180sx bumper cut/converted for use in silvia front end

[doseonekmc]

Has anybody done this?
perhaps with the fenders of the 180sx as well... cant find any info

[charat]

no, try it and tell us how it goes. =]

[doseonekmc]

looks like that is whats going to happen
I dont see a reason aside from lack of corner light brackets inside the fenders
that it would give me a lot of grief

[ashibah83]

im pretty sure that everything about the 180/factory 240 bumper shape is different, 99% confident that the lights wont come anywhere close to looking right, seems like there is just WAY too much curve to the pop up light front end

[doseonekmc]

im looking at it like this
with the silvia hood on the pop-up bumper and fenders you get this
I dont know about you but to me, if you were to remove the grill area and the two inch edge below each headlight and take
it right down to the bumper line, should be plenty of room for the silvia headlights
and the same thing for the fenders, line up your corners and cut less than you think youll need and adjust it slightly until the corner
fits flush

[Speckid4]

Sounds possible with some work. Depends on the material your working with

Can't wait to seee how it turns out

[badbob2121]

sorry, but i dont see this turning out well

is there some reason that you dont want to just buy the oem front pieces?

[doseonekmc]

Never said I don't want to buy the oem pieces
I just asked if its been done
I have a spare set of 180 fenders and a bumper in glass and could easily hack and change them
maybe I could save 1000, and if so why not
I bought the heads corners and grill for only 60 off some dude but cant find the other parts cheap

[badbob2121]

i understand, but i just did a quick search on good old ebay, and found the fenders for 140 +shipping, the bumper for 150+ shipping, and the hood for 150+shipping.... just look for them individually. the headlights are about half of that $1000 price tag...lol

[OutToWinPAHC]

I just dont see them lining up too well, the shapes differ so much.

[doseonekmc]

ive looked all over ebay as well, those 150 dollar price tags have a shipping cost of 240 dollar
I meant 1000 for everything aside from the lights which is about how much it looks like it will cost.

also the 180 fenders seem to be slightly shorter vertically from the wheel well peak to the hood line
than the silvia

[OutToWinPAHC]

maybe?

[doseonekmc]

i think its totally doable, and if not, it will be worth the test

[project213]

i say go for it. ive wnated to try the same and just never had the means to do so. i think the 180 front bumper if shaped rite would look sick with the s13 silvia headlights. and if its all fiber glass go for it, that just means you can shape it better.

try it n post pics of how you did it. i wana see.