Body Restoration & Parts Compatibility, Questions regarding OE parts fitment Options

[AFAccord]

Hello All! My father recently picked up an abandoned 6th gen Celica GT convertible, and he and I are working to restore it for my mom as a cruiser for her retirement. I replaced a snapped timing belt, clutch, and a few other things and the car runs great, but it needs some body work and the interior is in rough shape. I'm getting ready to order some components (front bumper, headlight, fender) from salvage sellers on eBay, but he is concerned by various dealers' uncertainty about what parts will fit from other trims. I'm more familiar with Honda parts, and understand that 99% of parts from a car will fit every car in different trims and markets. Are these Celica's quite the same? Should I be concerned whether the headlight and fender is from a ST, SR, 'JDM' or other model of the same generation? Thanks in advance for the help.

-J

[richee3]

All front fenders and bumpers will fit, regardless of whether it's from a hatchback, coupe, convertible, etc. The GT4 bumper has the center section raised an inch higher than the other trims, so you would need a GT4 hood to match. The JDM fenders have the sidemarker in a different location but will fit just the same. The headlight, you'll want to stay USDM for that since the JDM light pattern is different.

The '96+ front bumper is generally regarded as looking a little bit better, but that's all personal preference. The short answer is yes, apart from ordering GT4 bits and pieces, the parts are all interchangeable.