98-00 to 01-04 Front End Conversion Build & Write Up

Did the sample come in?

 

NO! Haha I've been eyeing too. They said it should be here today when ordered, but just like the last sample they are late... The tracking information says still in CA (like it did last time). Ugh.. Probably wont be buying vinyl from them then

 

It'll be here tomorrow when I go out of town. I guess I wont know if it matches until I come back from the weekend

 

Dang that sucks. I hope that it matches after waiting for it this long.

 

Looks like black it is... Probably just dip it for now

Now what to do with two 4"x8" vinyl rectangles...

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1s...1999-2000-04-front-end-swap.html#post10177998

 

Yea I think if I can get a cheap hood, Im going to swap it, that post that Troy had got me thinking

 

Nice! I should look into local paint shops. Still nervous to do it haha

DO IT! Your front end looks sweet though right now... Tuff choice... I do like 98-00 with a tube or plate bumper so you could do that too! Little more monies though...

 

Yeah its such a toss up, I do want get some type of bumper but not till next year. If I do this it'll be in like a year and a half or so

 

I'd say keep it then and get a bumper. I think it's all the bumper that makes the front look dumb. Because bellassaiw10 with his plate and Ice Horse with her tube looks badass. If I had the money/need/didn't care about gas milage for a front bumper, I would do that instead of the conversion.

 

AWESOME! been looking at how to do this, much less work than I thought... (thought maybe the fenders would need replacing too...) thanks for the write up!

 

Yeah no problem! Not too much work at all. As long as you have the right pieces you should be set!

 

Well had I known this a couple years ago I may have went through with it Looks good!

 

Thank you! It wasn't as hard as I thought but there were some snags due to the PO smashing the front in a little bit. I think yours looks great though. If I had the need/money/ didnt care about MPGS I would've kept the 00 front and just got a plate bumper because that looks great as well.

 

Whatever happened to your hood?

 

Still white as a beluga. I work 2 hours away from where I am staying during the summer and all the vehicles up there have miss matching body parts so will probably gonna paint it at the end of the summer when it doesn't stand out so much haha

 

I am starting to gather pieces for the bumper. Have any of you done a 01-04 bumper on an 98-00 and can tell me what needs to be changed for it to work?

 

Pretty sure you'll have to cut your frame ends at least

 

Shopped the hood and fillers. Soon it will happen

 

Hood, bumper fillers and flares painted!