my custom front lip concept, need your inputs Options

[HaRv3sTeR]

Ok..the deal: I want a front lip but i cant find one that really suits me. I want something clean and subtle that flush the front of the car with my OEM skirts but at the same time, i want something that is not too much.

The closest thing i found (in term of lip height) are the euro-spec front splitters:



..but still im not 100% into it and i want a "FULL" lip so my idea is to mod them by filling the middle. I made some photoshops to see what it might look like and im stunt with the results (ignore my poor skills):












im sure that any shop can do this easily....so i think my idea is realistic

now i have 2 questions:

1-I can have the OEM poly-rubber splitters or the replica fiberlgass one....which one do you think would be the easier to do this mod?

2-I plan later on to get a gt4 front bumper and hood....will my "custom" lip fill correctly the gt4 bumper? ( i know the splitters fit both...but maybe the shape/lenght/width of the gt4 bumper is different and might screw up the "full lip fitment)?

what do you guys think?


PS: hope the members which i use their car pic wont mind

This post has been edited by HaRv3sTeR: Sep 16, 2007 - 4:11 PM

[max-elle]

HaRv3sTeR, I have the same problem, I'll be finally owner of a Celica in these days and I want a different front but I'm not happy of that ones I've seen till now.
However I don't think to reach best result with a lip, instead with an entire bumper....
But this bring cost higher..
For example I have the idea to start from a C-ONE bumper (and to start from the real C-ONE, and not replicas, for me in Italy is very expensive) and simplify it (I don't like too many holes in the bumper, I think they aren't .. how to say...modern).
My idea is this one (I hope it can help you or suggest something),
they are not perfect photoshopped but I think they communicate the idea:







This post has been edited by max-elle: Sep 17, 2007 - 1:28 AM

[HaRv3sTeR]

nice...but yes that involve lot of work, and i want something easy.

I really like C-one, specially the GT4 lip (not bumper).

But i finally realized that i want something even more subtle...it changes the front of the car shape too much (to me)

the dilema is that i would really want to keep the front of my car as it is (i prefer no lip at all than putting any kind of aftermarket bumper), but it's just the skirts that dont flush that annoys me a bit...that's why i want something not too noticeable...hope you guys understands

i've seen ss-iii front splitters on a gt4 bumper... it didn't look too bad actually... it didn't look like he had to do any modifications to get it to fit either...

i would like to see that....i know Uzthedentist have some...but bad angles so i cant judge

This post has been edited by HaRv3sTeR: Sep 17, 2007 - 7:06 AM