So i picked up a seibon CF front lip from Kieran@drivendynamics yesterday for 300. I tried to get dave@FT to install it but unfortunately he was busy. Today i got tired of staring at it and decided to install it myself. First there wasn't any where i could drill holes in it to attach it to my car, being that the lip sort of snaps on in place, I just decided to use some 3m double sided tape and mount it. Both sides where it snaps in place near the fender well cracked! But the bumper seems to be held in place pretty snug with no movement. Am I missing some kind of mounting brackets? Am i safe driving around with it not being bolted down? Is their any way to fix the cracks? Any input would be much appreciated.

 

BTW you spelled install wrong..

 

I have rivets on my front lip, 2 in each fenderwell

 

lol. thanks for the grammar lesson. Im going to post some pics as soon as the sun comes out, but there really is no need for pics, advice can be given based on what i wrote. Aren't there some Missouri threads you can bash in?

 

Can you rivet throught carbon fiber?

 

You should have pulled your bumper off, the bumper dismounted is much more plyable. There is much less of a chance of getting stress fractures in the CF when you can mold the bumper into and around the lip.

If its on there tight, which it sounds like it is, I'd just leave it alone, its probally not going anywhere. Unlike polyurethane CF cracks when it is flexed.

 

makes sense. Is their any way to fix the cracks?

 

Wtf...

 

Ouch, I missed that part that said it cracked.

 

Don't feel bad, I made the same mistake with a CF greddy lip on my GS, very slight hairline crack at the end of the lip where it wraps around the fender well. Hardly noticeable, but still pissed me off. Atleast the cracks aren't in a more noticable spot.

 

Yea thats exactly what happened on both sides. Im thinkin I want to pull off the front bumper take the lip off and find some way to fix the cracks?

 

I think you'll just damage it more trying to take it off and put it back on again.

 

Even if i pull the front bumper off first then carefully remove the lip?
Is there any way to fix cracks on CF?

 

Pictures would really help give us a better idea how bad the crack is.

 

Ill take pictures tommarrow, but i dont know how to post full size pics?

 

You got to host them on a website like photobucket, i actually use my myspace photo album. Then use the insert photo icon when you are writing a new post and when the insert pic window pops up insert the photo url.

 

Thanx ill update tomarrow, But do you know if there were any mounting brackets that were supposed to be included?

 

if it didnt come with any, then there isnt any, kieran wouldn't leave anything out

 

post some pics!!

 

as for the stability, i have a seibon front lip as well. not held on by tape or rivets or screws. the fittiment is really good and is not going anywhere. if done right usually the seibon lips are a really snug fit. the crack...sorry cant help you with that.