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Old 06-13-2006, 11:04 PM
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05 front end swap?

Can one take the fenders hood front bumper and grill off an 05 an simply bolt it up to the 06 (im not crazy for the 06 look)?
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The hood is the same. The fenders, bumper, grille and headlights would have to be changed.
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Does anyone know if it would work?
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Should work. The only thing Dodge did was give the truck a face lift, changed the headlights and grill, along with the interior. In this day of penny pinching, do you think dodge would have changed anything more than they had to?

Should only have to find a complete front clip and bolt it on. I know for a fact that the hood will interchange as I checked that out before I ordered my '06 as I will be swapping my SRT-10 hood from my '04.5.
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It should, There is a truck on ebay that is a 2003 and they put the 06 front end on it!
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Originally Posted by Mav
Can one take the fenders hood front bumper and grill off an 05 an simply bolt it up to the 06 (im not crazy for the 06 look)?
I seen an 04 ram 1500 with the 06 front end body style just recently. The guy must have paid a fortune , guess he really liked that front end he also had the rumble bee hood with the scoop.So I guess yes u can swap front ends.
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I just think the new front ends on the heavy duty trucks look like they took them off of the dodge dakota and put it on a big truck. I just dont care for the look, it takes away from the massive heavy duty look the older front ends had.
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