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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 03:53 PM
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Default How happy are you with your abs (RS1) lip kits?

hey, (and yes ive searched, and i havnt gotten any opionions just info) For the people who have the rs1 lip kit on there tcs, how happy are you wiht it? and how is the fitment and installation? thanks guys
Old Dec 15, 2006 | 04:00 PM
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Happy as can be!



Fitment...isnt THAT bad...install for te side skirt and rear is easy as hell just have to jack up and take off wheels

and the only hardpart was putting the front lip on with my bottom GRILL craft grill

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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 04:05 PM
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Did you have to tuck it under? or how did you do it?
Old Dec 15, 2006 | 06:28 PM
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if i have a stock grill, will the front lip be hard to put on?
also are the side skirts replacements or do they go over?
Old Dec 15, 2006 | 07:27 PM
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yeah the lip kit comes with i guess you can extensions into the bnottom of the grill(all three bottome ones) so it looks very flush and fit, so the problem with me was that i had to force it under a gap in the grillcraft which was extremely hard to do...i think with the stock grill u will be fine...and the side skirts go over the stockers
Old Dec 15, 2006 | 07:30 PM
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i cant wait for my lip kit :D (not RS1 just wnated to post my opinion lol)

if my sponsor wasnt comin out wiht one id be all over this lip kit! i think its beautiful!
Old Dec 19, 2006 | 10:20 AM
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I'm getting mine painted/installed next month and I also have the grillcraft grills so hopefully the shop I'm taking it to doesn't have any problems getting it to fit.
Old Dec 19, 2006 | 05:10 PM
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side skirt fitment was a little off for me, but made it work! I did the OEM front though.
Old Dec 20, 2006 | 12:23 AM
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my side skirts cracked...havent fixed em yet.
Old Dec 20, 2006 | 12:42 AM
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how much do u guys think it will cost to paint the rs1 front and side?
Old Dec 20, 2006 | 12:44 AM
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$100ish
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i was very happy with mine.. the fitment is pretty good, however there are some gaps, but nothing too noticeable.

also, the lip is very very very strong.. i hit a cement wall doing like 80 and nothing happened.. so i was very happy

also, if you have a black car, you dont necessarily have to paint it haha, i know i didnt:







Old Dec 20, 2006 | 01:52 AM
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^^ kit looks clean man, but is it just me or is there some kinda fitment issue on your hood? Looks like there is a a gap
Old Dec 20, 2006 | 01:54 AM
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i think it's you... i dont see anything weird with it.

that car is gone anyways :-P
Old Dec 20, 2006 | 01:55 AM
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looks like it to me too
Old Dec 20, 2006 | 01:57 AM
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i see it too.. look on the pic second from the bottom. It looks like there is a gap by the windshield
Old Dec 20, 2006 | 02:00 AM
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durka durrrrrr... i was looking at the front gap only. my bad

looks like hood spacers to me...
Old Dec 20, 2006 | 02:35 AM
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bingo.. its a hood "pop" honda guys do it all the time, basically helps with cooling of hte engine.

i put about six washers to raise it up and took the weather stripping off the back of hte hood.. not sure if it worked or not hto
Old Dec 20, 2006 | 03:20 AM
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how long is the wait on one of these kits?
Old Dec 20, 2006 | 03:26 AM
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shouldnt be any



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