thats true, the only thing you could probably get away with replica is the fenders, if you know how to adjust it right its impossible to tell

the rest you should get oem especially the bumper that makes a huge difference

anyway 99-00 is better from many angles esp the side on angles, the 96-98 is way chunky, doesnt look streamlined at all the 99-00 headlights do a lot more i reckon for the car but each to their own haha

colour coded strips is also ftl - makes the car look even worse