Some Fabrication Required? SW20 Kouki Lip // Project MR2 Turbo

In this video, I complete the power mirror retrofit, install a Kouki front lip on my Zenki SW20 MR2, and ditch the old window tint!
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[@Rejectsocialism]

Hello Sarah , you are on KZbin which is way more popular than TV. You are a KZbin star. Keep up the good work .

[@billstevenson7381]

Attention to small details makes a huge difference in the overall project. Welll done, thanks for sharing this video.... your channel just keeps getting better.

[@gregvw123]

I cried inside when that first bit of window tint failed to peal and just tore. Grats for getting it done! ;-)

[@MrWilde]

You are never, ever, ever boring Sarah, no matter what you are doing. Love your Work ;)

[@anthonypascal9122]

Hi Sarah, great channel! If you haven't already done the rear window tint remover yet, try using steam to heat the tint before removing. If you do it right, you can remove the tint and glue at one shot.

[@3Wheels1Block]

That is the way to go, you can use a trash bag to contain the heat and soften the tint and you can wipe it off.

[@johnmorgan1629]

Or warm up with hairdryer on cool, this also softens the glue, sure she'll have one or two of these.

[@vcr210]

I agree with the steamer idea! Works a treat!!

[@dre3k78]

Yup use a steamer for all the windows and the tint will come off in one piece if you are careful. Rear windows can be tricky but on a MR2 the window being so small and flat it shouldnt be too hard. Black trash bag will work on the rear as well....leave it out in the sun to heat up the adhesive.

[@dj1283]

Neeno that is good idea because that window tint is cheap one most expensive window tints is harder to remove.

[@kellymiller3136]

I love your attention to detail that is a lost art, good for you showing your persistence, great job!!

[@iainmcglynn833]

10/10 for effort and results 10000000000/10 for looking fabulous in jeans All in all it’s a really good result X

[@kevinschoeppler4115]

Love the into - whispering "cue the work music" a great attention getter.

[@chuckdavis572]

Good edit, Sarah. I like the combo of semi stop motion and music on the window tint removal.

[@HoweDoYouDo1999]

Chuck Davis OOF I NOTICED

[@ramonpunsalang3397]

Kudos on the patience and ingenuity to massage Mr. Dos' after marketfront lip into place.

[@SGde3a]

That's the best fitting front lip i've ever seen even from the factory... they're always ~~ iffy.

[@mikeh6876]

I know it's a bit late as I am just watching this vid - but - a Dirt Devil steamer works very well to remove tint. Along with removing pesky hard to remove grease without damage. Love your channel

[@ericdraper5794]

I admire your integrity and the effort you give your projects. 👍

[@gehringer37]

Hi Sara...I have put these exact Lips on a few of my MR2s in the past. I found that a heat gun really helps in getting the fitment right. Great channel!!!

[@JacobFrey]

Oh yeah Mr. Dos is really starting to look super cool! The paintwork, the lack of window tint, and the new lip are all doing things!

[@Patrick94GSR]

Reminds me of when I swapped my 94 Integra mirrors for 98-01 mirrors. I ordered a pair off eBay but the ones I received were from a Phoenix Yellow RHD Type R, which meant the left side mirror was angled farther than the right side instead of vice versa. So I had to take them apart, de-pin the plugs and everything and swap the bases over to the mirror bases from my LHD car to make them work properly.

[@richardgalindo1364]

Great work! Good idea with the washers. Cheap tint is the worst. The good stuff doesn't have any purple in it and lasts for years ( 18 years on one car before I sold it).

[@shadetreemotorsports]

You definitely add a whole nother layer of exciting to the removal of window tint😉 Digging the Purple nails.

[@Ricky_H]

Great job, Sarah. I just bought a 91 as well and was going to swap the baby lip to the same one you did. Gave me good tips! Keep up the great work!

[@KonaPony]

Sarah, you can always add some 3M automotive double sided tape to the areas that need to be closed up. Keep up the good work! Yeah Buddy!!!

[@3434gtrr]

Heat guns work good on removing tint as well .... I'm about to do it to my 2013 Scion tC because it was a home tint install and they used a card of some sort and you can see lines in the tint ... GREAT JOB

[@Scotty_in_Ohio]

The front lip looks about perfect. I'd say you did just fine and nobody would notice any issues unless you pointed them out to them. Great work (as always)!

[@RC.Time-Crawlers]

Q THE BEATS! That ride is looking real nice. Working hard to find me a home with an attached garage. There's nothing like it .Take care

[@trstnw1]

Just a small tip when taking window tint off use a clothes steamer .heat the windows with steam makes the glue come off and the window tint just peels of . no scrapping involved. if there is any glue left behind a rag and steamer should just wipe off. also i did my old civic and changed the rear glass tint also and went over the defrost lines and no problem didn't harm them one bit...but be careful steam and yes its hot...

[@Ski_zaBoi1776]

Wow !!! Mr 2 is looking great Sarah.

[@soloman30]

Excelent job on the retro fit. I know it can be easier said than done at times. This summer I'm going to start filming some videos of the modification and restoration of my V8 Dakota.

[@zzanatos2001]

Kudos on the washer sandwich idea. That is good, creative engineering.

[@ethandonohoe]

You don’t need to beat yourself up over the little things. The lip looks great. Big ups!

[@paulcampagna]

Watched a minute and had to comment, I learned that you spray the same application fluid (that you can buy in the kits at autozone) as you go with the blade. Once it gets underneath, it's much easier, but looks like you got it. **Pro-tip if you install it ever again, spray the crap out of it on install and worry about the bubbles once it's in place. I tell people, "You can't get it wet enough." -back to watching....

[@alrestauro]

That is amazing work on the power mirrors! I am so ecstatic to see your vision come into fruition! Great joy just watching you in the process! Thanks!

[@louislazarus2734]

When things like that lip don''t quite fit right and you have to drill new holes, you might think about aluminum rivets or a product called "Nutsert" if rivets won't do. Nutserts are little threaded devices that fit into a hole in sheet metal, plastic or anything thin and once you "squish" them down, they turn that simple hole into a threaded hole for most common machine screws. The kit comes with several popular sizes such as 10-24, 1/4-20, 8-32 etc. and you can also buy metric sizes. They work great!

[@BdeSimon]

Looking foxy in this video Sarah 😋 but its amazing that tint stayed on as good as it did for as long as its been on the car. Quality work right there

[@sheldondyck8631]

Just got home from work and found a new Sarah-n-tuned video was uploaded! Great start to my evening! I totally agree with you about modifying factory parts to make aftermarket parts fit properly but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. I like your ingenuity and resourcefulness. Also my kitten was completely transfixed by the whole process lol. Take care.

[@15DurangoRT]

Sarah, you've always been a movie star in our eyes!

[@tech88596]

You’re never boring!! ❤️

[@rmjmotoring]

Great job on the front lip, can't wait to see you drive it.

[@jean-marclariviere7618]

amazing the amount of knowledge you have, keeps me coming back...great work, Mademoiselle

[@jean-marclariviere7618]

yeah buddy, so cool, thank Sarah

[@JPilot2]

G'day, Sarah! Bravo, Kemosabe. "Puns about radio frequencies should be band." Lol! I sincerely enjoyed seeing you ditch and remove the old window tint! Plus, that was really a sweet job, with your power mirror retrofit, and installing a Kouki front lip on the Zenki SW20 MR2. Well done! Cheers! 😊✌🏼🛠💕

[@Matucks]

Excellent music choice for the task at @12:24 Mission Complete Great Job

[@RobWhittlestone]

Sarah, Mr DOS looks *SENSATIONAL* - really popping now! Great work! Nice solutions to strengthening the lip and improving the fit! And trust us - we would happily watch you sanding and polishing for hours ;-) All the best from snowy Switzerland, Rob

[@sr71blackbirddr]

Nice job in the wet sanding and buffing so far 👌

[@kinerf1312]

good job, Sarah ! Nice work on Mr. DOS !!! Keep at 'er !!!!

[@avjoegarage]

if you soak the tint with windex, cover it with a trash bag and leave it out in the sun for a few hours the tint will almost fall off! also wash thinner (cheap thinner used to clean a paint gun) will wipe any glue residue off without any scrapping required

[@slowpokewrangler8752]

Looking good Sarah, and the MR2 looks good too. Love what you are doing to your project cars. Bringing them back from the almost dead. Good job, keep it up, love your video's.

[@scotchbudmeister9018]

Way to boss around the aftermarket. Looks great. ♥♥♥

[@rong4189]

Great ideas on the lip install, looks great! One time I got a total BS fixit ticket for lightly tinted side windows on my pickup. When I tried peeling it off, I could only get tiny pieces at a time. The next morning was chilly when I tried again and this time I was able to rip huge chunks off. Had the tint off both windows in about 5 minutes, cleaned the adhesive off with solvent in about 15 min. Cold weather made a big difference.

[@Ejiokpa16]

Innovation at its finest. Sometimes parts will need to be made to fit due to the factory being non-existent. Car is coming out great!

[@duffman825]

Mr. Dos is lookin dope! Removing the tint made a huge different! 👍

[@db122179]

Using a steamer on the rear window will help pull it off without screwing up the defroster. And an sos pad will help remove the glue.

[@3Wheels1Block]

Intro = 🔥🔥🔥🔥 That window tint can be so tedious! Mr. Dos looks spectacular! All that hard work is really paying off! That lip install came out very well, you should be proud, those things can be tricky to get good fitment. When adding any bolt on parts that are poly-carbonate you can use a heat gun to reform the part... You did an A+ Job making it tight!

[@JohnTerby]

The bumper, mirrors & mirrors came out great! 👍🏻. I love your attention to detail on your cars. Also, I keep learning more every video.

[@shaunhoover2751]

Oh I so would have been cussing taking that tint off. Don’t know how you were so patient with that Sarah.

[@Desertfox92308]

Sarah the front splitter looks fine, not janky at all!

[@richj5953]

Does is looking like a new friggin car! You are kicking ass on that thing!

[@pat_freeman]

Great work! BTW, I had one of those spring retainers fail in a mirror. They fail in older cars, so you might have this problem in the future. I had to drill out the center post that the spring goes around and run a bolt with big washers on both ends to compress it.

[@imchanginmyname]

Saw you on there, for like a split second. Awesome!

[@paulwrighton5236]

The car is looking very good better than I thought at Would

[@simonrichards5430]

When you're unsure which hole your captive nut plate goes ...Hmmm!Very impressed with your work and attention to detail ... keep it up!

[@charlescaprez4322]

I love your words ....fitment junkery. Very creative with proper technical engineering terms. Besides that you are amazing. Colonel Chip

[@AL-uv4tg]

Sarah you're never boring =)

[@bigbear7233]

That washer idea was Genius! 🤯

[@Fireholder1]

Is there a reason she couldn't have just drilled holes in the 'captive nut plates' to align with the new holes she drilled in the bumper?

[@zak_7354]

thank you for getting rid of that awful window tint

[@bsowhat]

The easy way to remove tint is a clothing steamer. Melts the adhesive and the tint peels right off.

[@blackackcl]

The lip came out looking great Sarah. Some 3M red double sided tape would help hold the lip on and eliminate more gap. I had similar fitment issues with my Wings West lips and had to modify the heck out of them to mount properly as well, just part of the joy of custom car work I guess

[@jeremyb4493]

On old tint, I'll cover the door panel and lightly spray ammomia on it then slap some thin plastic masking over it. The plastic obviously sticks to the wet surface and the ammonia will break down the glue

[@stephenmoxley5188]

Great video, Sarah. The word you're looking for, when trying to fit aftermarket parts is "engineering." And you did a great job of engineering the front spoiler to fit the car. It looks great. It also looks like the paint is going to finish up nicely too. Keep up the great work.

[@peterstewart3806]

Thank you so much for making these videos. They are so helpful!

[@MD-sc1jk]

you could use one of those clothes steamers to removed the tint, specially on the back window to avoid damaging the defroster lines.

[@ianbird6997]

Omg Sarah car is starting to look mint 😀😀😀👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@mcoffroadinaz4075]

Love the channel, and playing catchup. Not sure if you ever used a pro to do that before, but they could have had that off in about 10mins with zero damage to the glass. They use a steamer, and specialized plastic tools.

[@billhannah7725]

Great video Sarah! I've been watching from the beginning and you're almost there! Mr Dos looks Great and you look Beautiful as always! Thanks for all the fantastic content! :)

[@technosworld2]

That MR2 is looking great and reminds me of why I always loved that car (I need another!)

[@mikehall883]

The car looks great Sarah the lip I think you did a good job on it. Great video as usual.

[@richkeagy8907]

Use a hair dryer to soften the tinting mastic (glue) to make it easier to pull off. This works on all sorts of things.

[@rgood5490]

Hi Sarah.. 3m double sided adhesive tape will get rid of the gaps. then use the hardware to clamp it down...😉

[@TheRogueBro]

I worked for a tint place for a little while. The best way to get Tint off is to use an steam cleaner for clothes. We had one that had no tip so it just poured out steam. Could do a window is like 2-3 min. :P.

[@TheRogueBro]

heat gun works too, just from a distance.

[@dusky211]

great clip, keep up the good work, I'm amazed how you keep your hands so nicely manicured while working on the car. Love your videos, greetings from Miami, FL.

[@jody024]

Mr.Dos is really getting close to looking great again.

[@thompsonsteveo2860]

Mr Dos is really looking good, give yourself a big pat on the back. well done

[@ShalomBrother]

Good job on the lip, it sure took some fettling! All coming together nicely now, keep up the good work.

[@tonys5968]

Great job. Looks really good girl!!!!👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@hughsnyder891]

It’s looking good Sarah 😊

[@allan80supra]

Wow MR2 is looking good!

[@iainf6]

Mr Dos look fabulous 😘 tip when fitting hoses put end to be fitted into a cup of boiling water first as it will help fitting.

[@PaulieM]

Looking so good now, well done.

[@rrobotman]

Nice job Sara - with a little help from Pocket Mouse! 🐁

[@RobertsChannell]

excellent well done , that bit at 8m something was memorable :)

[@MRLUGNUTS]

Nice job Sarah.. when need to get things to go into place with after market parts.. we say, we say well massage it in. lol...

[@sirgilly2858]

So rewarding when you fix/repair parts on your car with out paying Garages costs..! Great job on you car.. 👍

[@DuggleBogey]

Just got a new foster puppy and I'm going to name him Jankily.

[@JM-px2nj]

I've watched like 15-20 videos now and subscribed, I started watching because of like boobs working on cars and a solid 7, but then that only lasts so much with me but I kept listening, solid work Sarah. Not only are you intelligent but you also know how to work the system to make it work for you. I hope you know what I mean. Anyways great work here.

[@Justablokeonaboat]

Great job getting that lip to fit Sarah, I’d never have gotten it that good.

[@jorgejefferson8251]

nice job on that front lip. even with the tight close up camera shots, it looks pretty darn good. anyone who is going to get down that close to notice a small gap like that is going to have issues that are never going to be satisfied.

[@DrShankenstein]

Great job, Sarah!

[@larrywt656]

I'm glad you were on it on it. And if you've ever had captive nut plates, you know just how painful that can be. Cue the work music.

[@neoanderson7]

You are technically on TV right now. You meant major broadcast channel. Don’t worry, in time.. 👍🏻 That’s the bummer of working on slightly older vehicles. OEM parts get scarce and very pricey! Good job on getting the replica fitted though! 👏🏻 “Queue the work music...” 😉

[@radarw64]

Taberdoodle is my favorite so far.

[@rayiveson1951]

Love your videos, it is like hanging out with a friend in the garage

[@LordTominator]

Might be able to sandwich the lip to the bumper cover tabs using strips of aluminum with offset holes drilled thru them.

[@markjmaxwell9819]

Stopped snowing i hope. Love to see 300whp out of this car. Looking good Sarah!!!!!!! And the car ;-)