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Old 10-02-2008, 12:18 PM
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I have a 99 LR Disco I and i love it! the only thing i want to change is the body a bit...I would like to put the 2003-2004 Disco II grille and headlights as well as the new door handles and tail lights. Is this possible? I have read that the headlights require some metal cutting which is fine but i also read that that grille won't fit my car is there a way to alter the front end so that it will? the tail lights look like a matter of taking of the back panels and the door handles? i have no idea there... My boyfriend is very good at anything car related and he says he can do it with the right instructions... any help would be great!
 
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Old 10-05-2008, 08:59 PM
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I'm kinda new at this also, but from what I understand, the Series I and Series II Discos are completely incompatible. The only panel on either truck that will interchange is the rear hatch door skin. Other than that, totally different. If you had a '99 Series II, no prob. Series I, I don't think you'll find any instructions per se. If you're dead set on going forward with this, you're gonna have to do a lot of custom fabricating to make it work.
 
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Old 10-05-2008, 09:32 PM
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From what I understand the headlights are an extremely expensive swap. don't quote me on that though.
 
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Old 10-06-2008, 07:34 PM
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It is a much bigger job to swap 03-04 headlights in a Disco1 then a 00-02 Disco2. I have seen pictures of it done in a magazine, the write up on it said the hood and front fenders were also swaped from a Disco2.

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Old 10-06-2008, 10:24 PM
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You'd probably come out cheaper in the long run buying an '03 or '04. Sell your Series I and buy one of those year models. I picked up my '03 with 110k on the clock for less than 7k.
 
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