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Originally Posted by Doordash4
I wanted to try and fit the old bumper on the new Camaro because I can't stand the look but need the A10 transmission and heard there are issues with fitting the headlights on the old bumper. It would be the non-RS 2019+ Camaro which looks like it might have a chance to fit... Has anyone tried this?
I was thinking of using this 50th anniversary front bumper replica https://www.ebay.com/itm/39200558704...wAAOSwsjBhemQU
and modding the bumper it so that the newer headlights fit. Any suggestions or advice before I make the move? Thanks. |
If you are ok with a ZL1 look, I5 Autohaus has a "conversion" front bumper that fits with the 2019+ "signature headlights" (their term - but I believe they are referring to the SS and RS style). For someone who hates the refresh and is looking for a '16-18 style frontend, this may be the path of least resistance - but you would need to hear from someone who has installed one.
I am, unfortunately, way off the path of least resistance, so I can list some things that would be involved in your proposed "50" bumper swap. There may be some details that I am forgetting, but at least this should help give you an idea whether you want to get involved with something like this.
Per Gen5DIY, the '16-18 headlights are not electronically compatible with the '19+ models. Given the different shape of the '19+ headlights, some creative bodywork will be required to adapt a '16-18 style bumper. My '21 is currently going through that process (see photo in the post above).
This swap requires customizing the upper grille and filling in the areas around the '19+ headlights (you can get an idea of what might be involved in that by taking a look at the styling of the I5 bumper, particularly the black strip that runs under and up the outsides of the '19+ headlights - see the pictures on their site). Your 50 upper grille would have to be whittled down at the ends and perhaps modified in how it attached to the bumper.
I believe you have to swap in the '16-18 styrofoam absorber that fits under the bumper.
Also, the '21 RS does not have front marker lights - something I hadn't noticed about the refresh until I got mine! Gen5DIY to the rescue - they made me a custom fusebox-tap wiring harness to power the LED front markers. This is not an issue if you are converting a '19+ model with front markers, but an adapter might be required if they changed the connectors like they did with the taillights.
Finally, the raised lines running to the front of the '19+ hood don't match up with those of the '16-18 bumper, so if that sort of detail is something that might bother you, add a hood swap to the mix.