As some of you know, My front bumper was clipped in an Accident, But Will the 5.5 Gen front bumper and Grill mount up on a 5th gen? I was thinking of doing the 5.5 front conversion on my 5th Gen, as well as replacing fogs, and the grill. Is it possible that it will fit flush? Here is one pic...

 

From what I have read so far I think it should be play-n-play...

 

plug and play

 

^---- what they said

 

I am actually working on this right now..
my hands started to freeze, so I came inside for a little break, I'll take some pictures.
It has been pretty easy so far, and I am almost done.
I'll be back with pics in about an hour.

 

ask mingo, he's already done this.

you'll need the 5.5gen bumper and accessories

 

Old bumper



New bumper



car without bumper



mingo told me I was going to have to buy the 2k2-2k3 foam piece thats inside the bumper becasue the 2k would not fit.... IT FITS (with a little adjustment)

 

finished

 

 

post a pic with the old bumper

 

hey frank, is it me, or is there something going on with the drivers side headlight? looks like a gap?

btw, nice grille

 

Yes, that is my bent hood
thats my next project.. and yes the grill looks nice, but I'm still not sure if I am gonna use that, or the OEM.

 

 

He has foglights now.

 

Seems liek a lot of ppl are looking to do this 5.5 front end swap. For those who have done it, where did you buy the front bumper cover? Would ebay do well enough, or keep away? Maybe a rough estimate of how much the project was as well?

Looks great, I guess it's plug and play besides the wheel liner, no?

 

Van, what lip does your cousin have?

 

Hey in ur 2nd pic, it looks like you have a 00-01 front grill with an 02 bumper is that right?

 

i already did this mod as well, its plug and play



and i got my bumper off EBAY for 110 shipped to my house

 

I recently did this as well. My 01 foglights would not fit into the 02 bumper, so I had to get the 02 fogs. THEN I found out (not to my surprise) that the plug for the 02 fogs is a MALE connector; the 01 is a female connector. Anyway, those wires were spliced and diced ---> I put the 01 connectors on the 02 fogs and its all good.

Issues:
1. plastic coverings
2. foglights
3. grille (gotta buy 1 - aftermarket or stock?)
4. fit - there were some open spaces close to the wheel well, I had to get large washers for the bolts to hold the bumper in and eliminate the gaps. also, its tight if you've got big hands

Overall I am very pleased with the product (sorry no pics ).

As far as cost, heres how mine broke down:
$400 HID's (ebay)
$70 '02 bumper (ebay)
$370 bumper paint job
$120 '02 fogs (ebay)
$100 grille (courtesy nissan)
<$1 washers (lowes)

lookin back at this....MAN THATS ALOTTA $$$. Of corse these purchases happened over the span of about 3-4 months
GOOD LUCK

 

NisMo-Max- In the second pic, the car has a 2000 bumper.

steven88- He doesn't have a lip now, but he is looking for a MT lip. On the 2000 bumper, he had a ABS Dynamics lip.

 

It cost my cousin around $750 for everything. That's including a new hood, bumper, used fogs, lights with HIDs, grille and paint.

 

why new hood van?

 

WHazzup- What kind of lip is that on your 00 bumper?

 

isn't $750 cheap as hell? or at least a little on the cheaper side of things? I mean new hood, bumper, used fogs, lights with HIDs, grille and paint...sounds like alot of things

Van, are you interested in a CF MT-style lip? Ionic Dynamics is in the works of making one....if you can e-mail him at info@ionicdynamics.com and express interest....he should get this thing out into production alot quicker...cuz i want one sooo bad

 

Im doin this as well, i got my bumber for 113, it's an oem one, and i just bought my oem 02 lights off ebay for 430 shipped. not too bad so far. grille and fog lights are next to come in two weeks or so. it will be done by maxus. i think i might be the first green 5th gen to do the conversion, atleast i hope so.

 

i pmed ionic dynamic to make a CF MT LIP, but he said he needs a 5.5 Gen bumper to make some moldings....

 

If I were doign this conversion I would only use OEM parts because aftermarket parts have horrible fitment.

 

fosho omar....but the more interest... the higher the chance ID will do a GD

 

i did this conversion quite some time ago before i even knew about the org. Learn from me and do not buy the ebay one! if will not fit properly on the sides nor on the hood. you must get the oem. i bought mine off ebay when our hid headlights were being stolen out of control in 02-03 and someone had hit a dealership so the guy had like 25 bumpers from thieves prying to get hids. i payed $50. no matter what it costs take your time and find an oem one. i also bought the ebay one because the oem one needed repair but even with the repair the oem looked 100 times better. you could'nt even tell it was ever damaged. it lines right up and makes gap from hids dissapear and sits lower to ground than my 2k and especially with stillen front lip. Also get the stock grille. personally i don't think the aftermarket ones look good at all. it took me about 3 months to find my 2k2 grille on ebay but i eventually did and it was worth it. Stealership wanted like 200 something for grille and 30 something for emblem- 65 shipped off ebay. fogs are not interchangable, must have 2k2-3's. Again 120 shipped on ebay compared to like 600 from dealer. If you have to do it as i did, DO IT AND YOU WILL LOVE IT!! but do it right and plan on spending some time to track down proper parts or you'll end up looking like azz. good luck to all doing the mod, and even though many 5.5 gen owners will disagree, i love my 5.5 gen 2k max lol of course aside from the 3.5.....

 

vsamoylov- He was involved in a minor accident.

steven88- We have a lot of hookups for paint and body here. The headlights were just pure luck from eBay. The fogs were from the members on this forum.

NisMo-Max- It's an ABS Dynamics lip.

 

i have a 00 and i what the newer lights are they HID if so do i need to cut wires or change the wire harness

 

I know its kinda off the subject, and I am sorry but I like how you installed your grille tech Grille "dafertilizer". Please post pics on your how to's Please.

Thanks

 

The AE front lip won't fit on a 02-03 bumper will it?

 

2 DIFF BUMPERS.......SO NO IT WONT

 

No it will not...AE lip will only fit 2k-2k1 model maximas....or a 2k2-2k3 maxima with a 2k-2k1 bumper....

You CAN fit an AE lip onto a 2k2-2k3 but it has to be modified by a body shop

 

it has same mounting tabs

 

oh well, too late anyways...the body shop already got all the parts and put everything back together so...I actually don't mind the 01 bumper with the AE lip on it, it's the plain 01 bumper that IMO looks like ***...

 

I thought the AE bumper and lip was all one piece...?

 

No, the lip portion(s) are removable. The lip, itself, is 3 pieces.

 

hey man, what kinda wheels do you havE?