Gen 4.5 Conversion Radiator Support

[Dark-LE]

Okay, some of you know ive done my Gen 4.5 conversion, but its horrible, i had to modify my radiator support to fit the new headlamps. Now my new headlamps are loose and they just dont work well. Im looking to do an HID conversion, but if i cant get my lamps allinged properly, i wont even do it. This was brought up in a thread before but no one responded. I have found the radiator support online for about $75 plus S+H.

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/cata...3&parttype=812

The OEM part number is 53201-06060 just incase you want to find it elsewhere.
My question is will the new radiator support fit on a Gen4 camry? I believe it should since a lot of the body parts are the same. So if anyone has some experience with this please post.

[Trdkamuri510]

yes.. but its gon be a pain to install.. last i checked it wasnt a bolt on app..

how did u fuck up the conversion if i might ask??? my headlights fit fine. with no shake and mccullough HID's

[CamryOwner98]

It seems such a hassle to do a 4.5 conversion. I just sanded down my headlights and retro some HID projectors in there with my custom angel eyes.

[CJ98camry]

it is the same frame all yu need is the 00 01 front bumper and 00 01 headlights

[Dark-LE]

The radiator support is actually different. The allignment posts on the headlights are in different spots. I purchased some aftermarket angel eye headlamps from a fellow TN member. They fit fine on his 2000 Camry, but did not on my 1997 Camry. So i took my dremel to the radiator support. Bad move. Didnt realize the lower 3rd bolt on the headlamps has no support to bolt on to. So now they can move somewhat. From what you say, its not a bolt on affair, so i may just need to purchase a 97 radiator support, and just figure out a way to modify it to hold my 00/01 headlamps properly.
I mainly want to do this so i can get some HIDs in the near future. But i would have figured it would have been easy to do the radiator swap. Since its the same chassis, body pieces (mainly the fenders and such) also its the same engine. But hey, if i can gather enough money i might just buy both radiator supports and see what i can do! But that may be unlikely. Ifanybody has some more detailed info on this (cough TRDKamuri cough) just either send me a PM or post here! Thanks!!