I'd like to install a 97-99 Stillen front lip on my '96 max

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02-03-2003, 02:52 AM

AceTKK

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I'd like to install a 97-99 Stillen front lip on my '96 max

What are my options? Is there anyway to modify the lip itself to make it fit? I've read that if I want to leave the lip alone I will have to install a 97+ front clip. What is the front clip? Will I have to change out the whole front bumper? Anyone who has done the conversion successfully please let me know your e-mail as I have a few questions to ask.

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02-03-2003, 09:39 PM

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Nobody knows?

02-03-2003, 09:44 PM

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you CAN get a stillen front lip for a 95-96...they are quite nice too

02-03-2003, 09:45 PM

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See the FAQ's at the top of the forum.

You could do bodywork and *maybe* get the 97-99 lip to fit your 96, but why bother with that hassle?

You'd have to swap not only the front clip (= bumper cover), but the grill as well and maybe even the headlights, too. (?)

Unless you're really committed to a 97-99 front-end conversion, I'd just shop for a '95/'96 lip if I were you.

02-03-2003, 10:17 PM

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Just get a 97-99 front bumper the same color of your car and order the front lip and you have a 97-99 stillen front lip.

02-04-2003, 10:59 AM

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Yes, I'm aware that Stillen makes a kit for the '95-6 max. I don't like the way the front lip looks though; the 97 kit is much more attractive.

Can anyone else confirm or deny that the headlights and grill will have to be changed out as well?

Thx,

-Ace-