ABS Mugen replica lip.

[95CTR]

Hey i was just wondering if anyone has one or bought one through CC and has pictures of how well they fit. i love the idea of buying a plastic one rather then carbon or other, especially sense they are actually affordable.

so if ya'll don't mind, if you have a Mugen, lip that is a replica or plastic, let see the pics of it.

 

[00_Civic_Si]

I do have a rep Mugen lip, but wasn't bought off of ClubCivic..

 

[95CTR]

yeah it doesnt HAVE to be a CC bought one i just figured if anyone has bought one off here for the EG id like to see how well it fits

 

[2slo4u]

im pretty sure fitment is going to vary..people say the fitment of lips from ebay is bad but i've bought lips off ebay in the past and the fitment was great

 

[TigBitties]

i recommend urethane, not abs. will last a lot longer for you

 

[FerioEk247]

i recommend urethane, not abs. will last a lot longer for you

+1 abs tends to crack if hit hard enough, urethane is best since its flexible and dont crack.

 

[2slo4u]

+1 abs tends to crack if hit hard enough, urethane is best since its flexible and dont crack.

downside to urethane is that it has worst fitment than abs..abs wont change its shape like urethane. urethane lips tend to hug the bumper too tight exposing the tires when looking head on

 

[TigBitties]

hmm i didnt have that problem. mine fit pretty well. ive found that abs fit worse it seems

 

[crash!]

ABS blows. Urethane is where it's at. But it sucks if it gets bent in shipping, but atleast it's flexible and will move to where you want it to (for the most part).

 

[JohnS.]

i recommend urethane, not abs. will last a lot longer for you

+1 abs tends to crack if hit hard enough, urethane is best since its flexible and dont crack.

downside to urethane is that it has worst fitment than abs..abs wont change its shape like urethane. urethane lips tend to hug the bumper too tight exposing the tires when looking head on

ABS blows. Urethane is where it's at. But it sucks if it gets bent in shipping, but atleast it's flexible and will move to where you want it to (for the most part).

All this.

I bought a urethane mugen off eBay. It was a TOUCH too short and one end doesn't slide fully over onto the end of the bumper. But not enough that it would bother me enough to make it fit better.

This is how I got my lip: (About 15 minutes later with a hair dryer and it was straight and I had the kinks worked out).

 

[crash!]

^^ I would be livid if my lip came like that. Mine was a liiiiitle bent but definitely not that bad.

 

[treeafodo]

I've seen some come off eBay folded in half. The ad actually says just to leave it in a warm garage or use a hair dryer/heat gun.

 

[DeathLens]

ABS will crack and polyurethane can take more beating.
ABS has better fitment and PU will look wavy and sag sometimes.

I've had both. I would choose ABS. Just gotta be more careful.

Pics of some ABS

When I had ABS

When I had some other type. It's not abs or PU. The guy told me this was some hard plastic that can take more beating and not bend. Fitment was good

 

[95CTR]

I'm pretty good about not hitting anything so that's why I'm okay with ABS, but polyurthene will stretch a little to help out if fitment isn't quit spot on. I'll try ABS an see what happens lol.

Anyone got pics of the Mugen style lip on the EG?

Johns: what springs are you running with your illumina's?

 

[JohnS.]

^^ I would be livid if my lip came like that. Mine was a liiiiitle bent but definitely not that bad.

I was in shock when I opened the box. I was like, "uhhh what the hell is this????". Then I did some digging and ended up with a hair dryer in my hand and I was happy after I straightened it out.

ABS will crack and polyurethane can take more beating.
ABS has better fitment and PU will look wavy and sag sometimes.

I've had both. I would choose ABS. Just gotta be more careful.

My PU has never looked wavy. With a heat gun or hair dryer, you have to get it pretty warm and use a good amount of force to work creases out.

 

[95CTR]

All this.

I bought a urethane mugen off eBay. It was a TOUCH too short and one end doesn't slide fully over onto the end of the bumper. But not enough that it would bother me enough to make it fit better.

This is how I got my lip: (About 15 minutes later with a hair dryer and it was straight and I had the kinks worked out).

What springs are th running with the Illumina's?

 

[JohnS.]

Eibach Sportlines. For a daily, it's okay. But for the handling I want, it sucks a lot haha. Ideally, if I could afford it, I'd like to upgrade to koni/gc's and go with a 500F/600R spring rate setup. Possibly a little higher.

 

[95CTR]

Eibach Sportlines. For a daily, it's okay. But for the handling I want, it sucks a lot haha. Ideally, if I could afford it, I'd like to upgrade to koni/gc's and go with a 500F/600R spring rate setup. Possibly a little higher.

Yeah but you can't lower it much with the KONIs cause it exceeds the shocks drop limit. Thats what kept me from getting those.

I drive like everythings a road course so I want something stiff but I still want a little give because roads around here are almost rally spec with their poor patch jobs and plenty of loose sand and pea gravel.