Johndaniel4863 Posted Sunday at 10:41 Share Posted Sunday at 10:41 Hi everyone if I want to swap the lower frames on a WE 17 and 18 to keep the black slide but have a different coloured frame do I just need to swap the hammer assemblies within the frames or would I need to swap the entire internals for the trigger etc as well, has anyone ever done this before? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinxDuh Posted Sunday at 11:47 Share Posted Sunday at 11:47 (edited) I believe you can run the 17 slide on the 18 frame, however you'll lose the full auto. Edited Sunday at 12:11 by JinxDuh Removed because I was incorrect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndaniel4863 Posted Sunday at 12:00 Author Share Posted Sunday at 12:00 My plan is to run it with the 18 slide mate...hopefully I want to create a Glock 18 that will look like this using a green WE Glock 17 frame instead of the black frame that the donor slide will come on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinxDuh Posted Sunday at 12:10 Share Posted Sunday at 12:10 8 minutes ago, Johndaniel4863 said: My plan is to run it with the 18 slide mate...hopefully I want to create a Glock 18 that will look like this using a green WE Glock 17 frame instead of the black frame that the donor slide will come on Looking more into it, I don't think it will work. WE Glock 17's have a different nozzle, hammer, BBU etc. Probably cheaper and easier to get a green G18 lower if you can, sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndaniel4863 Posted Sunday at 12:34 Author Share Posted Sunday at 12:34 I don't think I can get a green 18 lower so my plan is buy a 17 and an 18 and swap the slides and internals into the frames as they will be virtually identical aside from the colours. I was just hoping someone knew if i will need to swap all the internals from the trigger back or just the hammer assembly on the frames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted Sunday at 13:08 Share Posted Sunday at 13:08 If you are starting with a 'working' lower in the colour you want then it is just the hammer assembly you need to swap. Obviously if you start with a bare frame (as I've done once or twice) you have to swap everything over . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cr0-Magnon Posted Monday at 11:37 Share Posted Monday at 11:37 Hammer assembly and trigger bar are different. You may as well just swap all the internals, it's not a difficult job. Nick G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndaniel4863 Posted Monday at 18:03 Author Share Posted Monday at 18:03 6 hours ago, Cr0-Magnon said: Hammer assembly and trigger bar are different. You may as well just swap all the internals, it's not a difficult job. That's going to be my plan as I have practiced stripping and reassembling a spare lower I have and the only part that is a pain in the proverbial was lining up the annoying spring for the slide lock...and it firing off while trying to reattach it! Nick G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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