front end conversion help please noob here

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08-21-2008, 10:18 PM

supe's_civic

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front end conversion help please noob here

i been working on my project converting my 98 coupe to 99-00 and i was wondering if i need to buy a radiator support so that my 99 front bumper fits perfect what can i do? any suggestion?

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08-21-2008, 10:22 PM

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Re: front end conversion help please noob here (supe's_civic)

You can trim the front bumper to make it work, or you can do it 100% right and swap radiator supports. The latter will more readily yield perfect fitment.

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08-22-2008, 02:48 PM

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Re: front end conversion help please noob here (BlackoutVTi)

Thankx for the look out but wat do u mean by trimming the bumper? And for the radiator support would it be simple or a pain in the *** the change it?

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08-22-2008, 03:00 PM

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Re: front end conversion help please noob here (supe's_civic)

If you do some quick searching around this site, I think there will be plenty of great information on exactly where to trim and how well things will fit. Good luck dude.

EDIT: You should check out the FAQ's, they're a wealth of information. For instance I found these in there:

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2278221

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=790135

https://honda-tech.com/zero...age=1

There are no pictures left in the second one, but reading is good for you, so enjoy the education.