eBay Carbon Lip Review

[Dr.Duct_Mossburg]

I figured I would shed some insight to the eBay carbon fiber products with only a handful of reports out here so far.

I contacted a domestic seller of these products on the 24th (didn't want to deal with a broken english oversea seller, along with potential oversea shipping issues). After a little back and fourth we agree on $600 shipped. The seller was extremely fast with communication and was a pleasure to work with and kept me updated during shipping.

Yesterday on the 29th I received a call from a freight shipper to schedule a delivery. I wasn't able to meet them yesterday so I arranged for it today (the 1st).

Packaging was pretty good.





Heres the lip.



Pic of the carbon quality



Anything that may appear as an imperfection is a reflection of the sun... I need to clean it up and get it on the truck now. As of now, I don't see any hardware in the packaging but i'l check again a little later.

The only thing that I think that could be better is the mesh.. Its cheap and zip tied on. I'll likely replace this with something a little better.

[boneca]

I'm surprised you even have a mesh, mine came without, there is no hardware typically for this lips (aftermarket), you should be able to reuse the original screws and maybe use some tape on the top. I haven't install mine yet but weather getting warmer so I might do it soon, if you end up installing yours soon, pls let us know. Did you order the rear diffuser too?

[Dchl21]

you don't even need a mesh. there is a mesh on the car stock there no ?

[Mnite_S63]

Does the vorsteiner one just use existing screw and some 3M tape to secure the top? Curious how others secured the top piece.

Thanks

[boneca]

Originally Posted by pcotangco

Does the vorsteiner one just use existing screw and some 3M tape to secure the top? Curious how others secured the top piece.

Thanks

I'm planning to use 3M VHB Tape if needed, u can get it pretty cheap on Amazon

[Cattivo]

Originally Posted by pcotangco

Does the vorsteiner one just use existing screw and some 3M tape to secure the top? Curious how others secured the top piece.

Thanks

Yes it re-uses the existing screws but make sure to use VHB tape when installing...I have mine installed w/o tape right now, there's a small gap that I need to fix with the VHB tape once it gets a little warmer out

you can see the small gap between the body and the lip in the pic...it's been driving me crazy

[m5james]

Subscribed. I've got a rear hitch that I'll likely never use, so I'm debating just removing the hitch and seeing if I can get a deal on a front and rear combo from one of the eBay sellers.

[Mnite_S63]

How was the top part secured any 3M tape? Also does it seem sturdy just using the existing screws?

Thanks

[black1]

Originally Posted by Dchl21

you don't even need a mesh. there is a mesh on the car stock there no ?

Looks much better without the mesh, I would take it off.

[BAKZOOM]

Looking forward to more reviews and details on this. Do you have a link for the eBay seller?

[Toneaero]

Very nice! So what you're telling me is that it doesn't require any drilling for the install right? Does your seller have a link to purchase?

[Dr.Duct_Mossburg]

It doesn't "require" any drilling but in order to make it sit tight against the bumper you're going to need to drill or 3m it.

I'm personally going to drill because I don't trust that fastening just the bottom will hold and to make sure I get very tight fitment. Also, I want to be able to remove this in the winter in the event we get deep snow.. 3m would be a pita to deal with. Not concerned with holes because they're on the underside and you wouldn't see them unless the bumper is off the car or you're laying on the ground.

[boneca]

Originally Posted by Dr.Duct_Mossburg

It doesn't "require" any drilling but in order to make it sit tight against the bumper you're going to need to drill or 3m it.

I'm personally going to drill because I don't trust that fastening just the bottom will hold and to make sure I get very tight fitment. Also, I want to be able to remove this in the winter in the event we get deep snow.. 3m would be a pita to deal with. Not concerned with holes because they're on the underside and you wouldn't see them unless the bumper is off the car or you're laying on the ground.

If its not too much to ask, could you take pictures when you gonna install urs? I'm waiting to install mine and still debating how to properly secure it.
Deffuser should be easier but I'm not 100% sure, I really hope I won't need to take rear bumper off to install it.

[Dr.Duct_Mossburg]

Yep!


I was going to take a boring 1/2" hole saw bit to the bottom of the lip so that I could then run some self tappers through the in to the top part of the lip. Once I have done that I have some 1/2" plugs that I bought that I will put in the new existing holes.

[Dr.Duct_Mossburg]

Got the lip installed this morning before heading to get my wheels... Ill post up more about the install later. There is one small area where I'm not crazy about on fitment... but all in all a good buy for the price. I used the 4 supplied carbon tabs at the bottom for the sides and it fit pretty good on the two side pieces. Fitment on the center was awful... It stuck out more than an inch. I used a 1" boring bit and some self tappers and ran 4 of them into it on the underside and all was good.

Ill get better pictures later, for now the cell phone ones will have to do.

[jflow30]

Nice

[jflow30]

I pay 200 for my lip

[jflow30]

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[Dr.Duct_Mossburg]

Originally Posted by jflow30

Attachment 1381312I pay 200 for my lip

Looks like your fitment is off? any good pictures? and is that unfinished fiberglass?

[jflow30]

[boneca]

Originally Posted by Dr.Duct_Mossburg

Got the lip installed this morning before heading to get my wheels... Ill post up more about the install later. There is one small area where I'm not crazy about on fitment... but all in all a good buy for the price. I used the 4 supplied carbon tabs at the bottom for the sides and it fit pretty good on the two side pieces. Fitment on the center was awful... It stuck out more than an inch. I used a 1" boring bit and some self tappers and ran 4 of them into it on the underside and all was good.

Ill get better pictures later, for now the cell phone ones will have to do.

it looks really nice, congrats!

[Dr.Duct_Mossburg]

Originally Posted by jflow30

Doesn't look carbon fiber?