Hey everyone that has APT/VRD fogs w/ the lipkit that didnt cut ur lip.. I need your help ..how the heck did you get them in?? forced them ?? what tools did you use ??., I got one side of the light in but I need help with the other.. please help i dont wanna have wasted $100 cause I really like em.. I need help ASAP I wanna install them tomorrow[/b]

 

As far as I know you HAVE to cut the lip in order to make them fit

 

no ppl have posted that havent cut the lip that squeezed them in

 

for the OEM kit? hmm..never heard of that, I know with other lip kits you don't have to cut anything. Maybe check the other VRD threads

 

id just recommend trimming.
if you force it in, then its likely gonna be under stress, meaning if you hit a large bump or something, theres a greater chance that the fogs will pop out.

 

I've heard of some people bending the clip and forcing them in. I would cut it. It's not very difficult, and it will save you a load of trouble in the long run.

 

i had no problem installing my fogs with the RS1 lip. but i have heard people had to cut the OEM GFX kit to make the fogs fit.

 

yeah rs 1 kit doesn't affect anything at all

 

Use a large flat tip screwdriver and pry on the clip to pull it over the lip on the bumper. Be careful not to bend the clip too much. I have done this on both of my tc and it has worked good.

 

b52hdunn .. pry on which end of the clip.. the kind with the funny end or the end attached to the metal clip in thing ?? and pry which way?? like i said i had the one side of the light in but the other iz a pita.. i tried to tape the clip thing down but to no avail

 

Kind of hard to explain. You want to put the screwdriver on the clip in between the u-shape bend then pull towards you(away from the fog light.) You will end up pulling the clip towards you and up and over the plastic lip of the bumper. May help to have someone push the foglight in from the outside as you are doing this. Hope this helps.

 

i got the u shaped bend in no problem... its the other side thats the issue. it the side if ur looking at the back of the light is the on the left.. (the big clip ) it wont fold down so i can slide the rest of theligh back into the slot...

 

Yea thats the part where you have to force the clip up and over the plastic clip.

 

ok.. im going to try this again today I got help today so hopefully success..

 

check this link

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...stall&&start=0

 

I tried today .. and i got one light in sorta.. lol it wouldnt push back all the way.. didnt wanna cut the lip but I guess I have to.. the other light is a _____ lol the big clip pops out too easy.. i guess i'll loctite it

 

whoa loctite? will that even work in that situation?I thought that stuff only worked on bolts and screws?

either way..if thats your solution just to trim the lip. I can't see a reason not to.

If you're, for whatever reason, concerned about resail value just part out the lip and sell it on the forums as a lip precut for VRD fogs.

Trying to glue the crap out of the fog onto the car might become more trouble than its really worth

 

no I was going to loctite the big clip that it wont stay in that well..i guess i do need to cut the lip cause I got the light clipped in on one side but it wont push back I think if I just trim the lip a little or get a shop to do so maybe it will work ..

 

To fix the clip you can bend the little tab of metal more so the clip will stay on the light. I had to do that on one clip and if you need a larger groove just cut a deeper cut into the light itself with a dremel.

 

b52 can u give me a pic of ur vrd's ?? mine had a big gap on the side and top