blk94r33 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Hi all Been slowly fitting a FMIC to my car over the last couple weeks, and realized i'd need to cover up the cooler piping somehow as you could see it below the front bar. Ended up buying this stuff from clark rubber, it's about $25 a meter, and from memory I used ~2 meters and a handful of self tapping screws to fix it to the bar. At some point i'll be putting more of the super-cheap mesh in to hide the cooler and joiners, but am fairly happy with the results: It's about 4mm thick, right angled and made of rubber. Each edge is about 2 inches wide. It's flexible enough to bend around the corner of the bar without distorting it too much, and will flex if i contacted a gutter etc. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/395602-stockish-universal-lip/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
75coupe Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 yeah lots of people of done similar to this with all sorts of different hardware/clark rubber store stuff.. looks cheap/crap to me... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/395602-stockish-universal-lip/#findComment-6285717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spunky Munky Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 yeah lots of people of done similar to this with all sorts of different hardware/clark rubber store stuff.. looks cheap/crap to me... Each to their own, but Clarke Rubber and Autobarn mesh are no-on's !! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/395602-stockish-universal-lip/#findComment-6285865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANDSCRIBBLE Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I bought something like that in a group buy on here. some super dooper black gutter foamy stuff. looked fully sick for a total of 15 hours until i destroyed half of it on a curb. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/395602-stockish-universal-lip/#findComment-6285932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blk94r33 Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 Yeah, i'm not a huge fan of the mesh either, but prefer it to the bar reo and metal edges showing up behind it. I would have preferred black, but this is what was available. The "lip" i'm happy with as it's similar to what alot of cars have from factory, except this is rubber not plastic. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/395602-stockish-universal-lip/#findComment-6286018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTR-N1 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 You've done well! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/395602-stockish-universal-lip/#findComment-6286108 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blk94r33 Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 You've done well! Cheers Terry Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/395602-stockish-universal-lip/#findComment-6286375 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluttydriftpig Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Not to sure, that being said might look BALLA in person. What do u think about chucking some on the side skirts? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/395602-stockish-universal-lip/#findComment-6286401 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanaldo Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) Yeah, i'm not a huge fan of the mesh either, but prefer it to the bar reo and metal edges showing up behind it. I would have preferred black, but this is what was available. The "lip" i'm happy with as it's similar to what alot of cars have from factory, except this is rubber not plastic. If you want black mesh, I bought gutter guard from Bunnings for $2 or so, works a treat and looks stock. Edited March 23, 2012 by Hanaldo Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/395602-stockish-universal-lip/#findComment-6286442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwarz Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 suxs how i jump on ebay and there are front lips for all sort of cars in the 80-150 range but the R34 skyline your looking at 250 up, hence why people resort to clark rubber front lips. The price are just to damn high. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/395602-stockish-universal-lip/#findComment-6286685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blk94r33 Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 If you want black mesh, I bought gutter guard from Bunnings for $2 or so, works a treat and looks stock. Ah ok. Does the job? I'm most likely going to paint the current mesh black. Do you have any trouble with that stuff stretching/tearing when you fit it or after driving? The mesh is good as it's tough enough to take a few rocks/big bugs without being damaged, but can be bent back into shape if a bird or something hits it. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/395602-stockish-universal-lip/#findComment-6286873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blk94r33 Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 suxs how i jump on ebay and there are front lips for all sort of cars in the 80-150 range but the R34 skyline your looking at 250 up, hence why people resort to clark rubber front lips. The price are just to damn high. Yeah I didn't want a carbon fiber/plastic/fiberglass item as I was worried it'd smash the first time it contacted anything, and that alot of them stick out towards the front of the car too much. Been down the bodykit path before, wasn't happy living with it.... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/395602-stockish-universal-lip/#findComment-6286879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluttydriftpig Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 So u didnt want carbon fibre, plastic or fibreglass frnt bar on ur skyline? please tell me what u want to use. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/395602-stockish-universal-lip/#findComment-6287234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwarz Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) Get what his saying, My skyline is not low its actually stock height so i dont scrape or have to worry about speedbumps to much....found myself in a tight spot a week ago in traffic i didnt judge the ange to turn from a lane because i thought the traffic would move foward, so i couldnt exactly turn into the furtherst lane, thanks to my truck spec skyline i was able to ride a little up on the curve and nicely get into the lane, felt like so much win not having to worry about farking up my bumper or say a front lip. Edited March 23, 2012 by starwarz Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/395602-stockish-universal-lip/#findComment-6287381 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blk94r33 Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 So u didnt want carbon fibre, plastic or fibreglass frnt bar on ur skyline? please tell me what u want to use. Rubber, as above. I didn't mean what the bar was made of, I meant the lip. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/395602-stockish-universal-lip/#findComment-6287584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSFOURDayz Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Often wondered about the Garden Edging stuff you get from Bunnings, coz i've used it for flares on my Patrol, whether people use it for front lips. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/395602-stockish-universal-lip/#findComment-6289415 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spunky Munky Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Don't use any of the stuff from Bunnings. Look weird! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/395602-stockish-universal-lip/#findComment-6289445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanaldo Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Ah ok. Does the job? I'm most likely going to paint the current mesh black. Do you have any trouble with that stuff stretching/tearing when you fit it or after driving? The mesh is good as it's tough enough to take a few rocks/big bugs without being damaged, but can be bent back into shape if a bird or something hits it. Does the job perfectly, doesn't stretch or tear and mine has been on for about a year. Has survived a few track days as well. I used to buy the Supercheap stuff and paint it black, but it doesn't work well. Paint lasts about a month. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/395602-stockish-universal-lip/#findComment-6294274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spunky Munky Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 If you want black mesh, I bought gutter guard from Bunnings for $2 or so, works a treat and looks stock. I wanted to put some good mesh on the intercooler section of my GTR and followed your advice and went to Bunnings to check out all the mesh available - and they all look like bird shit (no disrespect intended of course) but the one you got pictured is either way too thick or plastic soft...where the heck can I get some proper mesh?? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/395602-stockish-universal-lip/#findComment-6295957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmo90 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Where did your indicators go?? Don't ya need them on the front? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/395602-stockish-universal-lip/#findComment-6295973 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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