Originally Posted by SatelliteMan;[url=tel:7652307

7652307[/url]]Update: Turns out literally everything bolted onto the car without any modification. There aren't a lot of guides on here that detail a pre facelift to facelift, and i guess i know why...because you don't need to know anything!

You don't even need a new hood latch, literally everything bolts on direct. Also what was awesome to know is that the DEPO facelift headlights I bought were 100% plug and play compared to the old OEM pre-facelift lights. So in summary, this upgrade was relatively simple.

Granted, I went OEM hood and bumper which helped. Grill was aftermarket. More pictures to come when its done next week!

Originally Posted by SatelliteMan

Well it happened. I hit a deer full on and ruined my front bumper, grille, hood, and lights. Mechanically, everything else is fine. I have it all on dashcam, which I will upload shortly. It's an epic video and deserves to go viral, LOL. Attached pic is of the impact. Like i said, I was able to drive the car home and the oil cooler & radiator maintained pressure...Got just bent slightly. Deer died on impact and flew 60 yards. Luckily didn't go under or above my car, or maybe this would be a different story. This was not a fun experience to go through.


Anyways, this is a perfect time to go from pre-facelift to facelift. Anyone have personal experience doing the conversion? Only thing that seems "difficult" is the upgraded lights. I am going with the DEPO brand headlights. I have their rear taillights already and love the quality compared to OEM. Will these wire directly or will I need a conversion connector or other wiring? Also - see my list below. Am I missing anything?

So far my list is:
DEPO Front Headlights: $325
Facelift Grille: $250
Facelift hood: $1,000
507 hood cutouts: $150
Facelift Bumper: $350
Facelift bumper lip: $350
Facelift bumper LED /wiring: $200
Facelift side markers: $60
Oil cooler: $500
Other misc replacement parts: $850
Paint: $1,500
.