HDR (Home Depot Racing) Front Lip, seriously

[RedTurboEclipse]

http://www.srtforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=379671

http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=301673&highlight=home+depot

Ok, how did those guys beat DSMers to doing this!?!?

 

[Ludachris]

I doubt they did... I've seen a few discussions a while back on home depot front lips here in the forums - not garage door insulation but landscaping plastic, the type that separates the lawn from the shrubs. Not sure why an Evo owner is doing something like that though.

 

[silver bullit]

Yeah its been posted on here long ago.

 

[EDM95]

I have seen that post on here.
It is like from 05 or some thing

 

[Elvenhome21]

for the street it looks good but at anything over 100 mph its realistically useless, unless its braced.

 

[DSMunknown]

Christ, this guy is all about HDR, huh? (Someone remember's your comment in that Cheap Injector O-Ring Replacement guide. )

 

[leet]

I doubt they did... I've seen a few discussions a while back on home depot front lips here in the forums - not garage door insulation but landscaping plastic, the type that separates the lawn from the shrubs. Not sure why an Evo owner is doing something like that though.

It doesn't work so well when all of the air coming through the radiator is exiting underneath the vehicle. It negates the purpose of creating a low pressure zone under the vehicle. Not to mention, the underside of a DSM is about as aerodynamic as the Himalayas.

If you ducted the air coming through the radiator through a hood vent, the results would be better. Then again, you would have to figure out another way to cool the engine bay.

I've done the lawn edging thing, the results were not noticeable for me at least. It wasn't a matter of bracing, it was extremely stiff. Unfortunately, the roads around here quickly took a toll on it. Perhaps someday when I'm really bored at work (not anytime recently) I'll mess around with ducting the radiator.

 

[Thomas91169]

thank god he didnt attempt to do that to the 'term.

people have been using that for years now, im sure there are many a 2g with the HDR front lip.

 

[myeagleneedmods]

Looks interesting. I think I may try this out

 

[Deadly BlaZe]

There's a guy with a 1gb that made a lip with home depot parts.

Here ya go:
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168972
3 pages of hating.

 

[kmoore]

There's a guy with a 1gb that made a lip with home depot parts.

Here ya go:
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168972
3 pages of hating.

Sorry, but that is just terrible.

 

[laserspeeddemon]

I agree, thats looks all hacked up. Not clean at all, like the SRT4 or EVO ones.

 

[Deadly BlaZe]

Sorry, but that is just terrible.

yeah but obviously those pictures aren't even the finished product, so ofcourse it might look dumb.

 

[dsmfa9nutter]

I doubt whoever does this mod is going for an actual aerodynamic improvement. It looks good and that's about it.

 

[Deadly BlaZe]

I doubt whoever does this mod is going for an actual aerodynamic improvement. It looks good and that's about it.

Well obviously. I don't think any one took in to consideration the aerodynamic effects of it.

 

[Defiant]

http://groups.msn.com/MileHighTalon/9frontairdam.msnw
I've seen uglier. Such as, a nice $250 carbon-fiber lip with a big old divot taken out of it by hitting something substantial at speed. Like a mouse, for instance.
Any air you can shed off to the side instead of having to stumble over is that much better.

 

[PieEyedPiper]

Anyone have a SKU for the foamy version?

All I can find is this, and I'm not even sure if its the right stuff. The correct product claims to be made of "hard rubber", but its actually a foam type substance. The foam compound turns out much nicer than the rubber.
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...=10000003+90401&marketID=401&locStoreNum=8125

 

[eclipse-gs-t]

what do you guys think?
for me it looks pretty nice!!

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[DearestNameless]

what do you guys think?
for me it looks pretty nice!!

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Looks like you should have bought just a little bit more lip and sent me the extra. I'm not really into the whole cheap lip thing. If I was going to get one I would buy a real lip. I just don't like knowing the fact its that cheap and I'd rather it be PERFECT. But its your car. What makes you happy makes me happy.

 

[eclipse-gs-t]

Well my car is lowered so If I get a real lip I know won't last long not even a week.

 

[DSMunknown]

Just a few more inches lower and it'll be a pebble plow. Your intercooler fins would love you.


Doesn't look horrible. Not too shabby. Cost? (Under $10? )

 

[GTOJohnny67]

I did a full right up on my ten dollar HD front lip over the winter. It last way longer than the foam one, and looks better than the landscape edging because it mounts under the bumper. Link

 

[eclipse-gs-t]

I did a full right up on my ten dollar HD front lip over the winter. It last way longer than the foam one, and looks better than the landscape edging because it mounts under the bumper. Link[/QUOTE


Of course, I will also try yours later!!