[sanyomats]

Un-molded - Pictures 1-3
Molded - Picture # 4

Advantage of going un-molded is that I can remove if I wish to change it up or sell to someone who does not care for mods.

What do you all think?

[lovec1990]

is there a third option, because im not fan of moding beautiful cars

[sanyomats]

Then you are in the wrong place, my friend...

JK...I completely understand. I was the same at first. Then the mod bug hit me and I am slowly getting into it...

[bake]

Looks so much cleaner molded, but then it becomes permanent. Front lip spoilers are susceptible to damage eventually, so if you mold, be prepared for it to cost you down the road. But like my cousin told me almost 20 years ago when I started modding my cars, "You gotta pay, if you wanna play".

[sanyomats]

^ true!! Installation cost of each:

Un-Molded: $175 to paint and install
Molded: $500 to mold, $300 to paint whole bumper = $800

Def gotta pay to play!! and i dont have deep pockets!

[Alan l.]

Like Bake said it looks awesome molded but its only a matter of time before you bottom out with a front lip. If you are lucky its just paint damage. Unlucky is when you crack the lip and now you have to replace the whole bumper to fix it. I would never mold anything that is that low to the ground. I've had my F10 for less than 2 years and I've already painted my 3D Design lip 3x because of paint chips or scraping.

Alan

[yogi]

if you're gonna mold, buy a replica bumper or a used one with slight damage and mold/repair and paint. keep your clean bumper stashed in the garage for when you may need it later. molding obviously looks much better, but i have a hard time permanently modding perfectly good parts.

[sanyomats]

Jesus....i didnt think it would be so close....

[twelve535i]

If you're willing to risk the damage, which I wouldn't be, you should mold. It looks MUCH better.

On a side note, I've been thinking about getting this lip. How much lower is the front with the lip on? (It doesn't look like that much lower)
I have a hamman style lip now, which I think looks great, but I want a lip that I can keep on year round. The hamman lip will never clear certain pot holes and unplowed snowy streets.

[bake]

Originally Posted by Alan l.

Like Bake said it looks awesome molded but its only a matter of time before you bottom out with a front lip. If you are lucky its just paint damage. Unlucky is when you crack the lip and now you have to replace the whole bumper to fix it. I would never mold anything that is that low to the ground. I've had my F10 for less than 2 years and I've already painted my 3D Design lip 3x because of paint chips or scraping.

Alan

This is exactly why I did some minor custom work with vinyl on my front bumper. My days of repainting my front lip every Spring are done. Did that for too many years in my Honda days.

[sanyomats]

and its a tie!!!

[bake]

Originally Posted by sanyomats

and its a tie!!!

I see you live in Miami. With that weather and the condition of their roads, I would probably do it.

[///M ARMY]

does looks a whole lot better molded.

[sanyomats]

Originally Posted by bake

I see you live in Miami. With that weather and the condition of their roads, I would probably do it.

I didnt know that we are known for better roads...

[sanyomats]

Originally Posted by UAM951

does looks a whole lot better molded.

very true!

[LACSTER]

Molding is 100% nicer but it's a pain in the ass! The picture you posted is my car and I had that setup
for about a year and a half and painted/repaired it like 4 times.

Like @bake mentioned about. you have to pay to play. i didn't want to play anymore

[sanyomats]

Originally Posted by LACSTER

Molding is 100% nicer but it's a pain in the ass! The picture you posted is my car and I had that setup
for about a year and a half and painted/repaired it like 4 times.

Like @bake mentioned about. you have to pay to play. i didn't want to play anymore

Darn it! How are your roads?

[bake]

The NYC tri-state area has some of the worst roads in the entire US. It is almost criminal here.

[remmib]

No doubt the molded lip looks great, but if even Lacster won't pay to play anymore, it might not be worth it.

[sanyomats]

Thank you all for votes and feedback...