Garage Door Lip
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 1:47 am
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.
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.
While at Lowe's, I also purchased some 26 gauge sheet metal to make braces with,
which we then cut in to thin strips,
and some rounded corner pieces.
Here's the first brace going on from the underside.
And the next corner piece going on. We had to cut reliefs, a couple small cut out triangles, at the corners.
Here's an outside view of how it's going on at this point.
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.
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.
Finished product (minus heatgunning).
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.
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.
While at Lowe's, I also purchased some 26 gauge sheet metal to make braces with,
which we then cut in to thin strips,
and some rounded corner pieces.
Here's the first brace going on from the underside.
And the next corner piece going on. We had to cut reliefs, a couple small cut out triangles, at the corners.
Here's an outside view of how it's going on at this point.
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.
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.
Finished product (minus heatgunning).
