240SX in serious trouble FRONT END COLLISION

[takk808]

my poor vert! so the issue is a bent radiator support. any suggestions, i have no problem bolting up a new front end, this is where i am stuck

[1SickSilvia]

Sorry to hear about your missfortune. What happened?

Take off the bumper support, remove anything attached to your rad support, looks like your driver's side head light is mangled too, replace that too, drill out the spotwelds from your rad support, install new one, and put everything back together, I know, I know, sounds easyer said than done, but its really not that hard.

Here is a link to help, zerothread?id=218575type in rad support in search and there's a bunch of threads on it.

[S15nS13vert]

take it to a body shop, u got to straighten the frame, or the new rad support will be miss aling

[takk808]

UPDATE!

So i had a guy in downtown LA with a extra radiator core for me and Sams auto land in gardena ca is mounting it for me...i will post picks as i start to fix this crumpled beer can. the good news is since i have to fix the front end anyway i am gonna just bolt up a s13 front end conversion. pics will be available soon.

[TonyStarks29]

hey since your doing the conversion anyway do you need that plastic peice that surrouds the light bulbs i could sure use it

[onosqv]

what happened? get hit by an suv or truck?

Hope the engine is ok.

[takk808]

LOL. no unfortunetly I hit a truck but my insurance is taking care of her, SHE ONLY HAD A BENT BUMPER...and my car looked like it was b*tch slapped by Lou Ferrigno. so *UPDATE* i got my s13 front end conversion hood,bumper,fenders, but no lights. i am looking for a set of dual halogens "BRICKS" no projector crap, clear corners and clear turn signals on the bumper. i know i know the bricks are rare...but i know someone out there got em, so hook it up.

[-RJ-]

no projector crap

[takk808]

LOL sorry brother...projectors aren't my style.

[Kristine]

LOL sorry brother...projectors aren't my style.

[takk808]

almost there! i got a place that sells brick headlights, clear corners, and clear turn signals

[wmdavis007]

Nice to see your getting it put back together. Will look great when the "brick" headlights and silvia corners are installed. And I'm really diggin' that silver paint on the front end conversion. Oh yeah...if you haven't found a good set of used dual halogen headlights (bricks) you can buy them new from The Nismo Shop...they are a little high, $175 for each side, but they are new...here is a link: http://www.thenismoshop.com/ik...d=259Keep us updated with your progress...looking great!!

You can also get the turn signal lights from them for $23 each and the corners for $53.25 each...all brand new OEM Nissan parts.

[takk808]

gees its been a min. since ive updated everyone but it looks alot better now...just needs to be painted. that was a LONG process for...very little time to work on this project.

[fresno240sx]

did you use your stock front support bar or did you replace it with the jdm s13 front support bar?

[wafflez66]

Car looks awesome. I was hoping you might be able to tell me how you wired up your bricks? I'm having a hell of a time, and can't find s*** on it. If not that's fine, just thought I'd ask. And once again, LOVE THE VERT

[onosqv]

Car looks awesome. I was hoping you might be able to tell me how you wired up your bricks? I'm having a hell of a time, and can't find s*** on it. If not that's fine, just thought I'd ask. And once again, LOVE THE VERT

lo beam/hi beam are plug & play...

fog light wiring, just tap into a neg & positive from somewhere. Most ppl tap into the popup headlight up/down wires so that they can turn it on & off as necessary. You can find this via searching, but even if you can't - there is always using a multimeter or consulting the FSM to find the correct wires.

[takk808]

i had a friend with a shell so he cut of the support from a fastback....and yes like onosqv said its just plug and play. this was a problem for me I had to drive down to driftspeed and pay $80 to figure this out! on the upside they gave me bulbs to put in. The hi/lo is h4 and I think the fogs are the ones closer to the grill and they use H3c.