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92s13 · 05-29-2003, 01:55 PM

Well, I got my front lip in the mail last week for my 92 FB and after doing all the prep work on the lip and my front bumper, I took it for a ride. Only to grind off the underside while pullin outta the drive way, not to mention scatching it up during normal driving. I'm running a 1.5-2" drop on KYB AGX's, on stock wheels. Just thought I'd show everyone thats thinking about getting this style of front lip how low it actually sits and to be more careful until you get used you car sittin that low. Heres some pix of me pullin out of the driveway.

Here's how it sits on flat ground...

BTW, if anyone else has a front lip like this, could you post some comparison pix?

NiteKids · 05-29-2003, 02:03 PM

Stop Whining!!! that's not even that low. My front is nearly touching the ground even not at those angled pics like yours. Just drive carefully and no car will ever stay *bling bling Show quality. if that's your thing!

pruto · 05-29-2003, 03:48 PM

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Originally posted by NiteKids
Stop Whining!!! that's not even that low. My front is nearly touching the ground even not at those angled pics like yours. Just drive carefully and no car will ever stay *bling bling Show quality. if that's your thing!

but your car has to sit that low, its a snow plow!

but seriously tho, its not that low, i've seen worse. you just have to realize that your lip is gonna scrape, and not care too much about it,

do take steps to strap it on securely, it'll fall off in no time.

92s13 · 05-29-2003, 03:51 PM

Wtf? I wasnt whining man, just trying to show people how that lip sits if you have a lowered xar. If I would have seen a post like this before I ordered my lip I might have thought twice about it.

zweebach · 05-29-2003, 03:55 PM

you have to get down the technique of going up and down drive ways. You'll scrape from time to time over unfamiliar roads that have surprises, but you can keep it from scraping in and out of your driveway by going up forwards at an angle and backing down slowly - at an angle as well.

SilviaDriver · 05-29-2003, 04:02 PM

yea thats not low. u should see my brothers GSR..now Thats low.

is the PDM lip a knock off of bomex or something?

EDIT: i think the lip would look better if u had the daytime lights like on the black pdm one has. looks more filled w/o it too many holes.

Dousan_PG · 05-29-2003, 04:08 PM

is my lip lower? hmm i guess "yes"

that's toso in the car, not me!

note the mismatched lug pattern

just go sideways up down driveways and wathc out where you go
its better to go OEM for stuff that low. i'd break that PDM bumper in a day...few hours actually.
my 89/90 lip takes a beating. that's why its missing paint.

pruto · 05-29-2003, 04:10 PM

so dousan, what have you been scraping that leaves yellow paint on the lip? =p

loving those speed bumps aren't ya?

Dousan_PG · 05-29-2003, 04:13 PM

heheeh..wait till i get my exhaust. might be even lower
i want car even lower but its not safe hehe
i used to scrape my whiteline sway bar too, took a lot of paint off

driftingpanda · 05-29-2003, 05:25 PM

i have an 89/90 SE lip on my 93 just like dousan. it's so low that the lip actually 'rolls' under the bumper when going over large speed bumps and/or drive ways. the pdm lip (yes, it's a copy of bomex), does stick out a lot further than an SE lip, and considering that it's fiberglass, i don't think it would be very practical at all. i've seen some people cut off the lower portions of the lip, making it shorter and a bit higher, so i guess that'd be my advice. i know it's a ghetto fix, but think about how your car would look when you crack that baby into three pieces. anywho, 92s13, thanks for the heads up! but, as with any product, research should've been done prior to the purchase. if you do take your car to the track, consider mounting it with zip ties. that way it has a chance of breaking away from the car rather than getting smashed into little itty bitty pieces. watch some option vids and you'll know what i'm talking about.

good luck!
danny

240SxTYLE · 05-29-2003, 08:00 PM

my car is just as low as yours... i can barely fit my foot under it... you just got to know what streets to not drive down and also you've got to go a little sideways. you know one tire at a time.

good luck and fasten it cause roadkill sucks A$$ (thats my second fornt).

goodjuan · 05-29-2003, 08:22 PM

I thought the pdm lip was a veilside copy?

KiDyNomiTe · 05-29-2003, 08:33 PM

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Originally posted by goodjuan
I thought the pdm lip was a veilside copy?

no its definately a bomex copy. A lot of people hate how low it sits, I remeber seeing some pics of hurleybois car, he has scraped his a bit. Thats why the eatsbar lip is better, it sits higher.

All the 89-90 lips have taken a beating, I have yet to see one w/o scrapes (that hasn't been repainted). And this is for stock hieght cars

goodjuan · 05-29-2003, 10:02 PM

alas! you are correct

elevator · 05-30-2003, 01:13 AM

WOW!! A LHD 180SX!!!!!

Warwick5s · 05-30-2003, 10:07 AM

yeah, i'm at stock height and have already scraped my new zenki lip.

but it doesn't really matter seeing as how it's seriously scraped up anyways

91CRXsiR · 05-30-2003, 10:17 AM

i never scraped my front lip much, but then agian my car aint lowered... =)..

i was thinking about getting the PDM lip too... but that 1st pic is scary its already touching the floor the way i drive im gonna lose it the 1st week i get it.

05-29-2003, 01:55 PM	#1
92s13 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Age: 42 Posts: 54 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Thinking about the PDM/Bomex Lip?Look here PIX Well, I got my front lip in the mail last week for my 92 FB and after doing all the prep work on the lip and my front bumper, I took it for a ride. Only to grind off the underside while pullin outta the drive way, not to mention scatching it up during normal driving. I'm running a 1.5-2" drop on KYB AGX's, on stock wheels. Just thought I'd show everyone thats thinking about getting this style of front lip how low it actually sits and to be more careful until you get used you car sittin that low. Heres some pix of me pullin out of the driveway. Here's how it sits on flat ground... BTW, if anyone else has a front lip like this, could you post some comparison pix?

05-29-2003, 04:02 PM	#6
SilviaDriver Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 39 Posts: 5,514 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: SilviaDriver Feedback Score: 2 reviews	yea thats not low. u should see my brothers GSR..now Thats low. is the PDM lip a knock off of bomex or something? EDIT: i think the lip would look better if u had the daytime lights like on the black pdm one has. looks more filled w/o it too many holes. Last edited by SilviaDriver; 05-29-2003 at 04:11 PM..

05-29-2003, 04:08 PM	#7
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 45 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	is my lip lower? hmm i guess "yes" that's toso in the car, not me! note the mismatched lug pattern just go sideways up down driveways and wathc out where you go its better to go OEM for stuff that low. i'd break that PDM bumper in a day...few hours actually. my 89/90 lip takes a beating. that's why its missing paint. __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

05-29-2003, 04:10 PM	#8
pruto Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Los Angeles Age: 42 Posts: 982 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	so dousan, what have you been scraping that leaves yellow paint on the lip? =p loving those speed bumps aren't ya? __________________ Paul Black and Red

05-29-2003, 04:13 PM	#9
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 45 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	heheeh..wait till i get my exhaust. might be even lower i want car even lower but its not safe hehe i used to scrape my whiteline sway bar too, took a lot of paint off __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

05-29-2003, 02:03 PM	#2
NiteKids BANNED Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Socal Posts: 1,223 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Stop Whining!!! that's not even that low. My front is nearly touching the ground even not at those angled pics like yours. Just drive carefully and no car will ever stay *bling bling Show quality. if that's your thing!

05-29-2003, 03:51 PM	#4
92s13 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Age: 42 Posts: 54 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Wtf? I wasnt whining man, just trying to show people how that lip sits if you have a lowered xar. If I would have seen a post like this before I ordered my lip I might have thought twice about it.

05-29-2003, 03:55 PM	#5
zweebach Leaky Injector Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 91 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	you have to get down the technique of going up and down drive ways. You'll scrape from time to time over unfamiliar roads that have surprises, but you can keep it from scraping in and out of your driveway by going up forwards at an angle and backing down slowly - at an angle as well.

05-29-2003, 05:25 PM	#10
driftingpanda Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: so cal Posts: 593 Trader Rating: (24) Feedback Score: 24 reviews	i have an 89/90 SE lip on my 93 just like dousan. it's so low that the lip actually 'rolls' under the bumper when going over large speed bumps and/or drive ways. the pdm lip (yes, it's a copy of bomex), does stick out a lot further than an SE lip, and considering that it's fiberglass, i don't think it would be very practical at all. i've seen some people cut off the lower portions of the lip, making it shorter and a bit higher, so i guess that'd be my advice. i know it's a ghetto fix, but think about how your car would look when you crack that baby into three pieces. anywho, 92s13, thanks for the heads up! but, as with any product, research should've been done prior to the purchase. if you do take your car to the track, consider mounting it with zip ties. that way it has a chance of breaking away from the car rather than getting smashed into little itty bitty pieces. watch some option vids and you'll know what i'm talking about. good luck! danny __________________ PM me about limited edition Pink GodziRa Sticker packages!

05-29-2003, 08:00 PM	#11
240SxTYLE Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: orlando Posts: 290 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	my car is just as low as yours... i can barely fit my foot under it... you just got to know what streets to not drive down and also you've got to go a little sideways. you know one tire at a time. good luck and fasten it cause roadkill sucks A$$ (thats my second fornt). __________________ Second love First Love (my girl, not the honda)

05-29-2003, 08:22 PM	#12
goodjuan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San andreas Posts: 391 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I thought the pdm lip was a veilside copy?

05-29-2003, 10:02 PM	#14
goodjuan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San andreas Posts: 391 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	alas! you are correct

05-30-2003, 01:13 AM	#15
elevator Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 71 Posts: 855 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	WOW!! A LHD 180SX!!!!!

05-30-2003, 10:07 AM	#16
Warwick5s Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Madison, WI Age: 42 Posts: 504 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yeah, i'm at stock height and have already scraped my new zenki lip. but it doesn't really matter seeing as how it's seriously scraped up anyways

05-30-2003, 10:17 AM	#17
91CRXsiR Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: City of Industry, CA [626] Age: 41 Posts: 2,092 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	i never scraped my front lip much, but then agian my car aint lowered... =).. i was thinking about getting the PDM lip too... but that 1st pic is scary its already touching the floor the way i drive im gonna lose it the 1st week i get it.