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Old 12-28-09, 01:41 PM
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Question S5 Lowe's Lip
I've seen a lot of home made lips or chin spoilers for S4's so I thought I would have a go at one for my S5. What do you guys think?

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Old 12-28-09, 01:56 PM
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looks like a more durable S5 rubber lip. looks pretty clean man.
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looks clean wish my vert looked that good one day tho one day
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its cool but doesnt look aggressive..
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close-ups and DIY instructions please?
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Old 12-28-09, 06:46 PM
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+1 that looks great! Can't really complain for the price.
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Old 12-28-09, 08:03 PM
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I was all "oh no" at the title but that looks really clean and good. Very nice! I'm curious myself to see how you went about making this and getting it to look so OEM.
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Old 12-28-09, 08:33 PM
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I'll take some more pictures of it up close and the materials I used.
And I wasn't really going for anything too aggressive, just wanted to make something bigger than what it came with from the factory.
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Old 12-28-09, 09:11 PM
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Looks good! Need some closer pics and how it was made.
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Old 12-28-09, 11:32 PM
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^+1 dude it looks really nice. i might just do that this week if you get a chance to do a walk through.
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Old 12-29-09, 02:27 PM
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lol I was also expecting something horrible but you did a very good job on it.
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what exactly did you use for the lip????
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Old 12-29-09, 07:33 PM
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really dude, i've been waiting to find out what you used guy?
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lol yeah wtf way to leave us hanging dude.
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help your rotary brothers out!
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Pretty sure it's garage door sealer. The rubber used at the bottom. Subaru guys have been using it for lips for a while. Double sided tape IIRC.
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looks great! like the beefier version of the stock s5 lips
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Yeah it's basically just garage door sealer and double sided tape with some screws.
But as for strength, it holds up pretty well.
I drove at about 115-125 mph for about half an hour and it's still on there.
One of the corners started separating but mostly because I didn't put that much tape on it.
From far away it's hardly noticeable.
I got caught up working on my girl's car today but I'll post up a walk through tomorrow.
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Old 12-30-09, 06:54 PM
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hahahahahaha





I don't get the point, it looks nice and all but its almost the same size as stock..
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and what did you you use for yours? it doesn't seem to flow with the bumper like his does.
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Looks awesome. Can't wait for a write up.
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Old 12-30-09, 08:17 PM
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yeah, i want to know how you got it to follow the bumper lines under the grill and what not.
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Looks good. If you can't find an S5 TII lip it is a good economical alternative.
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Or you could just keep the stock black piece. Which looks the same.
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