Import or UK ?

BLZ-8027 · Post by **BLZ-8027** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:52 pm

How can you tell by looks ,if the car is an import or UK ?

Ekona · Post by **Ekona** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:56 pm

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.

rbuckingham · Post by **rbuckingham** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:25 am

aint the jap wipers and indicators round the other way to UK?

Rogue · Post by **Rogue** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:59 am

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.

BLZ-8027 · Post by **BLZ-8027** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:06 pm

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

Ekona · Post by **Ekona** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:12 pm

Indicator stalk on the right instead of the left, and vice versa for the wiper stalk.

rbuckingham · Post by **rbuckingham** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:09 am

uk indicator on the left

RST · Post by **RST** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:10 am

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.

frogger · Post by **frogger** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:54 pm

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!

BLZ-8027 · Post by **BLZ-8027** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:54 pm

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

Shmed · Post by **Shmed** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:08 pm

rbuckingham wrote:uk indicator on the left

I've had a UK NA and a JDM turbo, both had the indicators on the right.

Shmed · Post by **Shmed** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:08 pm

Oops, must look at forum I'm posting in.......

www.imoc.co.uk

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