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Garage Door Lip

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I know there are a couple threads about this, but I had to reattach mine after a scrape with a curb, so I thought I'd take some pictures.

So here we go:

I was screwing mine in to the bottom of the bumper, which in retrospect was not a great idea. But, having already made a bajillion holes on the first go around, I realized that it wasn't sustainable, and that the next time I damaged the lip the front bumper would be completely shot. So, solution...speed clips.

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This is a role of the material I used, I could only find a suitable piece at Lowe's. Everything anymore is some kind of soft rubberized foam. This is still rubberized foam, but it's A LOT more firm. In any case, i'll try to get a upc or something.

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While at Lowe's, I also purchased some 26 gauge sheet metal to make braces with,

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which we then cut in to thin strips,

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and some rounded corner pieces.

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Here's the first brace going on from the underside.

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And the next corner piece going on. We had to cut reliefs, a couple small cut out triangles, at the corners.

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Here's an outside view of how it's going on at this point.

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Most of the underside just calls for small 6 or so inch braces. Two pre-drilled holes and bent up a little to add pressure.

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Fine adjustment so it floats around evenly (ish). I'll have to heat gun it a tad to get a couple of the waves out.

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Finished product (minus heatgunning).

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Re: Garage Door Lip

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Nice work. Quite thorough. I'm impressed.
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Are all of your friends' faces pixilated?
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Thanks Kimo.

Beatersubi, Yeah, they're all in the witness protection program. Haha, nah, I wasn't sure if they wanted their faces everywhere online so it was easier to just pixelate them out than ask them.
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Looks good man!
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excellent and simple write up. (I love simple)
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Thanks guys. still don't have that upc, but at some point...
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Re: Garage Door Lip

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Great ideas! Might have to take them if/when I put one back on my car.
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Apex, don't you have some kind of crazy awesome lip? your car was always one of my favorites.
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It looks good! thank you for the write up!
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-I dig it! Nice simple mod!

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Re: Garage Door Lip

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Haha, if only i could claim credit for having thought of it in the first place.
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originalcyn wrote:Apex, don't you have some kind of crazy awesome lip? your car was always one of my favorites.
Haha well thank you :D

And I did, I lost it to the assholes that set up the entrance to one of the Oregon trail rally stages
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Re: Garage Door Lip

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Alright, as promised (months ago) here is the information about the garage door seal I used.

Purchased at Lowe's

UPC 04337407234

M-D Building Products

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Hope that helps!
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