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 Posted:9/7/2010 20:17 |
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i have a stock 96 p74. i am going to do a front end swap, just curious if any one has done this. i am going to upgrade to the 98-02 front end. i know the fenders are the same. i have a hood, bumper headlamps,markerlamps, all i need is a header panel and grille. i know i have seperate bulbs for hi and low beams so i will need to end up with one bulb??? any wiring tips? also the rebar for the 96 has a foam absorber and the new ones have the plastic collapseable absorber. any tips would be great. thanks
1996 p74 lx, 327xxx miles and running strong. second owner as of aug 2010. |
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96p74lx
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• orlando, FL, USA |
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• Registered on 9/7/2010 |
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• 5 posts |
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Posted:9/26/2010 19:57 |
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wow crickets......... well i have the 98 hood installed and painted. i also had to replace the hood latch and release cable. also had to elongate the new latch bolt mount locations to use the stock welded on threads. i have the bumper and header painted i will be swappping them this weekend i will post more pics.  .
1996 p74 lx, 327xxx miles and running strong. second owner as of aug 2010. |
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96p74lx
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• orlando, FL, USA |
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• Registered on 9/7/2010 |
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• 5 posts |
• 1 Vehicle
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Posted:10/1/2010 20:12 |
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so i have the header panel and front cover installed. you have to loosen the fenders to remove and re-install the header panel. then the aluminum rebar has to be trimmed about a quarter of an inch on both sides for the new cover to be able to go back and meet flush with the fenders. i only attached the header on the sides the middle has two brackets that do not lineup with the new header and the airbag sensors are right there so i didnt want to interfere with them. the only thing left is to wire from four headlight bulbs to two and from one marker/blinker to a marker and a marker/blinker. it is all easy bolt on. it took me about two and a half hours to get this far.
aftermarket header panel $46
grille aftermarket $19
hood used $40 (white off a p71) steel
oem latch/cable $56
bumper used $35 (was taxi orange)
aftermarket marker lights $13 each
used headlamps $20 each (they required sanding/buffing)
emblem free(had an extra one laying aroud)
napa paint (i dont remember)
napa clear $40
painting (free- in garage)
1996 p74 lx, 327xxx miles and running strong. second owner as of aug 2010. |
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96p74lx
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• orlando, FL, USA |
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• Registered on 9/7/2010 |
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• 5 posts |
• 1 Vehicle
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Posted:10/2/2010 20:37 |
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i finished the swap about 4 more hours of work today. i used the 96 turnsignal/marker light in the new headlamps then spliced off the ground and brown wire for the new side marker lights. the headlamps i used one factory ground and spliced into the power wire of each low and high beam. the grille is 5 or six nuts on top and pops in on the bottom. it came gloss plastic but i sprayed it flat black. i also had a roll of chrome mldg so i installed that around the bumper. the lower portion is supposed to have a splash shield the 1996 bumper had it integrated into the cover. i ran two screws under the cover into the rebar for now so the cover doesnt move while driving. i had to move the hood back some more because it was hitting the new header panel.
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