I wonder
#1
I wonder
How difficult it would be to swap the front ends between the two generations of tC... I think the second gen headlights and front bumper look better than the gen one. So who is balsy enough to take on this task?
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Youd have to buy bumper, fenders, hood, and headlights.
Then youll likely have to do some fab work to mount the headlights and make the bumper fit. Might also need to modify the hood near the windshield and where the fenders meet the doors.
Would be cool to see the tC1 and tC2 side by side in person to get a better idea of how much work it would require though.
I did a "facelift" on my old civic but that was cake because it was the same exact car all years so everything was bolt on.
Then youll likely have to do some fab work to mount the headlights and make the bumper fit. Might also need to modify the hood near the windshield and where the fenders meet the doors.
Would be cool to see the tC1 and tC2 side by side in person to get a better idea of how much work it would require though.
I did a "facelift" on my old civic but that was cake because it was the same exact car all years so everything was bolt on.
#8
Lets do some research and find out! This might not be a bad project!
Also, you can always modify the bumper to fit the tC1, but w/ the headlights, you deff. would need the hood and fenders to work it right.
Also, you can always modify the bumper to fit the tC1, but w/ the headlights, you deff. would need the hood and fenders to work it right.
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the tc2 uses the xb2 chassis so mounting points aren't the same it would require a lot more work than just swaping things over. i also don' think the body lines will line up from the tc2 fenders to the tc1 doors