My front bumper cover got junked up by the tow truck and now I need to replace it.



Question:

"Are there any fitment issues with the 'S5 on an S4' swap?"



I find the s5 bumper to be mas bonita, and it appears to have more room for the future FMIC.



BTW: I tried searching for this topic, so if its been covered before....sorry.



Thanks

I think that they bolt up to the same mounts, but the only thing that you will have to get are the turn signals, they are different from an S4 to an S5.

the moldings dont match up, but I guess your aware of that

yeah, i'm aware of that.....i'll be painting the whole car anyway.



turn signals...no problem.



I only ask because the bomex body kit has fitment issues on the S4's, while it fits perfectly on the S5's



http://www.bomexaero.com/images1/fc/DSCF1543.jpg

if you replace the s4 mouldings to s5 when you put on front bumper cover, will they line up all the way around?

If you use S5 headlight covers and an S5 hood, would that close the gap?

I can't tell if it will line up with the hood or not.

https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

the hoods and headlight covers are the same



I dont know why that kit doesnt fit a S4, that might have

been one persons problem due to the car itself and not the kit.



Do the S5s have the rubber molding on the end of the bumper?

That could be why that kit has a space, there is no rubber molding

there

yes i believe you are correct about the rubber molding.

The S5 fenders bolt differently to the nose than the S4. you may need to drill some holes. No biggy

my car has the s5 front along with the molding on a s4



http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?s=&t...ng+beat+springs

that pic had s5 molding all around? cept a little

it now has that last s5 piece on now.

maybe use the bumper strips from the S4

Mine fit fine. I never drilled.

all this conflicting info, I wish people would only give first hand

expierence to avoid giving bad information out

Yeah i think the S5 fenders have a differnt offset where the bumper fits in(at the edges of the fender and bumper). Makes the bumper fit but tightly in and close the gap in the front.



C

did you have to replace the s4 fenders with s5's to make the new s5 mouldings line up??

S5 will fit perfectly fine on a S4. The only thing as mentioed is the moldings. The moldings are in the exact same place, just a different design.

This is a pic of my old S4 TII with the S5 bumper. Sorry its not to clear (no digital back then lol) so i know first hand

it's painless



the bumper bolts to the fenders/chasis fine and all you need to replace is the molding.



I put the bumper on myself.............

I run the S5 front on my 1986 Sport turbo. No problems at all with installation, basically the same thing as the S4. The mouldings are thicker on the S5, but if you get all the S5 mouldings and rear bumper no one can tell the difference between the installation.

thats impossible, there is no huge gap on a S4, it has been determined to get the

bumper molding from the S5 when doing the swap, by people who have

first hand expierence with the swap.