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Old Feb 10, 2005 | 08:34 AM
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i have an 04 bumper with mugen front lip. I am gonna get the lip repainted and i really dont wanna scrape my lip...
has anyone ever installed bumper protector on their front lip before?
how hard was it?
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here is a picture of bumper protector. this is just an example of what i want to protect my lip
http://app.infopia.com/Shop/Control/Produc...sid/0/SFV/14050
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Old Feb 10, 2005 | 08:50 AM
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man, i am wondering the same thing. but dude, the height with that thing is gunna get even lower so we might be scraping more often, not the paint, but shocking the bumper. but i am interested to see if anyone has done it, and what was the result.
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Old Feb 10, 2005 | 09:23 AM
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If you have a MY00-03, they make a front lip protector for the S2000:

http://app.infopia.com/Shop/Control/Produc...sid/0/SFV/14050

However, they do not make a front bumper protector or a front lip protector for the MY04-05+ S2000s.
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Old Feb 10, 2005 | 09:31 AM
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For real.........make your own protector.......it's so easy! Probably around $50-$75 for materials if not less.
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Old Feb 10, 2005 | 09:32 AM
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ohhhhhhhh so they do have it!!!


Decription: The OEM Front Spoiler Protector mounts underneath the OEM Spoiler to protect from low curbs
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Old Feb 10, 2005 | 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by SIIK2NR' date='Feb 10 2005, 10:31 AM
For real.........make your own protector.......it's so easy! Probably around $50-$75 for materials if not less.
please be more specific....
what kinda material am i looking at? and where am i getting this?
im sure i need to have tools to cut and mount it on to the lip
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Old Feb 10, 2005 | 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by SIIK2NR' date='Feb 10 2005, 01:31 PM
For real.........make your own protector.......it's so easy! Probably around $50-$75 for materials if not less.
I'd like to hear about this. I figure it wouldn't be that tough, but want to hear suggestions.
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Old Feb 10, 2005 | 10:24 AM
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Depending on the material you want to use. You can use aluminum, CF or even Plastic. You can buy the sheets at a hardware store in the color you want. Depending on what material you get will determine what you will need to cut it.

1. Use brown roll paper and out line your front lip.
2. Mark your OEM holes for the bumper and the front lip. Which ever
lip your using.
3. Cut your material with either a jig saw or even a high speed dremel.
4. Buff out the edges or put a nice edge trim on it for a finished look.
5. Mount your protective lip to the OEM holes or your front lips
mounting points.

Voila.......done.

I did this before with aluminum. It was a fun project and it turned out really good.
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Old Feb 10, 2005 | 10:31 AM
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Cool - hope I don't feel too lazy to give this a try down the road....
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Old Feb 10, 2005 | 11:37 AM
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