I was wondering when you plastic dip the chrome part of the grill. Did any of it go inside? I know there is a gap between them, was wondering if you just sprayed it and went over the gaps also?

 

HIDPowerhouse has a thread with more detailed instructions/pictures, but was easy. Within 30 minutes all done.

For the 2IS yes, not sure yet for the 3IS.

 

Yes, I sprayed over the gap so it did go inside. This is a good thing since the end "joint" of the plastidip is not abrupt on the surface but fluted in an area where a wash mitt cannot grab onto it and pull at it.

I already washed my car twice and no issues. Of course, I would never powerwash up close any plasti-dipped surface or it's probably game over. So in essence, I had tape on the inside edge of the grill covering the tiny lip but the tape did not cover the 1mm gap between the lip and chrome surround. (See pic) If it did, you'd be ripping off the plastidip from the chrome surround as you're removing the tape on the inside since it makes one surface. Trick is to create "separate/unjoined" surafces. For the top, since the gap is even narrower, I was extra careful not to cover it and as a precaution before I ripped off the tape after painting, I used my exacto knife carefully "cutting" along that tiny gap.

 

Next mod........ teaser..............

 

Where did you get the Fsport badge?

 

^^^ Ebay (OEM badge). Avoid the cheaper knock offs as they will rust.

 

MOD UNVEIL: Custom-built Front Lip Spoilers

I just couldn't leave well enough alone so I built my own spoilers. From styrofoam to spoilers. See thread for a detailed build:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/bui...ers-build.html

 

A few more shots...

 

Pretty cool, wheels and drop next ?

 

Very nice mods! I was bored at work and went through every page of this thread.

You're very creative! What do you do for a living? You should start your own shop for sure! Or at least sell those lips to us, I'd buy one.

 

Thanks. I'm tempted though I keep thinking about the darn snow up here and the need for ground clearance. Also, my car is a lease and I love changing cars every two years or so which makes the investment a little more difficult to swallow. Why do you think I make things as much as I can on my own?

If I had more time, I might be doing this stuff on the side since it's my passion, but working for a multinational company constrains things a bit. Investing my time in a mold to replicate the spoilers is tempting though

Thanks for the compliments.

 

Mine is also a lease and as i usually do i take everything off before i sell or trade this is my first lease. The longest i kept a car was 2yrs and 3 months and this my 6th car.

 

Looks great! Very unique! Keep it up!

 

Looks really nice!
Are you planning to get some window visors on it as well?

 

wow, im impressed with the custom lips....I'd buy a set if priced right.