View Full Version : rear lower lip falling off!
Rally Ninja
04-03-2008, 06:38 PM
Anybody know what tape to use or a more permanent way to keep the lip from sagging? It looks like the tape is not sticking to the lip itself anymore.
MSP2024
04-03-2008, 06:41 PM
im starting to have the same problem
3M makes some very heavy-duty mounting tape. The tape itself is gray, and the part you peel off is red.
http://www.instawares.com/exterior-weather-resistant-double-3m-adhesive-double-stick-tape-exterior-mounting-mounting-products.mmm4011long.0.7.htm
.. I've used this to mount countless things, and it's never let me down. You should be able to find it in a local Wal-Mart or another store along those lines.
dstmsp03
04-03-2008, 07:37 PM
tried that and mines doing the same thing..
MP3Architect
04-03-2008, 07:44 PM
welcome to the msp! hahaha
i gorilla glued mine. just a small line all the way around and then used bungy cords and went from like tow-hook/exhaust/etc to places inside the trunk to hold the lip tight to the bumper for 20 minutes or so.
SteelWarrior
04-03-2008, 08:51 PM
happened to me mid winter, partly cause of the snows assistance....i was told form anohter person on this forum its because your MSP exhaust heats up the tap around the ends, and it starts to let go....i picked up a 5 dollar roll from canadian tire (canadian general store for cars and other goodies) and re attached it after cleaning up, no problems since
easy fix :D
Rally Ninja
04-04-2008, 03:34 AM
^your snow assistance is better than my mud assistance. I've got about 5lbs of mud in the rear bumper after this weekends rallycross.
I got the tape, now is there any easy way to get the old tape off? This is so tedious to take off.
MP3Architect
04-04-2008, 05:01 AM
^your snow assistance is better than my mud assistance. I've got about 5lbs of mud in the rear bumper after this weekends rallycross.
I got the tape, now is there any easy way to get the old tape off? This is so tedious to take off.
gorilla glue took me all of 3 minutes. probably 2.
I got the tape, now is there any easy way to get the old tape off? This is so tedious to take off.
Goo Gone?
Rally Ninja
04-04-2008, 04:55 PM
^I'll give that a try too. =) thanx
BaD_HeX
04-04-2008, 05:14 PM
3m citris based adhesive remover. Won't screw up your paint. I use it for getting off any kind of sticker/adhesive.
+1 for the heavy duty 3m tape. My front plate is held on by this stuff (going on 2 years).
TheMAN
04-04-2008, 05:22 PM
real way to fix it, get the 03 MSP lip :D
Rally Ninja
04-05-2008, 12:33 AM
All done! I gently used some go gone stuff and a plastic paint scrapper (very carefully). Found some 3m tape that looked like the one rush told me to get. This one was packaged for automotive trim use. Its about half the width of the other one so it worked well.
Couldn't get one of the side to stick right. Too big of a gap I guess. Oh well. I can live with it now.
SteelWarrior
04-05-2008, 01:27 AM
i actually used a flat head screw driver witha pice of cloth at the end so it didnt scrape the paint off, but yea wasnt the easiest thing
what is this chemicals you speak of :P
pretty bad since i work at a car detailer place adn take stickersa nd glue off all the time haha
welcome to the msp! hahaha
i gorilla glued mine. just a small line all the way around and then used bungy cords and went from like tow-hook/exhaust/etc to places inside the trunk to hold the lip tight to the bumper for 20 minutes or so.
Just the left half of mine is sagging. Would it be best to pull it all the way off and re-attach?
Also, can gorilla glue damage paint?
MP3Architect
05-01-2008, 07:38 PM
Just the left half of mine is sagging. Would it be best to pull it all the way off and re-attach?
Also, can gorilla glue damage paint?
make sure you plastic screw is still attached if its just on one side. usually its the center back that falls of these cars. with the gorilla glue thing i didn't take it all the way off and i applied the glue to the black rubber strip that was on the bumper that was then adheased to the inside of the lip. so i didn't apply it directly to the paint and im not sure if that creates a problem or not. but my brother recommended it to me as he had done the same with his dodge truck many years ago and it stayed on until he sold it. so .... yeah.
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