X-Type ( X400 ) 2001 - 2009
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

lip kit?

  #1  
Old 01-27-2011, 12:00 AM
ghettomike's Avatar
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: canada
Posts: 327
Received 8 Likes on 8 Posts
Default lip kit?

ive seen a few guys on here with a front bumper lip... where can i get 1 and who makes them?
 
  #2  
Old 01-27-2011, 07:58 AM
tzhyang's Avatar
Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Buffalo, NY
Posts: 81
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
  #3  
Old 01-27-2011, 12:22 PM
ghettomike's Avatar
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: canada
Posts: 327
Received 8 Likes on 8 Posts
Default

yup, thats it... wow i didnt think it would be nearly that much $
 
  #4  
Old 01-27-2011, 12:34 PM
exexpat's Avatar
Veteran Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Mukilteo, WA
Posts: 1,251
Received 115 Likes on 83 Posts
Default

Front apron for $285 isn't bad. You don't need the other pieces.
 
  #5  
Old 01-27-2011, 12:41 PM
ghettomike's Avatar
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: canada
Posts: 327
Received 8 Likes on 8 Posts
Default

thats not bad if it comes painted..i thought it would be like $150-200 for just the front section, and figured unpainted. dont really want the rest of it

its probably going to sit on the list of things to work towards(its not even my car lol), i just ordered the tint overlays for the sidemarkers... i dont like using nightshades, i think it looks cheap, and i want them to still be legal otherwise i would just pull the bulbs and paint them to match how you did, that looks amazing ...well your whole car looks amazing.
 
  #6  
Old 01-28-2011, 05:55 AM
tzhyang's Avatar
Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Buffalo, NY
Posts: 81
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

Originally Posted by exexpat
Front apron for $285 isn't bad. You don't need the other pieces.
isn't it going to look weird if you just put the front apron? I was considering buying the the front apron with the side skirt the other day, and afraid its gonna look weird.
 
  #7  
Old 01-28-2011, 03:48 PM
exexpat's Avatar
Veteran Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Mukilteo, WA
Posts: 1,251
Received 115 Likes on 83 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by tzhyang
isn't it going to look weird if you just put the front apron? I was considering buying the the front apron with the side skirt the other day, and afraid its gonna look weird.
Looks terrible.
 
  #8  
Old 01-28-2011, 04:49 PM
Jaggyx's Avatar
Veteran Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 1,801
Received 301 Likes on 173 Posts
Default

^strange
 
  #9  
Old 01-28-2011, 05:53 PM
JagXType620's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 229
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Default

Jeremy, you do have the rear bumper kit correct? Just not the side skirts?

EDIT: Damn it where Is the delete post button? LOL Just noticed how stupid my above question was when I just walked outside to my car and realized the obvious...
 

Last edited by JagXType620; 01-28-2011 at 05:56 PM.
  #10  
Old 01-29-2011, 08:40 PM
C5pilot's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: SE Pennsylvania
Posts: 214
Received 23 Likes on 21 Posts
Default

When I bought my 05 sport it was missing the front apron. The dealer ordered one for me that came unfinished, needs filling, sanding, and paint. I thought about why it was missing to begin with and figured our streets would destroy it anyway. I never installed it. They look great but hard to protect.
 
  #11  
Old 01-30-2011, 08:19 PM
ghettomike's Avatar
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: canada
Posts: 327
Received 8 Likes on 8 Posts
Default

really liking the look of this lip ojn the front.
i also found upper and lower mesh grills on ebay and the guy is actually local(well kinda..hes where i useto live bout a hour away) so im going to check them out in person to see what the quality is like... im sure its aftermarket.
 
  #12  
Old 01-31-2011, 12:45 PM
sidewalkman's Avatar
Veteran Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Langley, BC
Posts: 1,010
Received 55 Likes on 50 Posts
Default

Mina has a complete body kit for the Estates. I would consider it if this summer I wasn't going to lower the car another inch or so. With the kit I would be scraping on speed bumps I think. I think the snow out here on the rare occasion we get it would do in a lip too.
 
  #13  
Old 01-31-2011, 05:32 PM
exexpat's Avatar
Veteran Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Mukilteo, WA
Posts: 1,251
Received 115 Likes on 83 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by sidewalkman
Mina has a complete body kit for the Estates. I would consider it if this summer I wasn't going to lower the car another inch or so. With the kit I would be scraping on speed bumps I think. I think the snow out here on the rare occasion we get it would do in a lip too.
Coward It's still a 4x4 in my (modified) opinion with H&R springs. You only need to pay attention to parking curbs and that is about it - hills and driveways are fine - with extremely few exceptions. I've been to Vancouver and one could argue the lowered car dangers are fewer than here in Washington.
 
  #14  
Old 01-31-2011, 07:03 PM
Disco stu55's Avatar
Veteran Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Red Deer
Posts: 1,369
Received 18 Likes on 12 Posts
Default

i would love to have a lip....if we didnt get 50 cm of snow in a week up here in canada. Im sure mohrd can relate
 
  #15  
Old 02-01-2011, 01:08 PM
sidewalkman's Avatar
Veteran Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Langley, BC
Posts: 1,010
Received 55 Likes on 50 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by exexpat
Coward It's still a 4x4 in my (modified) opinion with H&R springs. You only need to pay attention to parking curbs and that is about it - hills and driveways are fine - with extremely few exceptions. I've been to Vancouver and one could argue the lowered car dangers are fewer than here in Washington.
I still have nightmares of my TR7, it was completely slammed, and dragged on everything driveways would scrape the end of my pipes, speedbumps was a drag front to rear.

But every X compared to yours looks like a truck running 35s
 
  #16  
Old 02-01-2011, 02:23 PM
j_bond's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Omaha Nebraska
Posts: 273
Received 17 Likes on 15 Posts
Default

years of owning 2 different x-types with full bodykits, and lowered suspension, living downtown, and have never ripped off my front lip. plenty of distance above the road even when lowered. even had my coilover kit on my 2002 X lowered to the lowest setting and was fine. there are places that it is OBVIOUS you might need to be careful, but part of owning a modified car is that paying attention is a full time job....
 
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Swagguar
XJ XJ8 / XJR ( X308 )
11
08-11-2019 04:50 PM
kthrash
XJS ( X27 )
1
02-25-2019 10:20 AM
Johncy2000
XJ ( X351 )
4
10-02-2015 01:05 AM
pnwrs2000
XJ6 & XJ12 Series I, II & III
6
09-30-2015 01:56 PM
SD96XJ6L
XJ XJ6 / XJR6 ( X300 )
2
09-25-2015 10:53 PM

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 

Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Quick Reply: lip kit?



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:02 PM.