Need pics of 97+ front bumper with SC400 lip
08-07-10, 10:56 PM
#2
Ask and you shall receive....as far as I know from the forums I'm only like 1 of 2 on here and there is at least 1 more guy here in Florida who does not post on here that has it done, but his is not painted to match.
Oh and just for good measure here is the link to my thread with a step by step on how I did it.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...nt-bumper.html
Oh and just for good measure here is the link to my thread with a step by step on how I did it.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...nt-bumper.html
Last edited by P.R.S.22; 08-12-10 at 01:12 AM.
08-08-10, 01:30 PM
#6
Thank you very much 
Your welcome Johny 
For me personally....I only used the rivet gun to connect the two pieces of the lip after it was extended. You will notice once you have the SC4 front lip that there are already holes on the top of the lip, this will be your reference for drilling holes on your existing 97 bumper.
Have someone hold the lip where you want it to be and the other person will drill the holes. Once this is done you can go to each hole and just use a screw with a washer on one side and a nut to screw onto the end. The nut will be on the inside of your existing 97 bumper so that way the lip will never unloosen itself from driving on the road.
Plus the advantage to screwing the lip onto the bumper is that if you ever need to take the lip off for any reason all you have to do is unscrew in 10 to 15 minutes, whereas using a rivet gun will not allow you to do that.
For me personally....I only used the rivet gun to connect the two pieces of the lip after it was extended. You will notice once you have the SC4 front lip that there are already holes on the top of the lip, this will be your reference for drilling holes on your existing 97 bumper.
Have someone hold the lip where you want it to be and the other person will drill the holes. Once this is done you can go to each hole and just use a screw with a washer on one side and a nut to screw onto the end. The nut will be on the inside of your existing 97 bumper so that way the lip will never unloosen itself from driving on the road.
Plus the advantage to screwing the lip onto the bumper is that if you ever need to take the lip off for any reason all you have to do is unscrew in 10 to 15 minutes, whereas using a rivet gun will not allow you to do that.
08-09-10, 06:22 AM
#7
Thank you very much
Your welcome Johny
For me personally....I only used the rivet gun to connect the two pieces of the lip after it was extended. You will notice once you have the SC4 front lip that there are already holes on the top of the lip, this will be your reference for drilling holes on your existing 97 bumper.
Have someone hold the lip where you want it to be and the other person will drill the holes. Once this is done you can go to each hole and just use a screw with a washer on one side and a nut to screw onto the end. The nut will be on the inside of your existing 97 bumper so that way the lip will never unloosen itself from driving on the road.
Plus the advantage to screwing the lip onto the bumper is that if you ever need to take the lip off for any reason all you have to do is unscrew in 10 to 15 minutes, whereas using a rivet gun will not allow you to do that.
Your welcome Johny
For me personally....I only used the rivet gun to connect the two pieces of the lip after it was extended. You will notice once you have the SC4 front lip that there are already holes on the top of the lip, this will be your reference for drilling holes on your existing 97 bumper.
Have someone hold the lip where you want it to be and the other person will drill the holes. Once this is done you can go to each hole and just use a screw with a washer on one side and a nut to screw onto the end. The nut will be on the inside of your existing 97 bumper so that way the lip will never unloosen itself from driving on the road.
Plus the advantage to screwing the lip onto the bumper is that if you ever need to take the lip off for any reason all you have to do is unscrew in 10 to 15 minutes, whereas using a rivet gun will not allow you to do that.
Now I have a serious polishing job on my hands to get the rest of the car looking as good as the front bumper!
Jonny
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08-09-10, 09:48 AM
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The gap between the two ends of the lip is eaxctly 5'' after the extension. I did mine this weekend. PRS22, looking good. I'm temporarly using screws, rivits were a pita. After seeing yours painted, I'm might mold mine. I think it would look good in pearl white. Check this out. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/per...-it-works.html
08-09-10, 03:06 PM
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The gap between the two ends of the lip is eaxctly 5'' after the extension. I did mine this weekend. PRS22, looking good. I'm temporarly using screws, rivits were a pita. After seeing yours painted, I'm might mold mine. I think it would look good in pearl white. Check this out. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/per...-it-works.html
Yea the rivets are hard to use and screws are always the easier route. I honestly would have loved to have molded my lip to the front bumper but since my car is my DD I just don't have that kind of down time to get the job done right that fast. I remember seeing that other SC before and the way the lip was molded was perfect to the front bumper. Unfortunately there has not been any updates on that car recently. If you do decide to mold it on and paint it DWP be sure to post some pics because I know it would look sick
(I see you're on a roll tonight 
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