Notices
Scion tC 1G Aero & Exterior Aero parts and exterior dress items...

My Lip kit came off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 07:20 PM
  #1  
kdog_1981's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Scikotics
SL Member
 
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,870
From: Rochester, New York
Default My Lip kit came off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well we got some serious rain today and floods everywhere. Made like 5 u turns to try to find the best way home. I finally was doing good and then bam hit a huge puddle and my lip kit came right off sooo ____ed! well went and looked at it after stepping in a small lake... it got ripped off in 2 pieces and cracked....so i just launched it...now what shall i do....
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 07:24 PM
  #2  
Neothin's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member

Scikotics
SL Member
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 7,514
From: Orlando, FL (UCF)
Default

oem or an aftermarket kit?
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 07:32 PM
  #3  
kdog_1981's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Scikotics
SL Member
 
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,870
From: Rochester, New York
Default

same as yours the rs1
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 07:33 PM
  #4  
matt's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 574
From: Gardena, CA
Default

yeah i hit 2 large dips goin about 60 tryin to beat the light... i got some air and my bumper has a fat scrape, as well as my exhaust got flattened. if i had a body kit, it wouldve been gone for sure. no worries, just get it fixed later. it doesnt bother u if u dont think about it
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 07:34 PM
  #5  
Neothin's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member

Scikotics
SL Member
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 7,514
From: Orlando, FL (UCF)
Default

damn dude, that blows

hey, at least now you can get a new one that isnt scratched up and stuff
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 07:41 PM
  #6  
draxcaliber's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 11,141
From: Maryland
Default

do you want an obvious answer, a mean answer, a sarcastic answer?

obvious: get a new front lip
mean: tear off the remaining lip pieces and throw away since they are useless vain pieces of garbage that just add unneccessary weight to your ride.
sarcastic: replace front lip with a cow catcher

do you really need the collective minds of scion life to formulate a solution for you?

lol, i'm just kidding, it really sucks when something minor happens to your tc like that. i was driving down the interstate monday morning through fog and rain, and i ran over a box that messed up my oem fog lights. i'm taking it to a body shop monday to see if i need a new front bumper, grill, or maybe they can just fabricate somthing to hold it back in place.

how fast did you hit that puddle anyway to take off your front lip like that anyway?
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 07:46 PM
  #7  
kdog_1981's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Scikotics
SL Member
 
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,870
From: Rochester, New York
Default

well time for a full body kit now
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 07:47 PM
  #8  
kdog_1981's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Scikotics
SL Member
 
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,870
From: Rochester, New York
Default

going like 10-15mph was an apartment complex street
Old Nov 17, 2006 | 01:14 AM
  #9  
Zebman's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 1,616
From: West Virginia, US
Default

Originally Posted by kdog_1981
going like 10-15mph was an apartment complex street


How deep was this puddle?
Old Nov 17, 2006 | 01:25 AM
  #10  
jjos1's Avatar
Banned
SL Member
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,605
Default

Who installed it ?
Old Nov 17, 2006 | 03:30 AM
  #11  
kdog_1981's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Scikotics
SL Member
 
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,870
From: Rochester, New York
Default

puddle was about 5-6 inches deep.

I installed it
Old Nov 17, 2006 | 03:35 AM
  #12  
ryukenden's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 969
From: GUM
Default

had that happen to someone who lives by me awhile ago. Think he still drives around without a lip! Sucks, his car was modded out!
Old Nov 17, 2006 | 03:57 AM
  #13  
draxcaliber's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 11,141
From: Maryland
Default

one of the reasons i choose not to the lip kit was i knew that i would bottem out or hit it on a curb and ruin it, losing it in a puddle is now on there. besides, body kits look better.
Old Nov 17, 2006 | 03:59 AM
  #14  
Skatewerks6's Avatar
Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 73
From: Bergen County, NJ
Default

that sucks man.
Old Nov 18, 2006 | 05:03 AM
  #15  
kdog_1981's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Scikotics
SL Member
 
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,870
From: Rochester, New York
Default

i know!!!
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
viciouzgamer
Scion tC 2G Owners Lounge
15
Mar 27, 2015 12:16 AM
SuperXero
PPC: Exterior / Styling
0
Jan 19, 2015 03:48 PM
TheTripleC
PPC: Vehicles
1
Jan 4, 2015 06:46 PM
minter66
PPC: Vehicles
0
Dec 15, 2014 01:45 PM
Quick
Scion xB 1st-Gen Aero & Exterior
14
Oct 6, 2003 05:13 PM




All times are GMT. The time now is 05:20 PM.