sedan to coupe front end

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sedan to coupe front end

By 92civicEGsedan
- Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:10 pm #326208 What's needed to convert a sedan to a coupe front end? Or can i just put the front bumper on and it fit right? I'll probably need to replace my fenders anyways and maybe my hood if I don't do this.
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By Fada Blayne
- Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:19 pm #326221 You'll need the following from either a coupe/hatch:

Hood
Bumper
Fenders
Corners

Thats it and you should be all set :thumb:
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By 92civicEGsedan
- Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:07 pm #326226 Dang more parts then I'll have money to get, sedan front end stays then :thumbdown: :thumb:
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By Fada Blayne
- Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:34 pm #326232 Keep the sedan front. Once you get urself a nice lip + ur fogs you wont regret it :thumb:
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By TrailerTrash
- Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:24 am #326254
Fada Blayne wrote:Keep the sedan front. Once you get urself a nice lip + ur fogs you wont regret it :thumb:


this is true.

i would actually like to try converting a coupes front end to a seden front end one day if i ever find another project coupe. i love the sedan bumpers
Last edited by TrailerTrash on Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:24 am, edited 1 time in total.
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By 92civicEGsedan
- Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:24 am #326255
Fada Blayne wrote:Keep the sedan front. Once you get urself a nice lip + ur fogs you wont regret it :thumb:
lip and fogs are at the bottom of the todo list first comes body and paint then I need to work on my suspension then transmission and engine then I'll get stuff for looks
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By Whittiersferio
- Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:33 am #326256 Keep the sedan front, it looks so much better with the fogs, they are unique! coupe front is over rated, unique is better :thumb:
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By brandoff88
- Wed Feb 13, 2013 7:42 pm #326385
i would actually like to try converting a coupes front end to a seden front end one day if i ever find another project coupe. i love the sedan bumpers


i acutally thought about this, but didnt want to deal with trying to convert it...seems like it would be kinda badass though, i dont think many people have done it[/quote]
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By TrailerTrash
- Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:23 am #326413 ive never seen it done... unless I have seen it and not noticed it.

maybe one day in the summer ill go to the local pick n pull, find a coupe and a sedan, and swap there front ends to see how it works
:lol:
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By asianrob
- Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:58 am #326418 get the wek sos mugen rep lip, you'll love it!
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By TrailerTrash
- Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:00 pm #326468
brandoff88 wrote:if you do trailertrash make sure you document it, i wanna see it


junkyard owner permitting, its on my summer to do list :thumb:
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By PGB
- Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:15 am #330581 You'll need to create hybrid fenders or modify your hatch bar to suit sedan corner lamps. People have all different methods for doing it. If I was to do it again I'd even do it differently to what Ive done the first time.
If you do, consider an EK sidskirt conversion also because when you fit a lip to the coupe front bar the front end looks too busy for the sedan shape. I recently fitted a new front bar without a lip and it looks the business.
All that said in hindsight, I'd have ended up just as happy if I stayed with the sedan front. The overall design and the longer, standard sedan corner lamps do suit sedans better.

Hatch corner lamp comparison
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Hatch guard on sedan
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Rest of the pics if you want a sticky beak
http://s874.photobucket.com/user/swifta ... t=6&page=1

Too lazy to DIY lol
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By 92civicEGsedan
- Mon Apr 15, 2013 5:02 am #330608 Thanks I decided to stick with a sedan front end and I'm glad I did it looks good the original bumper was broke and I tried to imagine the bumper not broke and I didn't think it would look good but I was wrong
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