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teejay
12-14-2008, 12:10 AM
I bought one of these universal splitter/lip do you think double sided tape would be fine? its a small piece of rubber...

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/rell86/LG%20Chocolate/Nissan%20Maxima/SCIONTCCHECKERSTRIP_FRONT.jpg

cali yaris
12-14-2008, 12:29 AM
it's fine -- until if falls off. But really, is there some reason for not using a few screws underneath?

Looks good, by the way!

Kaotic Lazagna
12-14-2008, 01:00 AM
I'd use screws. One meet with a speedbump, and there it goes.

tuckevalastin
12-14-2008, 01:07 AM
screw it

PHXDEMON
12-14-2008, 09:14 PM
Screw it on. Double sided tape holds pretty well but I can garuntee that won't last more than about a month.

YarisSedan
12-14-2008, 10:43 PM
You should be fine. Its just rubber. It probally weighs next to nothing since its hollow. How much did you pay for yours

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Universal-Front-Bumper-Lip-Spoiler-Splitter_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a543Q7c66 Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c2 93Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZ item140288466524QQitemZ140288466524QQptZMotorsQ5fC arQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

I was looking at this one.

teejay
12-15-2008, 08:07 AM
ohh thats not my car it was just an example ill get mines up in a bit... it was about $30 on ebay

DuckinOut
12-15-2008, 01:46 PM
you spent $30+shipping on that universal front lip???
not to be rude or anything but you know you can buy that at home depot for $14.99, the bf wanted to try it out on the yaris but i don't think it would look good, but after you post some pics then i might reconsider

if you need a quick diy ... got it from the bf's old forum

http://www.mts.net/~stlukacs/IMG_0993.JPG
Once the double sided tape is installed, begin installing the trim. Align the crease of the trim with the edge of the double sided tape. You can achieve a pretty nice line if you are careful
http://www.mts.net/~stlukacs/IMG_0995.JPG

Instead of using screws to give the lip extra hold, I used black zip ties. I drilled holes along the bottom of the trim through the bumper and ran the zip ties through. They snug up great and seem to cover more area than screws.
http://www.mts.net/~stlukacs/IMG_0996.JPG

zuberio
12-15-2008, 05:20 PM
holy crap that's a lot of zip ties.

jinxor
12-15-2008, 05:23 PM
nice work.... the zip ties will hold better than the screws...

Kaotic Lazagna
12-15-2008, 09:41 PM
hahaha, I planned on making a rear lip extension out of that "Home-Depot special" after seeing my friend do it on his 240.