magnetic5oh
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Ordered the PP lip from ebay and it was just delivered to me yesterday. Figured I would try to install it today and see what happens. Was really hoping that some one else would do this first but Im very impatient so here we are.
Yes the PP lip will fit your standard bumper and as mentioned before it will not work with the non PP belly pan. Since I didnt have a PP belly pan laying around I decided to make it work as is for now and see how it goes.
Before the install.
After removing a million screws and plastic pop rivets the belly pan and lip are finally out. Nothing complicated here, just takes a long time to undo all the fasteners. Also remove 2 of the lowest plastic pop rivets in the wheel wells which will also give you access to yet another screw. I highly recommend doing this on a set of ramps or decently raising the car to make things easier.
Before installing the PP lip you will need to add a few more fastener clip things to the bumper and the actual lip. A little bag of spare screws and clips came with my lip so you will have extras for the job. Add a metal screw clip to the bumper where the green circles are, do this to both sides. The original lip just used plastic pop rivets here but the PP lip will not accept them so you will have to use screws. Also add a screw clip to the PP lip where the orange square is, you can see the original lip has one there in the pic. You can either carry that over or use one of the extras.
After adding all the extra clips just snap the lip into place, It will go in with some resistance. I started at the center and slowly worked my way around until both sides were in place. Then simply reinstall all of the screws that hold it to the bumper. At the wheel wells the splash guards will not sit flush with the PP lip, but this is very easily fixed. The plastic wheel well liner has a little wing like protrusion where it meets the bumper. Simply trim that wing to about half of its size and it will now fit into the new lip. You will see what Im talking about once you get things unbolted.
The belly pan helps hold together the plastic wheel well liners so when you remove it they are unsupported and will flap around at speed as air goes under the car. To get around this heres my quick solution. I came up with it on the spot so its pretty crude. I simply cut off the rear mounting portion of the standard belly pan and bolted it back up to the car. This ties in the wheel well liners and helps hold them in the right places without flapping around. I have tested it briefly at freeway speeds and all seems well so far. My commute is mostly highway so time will tell if this method holds up.
The bracket that I cut out of the belly pan.
Under the car shots:
Happy with the results thus far. Will most likely add something like the Steeda front splitter down the road which will eliminate the need for a new belly pan all together.
Update as of 7/13/15.
Just added the Steeda front Splitter to finish off my front end. This goes in the same location as the belly pan, more or less, and eliminates the need for one. I had no issues running around with no belly pan just wanted a more aggressive front look. CJPony parts has an excellent install guide on youtube so after watching that I decided to slap this on. Not having a lift sucks balls but this is very manageable by one person with a pair of jackstands. Overall pretty happy with the results
Yes the PP lip will fit your standard bumper and as mentioned before it will not work with the non PP belly pan. Since I didnt have a PP belly pan laying around I decided to make it work as is for now and see how it goes.
Before the install.
After removing a million screws and plastic pop rivets the belly pan and lip are finally out. Nothing complicated here, just takes a long time to undo all the fasteners. Also remove 2 of the lowest plastic pop rivets in the wheel wells which will also give you access to yet another screw. I highly recommend doing this on a set of ramps or decently raising the car to make things easier.
Before installing the PP lip you will need to add a few more fastener clip things to the bumper and the actual lip. A little bag of spare screws and clips came with my lip so you will have extras for the job. Add a metal screw clip to the bumper where the green circles are, do this to both sides. The original lip just used plastic pop rivets here but the PP lip will not accept them so you will have to use screws. Also add a screw clip to the PP lip where the orange square is, you can see the original lip has one there in the pic. You can either carry that over or use one of the extras.
After adding all the extra clips just snap the lip into place, It will go in with some resistance. I started at the center and slowly worked my way around until both sides were in place. Then simply reinstall all of the screws that hold it to the bumper. At the wheel wells the splash guards will not sit flush with the PP lip, but this is very easily fixed. The plastic wheel well liner has a little wing like protrusion where it meets the bumper. Simply trim that wing to about half of its size and it will now fit into the new lip. You will see what Im talking about once you get things unbolted.
The belly pan helps hold together the plastic wheel well liners so when you remove it they are unsupported and will flap around at speed as air goes under the car. To get around this heres my quick solution. I came up with it on the spot so its pretty crude. I simply cut off the rear mounting portion of the standard belly pan and bolted it back up to the car. This ties in the wheel well liners and helps hold them in the right places without flapping around. I have tested it briefly at freeway speeds and all seems well so far. My commute is mostly highway so time will tell if this method holds up.
The bracket that I cut out of the belly pan.
Under the car shots:
Happy with the results thus far. Will most likely add something like the Steeda front splitter down the road which will eliminate the need for a new belly pan all together.
Update as of 7/13/15.
Just added the Steeda front Splitter to finish off my front end. This goes in the same location as the belly pan, more or less, and eliminates the need for one. I had no issues running around with no belly pan just wanted a more aggressive front look. CJPony parts has an excellent install guide on youtube so after watching that I decided to slap this on. Not having a lift sucks balls but this is very manageable by one person with a pair of jackstands. Overall pretty happy with the results
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