97 front end
07-18-2007, 12:41 PM
#1
97 front end
Now that I'm ordering parts for my repairs on the max, and I've decided I want to go with a 97-99 front end swap, would it be easier to get the bumper, cut it to spec, then have the shop paint it. Or should I have them paint it, and then work on installing it with all the cutting I hear is involved.
I'm also hoping to do a nice clean write-up with pictures and such, just looking for some opinions.
I'm also hoping to do a nice clean write-up with pictures and such, just looking for some opinions.
07-18-2007, 02:38 PM
#8
Originally Posted by Neo Raven456
Now that I'm ordering parts for my repairs on the max, and I've decided I want to go with a 97-99 front end swap, would it be easier to get the bumper, cut it to spec, then have the shop paint it. Or should I have them paint it, and then work on installing it with all the cutting I hear is involved.
I'm also hoping to do a nice clean write-up with pictures and such, just looking for some opinions.
I'm also hoping to do a nice clean write-up with pictures and such, just looking for some opinions.
What cutting are you refering to?
I didnt have to do any cutting to the bumper cover when I swapped over. You do have to remove two metal mounting tabs though but they come off by just bending them.
07-18-2007, 02:42 PM
#9
Originally Posted by Flava_24/7
What cutting are you refering to?
I didnt have to do any cutting to the bumper cover when I swapped over. You do have to remove two metal mounting tabs though but they come off by just bending them.
I didnt have to do any cutting to the bumper cover when I swapped over. You do have to remove two metal mounting tabs though but they come off by just bending them.
I would love to know however how you did your 97 front with 95 grill
07-18-2007, 04:01 PM
#11
Originally Posted by DanIAm
I didnt have any cuting at all when I did mine.
I like the 97 front with the 96 rear. Best of both worlds IMO
I like the 97 front with the 96 rear. Best of both worlds IMO
I see you went with a stillen body kit, is it the 97/99 one all the way around?
and did you do the headlights and such at the same time, I believe they are different shapes
07-18-2007, 05:20 PM
#13
Originally Posted by Neo Raven456
In the stickies one of the swappers cut a 1"x1" square out of something, and had to do some cutting with some "scoop" they were describing.
I would love to know however how you did your 97 front with 95 grill
I would love to know however how you did your 97 front with 95 grill
Ive read through them, and didnt see anything in paticuluar about cutting the bumper. Removing the two mouting tabs on the bumper support was mentioned as well as removing the plastic scoop, but nocutting.
I had a body shop extend the outer posts of the 95-96 grill to fit the 97-99 bumper and then paint it.
07-18-2007, 05:22 PM
#14
Originally Posted by Neo Raven456
It was a direct fit besides the little tabs you tear off? btw, I love the look of your car
I see you went with a stillen body kit, is it the 97/99 one all the way around?
and did you do the headlights and such at the same time, I believe they are different shapes
I see you went with a stillen body kit, is it the 97/99 one all the way around?
and did you do the headlights and such at the same time, I believe they are different shapes
95-96 headlights are pretty much the same as the 97-99 except for the lenses. They are shaped a bit different as far as the curve of the lens but shape of the housing is the same.
07-18-2007, 08:09 PM
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My two cents....
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=517833
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=517833
07-19-2007, 04:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Neo Raven456
It was a direct fit besides the little tabs you tear off? btw, I love the look of your car
I see you went with a stillen body kit, is it the 97/99 one all the way around?
and did you do the headlights and such at the same time, I believe they are different shapes
I see you went with a stillen body kit, is it the 97/99 one all the way around?
and did you do the headlights and such at the same time, I believe they are different shapes
yeah i never knew anything about tabs when I did it so i never cut anything off. It was a pain to get it on but very doable. Maybe it was a pain cuz i didnt cut anything?
the stillen kit is 97+ in the front and 95/96 for the rest of it. I changed everything when I did it, all lights in the front and the grill. The 97+ headlights I got off ebay, they have a reflector cup that goes over the bulb that made the headlights much brighter over the 96 headlights. very worth it to swap with some updated headlights if your budget allows for it.
07-19-2007, 07:16 AM
#20
Originally Posted by 99BlackMaxMS
What happened to "I am one of the few who actually likes the 95-96 front end" ???
Haha anyways good luck getting your car back on the road.
Haha anyways good luck getting your car back on the road.
07-19-2007, 10:02 AM
#22
Originally Posted by abomb1987
back when i first got the car (its a 95)
and $300 bucks later........ this
and $300 bucks later........ this
$300.00 you got front bumper, grill, fog lights, clear bumpers and mags +tires? now THAT IS a sweet deal
ehehehe
07-19-2007, 03:12 PM
#23
Originally Posted by Digitized
$300.00 you got front bumper, grill, fog lights, clear bumpers and mags +tires? now THAT IS a sweet deal
ehehehe
ehehehe
, but everything else (lights, bumper, etc,) yea 300 bucks
07-19-2007, 08:01 PM
#25
Originally Posted by '96 B-rad
Hey where did you buy the front end from? Also I already have fogs on my '96 but the lights are diff on the 97 right? So I have to buy the new ones right?
i got everything off ebay, for 250 bucks all painted like a pearl color, that included, bumber, lights, grill, inner fender wheel cover, clear signals ans etc,
i did everything my self and then went to the paint shop for color match, and everything came out very nice, as for the fog lights, i dont know, when i first got car it didnt come with them, so i dont know about fitment
07-19-2007, 08:08 PM
#26
Originally Posted by '96 B-rad
Hey where did you buy the front end from? Also I already have fogs on my '96 but the lights are diff on the 97 right? So I have to buy the new ones right?
edit 600th post baby......
07-19-2007, 08:42 PM
#27
Originally Posted by mazzivart
Pretty easy to get it...eBay, online parts stores etc....etc...My personal favorite look is the 97 bumper with no fogs and the little bar that goes across the middle of the fog holes...looks hella mean. IMO
edit 600th post baby......
edit 600th post baby......
I think I'm going with the 97 front and getting a body shop to do a leg extension to get my 95 grill in there
07-19-2007, 08:44 PM
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07-19-2007, 09:03 PM
#29
Originally Posted by Neo Raven456
07-19-2007, 09:59 PM
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It seems to me that the shipping is reversed with the price. It may serve him right, if you lived near him, to pick it up so that it didn't need shipping. I don't claim to know a lot about EBAY and have never bought anything from there but I have noticed that shipping charges are not real, they seem to be a way of hiding extra profit for the seller.
07-20-2007, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by jdooley
It seems to me that the shipping is reversed with the price. It may serve him right, if you lived near him, to pick it up so that it didn't need shipping. I don't claim to know a lot about EBAY and have never bought anything from there but I have noticed that shipping charges are not real, they seem to be a way of hiding extra profit for the seller.
07-20-2007, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Neo Raven456
So would that mean that is a decent auction, legit and all?
Where would you guys suggest finding a 97 bumper and impact styrofoam? besides a junkyard
Where would you guys suggest finding a 97 bumper and impact styrofoam? besides a junkyard
07-30-2007, 01:19 PM
#36
Originally Posted by DanIAm
yeah def. legit. It seems shady when they do that but its just them trying to stay alive on ebay. I'd probably buy from a bigger seller then that one though. all my parts came off ebay and I had 0 problems. Just buy from reputable people and you shouldnt have any problems.
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