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#1 FR34KO

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Posted 15 June 2011 - 02:18 PM

Hey guys, ive been searching around now for a front lip for my GEN3; as some of you would be aware.

Recently made some progress in the manner of options during my late night browsing hahah..


SO, found some USDM models with Honda Integra lips that fit.
(Some of you may already have heard of this?)

My mate across the road has an integra so we're gonna go to a jap body place eventually to check it out.....

Here's what im interested in and would like anyone's opinion both on look and fitment.

Two styles of the integra lips fit so far as i know
Standard Type-R lip and The Mugen Type-R lip


Theres a guy in the US with a lib wagon whose tried both:

Standard TypeR:
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Mugen:
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I think the Type-R looks much better..

Here's some more pics of the typeR:

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In my opinion colour coded looks best;
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But i love this Leggy here, same or similar colour as mine and the black matches so we'll see :)
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On a SIDENOTE: I absolutley Looooove how the inside of the Lights are painted Silver....please anyone direct me how to do this?


Mugen:
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Now in regards to whether the lip WILL fit;

These bumpers are very similar to mine (even have almost the same shaped fogs(but thats not important)), but importantly, the line of the bumper looks very much the same, it curves up as it goes towards the centre; as seen in these pics:

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Comparing to my lib's bumper:
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As for ground clearance:
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And here is one small fitment issue:
Gaps can be seen towards the outside between the lip and the bar, but that could be fixed easily
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Secondly (thirldy, forthly?), in order FOR these to fit they need a bit of encouragement via the use of a heat gun and i think i tiny portion needs to be cut..not a problem.




Please do reply here
and i hope this is helpful to anyone looking around for options :)

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Posted 15 June 2011 - 02:36 PM

Prefer the sti style one better from ULTREX.
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 02:39 PM

Prefer the sti style one better from ULTREX.


Or eBay...

Much cleaner look but hes worried the STI style wont fit...

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Posted 15 June 2011 - 02:45 PM

Take your chances with an eBay lip ;)

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Posted 15 June 2011 - 03:05 PM

That champagne one with the aftermarket front bar 5th car down with the black bonnet looks awesome minus the **** wheels.

I still think the Blitzen front bar is the best made for Gen 3s.

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Posted 15 June 2011 - 03:05 PM

Why would someone put an S401 badge on that last POS...next to a batman badge :dash2:

Sorry to say but I'm with everyone else, the sti copy one's look a billion more betterers.

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Posted 15 June 2011 - 04:03 PM

That champagne one with the aftermarket front bar 5th car down with the black bonnet looks awesome minus the **** wheels.

I still think the Blitzen front bar is the best made for Gen 3s.

Cheers,
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But its so.........ugly?
I think the early gen3 blitzen kit is horrid lol,(without the foggies) wtf were they thinking?

Why would someone put an S401 badge on that last POS...next to a batman badge :dash2:

Sorry to say but I'm with everyone else, the sti copy one's look a billion more betterers.

im in the sti lip crew too ;) they are the shizzle!!

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Posted 15 June 2011 - 04:15 PM

But its so.........ugly?
I think the early gen3 blitzen kit is horrid lol,(without the foggies) wtf were they thinking?


im in the sti lip crew too ;) they are the shizzle!!


Its so ugly its....wait for it.......LEGENDARY.

But seriously, the Gen 3 Blitzen kits look the **** on wagons.

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Posted 15 June 2011 - 04:28 PM

..just on a side note. The dog in the window in the s401 photo is slightly hilarious
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 04:41 PM

But its so.........ugly?
I think the early gen3 blitzen kit is horrid lol,(without the foggies) wtf were they thinking?

im in the sti lip crew too ;) they are the shizzle!!


haha yeah I totally agree, those blitzen bars are pretty harsh on the eyes. Must be an acquired taste :P

Wangon Special make (imo) the best looking kits for Gen 3. Works_Bell / Hippo_Sleek also make some pretty cool ones

oh and +1 more for the STI lip over those other ones

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Posted 15 June 2011 - 04:51 PM

Also those lights arent painted silver, they are USDM lights

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Posted 15 June 2011 - 05:01 PM

I don't really like either... have you lowered the front? Would look better with less guard room to be honest. I don't think it will need a lip then... But each to their own.

There is a thin lip I have seen on the B4 bumper that looks good. I think Walts has it.

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Posted 15 June 2011 - 05:12 PM

There is a thin lip I have seen on the B4 bumper that looks good. I think Walts has it.


An STI lip like this?

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Posted 15 June 2011 - 05:27 PM

Its so ugly its....wait for it.......LEGENDARY.

But seriously, the Gen 3 Blitzen kits look the **** on wagons.

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Meh? Its just so big,flat and bland though lol
the rx bar looks better......the s401 bar is one of the nicest oem gen3 bars IMO ;)

haha yeah I totally agree, those blitzen bars are pretty harsh on the eyes. Must be an acquired taste :P

must be mate,im glad i never acquired it lol
the rear is nearly acceptable...aslong as its not on my car

An STI lip like this?

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Posted 15 June 2011 - 05:43 PM

must be mate,im glad i never acquired it lol
the rear is nearly acceptable...aslong as its not on my car


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Posted 15 June 2011 - 05:58 PM

Hey dude,

I've inquired too, SL-I forums are full of USDM libs, but the lips sadly won't match your bumper. Like I said, I found my only options were to either A) Take a risk, find something that no one else has done yet, and hope that it fits.. or B) Buy an RSK bar from Japan, that comes with the front lip.

But if you don't do do that, our bars looks pretty schmick when lowered, I know they dont have such an aggresive look, but still its streamline.

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Posted 15 June 2011 - 06:48 PM

Meh? Its just so big,flat and bland though lol


Lol, righto, well i raise you this!

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Posted 15 June 2011 - 06:54 PM

Lol, righto, well i raise you this!

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It full of win on the wagon, but I don't think it suits sedans.

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Posted 15 June 2011 - 07:00 PM

Hi,

The lip looks great on the red beast at the top.

Nice one.

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Posted 15 June 2011 - 07:15 PM

Bin the Howndaa lip idea. Looks ****. Even on those filthy yank front bars.

Go the RS-K bar, Oztemp's looks nice with that on it. It will probably be cheaper in the long run, rather than wasting your money on a lip from fark-knows-where which will be snapped in transit by some redneck truckie anyway.

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