[TrentMeister]

Originally Posted by supersam

Any US dealer thats a rieger distributor will be able to source it. Thats what detroitm2 and myself did

Any suggestions?

[supersam]

Originally Posted by LBbluem2

Any suggestions?

The company I used was out of Pennsylvania but they closed now

[No_curebimmer]

Originally Posted by starvmarv

After a month trying to get PERL to ship, I never got through to them. I used a company called MyGermany (https://mygermany.com/) and paid them a percentage to place the order for me. After payment it took 20 days for the item to finally arrive at my door steps. Best of all, I didn't have to pay the 19% VAT. My TOTAL COST (includes price of the lip without the 19%VAT, plus 10% of the item cost to My Germany for their service, and UPS Global Express Shipping from MyGermany warehouse to my US home) my total came to a grand total of $590 USD!
*Please note, I used my Travelers credit card which does not charge me for foreign transactions. If your bank card charges for foreign transaction fees then PayPal is also an option. Additionally, the exchange rate changes from day to day. I personally was not charged any sort of importation, duty taxes, nor brokerage fees by importing into the U.S. using UPS Express Saver, but there is no guarantee that you won't get charged an extra fee from the shipping company.

Item arrived with the box pretty beat up, but the contents inside of it were all safe. That said, of course the instructions were all in German; I used google translate and fine tuned the wording (plus a few notes per my personal installation experience). I have attached the English instructions in PDF format to this thread.

Fitment is perfect and the quality of the lip is jaw dropping.

INSTALLATION NOTES
1. Installation was pretty straight forward, but the A points (per the instructions) were the biggest pain in the royal rear end. At point A where you drill in, there is zero space to put your hands let alone a wrench. PERL gives you a flat "wedge" tool to hold the U-Nut in place when trying to tighten the 5 provided machine screws, but it took an hour just to get the darn things to aligned.

2. The two final provided black Torx screws (hole E in the instructions) need to not only screw into the bumper, but must also screw through the black plastic part that is behind the bumper, otherwise the screw will push up on the plastic part, push down on the bumper, and you will not be able to screw one of the OE screws back into the clip.

Overall it took me 3 hours to complete the job. It's on there tight and it isn't going anywhere (I am not worried about it flying off at high speeds).

Fellas!!!

I am trying to order the Perl Carbon front lip and side skirts via mygermany.com

I tried using the 'my concierge' service and have them process the order. A couple of questions:

- how would I avoid paying the 19% VAT tax? The price includes this fee
- secondly, I cant seem to pay for the order: I added the items in the myCONSIERGE, but I cant get to the payment screen. I can select a CC or PayPal but neither option allows me to enter the data...

I troed Edge and Opera browsers...

[AUSf22]

Originally Posted by No_curebimmer

Fellas!!!

I am trying to order the Perl Carbon front lip and side skirts via mygermany.com

I tried using the 'my concierge' service and have them process the order. A couple of questions:

- how would I avoid paying the 19% VAT tax? The price includes this fee
- secondly, I cant seem to pay for the order: I added the items in the myCONSIERGE, but I cant get to the payment screen. I can select a CC or PayPal but neither option allows me to enter the data...

I troed Edge and Opera browsers...

Depending on what the VAT (17% or 19%) is currently, to find out the value pre VAT is

Eg. the perl front lip is 519.95

519.95 + 1.19 = 436.932

[No_curebimmer]

Originally Posted by AUSf22

Depending on what the VAT (17% or 19%) is currently, to find out the value pre VAT is

Eg. the perl front lip is 519.95

519.95 + 1.19 = 436.932

Thanks AUSf22... I figured out the VAT subtraction trick so to speak, but the website is still having payment processing issues. I wasn't sure if I was doing something wrong, so I emailed them - mygermany.com confirmed that their server is having issues in processing payment.

I was able to enter the items that I want them to purchase on my behalf and send me to USA (i.e. Perl Carbon front lip + side skirts), but the "PAY NOW" button won't work - that is as far as the system allows you to go. Apparently they're working on it...so likely/hopefully it should be back up by mid-late this week.

[No_curebimmer]

Another quick question: are the Perl Carbon bits made in the most common 2x2 weave pattern or something else?

My M2C has other CF parts (sold by RW Carbon), and obviously I want them to visually match...

[martin-d]

Installed mine yesterday. Fitment was perfect, and it was fairly easy to get the mount done. Took a little while to get the u-nuts in, but with the help of some plastic wedges, it made the whole process easier. And its mounted solid. No way that lip comes off

Very happy with it!

[martin-d]

Originally Posted by No_curebimmer

Another quick question: are the Perl Carbon bits made in the most common 2x2 weave pattern or something else?

My M2C has other CF parts (sold by RW Carbon), and obviously I want them to visually match...

Need a close up photo? Would that help?

[VisualEcho]

Originally Posted by martin-d

Installed mine yesterday. Fitment was perfect, and it was fairly easy to get the mount done. Took a little while to get the u-nuts in, but with the help of some plastic wedges, it made the whole process easier. And its mounted solid. No way that lip comes off

Very happy with it!

So.
Much.
Want.

[No_curebimmer]

Originally Posted by martin-d

Need a close up photo? Would that help?

Thanks for that, it helps - cheers mate!

[martin-d]

Originally Posted by No_curebimmer

Thanks for that, it helps - cheers mate!

Here you go! Hope these help

[jas1598]

What is the most economical way to buy this lip? Last time I checked on it, shipping from Germany was outrageous.

[mike@x-ph.com]

We are releasing 2 new carbon fiber lips today.

[MooMooM2]

oh cool, interested!

[///MPhatic]

Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

We are releasing 2 new carbon fiber lips today.

What does this have to do with the Perl lip? Is it a replica?

[MooMooM2]

Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

We are releasing 2 new carbon fiber lips today.

have you released them?

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by MooMooM2

have you released them?

3D style (already on the website, search for part number FBL-F873D-CF)


XPH-1 (will be uploaded to the website this week)

[ddnmkun]

Originally Posted by martin-d

Here you go! Hope these help

Quick question, are all the holes pre drilled by Perl?

[///MPhatic]

Originally Posted by ddnmkun

Quick question, are all the holes pre drilled by Perl?

Good question. Just bought mine and I'd like to know as well.

AUSf22 ??

[jello]

I can’t completely remember but i know for sure there’s holes on the sides and one in the middle. Go to Page 2 and you’ll see it there…

[AUSf22]

Originally Posted by ///MPhatic

Good question. Just bought mine and I'd like to know as well.

AUSf22 ??

Originally Posted by ddnmkun

Quick question, are all the holes pre drilled by Perl?

Hi guys,

Yes, the holes are pre drilled for the Perl lip, no need to drill any holes on the lip itself.

I'm on my second Perl lip now.

[///MPhatic]

Just getting to this install and wondering if the big heavy metal plate is a necessity.

Also, I didn't realize the lip didn't have a front edge to it on the bottom, as in it's not enclosed at all which is, well, weird. So my pre-installation plan is to put some 2-part adhesive along the entire front edge in order to shore it up in case it comes into contact with anything.

I'm also wondering if all the bolts are necessary. AUSf22 , it seems you didn't install the PITA bolts. Do you think the lip is secure enough without them?

And lastly, which part are you guys saying to remove first, the black plastic part underneath? If you remove that for installation, how are you getting it back under the lip? Confused.