by Amanda from Facebook
I got cocky and tried to pull into a friend’s driveway about 1 month ago and ended up with a boo-boo lip. While I have a friend that might be able to repair it, I figured it doesn’t hurt to have a spare.
I ordered the new lip from Tapout and paid a little extra for faster shipping. Keep in mind, the size of the box and how it comes is what makes shipping pricey. It arrived sooner than expected. The lip was well-protected and packed nicely. I also ordered new clips because I am pretty terrible at taking clips out. Tapout included some stickers and an Airhead. Hindsight, I could have likely gone with standard shipping since it took me until now to free up the time to install it.
The lip appears to be sturdier than OE and the finish is beautiful. For the price, I am quite pleased with the quality. The clips are black instead of OE white, but I think I like that better. You can’t see them, but I like knowing that they’re black.
You will need a long reach, low profile jack. Jack stands require the pinchweld pucks. The Camaro version of the lift points will not fit if you have side skirts. I used the Potauto ones suggested across the threads and forums.
Tapout provides installation instructions on their site. They’re pretty detailed and relatively easy to follow. You have to remove all three undercarriage panels and, on mine, the flares attached to the undercarriage side panels. My only gripe is with the number of T15 fasteners. There are approximately eleventy billion of them. Also, my BW had 14 fasteners per side panel instead of 11 as listed in the instructions.
I broke 1 clip out of 6, so I’m glad I bought the extras. I was a little concerned at the fitment at first. The driver’s side didnt look snug and had some gaps. But once every part of it was installed and tightenedd (including the undercarriage panels), it tightened up nicely.
There’s a bit of a gap against the side flares, but I also think there’s some clips that meed to be transferred from the OE lip. I ran out of daylight and patience.
It took me approximately 2.5 hours, but I had to answer some phone calls and text messages and emails. Also, I highly recommend an electric scewdriver because of the eleventy billion T15 fasteners. I managed to make it work with hand tools.
Overall 9/10. I’ll likely update it once I have the ends snugged
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