Front end swap 2008
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Front end swap 2008
I had an accident and rear ended someone.
Front end damage with no damage to engine but all the lighting and housing , bumper, grill all broken
I have been looking at wreckers and 2008 parts are low in number
However if I understand right any of the 4L parts 2006-2015 should work yes?
Or only 2006-2010?
I'm a bit confused and thought I reach out to the good people on here for help
Thank you
Front end damage with no damage to engine but all the lighting and housing , bumper, grill all broken
I have been looking at wreckers and 2008 parts are low in number
However if I understand right any of the 4L parts 2006-2015 should work yes?
Or only 2006-2010?
I'm a bit confused and thought I reach out to the good people on here for help
Thank you
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2010 model year is known as the 'facelift' year; they changed out all the halogen front/rear lighting to LED turn signals, Bi-xenon headlights standard w/ LED DRLs built-into housings, and rear brake lights on hatch switched to LED units, etc.
I'm not sure about backwards compatibility, as the LED stuff requires different wiring and modules, as well as in-car coding. There are likely to be some decent aftermarket items out there catering to those who want to 'upgrade' their lighting scheme though, and I'm sure the internet can help you find others who have needed or desired to change those parts out to enhance the look or get better lighting functionality, etc.
I'm not sure about backwards compatibility, as the LED stuff requires different wiring and modules, as well as in-car coding. There are likely to be some decent aftermarket items out there catering to those who want to 'upgrade' their lighting scheme though, and I'm sure the internet can help you find others who have needed or desired to change those parts out to enhance the look or get better lighting functionality, etc.
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I would imagine that, if nothing else, you can get all the big stuff at a reasonable price by doing this. Stuff like hood, fenders, bumper shell and inner portions of all of that. If there are specific bits that turn out to be incompatible such as sonar in the bumper, etc., you can address those on a part by part basis.
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