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Old 06-20-2008, 04:14 PM
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Do the fenders from the 98' to 02' birds fit the 93' to 97' at all? I like the scalloped vents on the newer ones. I'm pretty sure they don't but I wanted to make sure. (have a chance to get a pair of fenders off a newer bird to put on my 95' formula.
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Originally Posted by oldformula
Do the fenders from the 98' to 02' birds fit the 93' to 97' at all? I like the scalloped vents on the newer ones. I'm pretty sure they don't but I wanted to make sure. (have a chance to get a pair of fenders off a newer bird to put on my 95' formula.
They're different- I checked myself for the same reason.
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You can update the front end (new hood, bumper cover and fenders) and use them, but they wont work with your stock hood and bumper.
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The only thing they'll mate up to is the leading edges of the doors. Other than that, the ls1-era front end parts won't mate up to any of your lt1-era parts.
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You'll either need to modify the stock, or get a 98+ core support too. Not to mention the headlights.
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Shame too, I wanted the fenders, but I'm not a fan of the LS1 style front end. Nothing wrong with it, just my personal preference.
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or, you could do this:






http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2224769/2
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Originally Posted by Smoke Panther
Looks ******* awesome dude.
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haha Nnice job on the fender. (if you did it)

Any pics after full paint?
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^not my car...found it on the cardomain link at the bottom.

http://www.cardomain.com/id/Birdnprogress
^this is the guy who actually did it
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There ya go, Honestly I dont think the vents would match up to the LT1 style, since there are no other vents and its a bit more round than the LT1 front end, but thats just my opinion, seems like a pretty straight forward job



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