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F-Sport Grill on Non F-Sport

Old 06-25-13, 08:25 AM
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I am strongly considering an F-Sport but I thought about the possibility of putting the F-Sport Grill on a non F-Sport. I love the exterior features of the F-Sport but the interior features, suspension, etc arent a necessity for me. My local Lexus dealer said it wouldn't fit but he has proven himself to be less than an expert on matters concerning the F-Sport. As many of you know there are certain features that aren't available on the F-Sport, namely the Luxury package. In pictures the grills look to be approximately the same size. Do you guys think this will work? Alternatively the bumper AND grill could be replaced but that is probably too expensive. Maybe someone could do a rendering of what it would look like.
Old 06-25-13, 01:26 PM
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Full bumper swap would be your best bet
Old 06-25-13, 02:32 PM
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The spindle grill on the F-Sport is narrower in the bottom half than the regular one. Not the same shape. You'd have to do a full bumper swap but things like parking sensors, etc may not align properly. I imagine this would be a costly swap.
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Yeah I took a look at the parts breakdown on the sewell lexus parts website. Looks very costly
Guess I'll just have to settle for the F-sport
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This looks to be costly, I would keep an eye out for a rear damaged FSport and swap the front bumpers
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Originally Posted by mattsti10
This looks to be costly, I would keep an eye out for a rear damaged FSport and swap the front bumpers
What is the best way to check for a damaged F-Sport?
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