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Old 03-15-20, 02:47 PM
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Since the fender and bumper are outrageous priced to replace. Is it possible to swap the fender number cover headlights and hood from a 97 to a 99? I asked the junk yard they have one same color as mine with all those parts on it for 270.


Basically take the 97 front end and put it on my 99

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Yes, everything will bolt up fine. The only thing I couldn't find information on was whether you would need the '97 front metal bumper. The '98-'00 front metal bumper is needed when the conversion is done on a '95-'97.

May also need headlight connectors/pigtails.
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Yes, everything will bolt up fine. The only thing I couldn't find information on was whether you would need the '97 front metal bumper. The '98-'00 front metal bumper is needed when the conversion is done on a '95-'97.

May also need headlight connectors/pigtails.
So I'll need the bumper cover, head lights with their connectors, fenders and hood only? The donor car has it all lol
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Hood/grill
Bumper cover with marker lights
Headlights
Fenders
Fender liners
Crash bar/metal bumper

That should be everything you need. Get the connectors and some wiring for every front light on the '97. Turn signals, headlights, markers, etc. just to be safe.
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