es 300 front end
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ok i have a next door neighbor who has a 97-01 es 300 and my car being parked buy it the two car look identical what i was thing is if the frone end of that car can be fitted on to a 96? The headlights look the same shape except the 97+ has 2 pieces and the tailight's look the same I bet you it will work.
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Why would you want to?
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The gorgeous 2nd gen (92-96) front end with the headlights is one of the hallmarks of the ES heritage, as is the overall shape and form of the 3rd gen (97-01) ESs.
You'll remove the key beauty factor of a 2nd gen, while having none of the 3rd gen's shape (on the rest of the car).
Would it be a snap-on switch? Negative.
Would it be POSSIBLE? Maybe with enough money and an extremely skilled body professional with fabrication skills.
Is it advisable? Negative.
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The gorgeous 2nd gen (92-96) front end with the headlights is one of the hallmarks of the ES heritage, as is the overall shape and form of the 3rd gen (97-01) ESs.
You'll remove the key beauty factor of a 2nd gen, while having none of the 3rd gen's shape (on the rest of the car).
Would it be a snap-on switch? Negative.
Would it be POSSIBLE? Maybe with enough money and an extremely skilled body professional with fabrication skills.
Is it advisable? Negative.
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Yeah I would leave it alone, the only thing I would consider is somehow chroming the outer lip around the front of the grill like the 3rd gens have, that would look killer on a gen2 but thats it. Anything else would look kinda
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If you want your car to look similar to the 3rd gen ES, take out the orange reflectors in your headlights and taillamps. That is about all that I would do.
Your car is not compatible with the 3rd gen.
If you are still not satisfied, Buy a 3rd gen.
Your car is not compatible with the 3rd gen.
If you are still not satisfied, Buy a 3rd gen.
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