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Old 05-20-13, 11:42 PM
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Default RMM is expensive...

im one for the "you got to pay to play" but the price on the RMM lip is nuts! are there an alternatives or cheaper way to get the rmm front lip look?
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Nope! I guess the RMM parts are not for the "lowerclass" lol.
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buy one used... I never liked them because the carbon piece can break all the time and buying a replacement form Figs or where ever cost as much as another front lip
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Good luck finding one used with an intact CF piece! Like you said lol.
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Whats the price of a new one?
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for real haha. I'm trying to lower the car and be class over the jdm phase
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Originally Posted by TobiasSing
Nope! I guess the RMM parts are not for the "lowerclass" lol.
Originally Posted by sway162
Whats the price of a new one?
over 400 unpainted and over 600 painted but if you buy it painted you still have to blend it cuz no matter if the paint codes match once your paint is aged it'll still look different
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geez. if im gonna spend that much on a lip, it beta be a FAT lip and made of urethane!
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400 for unpainted lip is considered insanely priced? the hell?
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I personally have a Greddy lip, it's not as clean looking, but it's all polyurethane. Goodness knows a fiberglass lip would have been smashed LONG ago. And it was a bit cheaper as well, I painted it myself.

Things are priced the way they are for quality and exclusivity.
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Originally Posted by TobiasSing
I personally have a Greddy lip, it's not as clean looking, but it's all polyurethane. Goodness knows a fiberglass lip would have been smashed LONG ago. And it was a bit cheaper as well, I painted it myself.

Things are priced the way they are for quality and exclusivity.
but if the carbon fiber piece were to crack after i bought id shoot myself! i know its a nice look but im moving to la an those streets arent the nicest so i have to keep in mind a replacement...
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u say class . same route im going ,wasn't a fan of any of the options for this car
,there cool just wasn't the look I wanted
which why I went custom

I say you
go with sport cross bumper
or greddy or trd lip
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You don't have to replace the insert with carbon fiber. RMM actually sells a polyurethane insert as well.
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Originally Posted by rsx2lex
u say class . same route im going ,wasn't a fan of any of the options for this car
,there cool just wasn't the look I wanted
which why I went custom

I say you
go with sport cross bumper
or greddy or trd lip
i saw your custom bumper its nice. how'd you make it?

Originally Posted by BMWboy
You don't have to replace the insert with carbon fiber. RMM actually sells a polyurethane insert as well.
really? that actually helps a lot i feel way more comfortable with it being all polyurethane.
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