SE front bumper on a NB8A

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SE front bumper on a NB8A

Postby philz » Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:39 pm

The SE bumper comes from the NB8B, so no it won't fit the NB8A unless you change the headlights.

You can get new lights, but I think u'll also need NB8B wheel arch splash guards. Okibi could shine in on this.

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The NB8B bar uses different inner wheel trims and has a different main fastner on the sides.

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SE front bumper on a NB8A

Postby Okibi » Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:57 pm

The SE bar is an NB8B with a stick on lip.
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SE front bumper on a NB8A

Postby irwin83r » Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:23 am

the SE head lights arent cheap either.. nore are the nb8b ones really. pretty sure the front quarters are the same though.

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Postby Fuzzlet » Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:50 pm

SE lights arent cheap, and last time I tried to get one, arent available
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Postby sliq » Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:53 pm

you could always source the NB8B lights, and spray the inside backing of them black.. it's been done before.
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SE front bumper on a NB8A

Postby Okibi » Sun Dec 14, 2008 5:39 pm

Bumper is about $300, dunno the cost of the inner wheel trims, headlights will cost $600+ you could also get the connector the NB8A bumper uses at the sides as it's different to the NB8A one.
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SE front bumper on a NB8A

Postby Caffeine » Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:54 pm

Also, for everyone worrying about getting the specific HB4 connectors for the NB8B headlights, don't bother. Just crimp on a couple of spade connectors...

At least that's what the experts at the mazda dealer I last went to for a service did, to 'fix' an electrical fault that was causing me to blow headlight globes at an alarming rate (2 or 3 weeks per globe)

The fix didn't fix the problem, but the spade connectors work quite well...
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