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240booster · 10-06-2001, 02:16 PM

Hey i got a 1996 s14 240 and i love the flatnose s14a look. Do i need nething else besides the hood and headlights for this conversion??? Shouldn't i just be able to order the hood and headlights from Nissan or a body shop instead of buying a conversion kit?

*transient* · 10-06-2001, 02:46 PM

There are other things too... I think the bumper is different as well. In the long run, I think the conversion kit will actually cost you less money. Dealerships rape you.

teamcapsule · 10-06-2001, 04:16 PM

headlights, front upper and lower turning signals, bumper, left/right wings, hood...

kinda expensive... maybe try extending your hood over your headlights for a similar effect... Have a bodyshop weld an extension to your hood.

(Edited by teamcapsule at 12:18 am on Oct. 7, 2001)

240sxdrifter · 11-20-2001, 02:16 AM

u need OEM Fenders hood and front bumper... in order to do the conversion you need to have the front reenforcement bar and bumper bracket off a 98... if u dont want to buy that ( its like 350 for both) then email me and ill tell you how to make a bracket and go without it. I did it to my 95 and i had a bomex front body kit a friend of mine gave me and i did it... it looks good.. also you need to convert the H3 low beam bulbs to h1 its easy email me and ill help ya out

Phil
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yenpit · 11-20-2001, 08:39 AM

hey 240sxdrifter, was the radiator core support panel the same?? the headlights, grille and hood latch all bolt to it. did u modify it?
240booster, u should look for a complete used front clip (as high as $3000 US-spec) OR a Jap-spec clip. u just missed a complete one HERE 10 days ago...real $cheap!

240sxdrifter · 11-26-2001, 03:36 AM

the radiator support is a little different you just have to drill new holes for the lights... thats about it.... the latch for the hood can just swap over they both work.

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10-06-2001, 02:16 PM	#1
240booster Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 245 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hey i got a 1996 s14 240 and i love the flatnose s14a look. Do i need nething else besides the hood and headlights for this conversion??? Shouldn't i just be able to order the hood and headlights from Nissan or a body shop instead of buying a conversion kit?

10-06-2001, 02:46 PM	#2
transient Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 37 Posts: 2,947 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	There are other things too... I think the bumper is different as well. In the long run, I think the conversion kit will actually cost you less money. Dealerships rape you.

10-06-2001, 04:16 PM	#3
teamcapsule Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 147 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	headlights, front upper and lower turning signals, bumper, left/right wings, hood... kinda expensive... maybe try extending your hood over your headlights for a similar effect... Have a bodyshop weld an extension to your hood. (Edited by teamcapsule at 12:18 am on Oct. 7, 2001)

11-20-2001, 02:16 AM	#4
240sxdrifter Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 19 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	u need OEM Fenders hood and front bumper... in order to do the conversion you need to have the front reenforcement bar and bumper bracket off a 98... if u dont want to buy that ( its like 350 for both) then email me and ill tell you how to make a bracket and go without it. I did it to my 95 and i had a bomex front body kit a friend of mine gave me and i did it... it looks good.. also you need to convert the H3 low beam bulbs to h1 its easy email me and ill help ya out Phil [email protected] AIM: philxdill915

11-20-2001, 08:39 AM	#5
yenpit Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Holland Michigan Posts: 798 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hey 240sxdrifter, was the radiator core support panel the same?? the headlights, grille and hood latch all bolt to it. did u modify it? 240booster, u should look for a complete used front clip (as high as $3000 US-spec) OR a Jap-spec clip. u just missed a complete one HERE 10 days ago...real $cheap!

11-26-2001, 03:36 AM	#6
240sxdrifter Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 19 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the radiator support is a little different you just have to drill new holes for the lights... thats about it.... the latch for the hood can just swap over they both work.