How to know if uk spec?

[Guest lexusv8]

Hi

Can you please give me details on knowing if a Supra in the UK is / has full UK spec

Are there any clues when I go to look at a car or see in an advert

and is there a big difference in driving such a car please ?

I am sorry to members for a "silly" question.

I will appreciate any advice:)

Thank you

Peter

[Gaz6002]

A search of the site will answer all of your questions (about Supras, anyway).

 

Here is the model differences chart to get you started.

[michael]

I've never known a J-Spec to have retro-fitted heated seats with all the right switches but not all UK car adverts would mention them so this might not help

[nigelboyne]

uk supras are getting very very rare

[DSK]

UK spec cars look like this;

 

 

They have headlamp washers (these are usually retained unless the car has had its bumper changed or been resprayed and the customer has had them removed).

 

If you look into the left hand side air duct, behind it should be a gearbox oil cooler. This is standard on UK cars but is sometimes fitted aftermarket to import cars.

 

UK cars all have the bonnet vent, but if you lif the bonnet, at the left hand side of the rocker cover there will be a 'snorkel' (which I have never seen retro-fitted in addition to a bonnet vent on import cars)

 

 

In the above picture, UK cars with an automatic gearbox don't have a red button (shift lock I think) in the top corner of the gear lever console.

 

Also the middle button infront of the gear lever (between heated seats and active spoiler) will read 'TRC OFF'. On import cars, one the ones that have a traction control system fitted, they will say someting like 'slip control' or 'traction'.

 

As mentioned heated seats.

 

UK specification cars come standard with 4 piston brake calipers and large brake discs. These are also commonly retro-fitted to import cars.

 

Other than this its more technical/mechanical stuff that they have in addition but I don't know how you could check for this (diff cooler, oil cooler, larger injectors, large fuel pump etc etc)

 

 

Also, when you test drive a UK spec TT back to back with an import TT, the UK spec car should feel superior in acceleration

 

(Only kidding - ignore this last comment )

Edited November 27, 2009 by DSK (see edit history)

[nigelboyne]

spot on

[bignum]

Diff oil cooler.

[gaz1]

if it has rust then its a uk spec:)

[Gambit]

UK cars all have the bonnet vent, but if you lif the bonnet, at the left hand side of the rocker cover there will be a 'snorkel' (which I have never seen retro-fitted in addition to a bonnet vent on import cars)

 

My GZ..... Now you have.

 

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/8004/dsc00274g.jpg

[pistonbroke]

Bob B has a J-spec which has been 98% converted to a UK spec. it has the engine, brakes, silly headlamp washers.....everything. The only thing I could see that gives it away was the speedo.

[AndyT]

Weight is the main difference. Your heavy we're not.

[JamieP]

I like the dildo's:cool:

[michael]

Weight is the main difference. Your heavy we're not.

 

http://www.youre.co.uk

[DSK]

I like the dildo's:cool:

 

Women love em too

[AndyT]

http://www.youre.co.uk

 

Yeah. I should've edited (editted). Apologies.

[Dnk]

if it has rust then its a uk spec:)

 

mine doesnt have any rust thanks

 

it also has full documented service history with genuine mileage unlike most imports

[pistonbroke]

mine doesnt have any rust thanks

 

it also has full documented service history with genuine mileage unlike most imports

 

You say that, but both my imports have documented history with mileage verification from the far east.

[AndyT]

mine doesnt have any rust thanks

 

it also has full documented service history with genuine mileage unlike most imports

 

Only those that have tried to get everything converted. Personally mine still reads klicks. Why bother with anything else. All I need is a decent odo reading. Got that.