my neon was in an accident.... i need everything from the radiator fan forward....my cars a 2000 neon (plymouth) 5 spd. manual, and i found a 2000 neon, local, that is in fine condition, but needs the tranny(which i dont need...) and they want 500, which i would be definately willing to pay, but its an automatic...

my question is are the front end parts (radiator, radiator fan, bumper, bumper cover, hood, headlights, all the brackets, etc...) the same on an auto as on the manual?! i thought i had read somewhere that they werent, so i want to make sure before dropping the cash....

thanks!!!!!

You should be fine with all of the swap... even if the radiator is different, which I doubt... I would use it anyway.

thanks for the quick 1 am reply! i think that after i get a little more general consensus on the topic, ill go with this car as my donor car...

so if i do, heres another question...my current interior is tan, which i dont like all that much....if the new cars interior is black or something that i like, how hard would it be to swap over everything interior wise....like dash, and under dash stuff, like the glove box, around steering wheel....center console...... seats? carpet? headliner?! steering wheel?!!

Truthfully, seats would be the easiest to swap. Next easiest would be the dash cover, and small trim pieces around the dash. The center bezzle and trim are also very easy. The glove box, center console, and rear deck cover will take a bit more time, but not much. The carpet will be a time-consuming pain, since you have to remove much of the above, plus door thresholds to get it in right. All-in-all, none of it is too hard... except the steering wheel and steering column... as long as you make sure you disconnect the battery first. This will require only a few bolts, but being careful with wiring, etc will be useful.

ya, i kind of figurd that the carpet and headliner would be the pains in the ****.....so maybe those can stay....but i dont even know the interior of the donor car....ill find out more in the morning.....but im in good spirits, as i have money enough saved up to get this car, and i will have a fun project, and will have my neon back after nearly a year without it.....hopefully the car hasn't been sold :-/ thanks for the knowlege and quick replies Iowa!

Not a prob... thats what I am here for, just trying to help the noobs.

LOL j/k

technically, i could be considered a noob, you only have 1000 +/- posts on me...lol

i found out today the car has been sold, im looking at about 600 - 800 for new parts locally...im still thinking and looking for options.

once again thanks....