Thought I'd post my project over here as well.

Last summer I started working on this. Originally I was gonna have 2 lip design, but then opted for the single.

This is how it turned out...

I taped off the window and outlined my design with red sharpie pen. This red outline will transfer to the FG after curing giving me the perfect cutting lines.






Then I started carving from foam the basic shape of the lip. test fitting the copntour...




Once I go my final shape I started glassing it....




Did some test fitting again before I did any major filling.....






After I was happy with the many layers and sanding of the filler....I could start painting it....for now its just flat black...






And yesterday I was able to get it on the car. Using 2 side 3M mounting tape which is Indoor / Outdoor grade, should hold nicely...









I figured since there is not a lot of aftermarket support for the 95-99 Accent, thought I'd do my own custom parts. cool.gif

Thanks for looking.

GDA

 

You make some great parts. You should start selling some of them. smile.gif

 

I'd like to, but I get limited time to work on things, so making parts for someone else, they may be waiting a while. I don't like the thought of that. If I had a way to reproduce in shorter time. I would. I'm at least thinking of getting some spare headlights and using those to make custom eyelids. Use those as me templates to work off of.

My next project will probably be the headlight retro fit. Or I need to find info about projector headlights that go on a 1st Gen 95-99 Tiburon. I guess those and the Accents were pretty much the same design or fairly close.

 

looks pretty good man, what type of foam is that, but more so how do you plan on attaching it? I ask because i've wanted to do the same...

 

He used 3M double sided tape. One side to the spoiler, the other side to the hatch glass.


It does look pretty bad ass. Congrats on building parts yourself. smile.gif Just be careful because even with the 3M, if you go above 75-80 MPH, the spoiler will fly off. I've gone through 3 different SR spoilers that attach the same exact way. The final one I had, I ditched the 3M, and used epoxy instead. It still didnt hold, and it flew off hitting a PT Cruiser behind me. blink.gif laugh.gif

The only one that are 100% guaranteed not to fly off, are the ATH ones, because they actually screw into the hatch, instead of using double sided tape. Hopefully yours stays on a little longer than most peoples though. smile.gif

 

Awesome project smile.gif

Turned out great.

 

I would recommend using a mixture of 3M trim adhesive and Gorilla Glue in alternating strips. Then it will be a permanent part of the car.

 

But then it can't be salvaged in the event of a broken window...

 

You could possibly scrape off the glass. Or just make a mold now and hope you don't break your hatch glass.

 

So far its stayed on pretty good. I keep checking the mirrors. But I've had it on now about 2 days with long commutes. Avg. speed is about 60-70, depending. Mainly about 60. I have a total of 12 strips of 1" mounting tape on the wing. I cut them to avg. 6" lengths to get around the curves. but I figured using the 1" would be better than 1/2" or 1/4" tape. But has stayed on nicely and still feels secure, even with the warm weather we are having now.

I've also used the same tape for the eyelids I made and those being at the front of the car, have stayed on 3 months now. with no problems. and those are put on with the 1/2" 2-sided tape.

I appreciate the kind words from everyone, feels good to make a part and so far be a success of it, that is how long it'll stay on....LOL.

As for the foam, it is the pink foam insulation you can get from Home Depot. I used 2" and 1" to get a 3" workable shape. I also cut the foam into blocks to help with the contour a little. I did it while it was on the car so I could see the shape as I was sculpting it for best angle off the roof for air flow.

Because it is pink foam and using the poly fiberglass resin you have to put some kind of protective barrier on the foam or the resin will EAT the foam. You could also, assuming the car gets taped up well, Can use the GREAT STUFF spray foam. It'll take a few cans, and play with it to keep shape, so recommend slow buildup. the poly resin won't eat the GREAT STUFF. I would suggest going with the epoxy fiberglass resin. It also won't or should not eat the foam. A little more on the spendy side, but also will be a little strong finished product too.

Hope that's helps. Anymore questions, let me know.

ThX !!!