hi, i recently got a accident on the front of my 96 ej8, would like to change the front to 99-00/si front, all i need is the following right?
-left/right fenders
-left/right headlights
-hood
-grille

if thats not it what do i need?? thx

 

oh yeah, and the front bumper too.

 

Given the different opening in the front bumper, is there any support bracketry differences between the 96-98 and 99-00?

 

This has been covered SO MANY TIMES.

To do a '96-'98 to '99-'00 front end conversion, you need the following parts from a '99-'00 Civic:

- Headlights
- Fenders
- Front Bumper
- Grille
- Hood
- Core Support or Modify Your Stock Core Support (This needs to be cut out and welded back in too.)

Extra notes:

If you choose to do a full exterior conversion to the '99-'00, you're also going to need other taillights. For the sedan you would need a new trunk too. The coupe and sedan spoilers are also different between the two ends of the generation.

If you have a coupe or sedan the rear bumper will be different too (small "lip" at the bottom).

 

pics of what needs to be cut on the support please. in the meantime im going to search. very intrested

 

99-00 go with the sir bumpers do the whole sir conversion...99-00 is played out

 

i did a 99 conversion on my old 98 sedan, and i think it all just bolts in. i dont remember dealing with core supports.

 

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It's been said over and over by people who have done the conversion that you must either replace the core support or hammer or cut pieces of the core support off (right near the edges of the grille) or cut into the bumper to make it fit on the car.

 

if doing a 99-00 conversion and using your stock radiator support, a minor trim on the bumper where the grill sits needs to be trim, the rest are bolt on.

 

dude.
just bolt on. the only thing you would have to do is trim the edge of the grill so that bumper would slide in more and the grill would't be sticking out.

 

oops. i just repeated what the guy above me said. ahah. but yeah, like i said. the conversion is really easy.
and use oem parts too, so your front end would look clean and not all gappy like certifit parts would do

 

And you both repeated what I said before that.

 

This is the trim you have to do:

 

NOFX what do u drive anyway?

 

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A '98 EX coupe. Why?