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Old 03-30-2009, 09:47 AM
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91 RS to 90 RS

Well, I just got done searching the site and can't find the answers I need so I thought I'd just come right out and ask. I just picked up a 91 RS for my wife for $60. That's not a typo, $60. It was bought from a very good friend of mine and for the price is extremely clean. Only two little rust spots and I do mean little. Anyway, the car was hit in the front end and to fix it he tossed whatever front bumper he could find. My wife decided she likes the look of the 90 style RS because it doesn't have the air dams in the side skirts and bumper cover. So how would I go about properly swapping it. I found all the pieces I could possibly need on hawksthirdgenparts.com. Do I need new fenders from an 82-90 or will my 91 fenders work? Also will I need all of the pieces for the side skirts? What about my doors, will it even work because of my doors? Basically would it be better to properly swap everything over or lay some bondo in the air dams and smooth them out?
Old 03-30-2009, 01:04 PM
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Re: 91 RS to 90 RS

Everything will just bolt back on. The nose is the same just a different lower lip and the side ground effects will bolt up in the place of whats there now.
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Re: 91 RS to 90 RS

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Everything will just bolt back on. The nose is the same just a different lower lip and the side ground effects will bolt up in the place of whats there now.

Yep as he said everything will bolt right up as long as you have a bumper with provisions for ground effects. I believe that some mounting holes on the side GFX might be different for the 90GFX so you might have to drill some holes to get the bolts to fit.
Old 03-30-2009, 05:18 PM
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Re: 91 RS to 90 RS

That's just what I was hoping everyone would say. It's already got the front bumper on, now just to get the side skirts.




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