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      07-22-2012, 07:55 PM   #1
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Ebay aero lip $87 what u guys think.

Hi,I just bought this aero lip in ebay and of course is a replica,I have some one painted for me,and I put it on,and this is what I got I dont know if it look to bad or I can live with this, like this, what u guys think,can u guys give me ur opinion please... I was waiting for this moment long time,I mean I think it doesnt look too bad.
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i mean its not horrible but you get what you pay for lol
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      07-22-2012, 09:16 PM   #3
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not bad for ebay really
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      07-22-2012, 09:24 PM   #4
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What did you attach it with?

Use some 3m double sided tape and get rid of the gaps.
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      07-22-2012, 09:37 PM   #5
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i mean its not horrible but you get what you pay for lol
Just fix those gaps...
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What did you attach it with?

Use some 3m double sided tape and get rid of the gaps.
I use 3m double sided tape now what gaps u mean the gaps closed to the fog lights or the gaps in the edge of the corners and if is the gaps in the edge of the corners how do I do that?
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Just fix those gaps...
witch ones u means? because I couldnt strech more to get it flush with the edge of the bumper.
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Hell if you can't tape it up well enough have a local body shop mold the lip to your bumper. You get what you pay for but I still say you got a hell of a deal on it. May not be perfect but it looks fine to me.
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Not too bad but the edges aren't lined up perfectly. For so cheap, it doesn't look that bad. Maybe just play around with the fit for a bit and see if you can't get it to look better. Try to make it look like it's an extension rather than just a pasted on part.
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I'd keep it
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Are there more? Can you link it? Did it come painted?
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try to fix it, im sure you can, looks terrible now though. could look very nice if installed properly (thats if it fits)
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try to fix it, im sure you can, looks terrible now though. could look very nice if installed properly (thats if it fits)
I will try to fix it if no I will contact the sell in ebay and see what happend I already spend a $100.00 in painted,so I may also check with the body shop and see if they can do something.
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Paint shop owes you a matching color! looks too White for your car's color. Or is it just the photo?
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Paint shop owes you a matching color! looks too White for your car's color. Or is it just the photo?
The paint is fine its the I have the paint protector plastic shield in the nose,but I will put it also on the lip once I fix it.
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I bought some splitters off ebay and had a similar experience. One side fit perfect the other was really bad. Ended up having to take it off and put it on 3 times before I worked out all the gaps.
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I bought some splitters off ebay and had a similar experience. One side fit perfect the other was really bad. Ended up having to take it off and put it on 3 times before I worked out all the gaps.
Crazy we try to take some shortcuts and end up with this,but I will try to fix it today and tomorrrow,and I will post some pics to see how it work.
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Mine look good now. They came to me for $100 shipped. I can't argue with that. The best part is that if they get messed up on a curb I just take them off and toss them out.

I think you will be looking good if you can get rid of a few of those gaps. I should also mention that my car is black which hides things better than white.
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Mine look good now. They came to me for $100 shipped. I can't argue with that. The best part is that if they get messed up on a curb I just take them off and toss them out.

I think you will be looking good if you can get rid of a few of those gaps. I should also mention that my car is black which hides things better than white.
Yea on the white u will see everthing,thanks for the input,now what u did to take it out,do u warm the 3m tape with hairdryer,or how u did it,I also have paint protector plastic in the bumper I dont know if is going to be harder to take out.
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I ended up sanding the inside of the piece as best I could. I did heat up the tape and made sure the outside by the wheel well was flush. That was where I had my gap. I secured that part first with heat then moved to the middle of the bumper. Yours looks like one large piece so I'm sure it's harder. Maybe have a couple friends come over and help. I really could have used an extra set of hands myself.

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Yea on the white u will see everthing,thanks for the input,now what u did to take it out,do u warm the 3m tape with hairdryer,or how u did it,I also have paint protector plastic in the bumper I dont know if is going to be harder to take out.
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for the price, it's not terrible.
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