Corolla Front Bumpers

Pre-facelift front end: This is not the '93-'95 JDM front end... it's the 6/91-5/93. The front bumper is shared with Corolla saloons and estates sold in Europe from '92-'97 and shared with E10 Corollas sold in Australia from '94-'99. As it was so widely used, it easily accepted number plates of any size. E10s sold in EU countries had the wing-mounted (fender) side turn signal repeaters, while those that borrowed from Japan had the repeaters integrated into the parking light, as many Japanese cars have. Headlights appear the same as E-code ones (sans E-code lens markings!), differing only slightly in light distribution within the beam pattern (in RHD versions that is). The "C" grille was used on all 9/91-'01 E10 Corolla vans and so-called business wagons (vans with more trim), but without the hint of chrome trim that the saloons have. Other countries used a modified version of it that had a Toyota "T" emblem instead of a Corolla emblem.

Facelift front end: This was the '93-'95 JDM front end (the E11 saloons replaced the E10 saloon range in mid-'95). Front bumper is found on all E10 vans made from the '93 facelift until their demise in 2001. The bottom picture is the saloon grille, while the top is the one used on wagons, and all European hatchbacks built 5/95-5/97. Said hatchbacks (Europe's facelift) also used a similar looking bumper to this, but still markedly different.

Sprinter Van/Business Wagon: Differs from facelifted Corolla vans and business wagons only by the grille and the Sprinter emblem on the cargo hatch. There were never any E10 Sprinter Touring Wagons. Instead, the Sprinter Carib skipped a generation. The E9 (AE92/AE95) Sprinter Carib (known in North America as the Corolla All-Trac estate) was built through 1995, then went directly to the E11 (AE111/AE114/AE115). By the way, the distinction between the vans/business wagons and the Touring Wagons was simple: the former had a solid rear axle located by archaic but effective leaf springs, while the latter sported the same three-link Chapman strut arrangement underpinning all other Corollas and numerous other Toyota models.

FX, but not SE Limited: Contrary to popular belief (and nomenclature), SE Limited saloons still came with the same front end as lesser Corolla saloons. This bumper only came in Japan on the AE101 FX SJ and FX GT from 5/92-5/95, but was standard fare on all EU 3-door and 5-door hatchbacks built in the same time period (liftbacks notwithstanding... they used the 5/91-5/93 Sprinter front end. Also, the crystal headlights and corner lights never came on any Corolla saloons or hatchback. They came with the same standard headlights as all other Corollas. A few notes on that further down.

(Nothing to add to Sprinter saloons)

2nd Facelift Touring Wagon: Foglights notwithstanding, this front end came on ALL Corolla Touring Wagons built 5/97-8/00. Before the second facelift, even BZ-Touring models had the front end in the picture second from the top. However, the facelifted BZ-Touring WAS the only model to ever come with the coveted black housing crystal headlights. Lesser models had the chrome version. Finally... what makes a Touring Wagon a Touring Wagon? Quite simple, really: it says Touring on the cargo hatch, and came in three basic trim levels: L-Touring, G-Touring, and BZ-Touring.

And beyond that, I have nothing more to add.

Here's some photos of an AE101 Corolla sedan with a Tom's AE101 Levin front bumper:

Nice one scott

cant forget the subaru bumper...

iv got the v3/4 bumper and gold94corolla has onw off the newer shape...

will get pics up later on today

was thinking of putting an ae101 levin front end on my corolla when i had it but the ae101 levin is hard to come by in ireland

ae101ire wrote:

was thinking of putting an ae101 levin front end on my corolla when i had it but the ae101 levin is hard to come by in ireland

It's a shame that bumpers cost so much to ship or I'd offer to send you one from here in NZ. There's about 3 Levins and 4 Truenos at my local junkyard right now (not including actual wreckers or private sellers) but I got a quote to send a bumper overseas a while ago and it was going to cost something like $900 NZD (€480) just in shipping alone . I'll keep my fingers crossed that one pops up for you in Ireland

il keep a look out in the england tooo... lol

yeah when i bought my fx/gt bumper for it i spent more money getting it shipped over then what the bumper cost alone well i dont have the corolla anymore but will be getting one soon hopefully and now living in england i should have more of a chance of finding one

il ask about for corollas for you... do you want a hatch or saloon?

a saloon would be nice

Nice thread heres mine


Needs some repair work tho, all in good time. I have no clue what its called, came with the body kit, designed by a couple of lads somewhere in Ireland, they just made a few and that was that!

^ Kinda looks like a Nissan Pulsar from that angle, lol.

lol

btw heres mine.

1995 Impreza bumper

and the other is chris (nastyrash2003) car and that has a Gxi / FX GT bumper

I just made a thread aimed specifically at aftermarket bodykits . Feel free to share any pics of your own or pics from the net in there:

https://ae101ownersclub.forumotion.co.uk/t59-corolla-aftermarket-bodykits#569

nice one scott...

Kiwi-Corolla wrote:

^ Kinda looks like a Nissan Pulsar from that angle, lol.

RedTune wrote:

Kiwi-Corolla wrote:

^ Kinda looks like a Nissan Pulsar from that angle, lol.

I'm glad you didn't take offence to that comment . Kind of has a very slight Audi R8 look to it too.

FX-GT front bumper fitted to AE101 wagon:

Kiwi-Corolla wrote:

RedTune wrote:

Kiwi-Corolla wrote:

^ Kinda looks like a Nissan Pulsar from that angle, lol.

I'm glad you didn't take offence to that comment . Kind of has a very slight Audi R8 look to it too.

Haha, not at all, why would i?? its the car u should be worried about (i think she heard you!) haha, il get more pics up of the car from different angles cause she does have a nice look, and she's dropped pretty low to!! like the r8 comment by the way. saw one a few weeks ago pass me by, heard the rumble first and thought "WTF is that??" haha

Kiwi-Corolla wrote:

I just made a thread aimed specifically at aftermarket bodykits . Feel free to share any pics of your own or pics from the net in there:

https://ae101ownersclub.forumotion.co.uk/t59-corolla-aftermarket-bodykits#569

Nice one mate, il get some pics up soon. A friend of mine had the same kit as mine on his rolla (without the flush side skirts tho hehe) and ended up wrapping the car around a pole after flipping it a few time! Yikes!! was unhurt tho

RedTune wrote:

Haha, not at all, why would i?? its the car u should be worried about (i think she heard you!) haha, il get more pics up of the car from different angles cause she does have a nice look, and she's dropped pretty low to!! like the r8 comment by the way. saw one a few weeks ago pass me by, heard the rumble first and thought "WTF is that??" haha

Was worried that you might take offence because I said it looked like a Nissan, haha. Hopefully the R8 comment made up for it . Yeah your car looks sick in your avatar so I'd definitely be keen to see some more pics

Subaru Impreza STI RS (97-01)

Kiwi-Corolla wrote:

RedTune wrote:

Haha, not at all, why would i?? its the car u should be worried about (i think she heard you!) haha, il get more pics up of the car from different angles cause she does have a nice look, and she's dropped pretty low to!! like the r8 comment by the way. saw one a few weeks ago pass me by, heard the rumble first and thought "WTF is that??" haha

Was worried that you might take offence because I said it looked like a Nissan, haha. Hopefully the R8 comment made up for it . Yeah your car looks sick in your avatar so I'd definitely be keen to see some more pics

Haha thanks mate, when she's done she'l be no pulsar thats for sure!!