Bumper Year?

[Gt-r]

I'm going to be buying this one tomorrow for my 89 Lx-i
http://i40.tinypic.com/vfvwrc.jpg

What year did it come from?

[88DX]

From what it looks like, its a prefacelift, so 1987, 1986. I Cant exactly tell from this picture though.

[Gt-r]

I'll be getting it tomorrow so I'll take a HDR photo with my phone after i get it.
I figure if I don't like how it looks on the Lx-I i could maybe find somebody on here who wants it.

[niles]

Iv'e got one sitting in my garage as well. Waiting for a good home.

[Gt-r]

Here's the new bumper that I just got. Needs abit of bondo work but.
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[Legend_master]

I believe you need different hardware to make it fit properly. I know I had to change some parts to convert the other way.

[Gt-r]

what all needs changing?

[88DX]

Have you tried the junk yard for a facelift bumper? They should have a few, and in my opinion, it makes the car look cleaner.

[Gt-r]

the yards round here lack part cars

[Legend_master]

Can't remember exactly, but I think the foam insert is different. You also need the bracket the hold it to the middle of the bumper reinforcement. Haven't done it in about 4 years, and I converted from pre-face to post face.

[niles]

If you do a complete swap (unbolt old one & bolt up new one) with the 4 main bolts, you will not need to change anything to get it to fit. But that was me going from pre-facelift to facelift.

[charliekuney]

^ This is true. The only real "difference" is if you completely disassembled the actual "bumper" from the plastic "bumper cover". The actual bumper and foam design is different. So, full swaps are okay either way, but you can't just swap the skin.