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Could be, I just went looking for other ads that might list the car and came across a similar looking car where the seller stated they were Bomex. The rear spats look, well not something I'd be rushing out to buy.

The hideous part of the body kit which is of course a personal perspective is the Bomex rear spats look like they are not part of the car and the OE depth front bumper has a higher line than the Bomex side skirts giving it uneven lines across the side profile of the car. Definitely not what the original designers intended. Be interesting to see if it sells as singles haven't been moving as quickly as unmodified cars recently; though this one is keener priced if its a TT6 conversion and not an auto conversion.

Hideous plastic and silver £17,500. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201702172409245?make=TOYOTA&model=SUPRA&logcode=p

Why are you downgrading from a Passat?

Insurance falls due again soon so thinking where to pitch it now. Three years ago the insured value was £9k, two years ago £12k, last year £18k and I'm think this year £24k which will be the first time the insured value will exceed what I originally paid for the car. I recon that's about right as a dealer price to replace seeing agreed insurance value should reflect the cost to replace and that's close to recent dealer sold ads. I'll go out for a few quotes and post who comes in with the best deal of cost to mileage limit.

Did you happen to buy the track day stripped out car by any chance? Good luck with finding the parts, you probably should start with contacting the breakers to get a pre-order in seeing you are being colour specific over take and paint.

When these first came out I loved the big headlights but I think they do date the car and I went on to prefer the 997 front end. I seriously considered a 996 4S 10 years ago and even looked at a couple, always wondered if I should regret I never did buy one but somehow, I don't. This is a really keen price for a 54 plate 4S though, so anyone looking for a 996 should be heading to Gatwick for a gander.

There is a complete setup listed at the moment on eBay which looks to be priced well at £150. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-Supra-MKIV-JZA80-Complete-Heater-Unit-Removed-Working-/272563472136?hash=item3f760c8708:g:IPsAAOSw4CFYqdOA

You can do a DVLA gov.uk check on the number plate and that should tell you when it was first UK registered.

When I had mine taken out 2 years ago AutoGlass wouldn't cover breakage as they said they no longer carried or had access to Supra rear screens. Everything went fine though. There was a blue tailgate with glass for sale on eBay recently so they do come up for sale now and again. If I had as much rusting as the Red one pictured I'd be shopping for a spare/replacement.

Does anyone ever lift a Supra bonnet between services?

Everyone knows the infamous lime green Supra that was a RZ conversion to a 6 speed that appeared twice on eBay actions in quick succession. First time sold for £14.6k, second time sold for £14k. That was supposed to be a very well cared for and well specified build motor. The lime colour would restrict the appeal over a factory silver option but the Getrag 6 speed box would be a plus. So we know how much the basement price for highly modified autos is. I concur with Mike on the price likely to attract some interest. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-supra-RZ-big-single-turbo-/222399802223?hash=item33c80fab6f%3Ag%3A8Y8AAOSw9GhYghiv&nma=true&si=1GPBivKdYKIJQnxNMogwPXOBr44%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Hard to pitch as single turbo cars are just not shifting at the moment at the prices being asked. There have been a few listed over the last 6 months in the £19k to £26k range and as far as I can work out none have actually sold and the only one to move on is Mikes into a dismantle thread. I think with the over £20k's being thrown out you'll be looking at your car for a good while yet. Depends if you need to sell or want to sell for the right price?

What kind of bhp will these deliver?

I'm really pleased about that as I have your site bookmarked and reference it often. A good job done, gratefully observed.

The clips look like this: http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/SF8AAOSwLqFV7jwx/s-l1600.jpg

If you are replacing the hoses you'd best get, beforehand a set of hose clips as well because the ones you take off will likely be so corroded you wont want to be putting them back. Forgotten the size of the clips but you can get that info somewhere else or measure one you take off. The cheapest by far place I found for the clips is: http://www.roughtrax4x4.com/ Because the hose clip is the same as used on one of Toyotas 4X4 range. I actually bought lots of sets and sold the surplus really quickly for a profit on eBay which more than covered the cost of the clips I used on my own car. Everybody loves eBay

Check out the cost of a clutch replacement if you want to find another thing to weep over. Audis are great as company cars but mine isnt so the first clutch slip I feel and its hitting the sales ads.

I had a yearning for a RX7 when they first came out. Took my wifes car along to a Mazda dealership as a trade in option which was a scruffy Escort we were going to be offloading anyway. Quiet Sunday morning only me there with one sales guy, dealership just opening. I was peering through a blue RX7 window when he came over still tieing his tie. To quote him, "is that your car out front" err yes *well go and move it round the back". I moved it all the way off the property and never did buy a new RX7. Instead went for a nearly new Mk3 manual Supra Turbo and ended up trading the Escort in at another Mazda garage for a new 323 for the missus. So if that salesman hadn't been such a stupid ass he could have sold one or two new cars and I could be now owning a MX5 rather than a TT6 Supra because the RX7 would have died years ago..

Nice piece to add to your car file. They didn't actually print your full VIN plate did they along with your number plate?

Go Wider tyres Pro – Aesthetics, better traction at low speeds and launch Cons - Cost, offset issues, will hydroplane before an equivalent standard tyre will. Noisier. Higher wear. Everyone loves wide tyres but unless you are doing drag race with launch starts they probably don’t add much beyond aesthetics. Large offsets to accommodate the widest possible tyres has the potential to raise stress on drive components. Once a car has attained moderate speeds increasing tyre width has no appreciable impact on road friction. Go Bigger wheels Pro – Aesthetics, fitment of larger brake discs and callipers, reduced coefficient of friction Cons – Heavier (same wheel alloy) which will slow 0-60mph time. A harsher ride with lower profile tyres than the OE standard. Bigger wheels will reduce tyre friction due to pad pattern of lower profile tyres by around 5% per inch upsizing. At high speed cruising a standard car can consume 20HP just overcoming the tyre friction that turns to heat. So bigger wheels are going to generate less heat and has the potential to save fuel with a compromise of a harsher and noisier ride. Tyre tread Pro – Aesthetics, traction, water displacement Con – Road noise Tyre tread depth is the single largest contributor to stopping distance. Testing in the wet of a various depth tread tyre showed a 1mm tread tyre has a stopping distance 60% further than a new 8mm tyre in the wet. The tread pattern is a major contributor to road noise. Less so on traction as the tyre compound softness has a far greater impact upon that. Tyre pressure A 1 bar under inflation raises the coefficient of friction by around 30%; generating a lot more heat potentially leading to a tyre failure. Summary – Leaving aside the aesthetics. Wider tyres are a bolt on for drag strip days on a dry strip to get the best launch traction and best possible 0-60 time. They wont help the 30-100 time though. Bigger wheels are a good upgrade if you need or want bigger brakes so long as you can keep the weight increase to a minimum you’ll then save fuel and generate less heat but have to accept greater road noise and a harsher ride. Tyre wear is the major factor affecting stopping distance, much more than bigger brakes which only address fade through repeated use. For everyday road use stock wheel/tyres makes sense for comfort of ride and noise levels. Nothing really surprising but its always useful to align data to preconceptions and it details the compromises that often arise from applying track and drag day solutions to what is for most just an everyday or occasional day road car that will never see a race track. The solution of course is to have two sets of wheels and tyres to cover every occasion. Someone once wrote that the best riding Supra is one on 16 inch wheels with 50 profile tyres. I have recently purchased a set of 16's so I really should check that out for myself. Some copy and paste links for anyone wishing to do some reading around the subject. http://publications.lib.chalmers.se/records/fulltext/200040/200040.pdf http://doc.utwente.nl/102225/1/Bezemer,%20Wijnant,%20de%20Boer%20-%202016%20-%20Internoise%20-%20Tyre-road%20noise%20measurements-%20influence%20of%20tyre%20tread%20and%20road%20charcateristics.pdf http://www.caranddriver.com/features/effects-of-upsized-wheels-and-tires-tested http://www.etyres.co.uk/tread-depths-distance/

Moving from an OE colour will reduce the appeal of any car. Moving from a VIN colour to another OE colour will reduce the appeal of any car. Anything that limits the appeal has the potential to reduce the cars value but if someone else just love Purple and is looking to buy at the time you are looking to sell then switching from say a OE silver to a custom Purple could be a wise investment. Midnight Purple 3 is going to be a love or hate it option. Really comes down to do you see the car as your car or as an investment. If the latter stay with the original OE colour as an investment is only realised when you sell the asset and the OE colour will have the widest appeal.

I always figure if you are going off VIN why not do it properly and drop in a modern engine with OBDII, a modern gearbox and modern diff and modern ecu's or just put the money into buying a different car altogether? That's just me though being the VIN purist.

Do you have a picture of the K&N air filter? Is the cat (furry kind) on special to?

This is what you want. http://c8.alamy.com/comp/BNP20G/rolls-royce-merlin-20-piston-engine-BNP20G.jpg Or alternatively why not just buy a BMW 7 series. They come very cheap.