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[my00rx]

Need help with a front end conversion, I have a 2000 Liberty RX and would like to put this front bar on http://www.importmon...=BE5 96H 124769

I have heard you need to replace bonned and front quarters to make it fit and it might not be a straight bolt on if anyone could help guide me on what I need to buy to make it work it would be much appreciated

Maybe need all b4 panels? http://www.importmon...4.jpg&title=BE5

[Beckers]

That looks like a Rev D front bar.
Your car will be Rev A-C ??
You will need to change the head lamps, bonnet & grille.

Or just find the correct bar to fit ya car

[Jovi]

That bar is D&E

The following you will need to change to make it fit, Bonnet, Lights, Grill, Cut out half moon section of the side of radiator support to fit Rev D lights, Aslo cut rad support where lights go through the hole of chassis rails or bend them further back with a hammer....Guards are all the same on the Gen3

[my00rx]

What type of bonnet, grill and lights do I need from what model?

[FR34KO]

You just need ones that suit REV D&E. They are noticeably different.

Only two bonnets, turbo or non turbo.
Grill, there are many, and some custom modded ones. But you can tell if they will fit as they are a much higher design, and the sides are angled differently.
And the lights, there's only the one kind. They are noticeably different from the REV A-C ones. One being the squared point, near the grill; and two, the composition of the lights. IE, the blinker is in a round/tube encasing within the headlight.

[my00rx]

Thanks for the help guys, so I'm probably going to go ahead and buy that front bumper and slowly find the other parts.

[ap7]

Thanks for the help guys, so I'm probably going to go ahead and buy that front bumper and slowly find the other parts.

That is definitely a Rev D bumper. I am pretty sure you can make it fit as is without changing lights etc!

I have a Rev D Legacy and tried to put a Rev A-C aftermarket bumper bar and had a lot of problems fitting it. The primary reason was that it was alittle short which meant it touched a few things on the front.

[allpaw4]

Bumper, Lights, Grille, Bonnet. All Rev D/E. All existing parts will fit, as Jovi said - with adjustments to the Rad support. Get all your parts from import monster or wreckers. Genuine will cost about 2.8k. Had it priced a while back.

HID's from japan, cost you about 7-800 landed (will require small wiring mods, but DIY is on here now)
Grille can be picked up locally for not much, if you want you can buy a ready made mesh one from japan off IM for about 3-500 landed
Bonnet get from here on the forums if available, otherwise wreckers will be much cheaper than IM because of postage.
Bumper, well IM for that, but postage will hurt because of its physical size.

As with all things IM, read the ad first. If you order the wrong thing, tough titties.

[my00rx]

Got quoted around 400 to import front bar, might just go rev D as D/E is so hard to find + not that big of a difference, same deal with fitting as D/E? And being Rev D would it be easy to find at wreckers?

[nickknack]

HID's from japan, cost you about 7-800 landed (will require small wiring mods, but DIY is on here now)

Much cheaper off eBay or Ichiban, more like 3-400.

[allpaw4]

Theres no difference in body shape between D and E, the only difference was the 2003 ADM B4s had a revised ECU tune, and a different set of rims, hence the new revision (there may have been other differences, but the main one was the tuning).
All 01 - 03 JDM models are rev D, no rev E at all.

Ah yes, forgot about that, I was tempted when I saw their prices, but house = no moneys!

[vicelore]

Way to much work..

[Tim.]

It sounds like a lot of work but it really isn't.

It also isn't a whole lot of gain for the amount of money outlayed. There are some really clean looking Rev A-C's out there. I'd just be whacking JDM front bar on it (which can be had for cheap) and it's pretty much done!

Save your money and spend it on suspension mods or save for an engine swap.

[Riggs]

That bar is D&E

The following you will need to change to make it fit, Bonnet, Lights, Grill, Cut out half moon section of the side of radiator support to fit Rev D lights, Aslo cut rad support where lights go through the hole of chassis rails or bend them further back with a hammer....Guards are all the same on the Gen3

i know its an old post but, did you do a Rev A/B too Rev D/E front end swap? 
im just looking for info on where exactly to cut the rad support and what ever else is involed, I just cant seem to find any information anywhere