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

I see I see.
That reminds me, I should probably adjust my headlights!

 

Soo there's nothing at all wrong with the emblem that I can see, haha, musta been confused with the one on my truck now ha, says pn75311-04020 on the back, mounts with 3 tiny screws at 10,2, and 6 o'clock., pm me your info and cell #if u want a pic of it

 

Nice! Truck looks great!

 

Haha perfect! PM sent

Thanks man! Too excited I got that silver sample in the mail, way too dark. So I ordered the brushed aluminum sample and will see if that is closer

 

Awesome, glad they sent out samples!

Interested to see how the hood looks wrapped

 

Ya me too. If this silver isn't nearly close then I may just paint it myself. Actually look for duplicolor locally that SAYS lunar mist. Not Amazon that says lunar mist and sends me sharpie silver metallic

 

Yeah, you must have gotten something off. My duplicolor was a great match, i just needed more clear.

 

Don't forget ours is custom faded

 

Glad those headlight brackets worked out

 

Haha yeah seriously

Thank you for recommending those. You're right, that is definitely the way to go. It would not work without them! And since you gave me the part number the dealership went from $37 each to $30 so saved my some money. Thanks again! +1 rep

 

If you buy parts from the dealer, you can always have them price match the online prices

 

... Damn, I wish I knew that. That was my first time at a dealership haha

 

Finishing write up.

Update. Remove old headlight brackets.

There are 4 spot welds that hold the original headlights onto the core support. You will want to feel for the spot welds and drill them out. I just used a standard drill and bit.



Next you will want to take off the 3 bolts that connect the fender to the front. One on top. One in front. And one on the side near the bumper. The black fender bracket will slide have to be put in place. I had to bend a piece - on the bottom near the front fender bolt. It bends toward the bolt and impedes on the connection between the fender and the core so I bent it the other way.

Bolt up the bolts you took off and put the headlight in. There were some plastic pieces on the headlight that did not fit with where the fender connects in the front so I broke them off, they seemed to have no purpose.





If you have any questions let me know! I probably forgot stuff

 

PICTARS!!

Painted bumper fillers white for now

 

No f'n way.. Wish I would have known that, good writeup btw.

 

I know right?? I wish I knew that... Thanks! Glad you got this knowledge out of it haha

 

So do them Jerkies at the stealership charge you to look up a parr number!?!?

 

Haha seems so! But no, he was trying to find the part and when I told him the part number it came up as $37 but he said since I had the part number then he would drop down to $30

 

Nice job! looks OE bud, gotta sort out that bumper though

 

Thanks!

Yeah I didn't want to deal with the bumper because there is so much more to go with that. We will see though