Swappin' out fronts?
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Swappin' out fronts?
I hit the jackpot! But don't quote me.
I have a buddy who does a little fabricating about possibly "converting" the front of my 98 Ranger to fit a 04 Edge front. He has connection @ the local junkyard and I'm pretty sure I'd be able to find the parts.
Anyways, is this possible without me bending over backwards far enough to smell my own farts?
I have a buddy who does a little fabricating about possibly "converting" the front of my 98 Ranger to fit a 04 Edge front. He has connection @ the local junkyard and I'm pretty sure I'd be able to find the parts.
Anyways, is this possible without me bending over backwards far enough to smell my own farts?
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Originally Posted by bwester04
You'll need to get the 04+ header panel, grille, 04+ powerdome hood (your XLT hood wont work), 01+ headlights and corners.
In other words, I could just take the front "cap" off of the Edge, starting at the bumper and ending at the winshield and be set? The new headlights also mean that I'd have to rewire them in, which isn't to difficult.
Also... with me taking off the entire front would I have to do anything to prevent the airbags from deploying (besides pulling the fuse)? Or would the sensors be affected in any way? Thanks!
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Originally Posted by blackrainja08
check out jusnes modified, they got a 2006 ranger conversion kit, that includes the grille, bumper, lights and crap, its not the edge but just a thought, relatively cheap too
As for the airbags...
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Originally Posted by EdGe_wannabe
It's practically the same from my Mazda to Ranger conversion.
Header Panel
Hood
Headlights
Corner lights
Grill w. shell
And some other mis. things like to hold the headlights in. I also had to buy fenders too since the Mazda fenders didn't really work.
Brenton
Header Panel
Hood
Headlights
Corner lights
Grill w. shell
And some other mis. things like to hold the headlights in. I also had to buy fenders too since the Mazda fenders didn't really work.
Brenton
Needless to say, everything listed above is what I need to swap out, correct?
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So, I haven't made it out to my friends dads junkyard yet, but I'm workin' on it. Sometime next week for sure.
Anyways.. I know "WannaBeEdge" converted his Mazda front into an Edge front. Has anyone else, tho? I'm wonderin' if anyone could help me, as far as install goes, rough estimate on time/labor, tools, etc. Thanks!
Anyways.. I know "WannaBeEdge" converted his Mazda front into an Edge front. Has anyone else, tho? I'm wonderin' if anyone could help me, as far as install goes, rough estimate on time/labor, tools, etc. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Marcaronio
What do I need to change a 98 mazda to a 98-00 ranger? Header panel, grill, and headlights? Where do I get a header panel?
easiest places to find the header panels are either going to be eBay or a local junk yard.
here's a link to a 1998-2000 header panel on ebay..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HEADE...spagenameZWDVW
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Originally Posted by Marcaronio
Dude you are awesome! The fenders on the rangers and mazdas for that year look identical so I'm hoping I just need the lights, panel, and grill.
if you go through with this... take some pics of before and after!!! everyone on this website loves pics!!!