headlight change

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SEXY240
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I know this may sound silly to some of you but I have a question. I have a 95 240 and I want to convert it to a 97-98. I am going to change the headlights and I know I have to change the hood, but what else? Do I need the fenders and bumper? Also, does anyone know where to get a 200sx spec-r wing (the one from Austrulia)?


Rockenreno
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you need the fenders and bumper as well as the headlights, yes... it's an expensive upgrade that tend to run $1500-2000 if I recall correctly.

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D1SR240
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does all that stuff just bolt right up?

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cyrus240sx
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i was planning on doing the same thing to my 95 240. it is expensive if you buy the parts new( $300 for a single headlight- expensive). but if you can find like a rear hit wrecked car at a junkyard you could get it for alot cheaper(but still very hard to find).... and they all do bolt up... but you need whats called the 97 headlight bar(???) for the new headlights.... and since you need a new hood... i would suggest getting a cf hood since it wil only cost like $100 more than a new hood from a dealership... and you dont have to paint it....

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cyrus240sx
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well i just went on to http://www.car-part.com and searched for 97 front end parts and here is what i came up with:Headlights: $125-$150 a pieceHood: $250Fenders:$150 a pieceBumper:$250(remember all these are random colors)so your looking at ~1100 for this conversion b4 you add shippingso yeah it would be about 1500 for used.... and around 2000 for new cuz if you get from dealership the price includes shipping

still not that bad for a whole new look to your car:cool:

Kaioshin1982
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and u can also resell ur old parts to the NICO members for a good price :)

SEXY240
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Wow, thanks guys! I was planing on the cf hood, maybe the inveder (pretty cheap on ebay) and the 400R bumper that I already have is supposed to firt the 97-98 perfectly. I guess we will find out...

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invader hood = teh no


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