Front end swap LS430 to LS400
#1
Front end swap LS430 to LS400
I can get a donor car, 2004 LS430. I would like to swap front end to my 99 LS400. I also would like to do engine swap with my higher miles engine.
I've read that engine/tranny swap is possible, but does anyone know if front end is the same? I am talking about fenders, hood, bumper, lights etc.
I've read that engine/tranny swap is possible, but does anyone know if front end is the same? I am talking about fenders, hood, bumper, lights etc.
Last edited by mikhailw; 07-05-04 at 04:28 PM.
#2
If you're asking "is the front end (fender, hood, bumper, etc.) a direct swap?" then no, it's not. It'll require some custom work done by a good body shop to get it to fit properly. Personally, I think the '99 LS00 front end looks better than the '03 LS430 so I wouldn't do the swap unless I'm swapping an '04 LS430 onto it....but that's JMO.
Last edited by BR1AN; 07-05-04 at 04:17 PM.
#3
I will be getting a donor 2004(not 2003 like I wrote before). It is salvaged cat that was in the accident. There was some front damage on my '99. I will get 2004 to install new engine/tranny into my high miles 1999. I was wondering if fenders will fit, so I wouldn't have to buy extra 99 fenders and bumper.
Do you know why 2004 wouldn't fit on '99? Is it completely different? I was planning to swap the entire front end. By the way are 2003 and 2004 share the same body?
Thanks
Do you know why 2004 wouldn't fit on '99? Is it completely different? I was planning to swap the entire front end. By the way are 2003 and 2004 share the same body?
Thanks
Last edited by mikhailw; 07-05-04 at 04:31 PM.
#4
Originally posted by mikhailw
I will be getting a donor 2004(not 2003 like I wrote before). It is salvaged cat that was in the accident. There was some front damage on my '99. I will get 2004 to install new engine/tranny into my high miles 1999. I was wondering if fenders will fit, so I wouldn't have to buy extra 99 fenders and bumper.
Do you know why 2004 wouldn't fit on '99? Is it completely different? I was planning to swap the entire front end. By the way are 2003 and 2004 share the same body?
Thanks
I will be getting a donor 2004(not 2003 like I wrote before). It is salvaged cat that was in the accident. There was some front damage on my '99. I will get 2004 to install new engine/tranny into my high miles 1999. I was wondering if fenders will fit, so I wouldn't have to buy extra 99 fenders and bumper.
Do you know why 2004 wouldn't fit on '99? Is it completely different? I was planning to swap the entire front end. By the way are 2003 and 2004 share the same body?
Thanks
It's possible to fit an '04 front end onto a '99, but like I said before...it just requires custom body work. With money and a good body shop, you can pretty much get almost any front end onto your LS...which is why you see Celsiors in Japan with MB S-class front ends and BMW front ends. I believe '03 and '04 models are the same chasiss, but I know for a fact that they're not the same body...the front and (possibly) rear ends are slightly different.
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Thanks for reply. I was asking this question because '98-2000 front end is interchangable with 1990-1997. I understand that you can put anything you want on Lexus, but I was asking if it is as simple as drop-in solution.
Last edited by mikhailw; 07-06-04 at 06:37 PM.
#9
Originally posted by mikhailw
Thanks for reply. I was asking this question beacuse '98-2000 front end is interchangable with 1990-1997. I understand that you can put enything you want on Lexus, but I was asking if it is as simple as drop-in solution.
Thanks for reply. I was asking this question beacuse '98-2000 front end is interchangable with 1990-1997. I understand that you can put enything you want on Lexus, but I was asking if it is as simple as drop-in solution.
Last edited by BR1AN; 07-06-04 at 02:51 PM.
#13
Originally posted by purdrifter
im not sure but i always thought that the 98-00 was considered the 3rd gen, or is it just an updated version of the 2nd gen??
im not sure but i always thought that the 98-00 was considered the 3rd gen, or is it just an updated version of the 2nd gen??
1st gen 89-94: UCF10
2-nd gen 94-97/97-00: UCF20/UCF21
3-rd gnet 00-03: UCF30
98-00 is updated version...