::New Lip!::

[Papa_Smurf]

Need sum opnions on this lip. Makes the car look really low, but from certain angles, it makes it look too low IMO. Like, the front bumper is lower than the side skirts. But when you look at it from other angles, it looks really good.

Anywho, opnions are wanted








....those were from UPROOT's nice camera...

here's one from a crappy camera




Is it too low in the front, or just right?

OEM Si lip look better? Some people say this lip gives it a unique look, and others say that the Si lip looks better. I can see both sides, so it's hard for me to decide....lol

Undecisiveness FTL

[Justin.]

Looks way to low.

[Andy_013]

I saw your car yesterday and it looks nice.

[JDM onlyy]

I think it looks weird. I don't know but something about it looks weird.

[Brian*]

CLEAN!!! nice bro +1

[ryanh300]

I like it man keep it.

[crhatchzc]

very clean i got the first pic. as my desk top

[Mad Mike]

that looks great I can't wait for mine to come in.

[Civic_H2b]

looks good...keep it

[Mr. Clean]

I think it looks weird. I don't know but something about it looks weird.

x2... what kind of lip is it?

i think it just looks lower in the front that anywhere else so it kinda throws the base line of the car off. you know, if your side skirts were that low maybe it would flow, but it just looks like its pouting right now haha

[Sport1.3]

looks fine, just ditch those ugly ass fog lights

[Repost Squintz]

i like it! if the front looks too low, just do the diy home depot lips and put it on the sideskirts so itll flow w/the look.

[Dirty Octopus™]

Too low here (looks off)




Semi Just Right here



Too low here



Just Right here




Iono dude... its kind of a toss up.

[cdhtang]

i think it is ok, but don't really flow with the bumper.

[SE-Rious1]

could use some skirts with that lip kinda looks like a snow plow in the pics

[WalkS]

it could go either way with me. But +1 for a clean EF!

[Papa_Smurf]

Iono dude... its kind of a toss up.

lol my feelings exactly...from sum angles it looks good, but from others it looks weird.

[Papa_Smurf]

I saw your car yesterday and it looks nice.

I still havn't seen ur car at school man...Whats ur schedule for the week?

very clean i got the first pic. as my desk top

haha, thats awesome. it's my desktop too

x2... what kind of lip is it?

i think it just looks lower in the front that anywhere else so it kinda throws the base line of the car off. you know, if your side skirts were that low maybe it would flow, but it just looks like its pouting right now haha

hahaha, word. I'm trying to figure out a way to make the side skits lower, then it'd look better IMO.

And it's an MK3 lip, off a Jetta...

could use some skirts with that lip kinda looks like a snow plow in the pics

look a little harder....

[Dirty Octopus™]

lol my feelings exactly...from sum angles it looks good, but from others it looks weird.

honestly i think you should get a Password J's Racing replica lip
that's always hot sh¡t on EF's

[Papa_Smurf]

i think that flows a little better.... just have no idea how he mounted those side skirts so low....

[Papa_Smurf]

honestly i think you should get a Password J's Racing replica lip
that's always hot sh¡t on EF's

I wanted to get one for my dad's EF, DO. His is really the "clean" EF in the household... well, everything eccept his tails

But, i didn't think they fit USDM front bumpers, only SiR bumpers....If you could find me a write up or anything saying it works w/ USDM, maybe sum pics too, then i'd give you all the reps in my pocket

[Dirty Octopus™]

I wanted to get one for my dad's EF, DO. His is really the "clean" EF in the household... well, everything eccept his tails

But, i didn't think they fit USDM front bumpers, only SiR bumpers....If you could find me a write up or anything saying it works w/ USDM, maybe sum pics too, then i'd give you all the reps in my pocket

So, I've seen a lot of people ask for help on installing these lips, mainly because they come with no hardware or instructions. I figured it wouldn't be too difficult to install, and do a simple write up for the Civic/CRX forum.


Please note: This is my way of installing the lip. You may do things differently, but I thought this would at least give some people a starting point, or some idea on how to go about mounting the lip.

Password:JDM says that "minor" modification is required to get the lip to fit. I didn't modify anything on mine, and it seemed to fit fine.


First, I removed my Si lip, and saved the hardware to use with the new lip from Password.


I had some of these screws/tabs laying around and knew a lot of OEM stuff mounted like this, so I figured these would be a good starting point:




I lined the lip up where I wanted it (note the Sharpie marks), drilled two 1/8" holes, and attached two of these screws/clips on each side of the bumper, like so:




After doing this, I noticed the center of the lip was still a bit flimsy, so I made a quick run to Home Depot, and $1.14 later, I had myself some material for custom brackets. They're "tie-straps" and are found on the same aisle with screws and bolts at HD. I bent the tie straps to shape and bolted one end to the lower OEM mounting point for the bumper:



(note how I needed to trim down the "lip" around that mounting point. It only took a few seconds to slice off with a razor blade. This was only because the straps I got were a bit too wide and I didn't have anything to trim them down with.)


Now, I lined the lip from Password:JDM up and marked where the brackets would attach to it. I drilled a 3/8" hole in the bottom section of the lip, and slid the hardware from the OEM lip over the password lip:




A final test-fit before paint. You can see here how I attached the brackets to the lip. The two washers are needed, since the OEM bracket typically connects two pieces of plastic that are about 1/8" thick each. The Password:JDM lip is about this thick, but the metal bracket is much thinner, so the washers ensure that the bolts can tighten down fully:



(Remember that I still need to trim down the extra section of the bracket that hangs back behind the OEM bumper mounting location)


After this, I painted it with Duplicolor Trim paint (avail. at Kragen for ~$5/can) since it came from Password:JDM with an ashy black primer color.





After a final test fit and inspection, I was happy with the results:













***This was obviously done to a USDM front CRX. I'm not sure how drastically different it is for the Civic front, but according to Password....


"trim 1/4 inch off each side where it rolls into the lower grill and it would fit just fine"

[Papa_Smurf]

wait wait....

a)so i'd have to trim down where it rolls into the lower grill...? consufed on wtf ur talking about..

b) was that ur rex? cause that ish is niiiice

c) those lips run about $150, right?

[Dirty Octopus™]

wait wait....

a)so i'd have to trim down where it rolls into the lower grill...? consufed on wtf ur talking about..

b) was that ur rex? cause that ish is niiiice

c) those lips run about $150, right?

nah that wasnt mine.
thats some random guy on Honda-Tech.

but yeah i think there's a lil part that laps over the bumper and resides on the bottom of the grill.


Oh schappps!

i'm looking for the lip and it doesnt look like that makesin' it no mores
damn... i gotta do more research.

[Papa_Smurf]

dont make it anymore?

lame!

[OG-Skinny]

It's your car.. who cares what people think.

Oh yea.. http://www.jdm****.com/parts/exterior/EF9lip/

[turboSOHC]

looks good but then wat kind of lip is that???

[Dirty Octopus™]

It's your car.. who cares what people think.

Oh yea.. http://www.jdm****.com/parts/exterior/EF9lip/

oh sh¡t YEAH!!!!

jdmsh¡t.com has it

[mushroom_toy]

I think it looks great. Keep it~!

[madking411]

Yea man, Keep that thang!!
Its really nice. I think, if you dropped your car down probably about an inch to an inch and a quarter, then it'd be PERFECCCCTTTTTT!! Thats just my opinion though..I like looking at lowered cars...

[Andy_013]

I still havn't seen ur car at school man...Whats ur schedule for the week?

I am going to be their tomorrow at 10:00 to 12:00

[k20siboii]

looks nice man you should keep it on

[slow_hatch]

You know what I think, obviously....

[Whiteboy™]

get a ****ing rear lip.

[atlantamx3]

I think it looks just fine. Keep it as is!

[Papa_Smurf]

lol damn, lots of people saying the like it...

i'm looking for a rear lip now....

99EXDriver, i pm'd you bro.

[Whiteboy™]

Very Niice.

[Papa_Smurf]

yo alex, what all you got interior wise form your 4 door?

i might be picking one up tomorrow.... you wanna buy one? lol

[BamzRexsi90]

sweet!

[fucksohc]

thats a good lookin ef u got their sir i like the lip keep it