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2002 corolla front end swap...

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    hello ive been looking for a good enough front lip for my ae102, but i havent found a good one.... so i was on cardomain and saw a guy that did a 2002 corolla front end swap on his 7th gen... and it interested me alot.. so now i bought brand new 2002 front bumper w/ foglights, black housing headlights, and both fenders..... just waiting for the carbon fiber hood... has anyone seen this type of swap??? if u have i would like to get more information to get some help in doing the conversion... any input would help alot... thanks
    ill post pics as i do the swap on my car
    mystery156, Dec 22, 2011
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    Where's gold rolla? Suprised he's not raping this thread yet and mentioning his intake also.
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    Hey, I don't suppose you saw my car? Or did you see a car with the full swap like you are doing? Mine was only the bumper swap.

    Aside from making custom brackets where needed, I think it's rather straight forward after you cut/paste the fenders.
    Some examples I've seen.
    http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2653850/1993-toyota-corolla
    http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2500959/1995-toyota-corolla/page-2

    This guy did the bumper like me.
    http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3136336/1994-toyota-corolla

    Also check the "7th gen pics" thread for more examples!
    Goldy, Dec 22, 2011
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    wow, 7th gen can also do a complete oem 01-02 front end swap?

    but what im confused is how does the headlight bolts line up? do they buy a whole new radiator support bracket from the 01-02?
    cBass, Dec 22, 2011
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    various pics from another forum.
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    pretty much when you are done, it's gonna look so much like an 8th gen that there really shouldn't be any difference. Just look at pics of 8th gens lol.
    Added: Dec 23, 2011 1:37 AM
    Yeah, you can do it fine, just need brackets or the 8th gen internals to bolt everything.
    Goldy, Dec 22, 2011
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    I was also gonna say the only clean car in those pictures was the blue one in the last picture, but that's a Honda, so nvm.
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    That looks purple to me.
    Goldy, Dec 22, 2011
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    Yeah your right, its like a purpleish blue.
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    That girl in the third picture has a big booty, gold thats what we call a bubble butt.
    Hummer, Dec 22, 2011
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    Ah, I didn't know if it was my monitor or eyes lol.

    I didn't even see her in the pic.... had to go back and look. Well, that's what I call fat. Do Not Want!
    Goldy, Dec 22, 2011
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    Yep.. look at the belly on her.
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    pocket bikes. they were so popular a few years ago but older kids would ride them and look like idiots trying to fit onto them lol.
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    +1 I want my suspension to last longer than 1 trip to Mc Donalds
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    thanks guys appreciate all the help... ill post pictures as i start doing the swap next week
    mystery156, Dec 23, 2011
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    please do! Let me know what sort of brackets and stuff you need to create, and how the bolts on the new parts are different from the old parts.
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    aw, gold has a carbon fiber brother.
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    lol station wagon with 01-02 front end
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    u dont think the WRX wagons look good then?
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    lol, what does an WRX wagon have anything to do with a 7/8.5 gen wagon?
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    WRX wagons look a lot different lol... and a lot better
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    People have too much subaru on their mind when they come to this forum..
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    Especially when you do it like this... no one could ever tell this wasn't OEM/stock (well it sort of is in a way)
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    i was just saying that some station wagons could look good. Only said it b/c i seen one near work and thought it looked nice
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    The only wagons that look good are mazdas, subies and audis.
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    i think only Subaru does it right...
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    LOL, looks exactly like a supooie wagon.
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    Subaru chassis/internals.
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