get a lip to if i can ever find one



The lip is from a DC2 Integra 94-96...you can get them on Ebay for $45 shipped all day long.

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i would love to see it in person to compare notes



That would be cool...If I am on the side town. I might be making a trip on that side hopefully soon.

Still indecisive about what I am going to do. I am thinking of overlaying the lip with C/F or a Fiberglass weave (Looks like C/F) if I decide to make the lip uniformed.

 

Buy another lip & use it to fill the gap.

 

[boostx]

+1 ^
And thats what i did to mine

 

[BoostedAWD91]

would the lip from a DC2 Integra 94-96 fit on our stock bumpers or do they only fit on the jdm bumpers?

 

[steve]

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Buy another lip & use it to fill the gap.



+1

looks really great man

 

Im normally not a fan of lips, but I'll admit it looks pretty good /ubbthreads/images//graemlins/smile.gif

 

[IncorpoRatedX]

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i wonder if an EG or EK sir lip would fit? /ubbthreads/images//graemlins/dunno.gif

Putting honda parts on your galant is worse than what AlphaMale did /ubbthreads/images//graemlins/rofl.gif





What did I do that's so sacrilegious??

 

[4Grim]

Ok gentlemen....bringing a post I had from the dead.

I have a friend that does alot of custom work but majority for 8th gen Galants. He owned the white 8th gen with a Evo 4G63 swap and all the custom C/F pieces he made with alot of authentic JDM pieces and was featured on Modified mag. Anways...I have talked to him about making a lip for us JDM bumper owners from the lip I fabricated.

From the pics above I was able to fabricate the lip to fit almost perfectly with my problem with the gap in the middle since the lip wasn't long enough to wrap around the bumper.

I am going to donate my fabbed lip and some measurements and see if my friend can make a complete finished front lip for the JDM bumper owners in either FB or C/F. I am seeing who would be seriously interested to give him a idea if its worth his time to produce it for us.

 

[thecman02]

I don't have a jdm front bumper yet, but I'll be watching this thread closely. I think one of the first questions asked would be how much would it run for?

 

[Hertz]

I think it would be better in urethane.

 

[4Grim]

Well ballpark price will be up shortly after I talk to him on what he thinks.

Urethane is going to be hard since he produces the product himself. A machine to make molds in urethane is not cheap I am sure of. Its either going to be F/B or C/F