The tables have turned.. I wasn't paying attention at a turn because i was waiting behind a car, and i had thought the car in front had gone already or farther up.. and i hit him at 15-20mph..

Luckily, nothing internal is damaged.. and the bumper is still in the place where it needs to be. i think it had something to do with my car being lowered..

But the question is... Should i just do a 5.5Gen front end swap? or should i just buy a 5th gen bumper and slap on my AE lip..

Obvious Parts i looked at
Hood
Bumper, since the Grill is cracked..
Bumper support looks a little bent but it doesn't look bad at all.
Foglights are uncracked
Headlight mounts and clips are still good, no cracks or anything.

 

Buy a 6th Gen

 

I'd get the 5.5 gen front end, but that might be more $ and more time consuming to find whatever you need.

Just get a 5th gen bumper and grille.

 

Yeah, i got to my friend's house and a 7th gen passed by.. maybe its a sign.. lol

Yeah, i think 2k2 headlights look better on 2k1 bumper.. right? lolz

 

I'd def. use the 5.5 gen lights regardless

 

I just bought a pair of 5.5 headlights. I'd definitely buy them if you can afford them. I can't install them yet b/c it's snowing outside and I have nowhere else to install them atm. They should look good on a 5th gen AE though!

 

Keep the AE!

 

PICS

 

yeahh...i rear ended someone with my 4th gen... it sucked cuz it bent the lip of my hood and my bumber shifted down...but on a good note its forcing me to buy the body kit i want :-D

 

I sourced a replacement Hood from Advanced Auto.. prolly aftermarket OEM replacement.. for 200.. The nearest and cheapest OEM one i found on car-part was like 350

I ment Hood^

 

You'll get them tomorrow.

 

i wouldn't bother with the conversion unless you have the extra $$ to do it.

 

If you have the $$$, do the conversion. If not, you can piece together a good look. Carbon fiber hood, projector headlights, customer grill etc.... and have you own unique look. IMO!

 

stay with the 01 facia.... you can change the face but not the engine....lol...

 

That day will come.. until i decide to trade the max in for something rwd and 6 spd..

 

Everything takes time but time will tell.. good luck on your repairs and search

 

Thank you sir, i think for now im just going to put a new hood on it the bumper isn't completely bad, it was all messed up from bugs and rocks. so it was going to be replaced anyway

 

Waiting for those pix...

 

HEY. its morning and randomly COLD outside in Texas. so hold on til i get up. ill take a pic from my window if you'd like.

 

Question is... the Stillen Classic lip for the 5th gen max... Same as the AE lip? Mine made it out of the crash.. but i want a new another one because its all scuffed up

 

AE FTW.

 

hey, you think you can make a nice write up for the swap? im looking into doing this too.

 

Hmm these pics are HUGE.. my 24in 1080p screen is just the right resolution to see the entire thing lol

 

Since your headlights are fine, you should just stick with 5th gen front end. Getting 5.5 is expensive because you need to get the HID headlights, grille, fog lights, and of course a Stillen classic lip . IIRC, putting 5th gen headlight with 5.5 bumper are not really compatible because there will be a gap in between. AE FTW.

 

AE FTW ! ! I regret doing the 5.5 conversion after rear endeding somebody. This guy /\ got my AE lip and I still haven't gotten 5.5 lights. So like 2kMax said, I got gap galore since I still have my AE lights on.

 

The passenger headlight is cracked on the back.. i just checked.. and the passenger bumper support must have shifted down.. cuz my headlight droops

 

i say the 5th gen bumper along with the Ae lip> 5.5gen ..

=p