SonoftheBread Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 I just received a JDM grille for my car (05 LGT Wagon) and realized the JDM grille won't fit the USDM bumper. Kind of a dumb mistake but I've had the car for only a few months. I'm looking to get a JDM bumper as well, can anyone point me to the right one? I may also need some new fasteners for the grille as some of the clips were broken or missing. Sent from my Carrier Pigeon using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkinslow Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 The JDM bumpers will pop up on here from time to time. You need to figure out which grille you have and which bumpers it will fit. HKC-Speed is a vendor on here and would be a good place to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonoftheBread Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 How would I go about seeing exactly what kind of grille it is? Any markings I should look for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX USA Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Post a picture of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonoftheBread Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 You can see the culprit of the grille replacement in my third picture. This new one is taller than the one I have and is lacking one of the mounting holes on the top. A new bumper was in the cards anyway and I was planning on a JDM replacement, but I'm not sure where to look. HKC doesn't seem to have anything right now but I was on ebay and two reputable sellers have BP JDM bumpers. Sent from my Carrier Pigeon using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevets27 Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I'm sure someone with more experienced with JDM stuff will chime in but it kind of looks to me likes it's an post facelift grill... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonoftheBread Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 I'm sure someone with more experienced with JDM stuff will chime in but it kind of looks to me likes it's an post facelift grill...That would suck. I don't know the difference but I sure hope I can just get a JDM bumper and have it fit. Sent from my Carrier Pigeon using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrig Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 its a post face grille . im sure it can fit earlier jdm bumper , the same as people fitting the honeycomb grill on earlier bumper jdm . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05MNLGT Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 when i had my usdm bumper, i fit the post facelift grill on it. BUT it did take some modifications to the bumper to make it work. didn't have to touch the grill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05MNLGT Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 here is a photo of the work, but i don't have tails. you do need to take off the bumper for the modification, at least how i did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrig Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 on 08 bumper yes , way bigger opening , he has a 05 , the grill is smaller than 08 09 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05MNLGT Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 on 08 bumper yes , way bigger opening , he has a 05 , the grill is smaller than 08 09 . that's right. too many bumpers in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrig Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 that's right. too many bumpers in my life. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonoftheBread Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 On the Aftermarket/JDM Swap thread I was told that this grille would fit a 3.0R/SpecB bumper. Is that true? Should I try to get one of those or just return this grille and instead get one that works with a normal jdm bumper? I have no clue what sort of modifications a 3.0R bumper would require, and I don't want to hack anything up. Sent from my Carrier Pigeon using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrig Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 the problem if you go 08 09 jdm , post facelift , you need to swap headligh and fenders to fit the bumper . if you go with a 05 06 jdm bumper then you can swalp only bumper ,also changing front crash bar or cutting yours . the best if to get the right jdm bumper for you car and the correct grill . so no headeck . the best is to buy a nose cut , so you have really everything to make it fit . read more on the jdm thread and you will learn , after will be easy to make you mind . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonoftheBread Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 the problem if you go 08 09 jdm , post facelift , you need to swap headligh and fenders to fit the bumper . if you go with a 05 06 jdm bumper then you can swalp only bumper ,also changing front crash bar or cutting yours . the best if to get the right jdm bumper for you car and the correct grill . so no headeck . the best is to buy a nose cut , so you have really everything to make it fit . read more on the jdm thread and you will learn , after will be easy to make you mind .Would a JDM Rev D-F fit my car? Sent from my Carrier Pigeon using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonoftheBread Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 Would a JDM Rev D-F fit my car? Sent from my Carrier Pigeon using TapatalkMore specifically, what revision do I want for an '05? Sent from my Carrier Pigeon using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infosecdad Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 For a USDM '05, Rev A-C is the closest. If you want Rev D-F, you will end up changing headlights, front fenders, brackets, along with the bumper and grill. I don't think hood, but I'm not positive. I have a Rev A-C JDM 3.0 front bumper and I trimmed my front beam (cut the corners) and picked up the headlight brackets to match along with a zero sports grill. Everything else is my original stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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