fmchonda

hello H-T members marry chrismas 2 all the members !!! i'm requesting your help in ek bumpers issue ... can anybody show me or tell what's the diffrence between an ek9 type r bumper and an ek SIR front bumper (the issue includes front oem lips) ????? pics will defently help me to spot the diffirence between those two front ends !!! any type of help will be apprichiated ! thank you so much and sorry for the bother !

zerovandez

iTrader: (1)

What years are we talking about here? 99-00 vs 96-98? If so, the 2 outter most clips on the bumper that clips to the radiator support will NOT line up/fit. You'll need to drill new holes and slightly modify the grill area. Once you mock it up you find out.

NOFX

1996-1998

The "1996-1998" bumper without the lip(s) looks the same except the SiR bumpers have the moldings on the bumper.

The OE under spoiler, commonly called the "SiR front lip" was optional for several different trim levels. The moldings came on all trims besides the Type R and coupe bodies.

The Type R lip was standard on the Type R and was not available on any other trim levels.

JDM 1996-1998 Civic SiR (with optional front lip and fog lights)


JDM 1997-1998 Civic Type R


1999-2000

The "1999-2000" bumper without the lip(s) looks the looks the same.

The lips available for the SiR was optional for all trims. The lips on the Type R were standard on the Type R. All 1999-2000 front lips are the same construction. So yes, the Type R lip, the Si lip, and the optional lip are all the same.

JDM 1999-2000 Civic SiR


1998-2000 Civic Type R

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iTrader: (1)

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fmchonda

thank you so much guys you helped me 2 see the diffiernce between the diffirent fornt end setups and again marry chrismas 2 everyone !!!

fmchonda

and what is your favorite setup from all the 4 setups ????

zerovandez

iTrader: (1)

That's for you to decide. For me personally, I went with the 99-00 look.

NOFX

I prefer the '96-'98. The '99-'00 mostly look the same to me.

I'm not a big fan of the OE underspoiler (SiR lip) though. I like both SiR and CTR fronts equally.

fmchonda

me too but starting to like more the sir front end with the molding on it with the sir lip 2 match .....

sLAg

yea they both clean much respect to both set ups

NOFX

I'm a big fan of keeping the same front that came on the car to begin with. Perhaps a conversion if there is enough front end damage that the core support is damaged, but I'm not a fan of changing it when the front end is fine to begin with.

By that I mean stay with some sort of '96-'98 if you drive a '96-'98, and stay with some sort of '99-'00 if you drive a '99-'00.

dxcivicsi

i dont think so lol i had a lip on my 99 civic type R style and it broke off (ONLY SHITTY PART ABOUT LIPSLOL) while i was drving in like a flood of water, it takes off so much style off, ill get a new one once winter is over

Ctown

how much would a 99-00 front end conversion cost? and what are all the parts that you would have to buy for it to happen?

sintype

that's right. NOFX is good.

geneeunit

Hood, Fenders, Bumper, Headlights, Grill... i believe that's it. how much it could would be depending oh the pricing you got for everything.
and there are quite a few threads on doing the conversion the proper way.

Ctown

ball park it...

also is there really a difference with the hood/fenders/headlights besides size fitting?

if u just put on the 00 bumper it would be too big right?

NOFX

It's not even a matter of it being too big. Look at the front ends. They're just to different. The angles are ALL different. It's like round block in square hole.

The pieces are all basically the same size.

You need them ALL to do the conversion.

The conversion will cost you anywhere from free to list price from Honda.

So I priced all those parts out for you.

Bumper: $175.45
Lip: $301.83
Grille: $160.05
Fenders: $351.80
Core Support: $333.41
Headlights: $448.25
Hood (with seal): $407.82

That comes to $2178.61 brand new from Honda at list price.

What I'm trying to get through to you is that the price is going to vary GREATLY because of where you purchase it. Will it be OE parts? Will they be new? Will they be used? Will they be from a salvage yard? Will they be from a private seller? Will they be from someone into the scene who knows the worth of these parts? Will you buy them all together? Will you piece it individually?

Ctown

mmk...