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Old 04-17-2010, 02:09 PM
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Damaged OEM front lip, what are my options?

I have an OEM lip (non appearance package) and it's pretty much cracked off from the front grill, and also a piece of my wheel well on the passenger side was ripped off.

I'm looking at my options and no matter what I need to replace the grill and the wheel well piece right? The lip I can go OEM or I can go aftermarket...

Am I correct in saying that or are there more pieces I need?

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Old 04-17-2010, 02:32 PM
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Pic of the damage would help.
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So here's some pics:













Old 04-19-2010, 06:03 PM
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That damage isn't so bad. Really, I would just live with it. Try inserting some powder coated meshing in lower air damn and it will look fine.
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Can't really tell where the crack is? Try removing the bumper and see if you can rig some inconspicuous zipties. And take the wheel off and see if you can shove the liner back inside the fender
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There's a chunk of plastic missing under the wheel well, which you can see in the 3rd pic.
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maybe getting a appearance package would help too since the app. lip would replace that plastic piece
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^^^ +1
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I don't see anything wrong other then the liner popped out. Get a oem apperance pakg.
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Really not much damage except the big piece missing from wheel well, I had that same thing (4th pic) since i changed my kit 2 times, for some unknown reason it just doesn't fit on one side for me.

I think you should get a kit though coz I see some damage on your cooler fins already.
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i was thinking of the burnout (shineautoproject) front lip and just replacing the broken stuff...

by any chance, anyone know the pieces i need to fix the wheel well?

and to confirm, the front lip is connected to the front grill above right? so if that's snapped and hanging, that means the grill is broken too right?
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