Well I have converted my 98 hatch to complete Si interior wise(power locks,doors etc....)Im moving onto the front end now, I jsu got My brand new Oem front bumper,fenders hood etc

Well here the problem, the bumper dosent wanna go on corectly, the two tabs on the end-(far right-far left) dont wanna line up with the holes that are on the body for the 96-98 bumper...I need some help what did you guys do to make it fit?Drill holes? weld new brackets on etc....PIC WOULD BE A PLUS TOO

Thanks alot,George

 

someone help me

 

if you are doing the 99-00 front-end conversion on your car and you have new 99-00 front bumper hood and fenders then it doesn't matter if the holes line up to wear the 96-98 front bumper holes were at.....if you have all those things then basically its a 99 front-end. Check your radiator support....it might be gettin in the way. When i did that same conversion on my coupe i had to get a 99-00 radiator support as well....you might want to check that out

 

that that what i was scared of, all the grill holes line up, just the 2 bumper holes dont, i dunno whats going on

 

how hard would it be to change thr rad support and how much do they usually go for?

 

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ive bought 2 cheap rad supports from aftermarket companies for 50 bucks eack. to swap it out youd have to drill out like 30 spot welds and weld the new one in but theres a write up somewhere on how to modify your 96-98 one to work

 

ive searched and searched, i cant find, someone help me out, i dont wanna change the whole support

 

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

 

yeah i had to change out my radiator support but thats just because i didnt want to drill new holes in my bumper ...but hey if you dont care about drillin new holes then I say just line the bumper up and drill new hole....it will save you time and money

 

dont worry about those tabs at the very end, just make sure you align the grill and your good. I did a little bit of cutting so the whole bumper would fit. You should already know where to cut cuz a piece of metal that sticks out is preventing the whole bumper to fit.

 

thanks for that write up,!!

 

u dont need to get a new radiator support. if you're talking about the tops tabs by under the grill then u just cut two slits for it to fit..simple as that son

 

ya im just gonna cut it support alil, i dont wnna cut the bumper it brand new oem from honda

 

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TRUE THAT


Get your hands on a 99-00 civic grille, fenders, headlights, hood, and front bumper. Try to put them on, and you will SEE where you need to cut your notches. My cousin and I recently traded a guy for his 99-00 front end, because he wanted our 96-98 front end to sell his car.
HERE IS THE DIY LINK

http://www.mestiso.net/forums/...ic=60

 

good **** guys, aa big thumbs up for everyones help!!

 

for it to line up perfectly you need a 99-00 radiator support. most part stores will say all 96-00 is the same. but a honda dealer will have different part numbers for the 96-98 and 99-00 rad support.

 

seems like there are a bunch of differnt suggestions

 

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anyone else?

 

u can use ur existing support. just cut it as shown. For a proper fit a 99-00 rad support is required, but who cares. Just use ur support and be done with it.

 

thats what im gonna do, how much is a 99-00 support?

 

Wow, how much did a new OEM bumper cost you?

 

I get everything OEM....lol

 

oem bumper 118$ done.

 

correct