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hi iam about to change my bonnet and am wundering what would be involved in changing my 96 bonnet to a newer 98 /00 bonnet ,is it just the bonnet grill,and headlights that need to be changed?any help is greatly appreciated ,iam about to get my car prepped for paint ,and my original bonnet is badly dented so would like to upgrade if it is possible without to much drama,thanks guys
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Yep, bonnet, headlights and grill and it will all bolt straight up.
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thanks mate will go ahead with it
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Try to get latch also - old latch new bonnet is annoying!

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Try to get latch also - old latch new bonnet is annoying!

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Haha as a panel beater I completely understand what your saying!

One thing your going to want to check is make sure the shop gaps the bonnet properly along the fenders. Nothing worse then seeing one side with a huge gap and the other side with no gap.. Best of luck champ!
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