Hilux DC KZTE facelift upgrade

[J Maistry]

Hi Guys,

I am new to the forum, although I have previously browsed through posts many times before.
I own a silver DC 4x4 KZTE, which is kitted with winch, front and rear two bars. The vehicle is in mint condition, a 2001 model, which has the pre facelift front (small lights). I was wondering if anyone out there attempted this body upgrade. Is it worth the trouble, is it difficult and expensive? All responses will be appreciated. Thanks

[Froll]

Welcome Jonathan, hope you enjoy it here on the forum. You should get some sort of reply when the people get back from leave.

[J Maistry]

Thanks Roger. Much appreciated. A wonderful and prosperous 2014 to you and your family.

Cheers

[grobbepj]

Hi Jonathan,

Have a look at this thread:

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Not sure if it is still available though, but could be worth a shot.

Welcome here. Post some pics of the kz... always nice to have more on hte forum.

[4x4BEES]

Welcome to the forum boet

Please post some pics of your Lux

[Polarbear2008]

Hi Jonathan,

Firstly welcome to rhe club.

I also own a 2001 kzte dc, and have done the same enquiries as yourself, some time ago. I spoke to Cris Ingram at R & D Offroad, who did such a conversion.

He said that it is quite involved, as it would mean that the following would have to be replaced:

both front fenders, plus 2 side repeaters for indicators
Bonnet
Grille with new headlights
Radiator, as the shape is different
Front valance, raised in the middle, same shape as new radiator
New bumper and stifner, as shape is different to pre-bullnose
New nudge bar, shorter top to bottom than pre-bullnose
And if you want to do it propperly, a complete sticker set that matches the bullnose

He spoke in the reagion of around 25k then, if all are new genuine parts. Not sure what the cost would be now.

Hope this helps, as all that effort made me change my mind, and keep her stock.

For much less mney, i replaced both front indicators, that had yellowed over time, and some of the stickers that had seen better days, and she is good as new!

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[J Maistry]

Hi Theunis,

Thanks for the welcome and feedback.

For R25k I will also give it a miss. Pirate body parts may be an option, but as mine is accident free, with all original genuine body parts, I would hate to remove these and fit Taiwanese spares just for looks.

I have unfortunately not yet done any decent 4x4 tracks, therefore no pics yet. Hoping to start a collection soon.

[Pote]

Hi Jonathan.
Welcome to the forum. Hope you enjoy it here.
That facelift kit is still available if you are interested.

[Haboob]

Hi and welcome aboard