DIY: Volvo Lip (1990-1994 VOLVO 740 N 940)

[27rocks]

DIY Volvo Lip (1990-1994 VOLVO 740 N 940)

I did this a while ago but it got lost in the crash... I didn't think this would get as popular as it did, but here it is for people that haven't done it yet :msmile:

Tools Needed:

Screw gun
Screw Driver
Utility Knife
Sharpie
Heat Gun
3/4" Self Tapping Screws
Jack and Jack stands
Volvo Lip

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Step 1: By using the two original holes in the lip center on the bumper and mark with arrows.

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Step 2:

Cut off all the tabs and cut some slits so the lip will fit flush and bend easier.

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Step 3:

Use the two original holes in the lip and line it up with your marks. At this point you want to put a screw in each hole.

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Step 4:

Now that the lip is centered slowly work your way down each side and screw off the lip (I did one side first then the other). Make sure the lip is even along the bumper before you screw it off. Also using a heat gun helps make the lip more flexible and easier to move around. You can use as many screws as you feel necessary.

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Step 5:

At this point the lip should all be screwed off and on the bumper. By using a sharpie, draw a line to your liking as a guide to cut along. Again using the heat gun here will make the cut go much more smoothly and easier.

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Step 6:

You are all done and this was a piece of cake. It took me about 45 min all by myself so if you have a friend help it can go a lot faster.

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[cronicEP]

hmmm...i like....just can't find any lips around here...

[sirsol66]

Your car is absolutely gorgeous!

Do want! :mtongue:

[Marc-111]

your car looks great on that lip!

[EpThreeD]

Mm. nice diy, Just dont like how its not flush. Nice work though

[dschaos]

i did this before, it only lasted about a month thought, not that it broke its pretty tough but i got tired of scrapping/dragging it over that mountain of a speed bump that they put on my street.

[mp_02si]

I found a lip off of an old celica i thought about trying. The volvo lips are hard to find around here.

[ginger]

they do go low on the car. ive had mine on for about 4 months now. set the car off the right way

[PatrickJamesYu]

For those who have junkyards with zero volvo's

http://www.car-stuff.com/mmparts/volvo-740/lower_valance.html

[EP3CHRiS]

For those who have junkyards with zero volvo's

http://www.car-stuff.com/mmparts/volvo-740/lower_valance.html


Thanks a ton! iv'e been trying to find the 740 Lip for 2 months now up here in Canada, but came up with nothing! i was gonna pay 200 bucks just for the bumper to get the lip, but this is awesome! Thanks once again!

[PatrickJamesYu]

No prob dude!
All my buddies seem to find 10 volvo lips everytime they go to Pick-A-Part and junkyards around here.
I go, and it seems like Volvo's are banned haha
You can also get them off eBay, around 50 US dollars plus another 30 for shipping.
Maybe see if they can ship to Canada for less than the website I sent you.

Look up "Lower Valence" instead of "Front Lip"

Make sure you send a PM of your ride with the lip!
and post it up here for everyone to see!
goodluck

[27rocks]

Most recent pics i have of her. Going on over a year with the lip on.

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g248/k20ep3/IMG_1736.jpg

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[EP3CHRiS]

No prob dude!
All my buddies seem to find 10 volvo lips everytime they go to Pick-A-Part and junkyards around here.
I go, and it seems like Volvo's are banned haha
You can also get them off eBay, around 50 US dollars plus another 30 for shipping.
Maybe see if they can ship to Canada for less than the website I sent you.

Look up "Lower Valence" instead of "Front Lip"

Make sure you send a PM of your ride with the lip!
and post it up here for everyone to see!
goodluck

yeah, for sure, ill definitely post up some pics..i was on the site that you posted up and i may have to do a little looking around, (because im up in Canada) but thanks for the tip on the lower valence.

Quick question for 27Rocks, how hard was it to put the stock 04-05 side skirt on your 02??? any differences?? by the way, looks awesome!!

[PatrickJamesYu]

try this, they mention a list of places they don't ship, and Canada isn't on the list.
Email them and ask'em for a shipping quote!
let me know how that goes.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LOWER-VALANCE-volvo-740-90-92-front-spoiler-auto-car-91-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2c5560706bQQitemZ19041 0944619QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccesso ries#ht_2281wt_1164

[EP3CHRiS]

try this, they mention a list of places they don't ship, and Canada isn't on the list.
Email them and ask'em for a shipping quote!
let me know how that goes.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LOWER-VALANCE-volvo-740-90-92-front-spoiler-auto-car-91-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2c5560706bQQitemZ19041 0944619QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccesso ries#ht_2281wt_1164


Thanks for the link, but im not gonna go with Ebay, I know i wont have any problems or anything, but im gonna try the first link you gave me. Hopefully they can ship to Canada.

[PatrickJamesYu]

I found a lip off of an old celica i thought about trying. The volvo lips are hard to find around here.

You try that Celica lip on your ep yet? I'm interested in seeing it

[EP3CHRiS]

You try that Celica lip on your ep yet? I'm interested in seeing it

hhmmm?? never heard of a celica lip on a EP3, but it could work, i also heard of old VW lips working to but really not sure....

[PatrickJamesYu]

Yeah I went to the Pick-A-Part yesterday. I found ONE volvo lip, bad condition though. But I examined some other lips. Looks like theyed work
They just need to not hold it's structural integretiy so well.
The volvo lip, keeps it's shape good, but its really flimsy, which is why it's so easy to work with.
Other volvos in the same time frame, had different lips that were a MUCH stiffer plastic. Probably would have been really hard to fit on a Honda.
But I walked in n out of all the different cars, trying to find other lips.
The volvo seems to be the only one.
The others I saw, had too much "shape" to them, which made them model specific, in my opinion.

ep3chris, any luck on the lip in canada?

[EP3CHRiS]

Yeah I went to the Pick-A-Part yesterday. I found ONE volvo lip, bad condition though. But I examined some other lips. Looks like theyed work
They just need to not hold it's structural integretiy so well.
The volvo lip, keeps it's shape good, but its really flimsy, which is why it's so easy to work with.
Other volvos in the same time frame, had different lips that were a MUCH stiffer plastic. Probably would have been really hard to fit on a Honda.
But I walked in n out of all the different cars, trying to find other lips.
The volvo seems to be the only one.
The others I saw, had too much "shape" to them, which made them model specific, in my opinion.

ep3chris, any luck on the lip in canada?

No, no luck in Canada.....:mcry: i just got the OEM mudflaps and the Hood Bra, but its still missing the lip, I haven't tried Car stuff yet, probably gonna give em a call tomorrow, if they ship to Canada, ill be good, but hopefully theres not to much shipping charges on it cause theres only ground shipping available....

[PatrickJamesYu]

http://i30.tinypic.com/iw2q84.png

pics of the new lip.
Dropped on skunk2's 2.5 front, 2.25 rear.
No paint, I dig the oe plastic uneven flat grey/black look :)

ep3chris, I might be going to a different Pick-A-Part within this week or next week.
If you want, I can ship it out to you at no additional cost.
I'll find out how much it is to ship through my Pop's work.
The lip will most likely cost $9.95 US dollars plus 9.75% CA taxes.
And I doubt you'd ask but no I will not go less than that. That is how much the Pick-A-Part will most likely charge me.

The one in Ontario, CA charged me that.
I'll be going to Monrovia, CA, which will probably charge me the same if I can find one.

[NickL]

Just installed mine. Was super easy and looks awesome IMO. Thanks for the DIY. Ill try and post some pics later.

[ShadowEP3]

The one in Ontario, CA charged me that.

i only got it for $5.10 there when i had it

[PatrickJamesYu]

whatttttt, lucky.
Yeah he charged me $9.95 without a stutter.
He barely even looked at the lip.

[EP3CHRiS]

http://i30.tinypic.com/iw2q84.png

pics of the new lip.
Dropped on skunk2's 2.5 front, 2.25 rear.
No paint, I dig the oe plastic uneven flat grey/black look :)

ep3chris, I might be going to a different Pick-A-Part within this week or next week.
If you want, I can ship it out to you at no additional cost.
I'll find out how much it is to ship through my Pop's work.
The lip will most likely cost $9.95 US dollars plus 9.75% CA taxes.
And I doubt you'd ask but no I will not go less than that. That is how much the Pick-A-Part will most likely charge me.

The one in Ontario, CA charged me that.
I'll be going to Monrovia, CA, which will probably charge me the same if I can find one.


Dude, it looks awesome!! i love that Skunk 2 sticker in the middle. one of the best EP3's I've seen yet! i'm still looking up here, nothing yet, but its ok, dont wrry about finding one for me. Thanks anyways budd. get some side pictures of the EP up, i wanna see more of this!

[PatrickJamesYu]

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One of the best you've seen?
You really need to go to an ep3 meet. hahaha
Thanks though!
check out the members rides chapter
Sweet ep's in there

I don't have any side shots, but I will soon.
I just got myself a roof rack for my bike so once that's installed I'll take some more pics

[EP3CHRiS]

lol, looks great man! i was just kidding about that "best looking" EP3. :tehehyper: Don't get me wrong, yours looks pretty dam bitchin'! infact, that shot you just took is now my new computer background. lol, great job buddy! Just looking at the picture, whats with the "Even Slower than before"???

[PatrickJamesYu]

Oh haha my friend put it as a joke.
Just cause it doesn't really add aerodynamics, like the other kits
ctr, mugen, hfp, etc
And I don't have any mods so its already slow, and the lip just adds 4 pounds :D
hahhha

But in reality it probably keep less air from traveling under the car, which would mean aero wise, its improved

[27rocks]

Oh haha my friend put it as a joke.
Just cause it doesn't really add aerodynamics, like the other kits
ctr, mugen, hfp, etc
And I don't have any mods so its already slow, and the lip just adds 4 pounds :D
hahhha

But in reality it probably keep less air from traveling under the car, which would mean aero wise, its improved

Less air under the car is good, but you also want whatever goes under there to get out asap! :mwink:

[NickL]

Thanks for the great DIY. I got mine for 5$ at a salvage yard. Love the way it looks.

[PatrickJamesYu]

Dude that looks champ! what you dropped on?

Edit, whyd you delete the pic?!!
hah

[NickL]

Haha thanks man. Im dropped on racelands. And idk why I removed it but here it is again.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/4841091835_6e535b38a2.jpg

[27rocks]

Thanks for the great DIY. I got mine for 5$ at a salvage yard. Love the way it looks.

:thumbu:

[EP3CHRiS]

Haha thanks man. Im dropped on racelands. And idk why I removed it but here it is again.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/4841091835_6e535b38a2.jpg

Looks awesome man! wish i can find mine already...:mfrown:

[SWALLEH]

Thanks that was helpfullllllllllll

[PatrickJamesYu]

You gonna do it?
:D

[jed_averill]

I wanna do that :D It looks like a cool project. I think it looks better than the expensive front lips, plus it probably won't look good on my silver ep3 anyways.

BTW PatrickJamesYu, I live in SD but I go to Cal Poly for college. Maybe you can give me a hand ^_^

[PatrickJamesYu]

Yeahh dudee

You don't think the volvo lip will look good on silver?
Dude it looks champ!
But yeah man, when school starts up again, we'll meet up bro

[jed_averill]

I meant the front lips won't look good on my ep3, but that volvo valence would just look jdm with a sticker lol. Pretty awesome. It was funny how I saw your car and I started looking for skunk2 front lips. How ignorant of me haha.

For sure we'll meet up. You go to the same school?

[PatrickJamesYu]

Hah
Nahh I actually don't go there
I go to Citrus Community College about 5 miles North of it.
But I'm a member of CPP's car club
So I'm around once a week.
We stopped meeting for the summer
but during the semester we meet every week.
You should hang with us
Theres an In N Out, Chipotle, and El Pollo Loco where we meet
We'll feast!
And it'll be sick to have another ep roll in with me :D

[jed_averill]

Haha I think there's import meets at that parking lot where those fast food chains are.

[PatrickJamesYu]

Yeah off of Valley and Grand.
Thats the meet I'm talking about

[jed_averill]

That's every once a week right? They left flyers on nice import cars only lol. But back then I only had an 01 civic lx, so I didn't get one :[

[PatrickJamesYu]

Yeah it was every Thursday
It should be the same this semester
Might change, but I doubt it

Haha well I'm glad you made the switch to an EP
If I saw the lx I probably would have flyered it hahaha

[jed_averill]

Oh it was a DD, not that much mods. I didn't have a choice to keep cuz it crashed (at the 60 to 71 junction). Keep me updated about those ^_^

[PatrickJamesYu]

You dorming or living around CPP when it starts up this semester?

if you do, try to find a volvo lip in SD before you come up
the 2 local junkyards didn't have any last time I went, a month or 2 ago.
I found just one.
They might have another though
we can hit one up if you can't get one from SD

[jed_averill]

I stopped dorming after freshman year, I'm renting a house with a couple guys in Chino.

I don't know anything about junk yards here but I'll research.

[1fasthb]

this is harder than it looks lol, well for me that is i cant even get jack stands under my car :( wither my jack sucks and cant get my car high enough or im to low lol, and geting it to fit is pretty hard by your self to me that is not being able to get under the car that good doesnt help much either tho will re try this next weekend i guess when i get more time :(

[1fasthb]

volvo lip is now on kids only took 2 1/2 hours to do by my self :D

[StimulisRK]

Does this work best with specifically the 90-94 940 or 740 lips? Or do other Volvo lips work? What about VW or BMW?

[27rocks]

As far as Volvo's go this is the only only one that will pretty much work. I haven't experimented with anything else like VW or BMW so i can't say they fit or don't. Give it a shot... If you go to a junk yard i suggest taking a tape measure with you to to make sure its wide and deep enough to fit our bumpers. That's how i found out about this lol. I was just curious so i checked and when i finally got it under the bumper i knew i could make it work with a little tlc.

[PatrickJamesYu]

this is harder than it looks lol, well for me that is i cant even get jack stands under my car :( wither my jack sucks and cant get my car high enough or im to low lol, and geting it to fit is pretty hard by your self to me that is not being able to get under the car that good doesnt help much either tho will re try this next weekend i guess when i get more time :(

Your jack sucks :P
haha jk

[CJ89]

Looks like you recessed the lip in the pics before/after step 6.. OR is it just my eyes??

[PatrickJamesYu]

Looks like you recessed the lip in the pics before/after step 6.. OR is it just my eyes??
Yes, I believe he remounted it for his own personal liking.
Looks like it's set back/inward about 1.5"

[CJ89]

That's what I was thinking. Looks better that way in my opinion.

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[27rocks]

Yeah the first time i did it i had it almost flush with the edge of the bumper and i didn't really like the way it looked. It kinda almost gave it a little angle that pointed up in a way, so i bought a new one and mounted it just a little further back to have it flatten out.

As far as the pictures go in the DIY they are all from the same day...

[StimulisRK]

Finally got mine on. For $10 I'm not complaining
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8163/7183454992_4976eaa998_c.jpg

[Bryan144]

I'm about to buy one off my buddy he has it on his volvo though. How hard are they to take off of the Volvo?

[vtecDave]

I'm about to buy one off my buddy he has it on his volvo though. How hard are they to take off of the Volvo?

Good question, wondering how many crowbars I need to take to the salvage yard with me...

[StimulisRK]

I'm about to buy one off my buddy he has it on his volvo though. How hard are they to take off of the Volvo?


Good question, wondering how many crowbars I need to take to the salvage yard with me...

It wasn't that bad. If your getting it from the junkyard, crowbar will help. Bring a screwdriver, there was like 4 screws I had to take out. I think it's easier getting it from the junkyard, you don't have to worry about the rest of the car. We had to smash out a headlight to get down into the inside of the bumper.

[ellman605]

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Think I'm gonna get some color match paint and paint it.

[maribou912]

i went to a junkyard to find one and the only 740 already had it removed. i was going to attempt to fit up a 760 turbo lip (looked about the same). and hopefully post here but the lady wanted $23.00 and it was not exactly prime condition. however im pretty sure the 760 lip will fit it looks the same and was very flimsy i think it could have been easily manipulated to fit. wish i could be positive tho.

[rhdsirek4]

this is the best lip to use on any car.. fits wheel on all kinds of chassis:)

[StimulisRK]

i went to a junkyard to find one and the only 740 already had it removed. i was going to attempt to fit up a 760 turbo lip (looked about the same). and hopefully post here but the lady wanted $23.00 and it was not exactly prime condition. however im pretty sure the 760 lip will fit it looks the same and was very flimsy i think it could have been easily manipulated to fit. wish i could be positive tho.

It might even be the same lip, I'm not exactly sure though.
$23 is pretty ridiculous for a junked piece of plastic haha. Apparently alot of people use an Accord (CD5) lip too

[David Vizcarra]

just installed mine and i was able to fit it perfectly without cutting the ends at all. My opinion is to start with on end and work your way to the other side. i found mine for $28... i also used 10 nuts, bolts and washers on mine.

[Eddie Murphy]

Great DIY... And yeah, I have no problem with bringing a thread back from the dead...lol
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