2016 Front bumper or grille replacement question
05-23-19, 12:56 PM
#1
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2016 Front bumper or grille replacement question
Hey guys.. brand new to the lexus world. My wife bought a 2016 NX200t here in the US. Florida! and she is loving it.
She wants to update the appearance abit because she likes the F-Sport. but there was none around at the time of getting a car so she got a great deal on the non fsport.
Anyways.. ive been reading and reading and havent really found an answer. People reply or post and as the answers start coming through it goes in another direction about international model, domestic, canada ect.
2 Questions;
1) SO.. its a US model bought in the US. My wife wants to get the Fsport front bumper for the aggressive look. Which i know it can be done.. fog lights wire harness is no big deal, so my question is, is there an ACTUAL step by step guide for this? Theres abunch of Fsport bumpers with sensors (like my wifes) on ebay that have minor cracks here and there, no big deal. But do the headlights, DRL, and bolt holes and notches all line up? Lets say i have an Fsport bumper and a non fsport nx200 next to eachother; what is stopping me from merging them together?
2) So now if the Fsport bumper is not going to work, i want to atleast change the grille as my wife doesnt like the OEM. I found on amazon this. which doesnt say FSport but only in a small print somewhere on the bottom of the page. BUT i compared it to a stock withouth Fsport NX200t grille (OEM) and man everything looks like the same; the size, the bolt holes, the lines (judging from the front "
" logo)
So why cant this grille work? or can it?? (reason why i ask if this works is i havent found a post of someone swapping their non fsport (AMERICAN
) 200t with an aftermarket grill. Just the grille). If it does work, is it simply just swapping it out?
Thanks guys!
She wants to update the appearance abit because she likes the F-Sport. but there was none around at the time of getting a car so she got a great deal on the non fsport.
Anyways.. ive been reading and reading and havent really found an answer. People reply or post and as the answers start coming through it goes in another direction about international model, domestic, canada ect.
2 Questions;
1) SO.. its a US model bought in the US. My wife wants to get the Fsport front bumper for the aggressive look. Which i know it can be done.. fog lights wire harness is no big deal, so my question is, is there an ACTUAL step by step guide for this? Theres abunch of Fsport bumpers with sensors (like my wifes) on ebay that have minor cracks here and there, no big deal. But do the headlights, DRL, and bolt holes and notches all line up? Lets say i have an Fsport bumper and a non fsport nx200 next to eachother; what is stopping me from merging them together?
2) So now if the Fsport bumper is not going to work, i want to atleast change the grille as my wife doesnt like the OEM. I found on amazon this. which doesnt say FSport but only in a small print somewhere on the bottom of the page. BUT i compared it to a stock withouth Fsport NX200t grille (OEM) and man everything looks like the same; the size, the bolt holes, the lines (judging from the front "
" logo)
So why cant this grille work? or can it?? (reason why i ask if this works is i havent found a post of someone swapping their non fsport (AMERICAN
) 200t with an aftermarket grill. Just the grille). If it does work, is it simply just swapping it out?Thanks guys!
05-27-19, 05:13 AM
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Hey guys.. brand new to the lexus world. My wife bought a 2016 NX200t here in the US. Florida! and she is loving it.
She wants to update the appearance abit because she likes the F-Sport. but there was none around at the time of getting a car so she got a great deal on the non fsport.
Anyways.. ive been reading and reading and havent really found an answer. People reply or post and as the answers start coming through it goes in another direction about international model, domestic, canada ect.
2 Questions;
1) SO.. its a US model bought in the US. My wife wants to get the Fsport front bumper for the aggressive look. Which i know it can be done.. fog lights wire harness is no big deal, so my question is, is there an ACTUAL step by step guide for this? Theres abunch of Fsport bumpers with sensors (like my wifes) on ebay that have minor cracks here and there, no big deal. But do the headlights, DRL, and bolt holes and notches all line up? Lets say i have an Fsport bumper and a non fsport nx200 next to eachother; what is stopping me from merging them together?
2) So now if the Fsport bumper is not going to work, i want to atleast change the grille as my wife doesnt like the OEM. I found on amazon this. https://www.amazon.com/Replacement-2...%2C145&sr=8-33 which doesnt say FSport but only in a small print somewhere on the bottom of the page. BUT i compared it to a stock withouth Fsport NX200t grille (OEM) and man everything looks like the same; the size, the bolt holes, the lines (judging from the front "" logo) https://www.amazon.com/2015-2017-Wit...%2C145&sr=8-44
So why cant this grille work? or can it?? (reason why i ask if this works is i havent found a post of someone swapping their non fsport (AMERICAN) 200t with an aftermarket grill. Just the grille). If it does work, is it simply just swapping it out?
Thanks guys!
She wants to update the appearance abit because she likes the F-Sport. but there was none around at the time of getting a car so she got a great deal on the non fsport.
Anyways.. ive been reading and reading and havent really found an answer. People reply or post and as the answers start coming through it goes in another direction about international model, domestic, canada ect.
2 Questions;
1) SO.. its a US model bought in the US. My wife wants to get the Fsport front bumper for the aggressive look. Which i know it can be done.. fog lights wire harness is no big deal, so my question is, is there an ACTUAL step by step guide for this? Theres abunch of Fsport bumpers with sensors (like my wifes) on ebay that have minor cracks here and there, no big deal. But do the headlights, DRL, and bolt holes and notches all line up? Lets say i have an Fsport bumper and a non fsport nx200 next to eachother; what is stopping me from merging them together?
2) So now if the Fsport bumper is not going to work, i want to atleast change the grille as my wife doesnt like the OEM. I found on amazon this. https://www.amazon.com/Replacement-2...%2C145&sr=8-33 which doesnt say FSport but only in a small print somewhere on the bottom of the page. BUT i compared it to a stock withouth Fsport NX200t grille (OEM) and man everything looks like the same; the size, the bolt holes, the lines (judging from the front "
" logo) https://www.amazon.com/2015-2017-Wit...%2C145&sr=8-44So why cant this grille work? or can it?? (reason why i ask if this works is i havent found a post of someone swapping their non fsport (AMERICAN
) 200t with an aftermarket grill. Just the grille). If it does work, is it simply just swapping it out?Thanks guys!
the top half grille swap has not been attempted here on the forums to my knowledge but looks to be a possible swap, just don’t think anyone’s wanted to make the move on that.
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