jdmekB18C

Is the 96-98 civic radiator support different from the 99-00?

I called my local junkyard about getting a 99-00 civic radiator support and he told me that its the same as the 96-98. Is that true? I always thought it was different.


Modified by jdmekB18C at 10:07 PM 5/22/2005

jdmekB18C

anyone?

igone916

yes its the same, thats why you don't need to change it if your doing a front end swap...

Top-Fuel

If thats true, then how come some people remove their radiator support from their 96-98 civics when doing a 99-00 conversion. but i also heard you don't have to.

So if you don't have to remove the radiator support, then why do some people go through the hassle to remove it then?

longbeachpurplecivic

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Top-Fuel &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If thats true, then how come some people remove their radiator support from their 96-98 civics when doing a 99-00 conversion. but i also heard you don't have to.

So if you don't have to remove the radiator support, then why do some people go through the hassle to remove it then?</TD></TR></TABLE>

maybe they feel the need to do it. ive always thought that you needed the radiator support for the front end conversion but hey i just learned that last week that you didnt. everyday you learn something new

saxqtzk

you don't need the rad support when you're doing a 99-00 conversion on your 96-98 civic. You have people who do it and some that don't. I only did it because my radiator support was bent.

If you're doing a 99-00 front end on a integra/del sol/etc than you need the core support.

jdmekB18C

thanks guys!

I did a 99/00 conversion and there's gaps between fenders and bumpers. The guy that sold them to me told me said I need a 99/00 radiator support because the 96/98 are different.

saxqtzk

do you have pictures? Some adjusting usually needs to take place. Mine is still a little off, but thats probably due to the fact i'm using an aftermarket radiator support.

Status Sean

the only difference between the radiator support is the mounting brackets ! i changed mine it had a SI one on it and when i bought the new core support from honda the radiator supports were different !

jdmekB18C

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by saxqtzk &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do you have pictures? Some adjusting usually needs to take place. Mine is still a little off, but thats probably due to the fact i'm using an aftermarket radiator support.</TD></TR></TABLE>

pics r under my sig.

Top-Fuel

Okay so now we need to replace it with a 99-00 radiator support in order for the gaps to be fixed or the overlapping.

Here check this out, did a search on the FAQ and got this:
<U>https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=790135</U>


and i forgot where i found a thread where these guys took their radiator support out of their 96-98 hatch and just bolted on the 99-00 bumper, fenders, hood etc. and they never had any problems with overlapping or gaps between any of the parts.....so not sure if you really do need to get a 99-00 radiator support after seeing that. I'll try and search again to find it.