draco

This lip is installed on an RX400 Hybrid bumper and was wondering if it would fit a non-hybrid bumper (i.e. 2004 RX330)? I am not sure who makes the lip and I do not have any other pictures of it. The lower part of the bumpers on all the 2nd gen RX's look to be the same, but the real question is are they? Also is this an OEM lip from Toyota or another manufacturer? Any help would be appreciated.

draco

Well I just answered my own question that no it would not. The RX400h has a wider opening on the bottom than the RX330/350. There goes that idea.

veleno

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You may as well pony up the funds to purchase a lip kit. Join the club!

veleno

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btw, just FYI, that's a Wings West front lip.

draco

I am trying to find a lip kit for the front of the RX that meets the following requirements:

* It is not a big lip and is about in line with the OEM black sides
* Is not expensive
* Will look good on the front of the car
* Don't really want to buy a full lip kit as I plan to have the OEM sides painted at some point.

The only one that I have come across that looks good and meets most of these requirements is the Rojam lip kit. However that is going to cost (here in Australia) $650 to be delivered to Australia and then to ship from the east coast to the west coast another $150-$200. I can buy a full kit for that!

This is the Rojam



This is a no-named brand

- ignore the markers

I mean another option would be to buy a 400h bumper (if it fits on the RX330) and then get that Wings West lip kit (or just get the bumper and paint the black part). I can get a front 400h bumper at quite a cheap price.

draco

Of course the RX400H bumper wouldn't work on the RX330's due to a difference in the design with the bonnet. The RX330 (or 350) bumpers have an indent for air under the grill, where the 400h doesn't. It is straight through there, so as far as air flow is concerned I don't want to tempt fate. Back to looking for a decent and afforable lip. Unless of course this is just an opening to open the bonnet??

RuninRoach

More important question is, "Would It Blend!!!!"

infinirx

Personally even if it did fit I think it looks really cheap and is way to busy in the wrong ways. Just my thoughts. I would not have posted but every time I see it I feel this way. Not growing on my at all.

01LEXPL

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Just buy the Rojam.

You gotta pay to play - sorry. This couldn't be truer with body parts.

Buy the ****ty replica, the bodyshop will make up for the 650$ cost with hours of getting it to fit/mount it. Let alone paint, if there's a big difference in price, then its made from fibreglass; it will be wavy, the paint will be ****ty and prone to cracking with little rock chips.

infinirx

^^ ABS plastic or polyurethane or nothing at all I say

Poisson

I've got to agree with infinrx - it looks too busy. Every aperture is different from every other one - there's no unity or harmony in the design.

Re the cost of the Rojam - why have it delivered in the ES then shipped to Perth? Couldn't you get it sent straight here for the same price as ES, then not have to pay extra to get it across the Nullarbor?

draco

The main reason it's being done through a group that's does the Yahoo auctions and they are based in Melbourne. Trying to actually get hold of Rojam themselves has been let's say testing. I am still checking the auctions to see if I can find a better price to get it shipped direct to the West rather than having it go to the East first then to the west.