buzzin hornet

Have had an AP1 for over 3 years and now on the verge of
getting my second AP2...just don't like the rear of
the AP2 compared to the AP1...anyway to do a conversion..
anyone done this?

Hfreak

This is a common mod that most owners do when they swap out the OEM exhaust on their AP2. Not 100% sure but it should just be remove and replace.

merckx racer

hmm?..wonder about cost?
I've seen AP1 bumpers on ebay for $200-$300....
wonder about AP1 front bumpers as well?

Hfreak

I purchased a AP1 JDM rear bumper cover for $150CDN, just need to look for a deal.

merckx racer

Thanks for the reply and info.....eh?

zeroptzero

I put an ap2 bumper on my ap1. In this conversion you need to extend the lower bumper mounts with spacers, and move the mounting hole in the wheel wells.

So doing that in reverse it would be harder to shorten the lower mounts of an ap2 as they are longer than ap1's and they are fixed metal mounts. I don't know how the lower bumper flap of the ap1 bumper would work with the ap2 mounting brackets, they might reach but just be at a different angle ?. Moving the wheel well mounting hole isn't difficult.

Hfreak

^^^ Always a fountain of knowledge, thanks for the clarification Joey.

merckx racer

Hey thanks so much for that info...
sounds maybe a little fabrication would be
needed to make it work..not just plug and play.

zeroptzero

Or the lower bumper flap ends up sitting at a lower angle closer towards the ground, and you get more of an umbrella effect as wind blows into the bumper from underneath. I'm sure it is doable, it just depends on how it looks and how it functions.