Import or UK ?
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Import or UK ?
How can you tell by looks ,if the car is an import or UK ?
Re: Import or UK ?
Square plate at the rear is a good one, or an extra fog light as the JDM didn't come with one.
Other than that, I think you'd struggle and both of those can be sorted easily.
Other than that, I think you'd struggle and both of those can be sorted easily.
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aint the jap wipers and indicators round the other way to UK?
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rbuckingham wrote:aint the jap wipers and indicators round the other way to UK?
Yes, Japanese cars have them the correct way around, UK cars are backwards. Also the scale on the speedo is different.
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Rogue wrote:rbuckingham wrote:aint the jap wipers and indicators round the other way to UK?
Yes, Japanese cars have them the correct way around, UK cars are backwards. Also the scale on the speedo is different.
In what way do you mean the wrong way round ?
any pics to show ? i only have one car so cant compare the 2
Re: Import or UK ?
Indicator stalk on the right instead of the left, and vice versa for the wiper stalk.
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Re: Import or UK ?
uk indicator on the left
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When my MRS got written off the insurers didn't tell the inspector it was an import -it had jap stickers literally everywhere which confused the guy. Jap stickers everywhere including the ones on the back of the sun visors, windscreen, door shuts, air box etc etc. is a giveaway apart from having the indicator thie the right way round (e.g to the right of the steering wheel). If the speedo's been converted cheap also you might be abke to make out blackmarks on it.
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RST wrote:If the speedo's been converted cheap also you might be abke to make out blackmarks on it.
I have an image in my head now of a speedo with 10 20 30 scrawled in sharpy pen round the face
Thinking about it - thats probably what I'd get if I asked my Mr T main dealer to convert the speedo!
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frogger wrote:RST wrote:If the speedo's been converted cheap also you might be abke to make out blackmarks on it.
I have an image in my head now of a speedo with 10 20 30 scrawled in sharpy pen round the face
Thinking about it - thats probably what I'd get if I asked my Mr T main dealer to convert the speedo!
I fitted a uk speedo last weekend ,so alls good now
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rbuckingham wrote:uk indicator on the left
I've had a UK NA and a JDM turbo, both had the indicators on the right.
January 2014
May 2015
Still in the garage...
..the only thing I can promise for sure is slow progress.
May 2015
just have this niggling thought that if I rip out the wiring, then the car will never get out of the garage again.
Still in the garage...
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Oops, must look at forum I'm posting in.......
January 2014
May 2015
Still in the garage...
..the only thing I can promise for sure is slow progress.
May 2015
just have this niggling thought that if I rip out the wiring, then the car will never get out of the garage again.
Still in the garage...