Bayson R lip kit review
 

I recently found the time to install the Bayson R front lip on the BRZ. I am pleased with the result and thought I'd post my experience here.

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I picked up the kit in person, from their store here in San Jose,CA. The people on site opened up the packaging and held the piece in place so I could make a final decision. Upon initial inspection, the front lip was warped in a way that did not allow it to properly fit. They convinced me that this could be easily addressed by leaving the piece out in the sun for an hour or two.

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This turned out to be true. Leaving the Polyurethane piece out in the sun allowed it to warm and take it's natural shape. Once, warm and pliable, we were able to go to work drilling the front bumper and mounting the lip.

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The kit included 14 nuts, bolts, and washers and no instructions. I was told at the store that installation would be easiest if I removed the front bumper. I decided to keep the bumper in place since I had an extra pair of hands to help out. Admittedly, some of the bolt points would be much, much easier to reach and tighten had I removed the bumper.

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Overall I am definitely satisfied and would suggest others purchase as well. I will include the side skirts review in this post after I find time to install them.

TL;DR
Installation difficulty: 4/10 (3/10 if you remove bumper).
Approx time: 2hrs
Quality of product: 9/10
Fitment: 9/10


Rice Rating: 3/10;)


UPDATE: Side Skirts Installed

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Installation time took 2 hours for the side skirts. It was a very straight forward process.

Installation difficulty: 3/10
Approx time: 2 hrs
Quality of product: 9/10
Fitment: 9/10

Rice Rating: 2/10

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Initially Bayson R sold me a set of side skirts that had a poor and inconsistent finish. This was due to the factory in Asia packaging the pieces before their finish had time to set. As a result, you could see the pattern of the bubble wrap in the finish of the piece. Kevin at Bayson R was very helpful in restoring my side skirts to a proper finish. We even tore open another 4 packages and they all had the same poor finish. After dropping the sides skirts off on Friday, I had them in hand by the next Monday and they finish was back to normal.

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Each side fastens securely with 5 self tapping screws and 2 nuts and 2 bolts for the ends.


Photo Dump:
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Thanks for the review. I see they sell on eBay, I think I'm gonna pick one up!

Do you have to remove the undertray to install the lip?

Can you install without jacking the car up?

No x2

how much picked up at bayson r?

You don't have to jack up the car if you remove the bumper, otherwise, you need to raise the car to be able to drill from underneath.

Whichever way you decide, you will need to remove the under-body panel located in black on the ground in this picture.

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Even though this is a different lip, it covers the underbody panels that are to be removed:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EEOCncqEdp4"]HT Autos Front Lip Spoiler - Unboxing, Install and Review - 2013 Subaru BRZ - YouTube[/ame]



I got front lip and side skirts for $300 cash OTD.

I wish I would have known about leaving it out in the sun (and having an extra hand). Also those guide clips would have been nice. Mine is a bit off, so I'm going to have to re-drill , ugh.

Yeah, warming it definitely helps. I don't think the guide clips demonstrated in the video are applicable to the Bayson R kit, just the HTAutos one. I found it was easiest to drill the center hole first to ensure that the fangs of the lip and bumper were lined up as best as possible. Once I had that location, I proceeded outwards on either side. We muscled the last few drill locations to ensure a good fit.

if you hate to drill your bumper, you could use 3M VHB tape. That would be the easiest way to do.

However, the side skirts don't work well with 3M VHB tape. You should be looking something like Tigerseal.

I was thinking about the same thing. Could the tape be too thick? So in return it might cause from offset from the bumper? Sorry, just a case of OCD.

I believe it's 0.45mm. It depends on which type of VHB you will be using.

I used VHB 5952. The highest grade will be 4952. Yes There will be a slightly offset which is really not noticeable. You could warm the lips up by using heat gun.

Fyi, the Bayson R front lip looks exactly the same as mine sold on ebay for ~100. Ht auto lips and sti lips are different.

In for the skirts review. Hope it will look good with an sti lip as I don't like their side skirts.

this lip and skirt is being sold on here as the CS poly ones.
i have it installed and looks great.

and also drilling the holes isnt so bad, since its going to be covered and if you remove it just cover the holes with some tape. . .
noone is going to see the underside of your car anyways

also some type of glue should be used on the skirts if you arent going to drill
the tape will give you a gap

First post updated with the side skirts installed! LMK if you want another angle for a better view!

Looks good. Wonder if the front lip would fit the FR-S?

I think it's unlikely. I believe HTAutos makes a front polyurethane lip for the FRS.

Where have you seen this?

They do, I just like this style a lot better lol.

Here is the US distributor for HTAutos. http://koruworks.com/blog/ht-autos-k...-now-in-stock/

You can also search "HTAutos Front Lip FRS" and get a bunch more results from ebay and other sources that may be less expensive.

What drill bit size did you use for the install?

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Cjymiller, great review but I couldn't help but notice your license plate placement. Where did you get your license plate relocator?

Would you mind please explaining the two nuts and bolts for the side skirts you mentioned? Does it go in a pre existing hole, or does that one involve drilling too?

@lxs it looks to be the tow hook plate adapter! I hope the cops in norcal aren't strict about the front plate business...

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Can anyone with these side skirts please post some underbody shots? I'm mainly curious about the front and rear, near the two body mounts for the wheel well liners.

I totally forgot about your request! I'll try to get on that.

No problem, thank you!

Are these the "STi" Reps?

No, "CS" (chargespeed) style replicas.

@Cjymiller

were the nuts/bolts needed for this? i thought the self tapping screws would be enough. would too like to see an under body shot of the screws/bolts placement if possible.

thanks!

Here is a picture of the Nuts and bolts on the ends of my side skirts. Self tapping screws are used for all the mounting points in between.

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As for the front lip, mine is fastened with all nuts and bolts (no self tapping screws), the same as show in the picture above. You must pre-drill all the holes and then tighten the nuts and bolts with wrenches. This is more difficult with the bumper on but I didn't want to run the risk of having a mis-fitting bumper upon reinstall.

thanks for the shots!

so you have to drill holes for the bolts on the skirts too, correct?

Technically yes. But here's a tip: only drill the front and back t use the bolts and use 3M automotive tape in between.

Chargespeed Rep?

Correct. That is how I did it.

Definitely a good tip if you don't feel like putting a a few holes in the body. On the other hand, don't forget to consider that if you need to use a thick 3M adhesive tape, the gap will show on your side skirt.

I believe so.

Here's what mine looks like. It's a bit better now, as the waves that were caused by the screws have gone away completely now. You can't see the gap really from normal eye level. It could probably be improved by lining it up a bit better:

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When you say waves, do you mean that tightening the screws caused the material to warp a little? And leaving it over time in the sun smoothed it out?

Correct, in my case actually, I get subtle waving on the side facing the sun in the summer. Outside of that, they're flat.

How it looked with the screws:

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my set of skirts didn't come with bolts and only tapping screws. think it would make a difference if i used the tapping screws for the bolt points?

I had a couple screws that didn't want to hang on properly. Maybe because the metal is really thin there, and/or I did a poor job of installation (not unlikely). You could always pick up a set of 4 from the hardware store. I felt it was a bit cleaner, easier, and safer, but you certainly could use the screws.