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? Only the wiring is different

 

Ah, see I didn't know what the exact differences were other than the rear light layout.

 

One thing i like about the UK spec lights is that the keen eyed will be able to tell it's a UK spec just from the rear cluster.

 

If they did the same cluster but with a grey surround I'd be all over that :D

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Ah, see I didn't know what the exact differences were other than the rear light layout.

 

One thing i like about the UK spec lights is that the keen eyed will be able to tell it's a UK spec just from the rear cluster.

 

If they did the same cluster but with a grey surround I'd be all over that :D

 

Just split them and get them painted if you want too keep the layout

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Ah, see I didn't know what the exact differences were other than the rear light layout.

 

One thing i like about the UK spec lights is that the keen eyed will be able to tell it's a UK spec just from the rear cluster.

 

If they did the same cluster but with a grey surround I'd be all over that :D

 

Youve confused me. As I understood it only difference between ANY uk or jspec light was the wiring. Jap has two rear lights and no fog (unless wired in manually) and UK has one rear light and one fog light per side.

 

I could be wrong, thats what I had in my head, so it could be a load of rubbish.

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Youve confused me. As I understood it only difference between ANY uk or jspec light was the wiring. Jap has two rear lights and no fog (unless wired in manually) and UK has one rear light and one fog light per side.

 

I could be wrong, thats what I had in my head, so it could be a load of rubbish.

 

This is what I mean:

 

UK Spec rears:

 

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Jspec prefacelift rears:

 

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The light cluster layout is different!

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So you got the exhaust then. I think that makes 2 of us now.

 

Not sure if Paul mentioned it but might be an idea to wrap the passenger side silencer with some exhaust wrap as I guess you have had to remove the stock heat shield and the fuel pipes aren't that far away!

 

Yeah i got it mate yours sounded mint and looked totally different to everyone elses, stands it apart from the rest a lil bit, yeah Paul mentioned it, im trying to sort it for tommorow as ive still got the end pipes too put on and skirts to cut, yeah they are crazy close its only about an inch away! :flame: i tryed turning the heat sheilds first but they arnt wide enough and was fouling on the boxes shame really but a bit of wrap should sort it

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Facelift rears are always a winner, boost gauge looks great to :thumbs:

 

I would get undersealing and treating underneath looking at the pics and check those break lines :)

 

Cheers, Yeah its the first Time ive been fully under the car for nearly a year and its seems to have aged badly, i waxoyled the inner arches earlier this year so i have some underseal left over from that, im gonna do that tommorow after ive finished the exhaust, as it looks terrible, im goona wirebrush and grease the lines too fuel lines look abit iffy too tbh

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Can't see them from behind though can you ;)

 

Nath, I've never seen any stock UK pre-facelift lights like that before? I've looked all over google and never seen it at a show. The fact that the facelift lights aren't different JSpec or UK with the same light layout, I personally think someone had modified your rear lights. Like replacing the lenses for clear ones you can swap them over. I'm pretty sure there are only 2 variations of rear lights from factory the variation was only in the wiring.

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Nath, I've never seen any stock UK pre-facelift lights like that before? I've looked all over google and never seen it at a show. The fact that the facelift lights aren't different JSpec or UK with the same light layout, I personally think someone had modified your rear lights. Like replacing the lenses for clear ones you can swap them over. I'm pretty sure there are only 2 variations of rear lights from factory the variation was only in the wiring.

 

These ones are the same as naths too http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?255543-Uk-spec-supra-!!

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Nath, I've never seen any stock UK pre-facelift lights like that before? I've looked all over google and never seen it at a show. The fact that the facelift lights aren't different JSpec or UK with the same light layout, I personally think someone had modified your rear lights. Like replacing the lenses for clear ones you can swap them over. I'm pretty sure there are only 2 variations of rear lights from factory the variation was only in the wiring.

 

Mate honestly they are stock.

 

Look at all these other UK spec cars with the same layout.

 

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4011173.htm

 

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4054611.htm

 

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4133288.htm

 

I can only imagine they are laid out this way because of the requirement for a rear fog, so they spaced the tail/brake light one "circle" away from the fog light. As the UK spec has dual rear fogs.

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