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wheresmylicense · 06-22-2005, 08:02 PM

is it better to get abs plastic or poly urithane?

which is the actual JDM parts made of?

*pdiggitydogg* · 06-22-2005, 08:10 PM

It depends on which lip.
ek sir lip is abs plastic
ek em1 lip is a urethan mix (like bumper)

JDMFantasy2k · 06-22-2005, 09:20 PM

What are carbon fiber lips made of?

is one necessairly better than the other?

RxGoaT13 · 06-23-2005, 01:35 AM

I've always heard the poly urethane lips are better.

*pdiggitydogg* · 06-23-2005, 10:42 AM

Basically, it comes down to how much you want to spend.
ABS is cheaper from the start and can be painted, but it looks fine, generally, just by itself - black plastic.
Urethane is more expensive up front and you almost always have to have it painted.

If the style of the lip is say, like mine:

Its probably safe to leave it unpainted.

If the lip is, however, like the ctr lip (98 spec is SO much better IMO):

It really should be painted...because otherwise, it'd look pretty shitty.

$100 now for abs and be done
$100 now for urethane, plus another $100 for paint = $200 (give or take a few $10s)

wheresmylicense · 06-23-2005, 02:06 PM

so yours is an unpainted abs plastic type r lip, correct?

that's probably what i'll end up doing... save myself the hassle of painting.

*pdiggitydogg* · 06-23-2005, 03:08 PM

Mine's an unpainted ek4 sir lip - oe honda. Cant find it anymore, and when you do, its nearly $200
The 99 spec ctr lip is similar and I think stefan has that one in abs

JDMFantasy2k · 06-23-2005, 09:09 PM

what about the stock 99-00 Si (em1) lip?

*pdiggitydogg* · 06-23-2005, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pdiggitydogg
ek em1 lip is a urethan mix (like bumper)

JDMFantasy2k · 06-23-2005, 10:35 PM

yeah but i meant in reguards to the shape, compared to say, the CTR lip. Is it like a smaller version of it?

wheresmylicense · 06-24-2005, 05:13 AM

so is abs plastic the same stuff as that textured plastic that the stock side skirts are made of?

*pdiggitydogg* · 06-24-2005, 01:39 PM

Oh, yeah the em1 lip is like the 99-00 ctr style lip. It hangs from the bottom and has a bit of a jutting to the front, instead of just straight down.

Yep, the skirts are abs plastic. My lip is exactly the same material, texture, density, etc

06-22-2005, 08:02 PM	#1
wheresmylicense Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: California Posts: 411	when buying lips... is it better to get abs plastic or poly urithane? which is the actual JDM parts made of? __________________ ~DevT Pictures of My Baby

06-22-2005, 09:20 PM	#3
JDMFantasy2k Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: northeastern connecticut Age: 38 Posts: 1,765	What are carbon fiber lips made of? is one necessairly better than the other? __________________

06-23-2005, 01:35 AM	#4
RxGoaT13 4th Gear Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 801	I've always heard the poly urethane lips are better. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/rxgoat13

06-23-2005, 02:06 PM	#6
wheresmylicense Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: California Posts: 411	so yours is an unpainted abs plastic type r lip, correct? that's probably what i'll end up doing... save myself the hassle of painting. __________________ ~DevT Pictures of My Baby

06-23-2005, 09:09 PM	#8
JDMFantasy2k Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: northeastern connecticut Age: 38 Posts: 1,765	what about the stock 99-00 Si (em1) lip? __________________

06-22-2005, 08:10 PM	#2
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 41 Posts: 10,579	It depends on which lip. ek sir lip is abs plastic ek em1 lip is a urethan mix (like bumper)

06-23-2005, 10:42 AM	#5
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 41 Posts: 10,579	Basically, it comes down to how much you want to spend. ABS is cheaper from the start and can be painted, but it looks fine, generally, just by itself - black plastic. Urethane is more expensive up front and you almost always have to have it painted. If the style of the lip is say, like mine: Its probably safe to leave it unpainted. If the lip is, however, like the ctr lip (98 spec is SO much better IMO): It really should be painted...because otherwise, it'd look pretty shitty. $100 now for abs and be done $100 now for urethane, plus another $100 for paint = $200 (give or take a few $10s)

06-23-2005, 03:08 PM	#7
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 41 Posts: 10,579	Mine's an unpainted ek4 sir lip - oe honda. Cant find it anymore, and when you do, its nearly $200 The 99 spec ctr lip is similar and I think stefan has that one in abs

06-23-2005, 10:35 PM	#10
JDMFantasy2k Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: northeastern connecticut Age: 38 Posts: 1,765	yeah but i meant in reguards to the shape, compared to say, the CTR lip. Is it like a smaller version of it? __________________

06-24-2005, 05:13 AM	#11
wheresmylicense Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: California Posts: 411	so is abs plastic the same stuff as that textured plastic that the stock side skirts are made of? __________________ ~DevT Pictures of My Baby

06-24-2005, 01:39 PM	#12
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 41 Posts: 10,579	Oh, yeah the em1 lip is like the 99-00 ctr style lip. It hangs from the bottom and has a bit of a jutting to the front, instead of just straight down. Yep, the skirts are abs plastic. My lip is exactly the same material, texture, density, etc

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