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« on: April 07, 2007, 11:08:25 PM »
How hard would it be to my front end like this

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« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2007, 07:41:20 AM »
What I see right now:

The fenders and everything will bolt up if you even need them.. IIRC, the corner markers are the same for ALL Cutty sedans.., so you may be able to use your current fenders.. Also, I believe the hood will work, but what I would do is pull up next to a 92+ and see if the lines match (May want to do this in a parking lot)

..I don't know if the headlamps are interchangeable, but they look like they are (I already have the 92+ front end, so I can't run out and compare)
..You may need to lengthen your turn signal wiring to reach from your bumper area to your grille area, but it shouldn't be too much work if needed at all..
/If you are going with the BYP front end, meaning exactly as pictured, you will need to wire in a set of fog lights, and a switch, and also you will need the rear bumper, and all side cladding.. Also the side skirts/Ground FX from underneath the doors on the donor.. THis is where most people would skimp, but I hope you would not do so..

..I hope you pull it off.. I've seen that front end mated to a coupe, so you should have NO issue getting it to work because you already have a sedan.. If I think of anything more, I'll let you know..

..I want pics man!!

EDIT: Oh yes.. I would see how it looks with your stock tail light setup.. Becasue I like the look of th early sedan tail lights.. Just the molding lines kinda cheapen the look IMO.. I like my tail light setup as is, but if I were rearended, Id at least try it out cool
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« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2007, 07:51:42 AM »
The only thing i really wanna do is swap the bumper and move lights i honestly thing the side cladding looks bad. My car is 2 tone and i would get the bumper painted to match. I would also get the effects thematch the bumper. Is there a ground effects peice on the rear bumper too?
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« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2007, 08:12:01 AM »
There are to GFX pieces on the rear bumper.. If you're not going to add the cladding all around, I would try filling in the lines on the new front bumper.. And then shave all your moldings, and smooth it out.. I've often thought of what my car would look like smoothed out and cleaned up.. I like the results in my head, however I am selling the car to my GF and getting a vert, so I don't really want to dive into a project that big on it..

..I still need a new fender before I can put my new bumper cover on..

..If you need a bumper, and are planning to fill in the lines or anything, I have one with some gouges which need to be filled in.. It's teal, but I won't need it after I replace it..
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« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2007, 08:58:53 AM »
my current bumper has those lines in it right now because it seperates the two colors. I guess i will have to get a bumper and put it up to the car and see how it looks
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« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2007, 09:53:54 AM »
bumper and foglights and possibly header panel.  i did this many years ago so cant remember if the header panel was necessary or not.
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« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2007, 09:56:52 AM »
header panel? more info on what that is
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« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2007, 10:16:36 AM »
Header Panel is what your lights attach to.. I completely forgot about it, but you may beed it becasue the turn signals mount to it IIRC..
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« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2007, 12:31:14 PM »
I have found a donor car i will remember to grab that.
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« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2007, 05:19:56 PM »
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I have found a donor car i will remember to grab that.

what about just swapping the entire GRDFX between our cars.  is the white car your actual car?
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« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2007, 05:25:33 PM »
minus the rims and my car is gray below the line
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« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2007, 05:27:56 PM »
this is mine
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« Reply #12 on: April 08, 2007, 06:13:34 PM »
what i am hearing is that this is a direct swap? am i correct in this?
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« Reply #13 on: April 08, 2007, 06:23:07 PM »
Confirmed.
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« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2007, 07:14:39 PM »
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would you like to do a grdfx swap for real?  I have basically a 95 with the effects as above, with the foglights and all (foglights broken)

and you would be close enough to do this next time I am in cleveland!

I think the swap is a little more involved than people describe but....  wanna try?

and i mean the entire front and rear and side effects in a day too!

one thing is a concern...  the height of the molding changes, meaning the rivets that hold the trim anchors must be moved too.   yours would go up, mine would go down.
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