im new here!!! and i need some help on an s15 front end converison? or some tips

[jds1408]

hey..as the main topic explains im new to this site even tought ive been having my s14 for about 3 years now... and now tht ive been thinking i want an s15 front end.. but idk how to start? i know the parts.. but any good fenders tht will work? ive seen some tht dont line up so i need some helpp on deciding wat parts to get.. is it an easy job to do it myself? please any tips will help..

heres my zenki

[JayNoel]

ive been wanting to do this for so long ive looked up information for so long.

you should download the service manual body section for a s15 as a start...

decide if you wanna graph fenders together or the conversion ones dont do fiber glass get ones that flex. and no matter what you could have the best fenders ever but if you dont know how to do body work and set up stuff it wont look good reguardless.

dont try to cheap out either and from what ive seen is oem parts work best id also say get the rad support and the bumper metal trim to mount it <--- ive been trying to find out what that is officially called and a wiring diagram for the headlights

my 2 cents lol

[jds1408]

oh ok thnks!! i was actually going to ask my dad to help me out cuz he used to work in a body shop..

thnks tough!!does anyone have any links of ppl tht posted up their conversion with pics? let me know thnks!!

[S14toRPS13]

Nice Zenki. Such a shame that you'd want to replace that. Like said above, I'd try to go oem as much as possible if money's not an issue. The ones I've seen were all fiber glass and you could see the wave in the fiberglass fenders. It looks great from a distance, but up close it just looks cheap.

[S13_love]

That's a clean zenki you have... I would actually suggest just keeping it like that.

But if you really want to do that s15 front end conversion, then all I'm gonna say is DO NOT half-a** it. Take your time and do a good job.

[jds1408]

oh well thnks guys.. but idk.. i do love the zenki front end.. but idk!! lol idk wat to decide i wanted to go turbo but cops here are d!ck!! i got a fix ticket last time for a loud exahust! so idk thts why i wanted to go with the front end cuz wat if i get stoped and they mke me take it off? u get me?

[JayNoel]

the bumper retainer is the name i couldnt think of... youll wanna get that too, i havent seen any one list that part wen doing the conversion found it on RHDjapan.com for like 90 bucks oem

[baron_harkkonen]

Well, since noone else has done it, I'll be the first. Welcome homie! Nice lookin Zenki. I feel ya on the 5-0. Sorry bastards got nuthin better to do other than pull ppl over for stupid s**t. If you can't decide either/or, flip a quater, and stick with the decision. NEVER GO AGAINST THE QUATER! Bad things happen, personal experiences.

[jds1408]

yeah ive heard tht u dont need the radiator support tough? yeah thnks baron!

[JayNoel]

yeah ive heard tht u dont need the radiator support tough? yeah thnks baron!

well some people make brackets that come off the s14 rad support to mount the headlights but if your gona be showing ur bay off it wouldnt look as clean. But if you dont know how to weld or do that kind of modding to your chassis it might be harder for ya

like every one says take your time and do it right if you do it

[amakadius]

well go to extremedimensions.com and they should have all the body parts there and then go to ebay.com or ebay.co.uk ebay.ca for the headlights. my email address is [email protected] for info. most parts that you get you will need some fitment here and there but thats expected.

[amakadius]

you will need to cut out some of the front for the headlights to fit because the s15 ones go deeper into the frame. i am in the middle of a s15 conversion but funding issues are in the way at the moment of a move. but i am gonna take care of the fitment issues after the move. and the wiring is a bit tricky on the headlights too.

[jds1408]

OH ALRIGHT THNKS! keep me informed once ur done with it Amakadius! is there any links were i can see an s15 conversion for an s14?