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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 08:37 AM
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Default j's racing front half lip install on my ap1

hi, guys

my car is currently in a shop to put j's racing front lip on it.

I need your opinions on how to mount the lip onto the stock bumper


option1:

mold the j's lip to the stock bumper and make it a complete one piece

option2:

use heavy duty epoxy with some screws



which way should I go with? which option do you guys think it would look better??



help me out

thanks
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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 02:22 PM
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Id say get it molded on, im sure thats not cheap though.
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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 06:20 PM
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Mold it !
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 10:34 AM
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mold looks better

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but after big spun out on the track......


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the crack is getting bigger and bigger

if your car is slammed, i wouldn't recommend it....

every time you run over something or scrape your bumper, it's likely going to crack
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 12:09 PM
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leave it as a two piece construction. It was the original intention of the lip by J's and I say leave it the way it was meant to be. If you're going to spend the extra $ to get it molded, you could've bought a replica J's style bumper that looks exactly like kiwookster's authentic j's molded lip.
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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 09:54 PM
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i had mine attached with heavy duty epoxy. for the 2500 miles i drove with the lip/bumper on the car, i only bottomed it out on my driveway 3-4 times... not problems whatsoever
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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 11:54 PM
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i like the look of 2 pcs better than 1.
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Originally Posted by deepee,Oct 5 2010, 12:09 PM
leave it as a two piece construction. It was the original intention of the lip by J's and I say leave it the way it was meant to be. If you're going to spend the extra $ to get it molded, you could've bought a replica J's style bumper that looks exactly like kiwookster's authentic j's molded lip.
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Old Dec 13, 2010 | 08:54 AM
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leave it the way it was designed. looks way better IMHO
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Old Dec 13, 2010 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by CHR!S,Dec 12 2010, 01:54 AM
i had mine attached with heavy duty epoxy. for the 2500 miles i drove with the lip/bumper on the car, i only bottomed it out on my driveway 3-4 times... not problems whatsoever
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Car looked so good man, I When I think about you selling it all

2 Piece

I personally feel it looks like a cheap aftermarket bumper as one piece...
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