i have been told that you need to use the stock mesh from the evo 8 front bumper which is suppost to work.

 

I hope so, coz everytime I look at the IX front bumper diagrams, it seems to differ greatly from the VIII... especially the side inlets on the bumper... their shape is different from the VIII's, so I dunno if it will work... the main intercooler mesh on the VIII is larger than the smaller and more rectangular intercooler mesh on the IX....... i can only hope that someone who has done the conversion can shed some light on what I need and don't need for this front bumper.

 

btw - did your bumper come pre-painted?

 

Yeah it did

 

Well... change of plans. Seeing how expensive the project would be, and the 2 nights of headaches that followed, I decided to take my bumper back to Veracom. $700+ for the bumper alone, + $260 for a front lip + over $420 in mesh grill accessories just wasn't making sense to me. I'd rather buy the complete bumper off of someone who was putting an aftermarket kit or something. But anyway, I plan to get a set of JDM MR headlights and quite possibly a Do-Luck lip or carbon fiber replica, instead... for now at least.

 

$420.00 For just the mesh and grill accessories alone?

That's some expensive equiptment.

 

sorry to hear
i guess the evo 8s mesh doesnt work for the 9s bumper?

 

Nah, the Evo VIII mesh won't work with the IX bumper... that's pretty much what killed my project lol. JDM Evo MR headlights and Do Luck Replica front lip, here I come! LOL.

 

white is pimp on evos

 

very nice, keep it up!!!

 

thanks for the awesome comments guys! even though my car is pretty much plain compared to the other sweet rides on here.

 

UPDATE! 10/10/05

Just purchased a set of JDM Evo MR headlights from Z1!! Much thanks to Adam and everyone else at Z1 who helped me get these bad boys. I can't wait to put them on my car! Next stop, front lip lol.

 

So.... 7 days later.... I got my JDM MR black housings. Thanks Z1! I'm fixin to swap them in tomorrow if time permits. I should have some new pictures soon. Just wanted to keep you updated.

 

Sorry, posted in wrong thread.
edited...

 

Hey everyone! So I decided to go to work late today because I felt like installing my JDM Evo MR headlights lol. It was a direct swap for the most part, with the exception of the fog lights... but I am extremely happy with the swap and how my car looks now. Looks even meaner in my opinion. After the installation, I aimed my beams to the lowest setting, so as not to blind oncoming traffic. This is without a doubt my favorite mod to date. I'm hoping to post pics as soon as I get the car washed, and hope that there's a Do-Luck front lip out there, new or used, waiting to be sold haha.