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Is it possible to change a 01 civic front end with new headlights, bumper, and grille because i feel like the front end of the 01-03 is just to weird looking but i really like the 04-05 front end

 
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yes it is you will need new fenders, hood headlights, and bumper

 
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fenders, hood, headlights, bumper, radiator support, 'bumper filler' (headlight brackets), and grille. and probably some other small parts i'm forgetting. if you aren't fairly good with your wrenching skills i wouldn't attempt this. it requires tearing your whole front end off, drilling out spot welds and redoing spot welds.

 
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Your better off just buying a 04-05, it would end up being cheaper than doing the conversion IMO

 
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yeah its a pain in the ***. some one on here (dont remember who) did it, but he got in a crash and the front was damaged so he just converted then.

http://www.7thgenhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7326

 
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It's not that hard and yes it was me. You have to swap out the raddy cradle, but that takes about 90 minutes to pull off and weld the new one on with common garage tools. That's probably the hardest part. The rest is just bolt-ons.

And it's not that expensive if you get used parts. Probably around $600 for all new parts with you doing the labor yourself.

 
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speedfoos

 
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as everyone said it is possible. i threw the idea around but personally, i like the 01-03 bumper better.

what up with eyger and his rsx front conversion? havent heard from him in a while.

 
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*Cough* You and me both

 
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Also, that is my thread on 7thgenhonda. It wasn't a pain in the *** at all. I did it in one Sunday afternoon with limited handtools. Started early in the morning, had it road-ready by 5 p.m. You just have to know what you're doing, and prepare ahead of time.

 
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LOL - yup! The 04-05 OG swapper there! Sorry, didn't even check the thread, figured it was mine. Narcissus is my middle name.

 
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I can't call myself an OG, but the lack of information on the subject is what drove me to do a thorough write-up on it. Now if someone would post the wiring swap for an EPS rack, I'd have no more information to seek on the forums

 
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if your rockin the k20a2, why not go with the rsx front end, haha, go ahead and splurge on that, not too many em2's with that conversion