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cruzincivic · 09-27-2003, 10:14 AM

Hey everyone,

I just brought a type r kit for my civic coupe and it did not come with mounting hardware. How the heck do I install the front and rear lips? Its a fiberglass kit by the way.

Thanks

09-27-2003, 09:35 PM

The one I was looking into getting was a direct bolt onto you existing bumper holes on the bottom. I think that was ABS though. I dislike fiberglass because if you hit something just right you will either break it or crack it.

I do believe if you look under the bottom of the front bumper you will see a bunch of bolt holes. I'd take a pic and show you but my west wing lip covers it up.

*pdiggitydogg* · 09-27-2003, 09:42 PM

right, look under and see the holes...just use some nuts and bolts along with washers to get it installed

too bad about the fiberglass lip...lips get lots of abuse

09-27-2003, 09:51 PM

Yup, my little bro has a 91 hb and he tore the side skirt off and damaged the front lip beyond repair and all I did is laugh at him and told him yep mine still is good

other than few curb scrapes.

*pdiggitydogg* · 09-28-2003, 11:33 AM

yeah i got some scrapes on mine as well. Im just gonna sand it down this summer and then repaint w/ duplicolor plain plastic trim paint.

cruzincivic · 09-28-2003, 12:49 PM

yeah, i was able to put the kit on yesterday, but it was a pain.

The side skirts were pretty easy and with the front lip i just used self tapping screws on the sides and double sided tape.
The tape is just for support because i know it will wear off eventually. The real pain in the a$$ was the rear lip.
My friend made some brakets and was able to bolt in on to the factory bumber. If it were more flexable it would have been a whole lot easier.
I'm happy with it and I'll be extra careful driving around. I'll post a pic or two when I get my friends digital cam.

Wren57 · 09-28-2003, 08:05 PM

heres what you should do for the front:
have two friends line up each side of the lip flush with the bumper
get under the car
run some duct tape all the way around the lip then through the opening in the grill
repeat this process as much as neccesary

for the back you can drill some small holes in your bumper and use zip-ties

09-27-2003, 10:14 AM	#1
cruzincivic Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New Haven CT Age: 42 Posts: 27	type r lip kit install Hey everyone, I just brought a type r kit for my civic coupe and it did not come with mounting hardware. How the heck do I install the front and rear lips? Its a fiberglass kit by the way. Thanks

09-28-2003, 08:05 PM	#7
Wren57 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Age: 39 Posts: 2,856	heres what you should do for the front: have two friends line up each side of the lip flush with the bumper get under the car run some duct tape all the way around the lip then through the opening in the grill repeat this process as much as neccesary for the back you can drill some small holes in your bumper and use zip-ties __________________ yeah, its that big

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09-27-2003, 09:35 PM	#2
Noeladams99 Posts: n/a	The one I was looking into getting was a direct bolt onto you existing bumper holes on the bottom. I think that was ABS though. I dislike fiberglass because if you hit something just right you will either break it or crack it. I do believe if you look under the bottom of the front bumper you will see a bunch of bolt holes. I'd take a pic and show you but my west wing lip covers it up.

09-27-2003, 09:42 PM	#3
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 40 Posts: 10,579	right, look under and see the holes...just use some nuts and bolts along with washers to get it installed too bad about the fiberglass lip...lips get lots of abuse

09-27-2003, 09:51 PM	#4
Noeladams99 Posts: n/a	Yup, my little bro has a 91 hb and he tore the side skirt off and damaged the front lip beyond repair and all I did is laugh at him and told him yep mine still is good other than few curb scrapes.

09-28-2003, 11:33 AM	#5
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 40 Posts: 10,579	yeah i got some scrapes on mine as well. Im just gonna sand it down this summer and then repaint w/ duplicolor plain plastic trim paint.

09-28-2003, 12:49 PM	#6
cruzincivic Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New Haven CT Age: 42 Posts: 27	yeah, i was able to put the kit on yesterday, but it was a pain. The side skirts were pretty easy and with the front lip i just used self tapping screws on the sides and double sided tape. The tape is just for support because i know it will wear off eventually. The real pain in the a$$ was the rear lip. My friend made some brakets and was able to bolt in on to the factory bumber. If it were more flexable it would have been a whole lot easier. I'm happy with it and I'll be extra careful driving around. I'll post a pic or two when I get my friends digital cam.