BUDGET '12-'15 front end conversion

Did you have to adjust the latch or change it at all make it work?

 

The only thing different is the lower lever thingy lol.. when you pop the hood you can stick your finger between the hood and grill to access top release lever



Some adjustment would be made since you removed it .

 

Thanks for the help, I just had to make some adjustments and she locking now. cheers

 

Wondering if anyone has had any experience or read about using a plate front bumper instead of the oem. Wondering if compatibility would be also for 12-15.

 

Thanks for the write up. It looks doable. Question, you did not need to adjust or replace the fenders? so basically, hood, grill, bumper, and headlight buckets?

 

No need to touch the fenders

 

You'd want a 12-15 plate bumper. I believe if you used an 05-11 aftermarket bumper there would be a slight gap with the 12-15 grill.

 

Loving the outcome @Lumberjackcoma ! What type of bumper did you get? Any chance you still have a link?

 

Thanks man, it's a Coastal Offroad. Coastaloffroad.com

 

@Lumberjackcoma did you have to change the bumper too? Or is that the same as before the facelift?

 

Hey, that's the same bumper as before.

 

Nice. Looks like the gap between the grille and bumper isn’t that big a deal.

Did you still need the three brackets under the headlight and grille?

 

Yup not a big deal at all, nope I never needed those. I also used the same hood latch, I've seen some people swap it for the newer ones, which I'm not sure why.

 

I have a c4 hybrid bumper on my 06. Is the spacing bad at all after doing the face lift? Wondering if it’ll be worth it.

 

Hey, nope the spacing looks normal. Just enough of a gap to allow a little flex. It's 100% worth doing the swap.