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Old 01-13-2014, 04:16 PM
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Default Re: Front End Swap guide 1998-2000

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Originally Posted by STL View Post
If you have a 1998-2000 Ford Ranger and wanna upgrade to a newer look. This will show you what all you need.

You will need to decide what year you wanna go with. You can only mix and match on the corners. 2001-2003 grille will not work if you go with the 2004-2010 front end.

A few sources to buy the parts you need.

www.Certifit.com Good quality parts for cheap. Limited shipping.
www.ebay.com
www.car-parts.com Can search all salvage yards in your state.
www.LMCtruck.com Good place to obtain all small fasteners

For the 2001-2003 Look you will need

Headlights
Corner Lights
Header panel
Grille
Hood (If you want the Fiberglass Fx4/Edge raised hood)
Headlamp Retainer (inward and outward)
Miscellaneous Fasteners

For the 2004-2010 look you will need

Hood (Have to have hood as it is different then the 2001-2003)
Headlights
Corner Lights
Header panel
Grille
Headlamp Retainer (inward and outward)
Miscellaneous Fasteners

Here are pictures to show the items needed. The 2001-2005 Corner lights are different then the 2006-2010 corner lights

Headlights 2001-2010


Headlight retainers (holds lights onto header panel)


Corner Lights 2001-2005 Will work up to 2010


Corner lights 2006-2010 will work on 2001-2005 as well


2001-2003 Header Panel


2004-2010 Header Panel


2001-2003 Grille Options


2004-2010 Grille Options
First 4 are 2004-2005 Last 4 are 2006-2010 but will all work the the 2004+ conversion


2001-2003 Bumper Options. (will need to swap over bumper brackets)



2004-2005 Bumpers (will need to swap bumper brackets)

Hello there I'm pretty new here and I was very interested in swapping my 99 ranger front to a 2001-2003. I have located all the parts needed, however a I had a few questions...
1. will I need to change my hood? I planned on trying to keep it as simple as possible.
2. is there any significant t gaps created after the swap is complete?

Thank you in advance for all of your help.
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