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wez · Post by **wez** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:33 pm

im getting lost with the revs??

its like mk's within mk's isnt it??
my car is a mk 2 but i dont know what rev it is ??
probably made myself look silly asking lol

Tsia · Post by **Tsia** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:35 pm

You have MK1, the boxy shaped MR2, MK2, the good looking one

and MK3 which is the girly looking one.

Within that, you have MK1a and MK1b (IIRC)
MK2 Rev 1-5, turbo & NA.
MK3 Pre-facelift & post-facelift. Can't remember years.

What year is your car?

craig · Post by **craig** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:36 pm

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Revision dates

    Revision 1 begins about Oct 89
    Revision 2, about Jan 92 &#40;SW20-0059266 onwards&#41;
    Revision 3, Oct 93 &#40;SW20-0087386 onwards&#41;
    Revision 4, Jun 96
    Revision 5, Nov 97 &#40;ends sometime in 2000&#41; 

The big revisions were revision 2 for the chassis and revision 3 for the engine &#40;and ABS&#41;. The rest were mainly cosmetic.

KarlBristol · Post by **KarlBristol** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:37 pm

wez wrote:im getting lost with the revs??

its like mk's within mk's isnt it??
my car is a mk 2 but i dont know what rev it is ??
probably made myself look silly asking lol

X3 marks
You own a mk2
X5 revisions (Revs) of the mk2 all with various upgrades and updated bits... Mainly based around geometry, brakes, wheels and spoiler....

I will dig out some specs and years for you to clarify
It's difficult to wrap your head around at first but like anything else once your in the know its easy

wez · Post by **wez** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:37 pm

its a j plate 92 non turbo uk car

KarlBristol · Post by **KarlBristol** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:38 pm

Damn got beaten to it

As above. Any more questions just ask

craig · Post by **craig** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:38 pm

wez wrote:its a j plate 92 non turbo uk car

Late rev1. Shallow 2 piece front lip and 14" wheels

KarlBristol · Post by **KarlBristol** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:40 pm

Is it wrong that I prefer the lower profile front splitter to the later ones

craig · Post by **craig** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:41 pm

KarlBristol wrote:Is it wrong that I prefer the lower profile front splitter to the later ones

Nope, each to their own squire

wez · Post by **wez** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:41 pm

sound right

little wheels no power steering the front slitter is quite big although it is two piece

thanx for the info

KarlBristol · Post by **KarlBristol** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:42 pm

RedMR² wrote:
KarlBristol wrote:Is it wrong that I prefer the lower profile front splitter to the later ones

Nope, each to their own squire

Don't worry - I don't prefer the 14" original wheels

I do love the BKs you had for sale - I miss mine a bit tbh

craig · Post by **craig** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:47 pm

KarlBristol wrote:
I do love the BKs you had for sale - I miss mine a bit tbh

Yeah, they're nice wheels. decided to keep them.

MR2 Rich · Post by **MR2 Rich** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:50 pm

wez wrote:sound right little wheels no power steering the front slitter is quite big although it is two piece
thanx for the info

Little wheels and little brakes, my rev2 with the better brakes aren't as good as I would thought, what are yours like?

wez · Post by **wez** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:54 pm

apart from getting hot quick they stop me very well indeed, i cant see any reason for changing them,unless i put big wheels on,:)

craig · Post by **craig** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:55 pm

wez wrote:apart from getting hot quick they stop me very well indeed, i cant see any reason for changing them,unless i put big wheels on,:)

If you're keeping the car stock,then a nice little upgrade is rev2 brakes and 15" wheels

KarlBristol · Post by **KarlBristol** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:58 pm

RedMR² wrote:
wez wrote:apart from getting hot quick they stop me very well indeed, i cant see any reason for changing them,unless i put big wheels on,:)

If you're keeping the car stock,then a nice little upgrade is rev2 brakes and 15" wheels

+1 worth doing
Also I'd refresh your brake lines with new ones
Of you don't have abs then a brake stopper makes a surprising difference and is fitted in a manner of minutes

craig · Post by **craig** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:59 pm

KarlBristol wrote:
RedMR² wrote:
wez wrote:apart from getting hot quick they stop me very well indeed, i cant see any reason for changing them,unless i put big wheels on,:)

If you're keeping the car stock,then a nice little upgrade is rev2 brakes and 15" wheels

+1 worth doing
Also I'd refresh your brake lines with new ones
Of you don't have abs then a brake stopper makes a surprising difference and is fitted in a manner of minutes

Yep, braided brake lines also a nice upgrade

KarlBristol · Post by **KarlBristol** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:01 pm

And so starts the dangerous slippery slope to a world of modding...

It starts with a "I will just update this with a later rev version", and ends with a V6 engine

craig · Post by **craig** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:02 pm

KarlBristol wrote:And so starts the dangerous slippery slope to a world of modding...

It starts with a "I will just update this with a later rev version", and ends with a V6 engine

Yep, always the way.

I remember buying my car......hmmm, a stock rev 3 turbo, that's how it's going to stay.....

KarlBristol · Post by **KarlBristol** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:28 pm

In relation to the original question.
I've been flipping through various websites today and this explains all the revisions, years and changes in an easy to understand format

http://mr2wiki.com/MKII/ChangesByYear

www.imoc.co.uk

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