Sideskirts and rear? Or just the front lip?

 

grrr. ive been wanting that lip so bad. i got prices and everything but then i needed the money for somethin else. im jealous. but congrats. hopefully ill be the 2nd person in the states with it!!!

 

^ too late.. lol

 

Did not get to install it yesterday as I had hoped. But we are not going out of town as expected today which means I should have plenty of time today

 

Looks nice . And you cant beat overnight parts from japan.

 

I have never purchased CF parts so not sure what to expect to see light coming though so easily. I'm sure if I painted the inside of the lip with black paint you would not be able to tell. But I do not want to install a part that is not very strong. The pics below are from right, center and left sides of the lip.

What do you guys think? Is this normal?

 

it's normal. Resin is clear and the majority of the weight is resin. You'll usually see a filler material used in between layers of CF (honey comb, fiberglass, etc) but for something like this that is basically a "cover" I doubt it's needed.

 

its normal. you can paint it black on the back if it bothers you too much. you wont be able to tell from the front anyways.

 

Awesome. Thanks guys!

 

Cant wait to see this on the car, was considerring buying this for mine, im curious about the clearance afterwards, especially since ill have stechs

 

I have tein flex coliovers so the drop should be similar to your stechs

 

i wanted tein coils but i had to settle for a drop on a budget lol

 

it shouldnt be to much lower than the stock AP lip... thats one of the reasons I was looking to get it. Now that you have it though... hmphhh

 

Its not lower, but its extended radius will cause you to use more caution when entering inclined driveways and such...

Pdxhak, dont worry about the thiness, I doubt they had a composites engineer tell them where to lay the material with a material schedule. It should be no worry though its not indestructable, it will be strong enough,,,
Like others have said if it worries you just paint the back black, but being under the car and out of a direct line of light there will be no rear projected light that will show through, it will be dark...

 

pdxhak i've seen that on the re-amemiya front lip, seems pretty normal to me,

 

Thanks again for all the feedback.

Right now having a hard time removing the OE air dam. The double sided tape is not releasing using a hair dryer. I have a heat gun but its lowest setting is 750*. I have used that much heat on painted and powder coated titanium golf heads but thinking that is too much heat for the material the lip is made from. Any tips for getting the tape to release?

 

Did your 8 come with appearance package? If so there is more than tape holding it.

 

sweet looking but where are the pics? in daylight

 

I got the tape to release with the hair dryer. Just needed to hold it in place longer than expected.

05rex8,

I removed all the screws from underneath and in the wheel wells. Looks like there a few behind the lip screwed in from the bumper. Any others?

 

3 hours of daylight left. Just not sure I will complete the install by then though.

 

take your time,,, dont rush it,,,that should be it...

 

no, I think that should be it....it is easier to do it with the front bumper off tho

 

From a picture perspective the instructions suck Not sure I can install it either without the black bottom piece that comes with the stock bumper minus the air dam

Anyone read Japanese?

 

should fit.

 

I assume your talking about the OE part as seen if someone didnt have the appearance package,,,, Do not remove this,, it will fit over top , my burnout lip is the sameway...