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Old May 24, 2005 | 09:22 PM
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(got me a ) junkyard lip

Snagged this off a late-80's 626 - fits pretty good, and looks like it was meant for the RX-7!! I mean, most of the mount holes line right up! $15 bucks well spent, I think. Other possible donors I've seen are Honda Accord EXR's, 1st gen MR2's, some 240sx's. Happy hunting!

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Old May 24, 2005 | 09:27 PM
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nice...any pic of the lip on your car???
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Old May 24, 2005 | 09:34 PM
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pic attached!
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Old May 24, 2005 | 09:37 PM
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Looks kinda like a stock Sport lip.
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Old May 24, 2005 | 09:46 PM
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That looks pretty nice. 15 bucks for a front lip, can't complain
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Old May 24, 2005 | 09:47 PM
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Is that the two piece where it splits down the middle?

I have a pair I yanked at the u-pull and it looks like it should work pretty good.
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Old May 24, 2005 | 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by slvr7
Snagged this off a late-80's 626 - fits pretty good, and looks like it was meant for the RX-7!! I mean, most of the mount holes line right up! $15 bucks well spent, I think. Other possible donors I've seen are Honda Accord EXR's, 1st gen MR2's, some 240sx's. Happy hunting!

Curtis, you are a very resourceful owner, I thought you might like to see a pic of the light lenses you sold me over the winter. I'll be hunting the wreckers for your latest innovation.
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Old May 24, 2005 | 11:13 PM
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I would have never known that was from a 626. Cool Find.
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Old May 25, 2005 | 03:06 AM
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hehe great find, I love junk yards. I just picked up a front bumper with all the plastics for $200 and a hood for $100
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Old May 25, 2005 | 03:52 AM
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Diggin' the donor lip. I have a donor lip myself... lol.
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Old May 25, 2005 | 04:23 AM
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thats a sweet lip for $15, good find!
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Old May 25, 2005 | 06:52 AM
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you can also go to home depot and in the garden department get the black trimming used to line you flower bed and cut that to any width for a lip that hangs down a little or alot like a nascar lip. Someone around here has it and i thought it looked cool.
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Old May 25, 2005 | 06:59 AM
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Yeah, I've heard of a few people doing that

Heard of that w/ sideskirts too LOL
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Old May 25, 2005 | 07:58 AM
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Years ago I did the lawn edging on the front of my car. I used some old car tags behind it for better structural support. One on either side and two in the middle. The car tags were strong enough to keep its shape at speed but would bend if you curbed it. Looked ok but that car is gone now.
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Old May 25, 2005 | 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Lawyer's Spirit
Curtis, you are a very resourceful owner, I thought you might like to see a pic of the light lenses you sold me over the winter. I'll be hunting the wreckers for your latest innovation.
where arre those clear lenses from?, or off of?...
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Old May 26, 2005 | 12:27 AM
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that lip looks great, awesome find! and what are those turnsignal covers off of?
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Old May 26, 2005 | 12:59 AM
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nice find .. i think theres 2 older 626's in my local pull it..
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Old May 26, 2005 | 06:55 AM
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yep....those lens looks very nice....and the lip looks good too (for $15)..now what about the s5 bumper....that lip wont fit...
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Old May 27, 2005 | 09:59 PM
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you can make your own clear signal covers super easy for like $10! go to your local hardward/lighting store and purchase a piece of replacement plastic for some recessed flouresent lights (like they use in most public places i.e. schools) the sheet is like 3ft by 4ft. remove your stock lens covers and trace them out on the plastic. cut them carefully with a fine toothed saw (i.e. band saw or bodysaw with fine toothed blade) leave a small amount of extra around the actual size you need as it may chip a bit when cutting. then sand down to the exact size that is need (be cautious with the front bumper lenses as they are curved to a small extent) when sanding use a fine grit paper or grinding stone. use a small bead of clear silicone to seal them from the elements when installing and taadaa clear lens on the cheap. oh yeah you may want to be sure to replace each bulb with the appropriately colored bulb as most stock ones are just clear and most law enforcement agencys frown on the clear bulb thing.
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Old May 28, 2005 | 02:22 AM
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that lip does look nice. Im gonna go to the junkyard tomorrow & see if I can find a 626.
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Old May 28, 2005 | 09:43 AM
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Look at the early 90-ish Proteges too. That's the one I got my lip off of and it looks exactly the same. I love the u-pull yard. I now have a bin of Mazda logos as well.
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Old May 28, 2005 | 09:24 PM
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looks pretty good.

although anyone considering attaching a piece of home depot lawn edging to the front of their car should be kicked in the face.
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Old May 28, 2005 | 10:10 PM
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I posted the home brew garden lip. It's not holding up too well these days lol. I need to redo it. Or find a 626.
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Old May 29, 2005 | 12:02 PM
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although anyone considering attaching a piece of home depot lawn edging to the front of their car should be kicked in the face.
you can say that again lol
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Old May 29, 2005 | 01:52 PM
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from what?

Originally Posted by eriksseven
Diggin' the donor lip. I have a donor lip myself... lol.


some 240s have pretty big lips... will it fit ya think?
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