Putting a newer year bumper on a 97/98?

[Guest]

Hey..When I finally get my license this coming may, I'll probably end up getting a 97 or 98 Eddie Bauer Expedition. What I really want is a 99 but I'm not sure if that's going to happen. So anyway, my main issue with the 97-98's are the bumper. I just don't like it. I think the 99-Current bumpers look much cleaner and smoother. So, if i wanted to change the bumper to something besides a lightning bumper, where can i get a 99 bumper cover? and will it fit?

Thanks In Advance,
Tom

 

[Guest]

you need the grill, bumper, top bumper pad, lower valence, bumper brackets, fog light brackets and fog lights. They are all different

 

[Guest]

Daaaamn. How much is that gonna run me? I'll probably get a billet grille which is liks $150 and then the bumper's around $200. How much for everything else?

 

[Guest]

when i say grill, i mean the whole thing , surround and all, that goes around the headlights and dips down in the middle of the 99 -02s. the 97,98 grill and surround are flat across the bottom, so even with an aftermarket grill, you still have to get the factory grill.

 

[Guest]

oh..how much will all of this run me? I might just be extra nice so i can get a 99 instead. :-\

Tom

 

[PaulC]

I'll bet that a 1999 will cost as much as a 1998 with a bumper/grill conversion.

 

[Guest]

Originally posted by PaulC
I'll bet that a 1999 will cost as much as a 1998 with a bumper/grill conversion.

yep

 

[Guest]

Probably. I'm just gonna have to tell the parents that I'm going to have to drag the truck along a guardrail so i can get a newer bumper or else they're just gonna have to help me get a 99 instead of an older one. What a plan, what a plan...

Thanks guys

Tom