Guys, I am giving life to this old tread to share my experience with you about the facelifting of my 110. You need;
1. Headlights
2. Side lights
3. Front shell
4. Shell panel
5. Front & rear buffers
6. Back lights
7. Boot lid
8. Dash board & yes… a good tinker.
I bought these items from reconditioned Japanese body parts shop for 120k.
Fixing in the front is nothing, just remove the old and fix the new. But for the back you need a good tinker and very much time consuming. There are lots of minor things you have to keep in your mind. There are lot of curves and angles to create and need lot of attention .
Replacing the dash is the next thing & had to employ an electrician as some wiring to do as some positions & designs are different. And a/c duct line to the center vents had to be created by fiber as it was not available (cost 1.5k). New beading to the boot opening should put as previous one is not long enough. And lining in the boot should recreate, but I didn’t put it yet.
But the outcome of this project is questionable (increase of the value is may not much as you spent. And it may be cheaper to buy the new model after selling the old)
I did this because the entire nose of my car is condemned after a crash and I could claim for the entire front.
Cheers… ..