el fairmont bonnet on xh ute

[matchstick xg]

is it possible to put an el fairmont bonnet and grill on a xh ute? what would needed to be changed in order to get the bonnet to fit properly

[efgiar]

u need to change the headlights and front bar

[Psycho Chicken]

I'm pretty sure it won't fit cos of the radiator support height.

[The Goodz]

You can't do it, they're a different length, and the shape of the bonnet at the windscreen end is still the same as an XD.

Alex

[Psycho Chicken]

And that.

[matchstick xg]

**** ey, oh well ford got lazy with the utes and pretty much just changed the engine to the 4.0i and updated looks

[EFFalcon]

yep, you're stuck with EF/EL XR or EF GLi front :P

[matchstick xg]

what if ya chopped and changed the bonnet a bit? do you reckon you could get it to fit?

[EFFalcon]

anything can be done with a welder and filler :P
would probably be easier to try and adapt a grill to the XH bonnet and put on fairmont headlights/bumper.

[apolloxbgt]

Originally Posted by EFFalcon

anything can be done with a welder and filler :P
would probably be easier to try and adapt a grill to the XH bonnet and put on fairmont headlights/bumper.

I've actually seen that done,it looked quite good.

[EFFalcon]

oh, the fairmont headlights won't follow the lines of the bonnet at the front, you'd need to modify that.
i've got pics of the differences in shapes if u want to see. (For the headlights)

[BENT_8]

I was led to believe that the XH actually was the first ute that got the different windscreen rake and so the fairmont stuff would fit.
Im sure it is different to the XG

[EFFalcon]

the top end of the XH bonnet is still WAY different to the EF one.
if the fairmont bonnet was going to fit, ford would have used the normal GLi bonnet on the XH and not made a special bonnet for it.

[BENT_8]

Originally Posted by EFFalcon

the top end of the XH bonnet is still WAY different to the EF one.
if the fairmont bonnet was going to fit, ford would have used the normal GLi bonnet on the XH and not made a special bonnet for it.

Ok, i just vaguely remember at the time, somebody, somewhere, mentioning that the windscreen had been changed for the XH to closer resemble the sedan..
I stand corrected!

[EFFalcon]

it may have changed, don't get me wrong.
how ever i don't think they're interchangable.

[apolloxbgt]

Originally Posted by BENT_8

Ok, i just vaguely remember at the time, somebody, somewhere, mentioning that the windscreen had been changed for the XH to closer resemble the sedan..
I stand corrected!

The only thing that was changed behind the subframe was the turret skin,the xd-g's had a square edged roof where the xh had rounded edges.

[LUXO_8]

Originally Posted by apolloxbgt

The only thing that was changed behind the subframe was the turret skin,the xd-g's had a square edged roof where the xh had rounded edges.

even that was only a screw on trim at the end of the roof.... i bought one but never fitted it to my XF ute.


as mentioned best bet with the bonnet would be to fit fairmont headlights and try and tack on the front edge of the bonnet where it butts up to the lights to your existing bonnet....

[apolloxbgt]

Originally Posted by MADNC_8

even that was only a screw on trim at the end of the roof.... i bought one but never fitted it to my XF ute.


as mentioned best bet with the bonnet would be to fit fairmont headlights and try and tack on the front edge of the bonnet where it butts up to the lights to your existing bonnet....

It wouldn't have fitted,because as I said XH's have a different turret skin,ie it has rounded edges on the roof skin itself.

[matchstick xg]

thanks guys but it sounds like its too much stuffin around for me