Since I'm bringing in my Max to the autobody in a couple of weeks to have it repainted (yes, I got bumped hard last week in the pouring rain from behind by a Pontiac Firefly which left indentations in the plastic. It was in perfect condition after the repairs from the last accident ) I asked for a quote on fixing my cracked Stillen lip. Because its cracked they said they need to reinforce it from behind, so that and paint they estimated $500Cdn. Should I instead just get a new Stillen lip or a CF lip instead for that price?

 

Well all Stillen lips come with a lifetime warranty so you should contact who you purchased it through and see if you can get it warrantied.

 

I got the kit from GotRice at least 3 years ago in a GD. Am I sol? I don't see him posting here anymore.

 

If they are still in business and deal with Stillen then they should be able to warranty it....

 

If anyone knows GotRice's website let me know!

 

Try to return to stillen. If you know there customer service then you know you will probably be out of a lip for awhile. They will want you to send it back and ......... or just buy another. I would nt pay that much to fix one

 

Wouldn't Stillen require a bill of sale? I'll have to look through my old bills tonight.

 

redline has a lip cheaper than that

 

I think it's cheaper just to buy one through the Classifieds, especially with the conversion rate.

Hey Dan are you getting your entire car repainted?

 

The lip is easy to fix, thats not the problem. The problem is the paint. You cant even get a small touch up without a few hundred dollars.

 

Oh, and the carbon lip cracks easier than the stillen.

 

I took my car to a body shop for some quotes to fix the front bumper after I had a minor fenderbender. This mess actually cracked my front bumper. Body shops wanted between 800 - 1000 bux canadian to fix and paint. They were going to use a "aftermarket replacement" front bumper. No way. I went home, looked in the phone book and called some plastic repair places. I found a guy who will paint and repair the bumper for <200. Check that option out. Also, if you hit up some of the smaller independant shops, some of them will do "under the table work". That way, they don't give you a bill and they don't have to report the work as income to the gov't. You get a discount on the work and don't have to pay the Gouge and Screw Tax (GST).
Hope that helps you out.

 

That's how I got my whole body kit painted initially - under the table for about $200 cash. I've decided not to bother having the autobody repaint the lip. I'll just save up my money for a full paint job instead. Thanks for you input, guys!