Differences with ek rad supports?

[slow_poke]

Hey guys I just purchased another ek rad support, and my front bumper doesn't line up to the 2 middle holes.
I asked for a hatch one and the wreckers said all ek sedan and hatch rad supports are the same.

Anyone know anything about this?

[dorikin]

Slight differences between facelift and pre

[slow_poke]

Really? Thought they where all the same besides hatch or sedab, due to people putting facelift parts on Pre ek's

[mattsrea]

people putting facelift parts on a prefacelift ek is what you call a facelift conversion, all front end parts are different between 96-98 and 99-00.
You probably have a facelift rad support on your preface ek or vice verser. Because when you do a facelift conversion on preface ek, your bumper tabs won't line up. So you either cut the rad support or you mod to fit.

Have you thought that the rad support isn't oem and is replica?

[slow_poke]

I got a eg but doing ek front again and yes it's a genuine rad support. So I can mod my rad support for the front bumper? So just weld the tabs to make it fit?

[GU357]

time for a spoon rad support bro!

[slow_poke]

time for a spoon rad support bro!

Lol what's a spoon rad support? Never seen one. Light weight?

[GU357]

lol, they arent that heavy are they?

dunno if spoon makes them, its just a replacement if u get a new brand rad, or want a fancy colour or old one breaks.

[dorikin]

wtf are you on about

[mattsrea]

I got a eg but doing ek front again and yes it's a genuine rad support. So I can mod my rad support for the front bumper? So just weld the tabs to make it fit?

Yeah well correct me if i'm wrong but you could just mod the front bar (where the tabs aren't alligned) by just cutting it (halfway) so it slides into the rad support area. Thats how i modded my front bar when i done my facelift conversion for my car, its better then cutting the rad support because with my idea the cut wont be visible unless you take off your grille.

but to cut things short, you bought the wrong rad support :P
hope this helps ;D

i can take a photo of how my bumper 'slides' into the rad support tomorrow if you want.

[GU357]

itb (in the bum)

[slow_poke]

Yeah well correct me if i'm wrong but you could just mod the front bar (where the tabs aren't alligned) by just cutting it (halfway) so it slides into the rad support area. Thats how i modded my front bar when i done my facelift conversion for my car, its better then cutting the rad support because with my idea the cut wont be visible unless you take off your grille.

but to cut things short, you bought the wrong rad support :P
hope this helps ;D

i can take a photo of how my bumper 'slides' into the rad support tomorrow if you want.

I would like a picture if it isn't quite a hassle. Just can picture it by imagination.

[mattsrea]

Nah nah not a hassel dont worry, will take one tomorrow.

[eLtrix]

mattsrea the cutie

[mattsrea]

ahaha shutup Justin your just as cute as this post :P

Well anyway OP heres some photos
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9678/20121207153730.jpg
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/4559/20121207153910.jpg
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7835/20121207153815.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7789/20121207153901.jpg

[eLtrix]

ahaha shutup justin your just as cute as this post :p

well anyway op heres some photos
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9678/20121207153730.jpg
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/4559/20121207153910.jpg
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7835/20121207153815.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7789/20121207153901.jpg


jdm as ****

[mattsrea]

hahaha!

[slow_poke]

I think I'll pass on altering my bumper, gonna cut and weld he rad tabs.

Thanks for the pictures though.

[mattsrea]

no worries bud, ether way its the same thing, i didnt wanna mod rad support because i thought i'd like to go back to prefacelift.