Sti replica lips- abs vs. polyurethane - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Prowl647 · 03-12-2014, 01:54 AM

I first ordered the polyurethane lip from eBay. It fit decently. You definitely get what you pay for. Overall it had a fitment of about 95% with small centimeter gaps right below the fog lamps or where they would be for premiums. I then ordered the ABS from bayson r- super fast response, super Customer service. Anyways i slapped on the abs after plastidipping and found fit was about 97.6% (I'm rounding up). Either one is good depending on what you're looking for. Weather stripping will solve the gap issue on either. I decided to keep the abs one because I really don't want to remove the bumper again.

Anyways I have the puu for sale. Pm if interested

Poly

Abs

amazingbrz · 03-12-2014, 02:52 AM

Looking good

nice comparison pic of both lips

Just wondering in your opinion, which one looks better in quality since I was eyeing the same exact replica lip from BaysonR but hesitated because of the ABS

Thanks man

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Originally Posted by Prowl647

I first ordered the polyurethane lip from eBay. It fit decently. You definitely get what you pay for. Overall it had a fitment of about 95% with small centimeter gaps right below the fog lamps or where they would be for premiums. I then ordered the ABS from bayson r- super fast response, super Customer service. Anyways i slapped on the abs after plastidipping and found fit was about 97.6% (I'm rounding up). Either one is good depending on what you're looking for. Weather stripping will solve the gap issue on either. I decided to keep the abs one because I really don't want to remove the bumper again.

Anyways I have the puu for sale. Pm if interested

Poly

Abs

cjsporl1996 · 03-12-2014, 02:58 AM

Yes I'm also interested. Which one looks better?

Prowl647 · 03-12-2014, 01:11 PM

If you plasti dip both it's hard to tell. I don't plan on lowering my car so I went with abs. Abs seems more brittle and less forgiving than poly.

uEih · 03-12-2014, 01:51 PM

Install wise, hard time? Did you have to put screws on the ends or just the bottom of the lip?

Prowl647 · 03-12-2014, 02:07 PM

If you want it to fit well my recommendation is to remove entire bumper and use screws for the bolts. Fits well. I didn't use the screws bayson r provided but obtained some 10mm bolts and nuts. Drilling the holes is the easiest part just use a drill bit that is the proper size

BRZkitty · 03-14-2014, 09:58 PM

Looks good, was thinking about doing the same. Thx for sharing

Prowl647 · 03-15-2014, 02:27 AM

Doing the same thing? As in ordering a puu lip? Cause I'll make you a screaming deal for one

TM · 03-28-2014, 11:53 PM

Is the polyurethane lip gap fixable? How big is the gap? Which ebay user did you buy it from?

I'm looking into an STI-style polyurethane lip as well.

Prowl647 · 03-29-2014, 05:33 AM

You can use weather stripping which you can get at the hardware store. But like I mentioned- the abs fits a little better but is more brittle.

03-12-2014, 01:54 AM	#1
Prowl647 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Brz premium Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 114 Thanks: 26 Thanked 67 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Sti replica lips- abs vs. polyurethane I first ordered the polyurethane lip from eBay. It fit decently. You definitely get what you pay for. Overall it had a fitment of about 95% with small centimeter gaps right below the fog lamps or where they would be for premiums. I then ordered the ABS from bayson r- super fast response, super Customer service. Anyways i slapped on the abs after plastidipping and found fit was about 97.6% (I'm rounding up). Either one is good depending on what you're looking for. Weather stripping will solve the gap issue on either. I decided to keep the abs one because I really don't want to remove the bumper again. Anyways I have the puu for sale. Pm if interested Poly Abs

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cjsporl1996 Banned Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: WRB BRZ, Monte Carlo SS Location: Cape May, NJ Posts: 438 Thanks: 85 Thanked 75 Times in 57 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yes I'm also interested. Which one looks better?

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Prowl647 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Brz premium Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 114 Thanks: 26 Thanked 67 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If you plasti dip both it's hard to tell. I don't plan on lowering my car so I went with abs. Abs seems more brittle and less forgiving than poly.

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uEih Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: CBS Subaru BRZ Limited Location: California Posts: 456 Thanks: 162 Thanked 90 Times in 76 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Install wise, hard time? Did you have to put screws on the ends or just the bottom of the lip?

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Prowl647 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Brz premium Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 114 Thanks: 26 Thanked 67 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If you want it to fit well my recommendation is to remove entire bumper and use screws for the bolts. Fits well. I didn't use the screws bayson r provided but obtained some 10mm bolts and nuts. Drilling the holes is the easiest part just use a drill bit that is the proper size

03-15-2014, 02:27 AM	#8
Prowl647 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Brz premium Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 114 Thanks: 26 Thanked 67 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Doing the same thing? As in ordering a puu lip? Cause I'll make you a screaming deal for one

03-29-2014, 05:33 AM	#10
Prowl647 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Brz premium Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 114 Thanks: 26 Thanked 67 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You can use weather stripping which you can get at the hardware store. But like I mentioned- the abs fits a little better but is more brittle.

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