First, I would like to thank G35putih for the face ducts (although he should have given them to me as a gift since I'm doing this review ). If anyone is interested, PM G35Putih for information.

This is what I said in the other thread:
Now after taking some test fit pictures, I'm even more impressed, and I cant wait to sand down the bottom of mine so it fits with my molded ings lip!!! When I held it on, it just seemed to fit right in place. There were a few little gaps, but thats to be expected when I'm holding it on with my fingers. If I installed it with the double sided tape, it would eliminate the gaps. Here are the pictures.






As you can see, the fitment is dead on!

 

Here are some product shots of it!




I was in a hurry, because I wanted to head down to the hardware store to pick up some sand paper to sand it down to fit with my molded lip. Thats why the picture quality isnt too great, but I did what I could ENJOY!!!

 

Do they come pre-painted? Just wondering if they will turn "chalky" after a year or to, or oxidize in the sun.

 

Again, it comes semi-gloss black, and its great quality! In the pictures, they were a little diry, and I just got lazy and wiped it down with my t-shirt Right now, I'm debating if I should sand it down, polish it up and slap it on.. or paint it. Theres little tiny nicks in them, but you cant seem them from arms length. Right now, I'm thinking of leaving it the way it is, and use black crayon to fill in the nicks, and when/if I get rock chips, I'll bust out the black crayon again

 

Well, what I was told was that it wasnt painted. That it was actually black fiberglass that was pollished down smooth. I think if I used more pollishing compound and some elbow grease, I could make it really shine!... but I kind of like it only semi glossy

 

Agreed. I prefer the satin finish for a product like this. Only problem is avoiding the chalky look that happens to "black plastic" similar to the black piece where the side mirrors meet the door. Get some wax on that and you are in trouble. Wondering if this will face the same fate since it's fiberglass?

Wet sand with 2000 grit for a nice finish. It won't be glossy, but a flat black. Don't bother with the crayon. Just sand everything smooth with something more coarse than 1000.

 

Nice!! I payed for mine a few days ago, I cant wait to get them!! Thanks for the review

 

how do these fit with the OEM lip?

 

I didnt find anyone with an oem lip to test fit it on... however, I do have a picture of the authentic face ducts on an OEM lip. The OEM lip and the Ings lip have the same lines, so the face ducts line up exactly the same.



Also, another thing I noticed that although it sits clean and flush with the outside of the openings, the inside "walls" dont touch. They're curved up a little towards the center. At first, I thought of it as a problem, but now that I'm actually working on mine right now... sanding... test fitting... sanding.. fitting... I realized that that slight curve will actually help in the installation of the face ducts!!!! Ok, now the explanation; The face ducts are held on by high adhessive double sided tape. So this is what I'm thinking. The parts that curve up will be covered with double sided tap, so I'll be able to slide them straight in without any problems. Once I get them into the possition I want, I'll just press down on the curves so it sticks to the bumper to hold it in place!! I dont know if they were purposely designed like that, or if this was just serendipity. Either way, I'm heading back outside with a big smile on my face, and I sand it down some more!

 

nice

 

Another thing I noticed was that the top opening of the face ducts opens up slightly more towards the outside of the face ducts. That opening is actually perfect for a foglight to shine through! This leaves the option open for me to have foglights behind my grill if I ever decide to. And since I have the face ducts, I might cut out the back grill all together. These are just some thoughts and ideas I have running through my head.

 

those look sick! they should match nicely with my new grill

 

IS300TOG35, your grill is painted black? Yeah, that would match really nicely together! I was looking at the picture I just posted, with the stock front lip. If he had a back upper grill like yours, that would match alot better! After I'm done installing mine, my face duct "fin" should be chrome to match my stock upper grill

 

I bought a second grill to paint to see if I would like it. i have yet to install it. Im going to wait till I install my fact ducts to switch and see how it looks.

 

silverbolt good to know it finally happend after such a long time..............snap some pics after install...........matt good idea with painting the other grille