Well the lip install only took me a couple of hours on Friday. Had to make a bit of cutting to get it to fit right but I am very pleased with the end result.
I also installed some new LED lighting as I had a burnt out C-light so I added a few additional lights to my order.
Replaced both C-lights, installed new LED license plate lights and installed new blue LED interior dome and map lights (or sex lights as I believe the correct term to be
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The lip was too wide and too long to fit straight out of the box, the width of the WRX/STI is slightly wider and the wheel arch to bumper distance is longer.
To start I cut the entire lip in half using a back saw and guide. This cut is not so crucial but should be as close to the middle as possible and should be perpendicular to the lip (90°)
I then mounted the two pieces of the lip to the bumper starting with the front corners and only putting in 3 bolts per side leaving the middle portion loose so I can overlap them.
Once both sides were temporarily mounted I took measurements on how much to remove from the middle and also how much to take off the back/ends. I then removed both pieces and used a t-square to mark my cut lines before cutting. While cutting I made sure to favor the side of the line that would be waste as you do not want to cut too much material away or you will end up with a gap in the middle. After that I cut off the back pieces/ends to make sure it lines up with the wheel arch nicely. Remounting I was very pleased with how the middle portion lined up and was quite snug and then I added the remaining bolts to ensure the lip was securely in place. Now no matter how well you cut you will still have a minor line where the two pieces meet, as a temporary "fix" I just used some electrical tape and it's barely noticeable.
Sorry for the dirty car pictures, took it for a wash on Sunday and here are a couple of "glamour shots".
Again I am very pleased with how this mod turned out, especially since the part was for a totally different vehicle and needed some modification to get it to work.
At the end of the day I could have spent the $600-$1000.00 for the STI lip from Japan made for this car or spend ~$150.00 on an IKON Motorsports lip from Ebay with some very nice results. Future mods to come are a strut tower bar which is currently en-route and then I think some nice summer wheels and rubber.
Will be a while before I buy the new shoes gotta start saving.