Z71 Front End Swap

[JPVortex]

Hey y'all I have an 02 Suburban LS. I really would like to swap in the grille and bumper/valence/fog lights from a Z71. I much prefer the look of the Z71, and how they're color matched. Also the junkyard near me has one of the same color as my truck, so that's a plus!


Question is, will this be a direct swap? Are the bumper brackets and such the same on a Z71 as on my LS model? I know there may be a bit of wiring involved for the fog lights, that's fine. Just want to make sure everything will line up.

Thanks!

 

[Marky Dissod]

I'm actually curious about the reverse:
I want pill shaped foglights and the front under-the-metal-bumper stuff that goes with it.

 

[OR VietVet]

Hey y'all I have an 02 Suburban LS. I really would like to swap in the grille and bumper/valence/fog lights from a Z71. I much prefer the look of the Z71, and how they're color matched. Also the junkyard near me has one of the same color as my truck, so that's a plus!


Question is, will this be a direct swap? Are the bumper brackets and such the same on a Z71 as on my LS model? I know there may be a bit of wiring involved for the fog lights, that's fine. Just want to make sure everything will line up.

Thanks!

I would THINK it would bolt up.

 

[drdave81]

All of the 00-06 Tahoe and Suburban front ends are the same, they'll all bolt right up.

Edit: 00-06 with the GMT800 body style

 

[JPVortex]

Thank you guys! Seems this is a swap that will be happening

 

[PG01]

All of the 00-06 Tahoe and Suburban front ends are the same, they'll all bolt right up.

Gotta be careful with that 00-01 thing…

 

[drdave81]

Gotta be careful with that 00-01 thing…

What's different about the bumpers, grills, etc on the 00-01? Any pictures or info I've seen, they're all the same.

 

[JPVortex]

Gotta be careful with that 00-01 thing…

Yeah what’s different about them? Not sure on that.

 

[PG01]

00-01 was a mix year there were 00 that were obs and nbs

 

[drdave81]

00-01 was a mix year there were 00 that were obs and nbs

I guess I assumed there would be the obvious difference between OBS and NBS. We'd be referring to swapping NBS to NBS.