84- grille with 97+ fenders??

[Spydie]

So reading around and can't find a straight answer, I want to use my 84+ style grille and header panel (its newer from a 94) and I would like to replace my fenders while I'm at it so, can i use the the newer style 97-01 with the already trimmed front portion of the fender or will it not match up right and should i just use the 84-96 year fenders? Thanks

[mikekaz1]

you can "make" them work but generally you keep the fenders matched to the header. all or nothing.

[Eagle]

It won't match up. The tops of the '97+ fenders transition from vertical to horizontal with a smooth radius. The early fenders have a chamfered transition. If you use the early style header with the late-model fenders, you'll need to use some bondo to modify the chamfered corners of the header to a rounder shape that will match the fenders.

[Airborne Janitor]

You're making more work for yourself. The cut you want is easily done with a dremel, sawzall, hell I bet you could use tin snips if you wanted, versus trying to make the fenders work/look good with the 94 header panel. There are also brackets that mate the fenders to the header panel and they are different from the 97+ style so you'll have to figure out how to make those work, not to mention have the brackets themselves.