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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 06:30 PM
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Been wanting one of these for about a year now,



http://www.japanparts.com/db/parts_d...=44&submit.y=8

But there was no way i was going to pay £90+vat+delivery for it

So i decided to knock one up today, corners were abit tricky but it looks quite good IMHO and cost less than a tenner including 25 zinc screws and a new pozzi driver










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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 06:32 PM
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 06:33 PM
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Seen!! Didn't load the goddamn pic
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 06:34 PM
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So the mini lip under the splitter??

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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 06:41 PM
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Looks great fairplay - love it when you can save a few £'s
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 06:52 PM
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How long before it gets ripped off the car? Looks good though.
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 07:14 PM
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Good work, looks good and cost next to nothing.

but as said, I wonder how long before it get's broken, seems a real problem with newage cars and splitters
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 07:40 PM
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Good job there Jarvis but as Rich has said how long till you rip it and the splitter off again.
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:19 PM
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Tidy, what did you use
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:35 PM
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well more info?
what did u use etc :S
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:36 PM
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[how long till you rip it and the splitter off again]

..or in my case some thieving ****** climb under the car a nicks the splitter, skirts and hockeys. :-(

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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:52 PM
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..or in my case some thieving ****** climb under the car a nicks the splitter, skirts and hockeys. :-(

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thieving ******* these are cheap enough to get and yet they're still not safe!!
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:57 PM
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Used some black plastic stuff from b&q and 20 4x15mm zinc plated screws, trimed to fit and bend and thats about it realy.
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 09:01 PM
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thieving ******* these are cheap enough to get and yet they're still not safe!!
if you purchased one of these and atached it to a guenuine sti lip and you'd be looking at circa £600.
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 09:08 PM
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if you purchased one of these and atached it to a guenuine sti lip and you'd be looking at circa £600.
I'm not on about the genuine ones I'm not on Ty's wages the HT Autos one is just over a oner and does the job just fine
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 09:12 PM
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At first I thought you had made the whole lower lip section but after looking again you've just added the 3/4" wide black strip along the very bottom?

Wondered how you could have knocked that up from bits available from b&q
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Originally Posted by mervil
I'm not on about the genuine ones I'm not on Ty's wages the HT Autos one is just over a oner and does the job just fine
Blinking flip, I'm not a domestic heating engineer you know - you lot have more fiddles than a barn dance and more hobbles than a fracture clinic.
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Blinking flip, I'm not a domestic heating engineer you know - you lot have more fiddles than a barn dance and more hobbles than a fracture clinic.
I haven't got time to fiddle myself let alone anyone else
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by jameswrx
At first I thought you had made the whole lower lip section but after looking again you've just added the 3/4" wide black strip along the very bottom?

Wondered how you could have knocked that up from bits available from b&q
1/2"
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by R1CH D
How long before it gets ripped off the car? Looks good though.
Dont know if i'll get out of my estate Rich, so possibly 175yds
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 10:42 PM
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Top job buddy!
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 11:43 PM
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Really like that, You've given me an idea lol
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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 08:44 AM
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Nice work mate certainly looks the part
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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Black-Hawk
Dont know if i'll get out of my estate Rich, so possibly 175yds
I'd give it 'til Wales Rally GB.
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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by "Taylor"
I'd give it 'til Wales Rally GB.
I bet the clio won't see rally gb.

Looks good, jarvis. Any chance you could knock me up a carbon roof with flap for my Ra. Do B&Q have some of that??
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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by DYL 4N
I bet the clio won't see rally gb.

Looks good, jarvis. Any chance you could knock me up a carbon roof with flap for my Ra. Do B&Q have some of that??
I'll be checking my boot when I get down
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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 04:25 PM
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Looks good ,there is one on mine it has not been ripped off in 5 yrs
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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Black-Hawk
Dont know if i'll get out of my estate Rich, so possibly 175yds
let's hope it lasts longer than that.
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Old Apr 28, 2011 | 06:06 PM
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Time will tell
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It'll never get knocked off. The subaru will never turn a wheel after him buying the clio
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