Hey ive been wanting to switch over to a JDM front end conversion for my civic for a year or two and was wondering what parts are different and what parts will i need... like can i keep the same fenders and hood or what.... Any and all information is appreciated

Thanks
Eric

 

you need . .
-Fenders
-Hood
-Bumper
-Filler Piece
-Headlights & Corners
-Turn Signals.

Just take out your bumper support. Thats what i did. And also you can still rock the USDM hood if you really wanted to. Just cut the hood where the JDM headlights would sit. Youll see once you get everything on

 

excuse the missing turn signal and US hood

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by x4thGenCafe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you need . .
-Fenders
-Hood
-Bumper
-Filler Piece
-Headlights & Corners
-Turn Signals.

Just take out your bumper support. Thats what i did. And also you can still rock the USDM hood if you really wanted to. Just cut the hood where the JDM headlights would sit. Youll see once you get everything on </TD></TR></TABLE>

you can use the usdm fenders...also you may need the T-bar also.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 89hatcher &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

you can use the usdm fenders...also you may need the T-bar also.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Your car is very clean, that is what I want to do with mine.

 

you really can use the us fenders ?

and whats the t - bar ?

 

ok i just wanna use the little amount of things as possible...

i thought the fenders would be the same.... wouldnt the corners be the same.... and what if i just kept the same hood and lights.... could i just change the bumper and filler.... I dont wanna cheap out but if i can get by without going in debt by getting parts that i can go without getting i will

 

usdm fenders
jdm corners
jdm filler
jdm bumper
jdm hood
jdm t bar (where hood latches to)
jdm headlights

 

definitely dont have the tbar and my hood opens fine

 

All or nothing.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B_Something &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Your car is very clean, that is what I want to do with mine. </TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks...but when i see many people witht the jdm front..it makes me want to get a jdm front also...as for not i'll just rock the usdm front...if you got any questions...just lmk and i'll try to help you out.


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by maritime_ef &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok i just wanna use the little amount of things as possible...

i thought the fenders would be the same.... wouldnt the corners be the same.... and what if i just kept the same hood and lights.... could i just change the bumper and filler.... I dont wanna cheap out but if i can get by without going in debt by getting parts that i can go without getting i will </TD></TR></TABLE>

if you want to have sort of a jdm look just go and buy the front bumper and bumper light...you would have to just modify it to fit....you can use the same headlights and filler and hood and all you would have to do is modify the front bumper...it has been done. i'll try to find some pictures for you.

 

here you go..

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1892283

 

wow thanks a lot man, I will get all of the parts eventually, but the cars going in for paint in a month or 2 and would like to have the bumper on for paint... and i eventually wanna get a jdm cf zc hood too so dont wanna buy parts that ill be getting rid of in a couple months

 

ok so does anyone have just the front bumper for sale or know anywheres online with good prices, and also what mods are needed to be done to put the jdm bumper on???? i just quickly skimmed the link and couldnt find any answers.... Anyways thanks in advance
Eric

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by maritime_ef &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> ive been wanting to switch over to a JDM front end conversion for my civic for a year or two and was wondering what parts are different </TD></TR></TABLE>


^^ anyone else find that funny?

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by x4thGenCafe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">definitely dont have the tbar and my hood opens fine</TD></TR></TABLE>


didnt you post a picture with a usdm hood?

 

its cause he wants to say i gotta jdm front end yo!

 

You just need...JDM Corners, JDM Hood, JDM Lights, and Filler piece...

You don't need the "T-Bar" To get your hood to close right you just have to make some small adjustments to the Latch on the hood itself, and the striker.

Good Luck!

 

Just a word of advice, if you decide to space out your T-bar, make sure the safety latch lines up correcty. I've seen way too many JDM hoods trashed or destroyed because an extra 5 minutes wasn't spent lining up the T-bar 100% .

 

No offense but that pic of the white hatch up there with jdm front with us hood is hideous. Why would someone spend that kind of money for a nice jdm look and then cut their hood? The only thing you need for the jdm front is the hood,bumper, filler and headlights and t-bar. You could probably even use your stock bumper lol! Also the jdm bumper doesn't need to be "modified" to fit a usdm front end but all or nothing like some one else stated. I hope I didn't ruffle anyones feathers. Just giving my 2 cents

 

There is a thread somewhere of someone using the USDM Tbar on the JDM front. They used spacers to line everything up. Looked pretty secure...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by harmonator84 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">There is a thread somewhere of someone using the USDM Tbar on the JDM front. They used spacers to line everything up. Looked pretty secure...</TD></TR></TABLE> Yeah that was in my old thread, the correct way to do it though, and the way I did it, is to get an EF7 t-bar. Hood latches flawlessly with no adjustment needed. I have a CRX though...

 

The ef7 is the civic zc in japan? Is that right

 

You will have to get the whole front end of a jdm ef9 .

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ef9-Ek9LoVeR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You will have to get the whole front end of a jdm ef9 . </TD></TR></TABLE>

Don't confuse the Ef9 with later model EF3's and EF7's. The EF9 had a physically longer engine bay and thus the T-bar will need to be spaced out just as much as the USDM t-bar. The EF3 and EF7 t-bar was made for the facelifted model EF3/EF7's that sported the SiR frontends (but the cars themselves were not true SiR's).

 

do not use a usdm T-bar