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Old 08-30-08, 01:25 PM
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Default 04+ mc bumper on a 01-03 before mc bumper

interesting, did they make the changes on the top bumper portion to line up with hood and front lamps, or did they just cut half of the bottom bumper 04+ bumper and mold it into the 01-03 bumper ?

and the headlights look different to.

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The whole nose is different...hood,lights,bumper,radiator support & fenders.
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those are the same headlights its just that they use eye lids on the lights and got them painted to match the car but as for the bumper i am not sure
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My bad your talking about the car in the pic
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those are 2001-2003 headlamps, hood and fenders.

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The whole nose is different...hood,lights,bumper,radiator support & fenders.
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ah I see.

but ya I wonder how complicated it would be to swap to 04+ bumper

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those are the same headlights its just that they use eye lids on the lights and got them painted to match the car but as for the bumper i am not sure
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hey guys, I think I'm gonna give this mod a try! I really like the after MC bumpers better.


I think the only difference is the little plastic piece that goes up between the grille area and headlamp. Everything should line up.

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wow that is crazy...its so hard to tell if he really has eyelids on the headlights, it almost looks like a whole fender and hood. Looks nice though....
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Originally Posted by mikemareen
interesting, did they make the changes on the top bumper portion to line up with hood and front lamps, or did they just cut half of the bottom bumper 04+ bumper and mold it into the 01-03 bumper ?

and the headlights look different to.

sorry to bring this trend back up but did anyone try this yet ??? it looks
crazy nice

love the way it looks with the bumper
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Looks like hella custom work but it dose look good.
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i am crazy to know if anyone has a idea on how it was made to fit

to me it looks like a 04-06 bump with the ends clipped off to fit the 01-03 headlights
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