04 coupe ex front fender on a 02 coupe ex car

[69plyboy69]

i want to know if you can put an 04 coupe ex front fenders on the 02 coupe ex... for the purpose of the headlights..

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[madAd]

You would have to change the radiator core support for everything to line up right.

[69plyboy69]

is that alot of work?

[wallydude03]

What your trying to do is a 04 05 front end conversion. In order for that to work u need to change the hood, fenders, headlights, and bumper. I am not sure if the radiator support has to be messed with or not

[69plyboy69]

well i want to put a new kit on it in general so i should buy an 04 05 front.. and 02 for the skirts and bumber?

[madAd]

Yeah, I didn't think to mention the hood, headlights, bumper. Which you would need all of. But you would have to change the rad. core support, or at least the sides of it that house the headlights and tie the corners together.

http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...13S5A0_B49.gif Either parts 36 & 37, or ass'y #10 in the diagram. Sorry it wouldn't let me paste the image so I had to put a link. This is at hondaautomotiveparts.com if you want to go there and look up prices. #10 is about $160, #'s 36 & 37 would total about $35, plus shipping of course.

As far as difficulty goes, you would need a welder and welding skills, as these are all spot welded together. If you have those things it would probably be pretty simple.

BTW, I have also heard of people just forming the metal to accomodate the different shapes of the 04-05 front end, but I wouldn't try it myself for fear of having badly spaced body lines, or just a junky looking car.

[madAd]

Also, the 02 bumper wouldn't work with the 04 front because the headlights are different shape. Why do you want to change anyways? 02's can look pretty sweet, I have an 02 sedan, it doesn't look sweet right now because the front is smashed up, but it will soon. I thought about doing the front end conv., because I need to replace the rad. core anyways, but I actually like the 01-03 front more.

[69plyboy69]

well i did like how the lights came around the fender... but i like how the eyelids look on an 01-03 and i meant to say 02 rear end 04 05 front end

[madAd]

Oh, I see.
Yeah, if it's what you want to do go for it. I didn't mean to sound critical, I just thought maybe it was more work than you expected. Good luck, and keep me posted how it comes out.