They will fit your car if you use BOTH the springs AND struts from the '99 . They changed styles of (front) springs from Gen.1 to Gen.2 Contours , so they changed the struts accordingly . One style had a "pigtail" type spring & one style had a "straight-cut" spring , that's the easiest I can describe it to you . The rear spring (and strut) styles are the same for Gen.1 and Gen.2 . Strut dampening is another topic (you'll do just fine with the '99 SE struts) .
