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hood swap
Tuesday, May 08, 2007 1:09 PM
i did the search thing and came up with nothing and i even read the how to. i'm swapping my o3+ sunfire front end to a 95-99 sunfire front end. i have the older fire headlights wired in and they work just fine. i just got the older fire hood today and bolted on. the only problem i am facing is the huge gap in between the hood and the head lights. question.....do i need to get the hood latch off of the older fire donor car? just from looking at it, it seems the hood latch for the 03+ sunfire might be a bit taller than the older sunfires. by the way...03+ sunfire hood and fenders up for sale in a few months.

thanks in advance.




Re: hood swap
Tuesday, May 08, 2007 1:14 PM
the 03-05's latch that is connected to the hood is longer than the older style.....i did the same thing when i went from 03-02 front. worst part is it never even dawned on me it was the latch. i tried re-drilling the latch mechanism lower, then i went to the junk yard and got an older style thinking it had to be that. never would have thought they changed the latch, lol

if u need one, i think i have one sitting around ill send ya for the price of shiiping





Re: hood swap
Tuesday, May 08, 2007 1:40 PM
nah, i can go and get the older latch off of the donor right now. preciate the offer though.



Re: hood swap
Tuesday, May 08, 2007 7:35 PM
Yep, you just need the 95-02 catch bar that bolts to the hood.





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