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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 05:31 PM
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626 lip to S4 RX-7 lip writeup (56k noo)

Sorry if I **** off everyone else with the 626 lip, but today I put the 626 lip on my car, and it was easy as hell. Other people have said it seems like it was meant for the car, and theyre right. I had to cut two places and just screw 4 bolts through the plastic, other than that it fit great.
Heres how:
Step 1: Go to your salvage yard and find an older 626, late 80's/ early 90's, mine came off of a 91. I got it for $15.75.

Step 2: Grab your tools, I needed a 1/4 drive screwdriver, a 1/4 drive 8mm socket, a 1/4 dirve 10 mmm socket, 10mm wrench, and a carpet knife. Now, look at your old lip then jack the car up. After that, set the new one under and do a mockup for fun.



Step 3: Unbolt the old stock lip, and save the bolts! After that, center the new lip, and start mounting one side, you will need to cut once in each corner to clear a bolt(youll see in the following side pics). After that, line up the holes, with the middle of the 2 piece lip in the center, start bolting it on to your liking. then once you've got both side up, attach the middle together. I used a large washer and a spare 10mm bolt and 10mm nut. I pushed it through the holes in the lip and then set the wahser on top of the bumper hole and bolted it together.
Then you're done.





Optional step 4: Armorall the bitch and take the car out for a test drive!

Hope thats easy enough!
It took me about 30-45 minutes to put it on.

And yes, the car is 3 different colors, and yes, it's getting painted VERY soon.

-Ian
Attached Thumbnails 626 lip to S4 RX-7 lip writeup-step-1.jpg   626 lip to S4 RX-7 lip writeup-mockup.jpg   626 lip to S4 RX-7 lip writeup-100_0442.jpg   626 lip to S4 RX-7 lip writeup-done.jpg   626 lip to S4 RX-7 lip writeup-left-side.jpg  


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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 05:33 PM
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more pics

Bets thing to see behind you:


A Joke:
Attached Thumbnails 626 lip to S4 RX-7 lip writeup-finalproduct.jpg   626 lip to S4 RX-7 lip writeup-right-side.jpg   626 lip to S4 RX-7 lip writeup-behind.jpg   626 lip to S4 RX-7 lip writeup-drift.jpg  

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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 06:19 PM
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how flexible is it? something is pushing my bumper forward so the front bumper lines arent the same.
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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 06:27 PM
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It's plastic, but it's pretty flexible. My bumper and fender dont line up very well on the driverside of my car, it' bent aroudn it okay. I'd try it, for $15 I don't knwo what looks better.
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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 06:29 PM
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lol nice photochop drift.

Mines better though.

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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Digi7ech
lol nice photochop drift.

Mines better though.

Haha, yours is better, but mine has 2 RX-7's. We parked the cars like that on the hill for the hell of it, and then We photchopped it today, when we were bored.
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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 07:15 PM
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wow man, the lip looks GREAT!
thanks for posting the info and pics, very cool.
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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by owen is fat
wow man, the lip looks GREAT!
thanks for posting the info and pics, very cool.

If you deicide to do it and have any questions, just PM me.

Thanks for the compliment,
-Ian
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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 07:44 PM
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I like your license plate in the last pic good idea though, cool visual mod. You should also paint your car one color, lol.
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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by hondahater
I like your license plate in the last pic good idea though, cool visual mod. You should also paint your car one color, lol.
I did all the other ones, then forgot the last one. Whos gonna steall my plate that cant do it in a a parkinlot anyway?
haha,
and I said, the cars getting painted soon
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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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Could you get a better pic of the front in the light please..

From what I can see it looks good.
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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 09:25 PM
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yeah, the crappy final pictures make it impossible to see what it really looks like.

Perhaps a better picture in daylight, and one showing how it ends at the fender/wheel opening.
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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 11:06 PM
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Looks good.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 03:35 AM
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Pics don't really show how the lip comes short of meeting the fenders wheelwells.

If you cut the sides of the lip and make it gradually thin out I figured it might look good.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 03:51 AM
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very nice. now if only...
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 05:56 AM
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Hi, the front lip I used was off a Honda CRX (was a shame to mix brands, but couldn't find suitable 626 one). It angles out from the bumper at about 45degrees so hopefully scoops up a little air.

Same method to install thou'.

Well done

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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 06:19 AM
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Here the front shot of my CRX lip
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 08:02 AM
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Nice job Ian i didn't know you were going to make a write up about it! I'm picking up my konig toxxins saturday maybe i'll swing by
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Originally Posted by 7HVEN
Here the front shot of my CRX lip
Only about 2 inches too short to even make it to the wheel well???
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 01:48 PM
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looks good if only it went all the way to the wheel well.
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hey thats what black construction paper is for
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haha very crafty lol.
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 08:59 AM
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I now bring this thread back from the dead!

Um, do these have any tangible effect on the aerodynamics of the car or handle front lift any?

Or would it have to be much bigger...
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Heres some old, but new pics. All dont have that great of lighting. I saw that someone posted about the 626 lip, so im bumping it back up.

And yes, the one with the busted front end is the most recent.
Attached Thumbnails 626 lip to S4 RX-7 lip writeup-100_1234.jpg   626 lip to S4 RX-7 lip writeup-100_0893.jpg   626 lip to S4 RX-7 lip writeup-100_0886.jpg  
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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 11:24 PM
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For $15, that can't be beat IMO. If you want to man up though, the S13 lip is the way to go...



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