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    Front lip

    Anyone knows what this lip is?


    Seller claims to be an OEM split front lip, and the cast marks on the back side seem to follow the mazda theme.


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    IIRC, mazda made 3 different front lips for the miata. The B type became the ubiquitous R-pkg front lip, and the A and C types fell into relative obscurity.

    I've seen the type C (or a replica) on one British website before for sale, but nowhere else. Seem to be more common in Europe and Japan than here in the US.





    And the type A:
    http://minkara.carview.co.jp/en/user...344/photo.aspx (more pics)


    I haven't seen much of the type A outside of shop option catalogs. It's the least aggressive lip of the 3. If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say it's the type A. Assuming it's a factory mazda lip. I've never seen one off a car and taken apart though...

    edit: the bolt holes inside the air duct do seem to match up with the one in the photos you posted though.
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    Extremely helpful! Thank you very much. So they are relatively "rare" and not so wanted. Im just looking for a different option from the R-pkg and the GV (reps usually) that are available.


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    RX7 lip?

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