96-99 Front End Swap

[japiper]

i was just curious if anyone has attempted to go through the tedious process of swapping out the outdated looked front end of the 96-99 pathy for the beefier looking 99.5-04 front end. and if its even possible, because i'm sure that it would require alot of parts than your typical front bumper swap:

 

Preliminary list of parts would include:

 

Bumper

 

Headlights

 

Signals

 

Grille

 

Hood

 

Fenders & Flares

 

Wiring harness's for lights (if they use a different size bulb)

 

mounting hardware

 

if anyone has any information on this i'd be incredibly grateful, i love the look of the later model R50! yes i know this could be expensive as i would also have to repaint the whole front end at that point. but i plan on painting the whole thing anyways..

 

thanks guys

[nunya]

I would "think" it's mostly a bolt on procedure, as long as they both use the same radiator support. I would go to a pick-a-part yard that yo uknow has both styles with some spare time and just randomly pull parts and see if they look to line up at all personally.

[japiper]

I would "think" it's mostly a bolt on procedure, as long as they both use the same radiator support. I would go to a pick-a-part yard that yo uknow has both styles with some spare time and just randomly pull parts and see if they look to line up at all personally.

 

 

haha i never even thought about junkyard testing for a day... thats actually a pretty good idea. thanks nunya, soon as i get the free time i'll have to find one that has a good inventory