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Old Aug 19, 2016 | 08:43 PM
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Looks good man! edit: You looking to hang on to the non-aero grille and headlight assembly?
 
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Old Aug 19, 2016 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by tbugden
Looks good man! edit: You looking to hang on to the non-aero grille and headlight assembly?
Doubt I will need it....probably will hold on to it just in case till after paint in a couple of weeks...after that I won't need it
 
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Old Aug 19, 2016 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by robertmee
Doubt I will need it....probably will hold on to it just in case till after paint in a couple of weeks...after that I won't need it
Ah, I was looking to swap my '93s composite beam front end but after a little research I guess only 91+ will work for mine. Only reason I want to swap is because I have some really good Hella headlights I use as auxiliary lights now but would fit in the non-aero slots. That's all, don't mean to hijack your thread...looking forward to updates!
 
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Old Aug 20, 2016 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by tbugden
Ah, I was looking to swap my '93s composite beam front end but after a little research I guess only 91+ will work for mine. Only reason I want to swap is because I have some really good Hella headlights I use as auxiliary lights now but would fit in the non-aero slots. That's all, don't mean to hijack your thread...looking forward to updates!
What you need is 91 headlights bezels and buckets. Problem solved.

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One year only, though some have reported they've seen this factory up to 93.
 

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Old Aug 20, 2016 | 11:34 AM
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They're listed as available (the headlight doors) through 1996, but I'm not sure how many years the Aero package was listed as a package, and how many they were just It Is What It Is.

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Old Aug 20, 2016 | 05:08 PM
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Hey Robert,
That is a good job you did boxing that in. Im starting to think, nothing is a direct bolt on with these dakotas!! Look forward to watching this build progress.
 
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Old Aug 20, 2016 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 93 ragtop
Hey Robert,
That is a good job you did boxing that in. Im starting to think, nothing is a direct bolt on with these dakotas!! Look forward to watching this build progress.
As a '93 owner I can now see why people say the 91-96 are second gen and pre-91 are 1st gen.
 
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Old Aug 20, 2016 | 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by tbugden
As a '93 owner I can now see why SOME people MISTAKENLY say the 91-96 are second gen and pre-91 are 1st gen.
Fixed That For You *grins*

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Old Aug 20, 2016 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by RalphP
Fixed That For You *grins*

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err sorry what did you fix?
 
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Old Aug 21, 2016 | 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by tbugden
err sorry what did you fix?
Dunno why, but an edit I had done disappeared.

So I put it back.

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