Well im shopping around for a 99-00 front bumper to slap on my 97 civic cx with the entire front end conversion. I found those cheap Ebay bumpers for like $20 and $60 shipping but didnt know if they are really any good. So I went to a dealer, and called another. Both said they needed the VIN to find it its American Or Jap made. I tried to explain that im doing a front end swap and it really didnt matter and they kinda gave me a funny look.

So what do i need one for then, a American or a Jap made civic? Also are the coupe, HB, and sedan front bumpers all the same? Because i just got a quote for a 00 civic SI for $160 from the dealer.
and a link to a "ebay" bumper
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-00...15966735QQrdZ1

Should I stick with good ole fashion OEM and just get the stock bumper?

Also got the quote for the front lip...holy shit the front lip for a 00 si is more than the entire bumper at $237