cos mine is and i didnt know?

 

Nope, my UK Turbo bonnet was steel... Think the STi's all have Ally bonnets... Not sure on the WRX though...

 

think all jap classics are Ali, my WRX is anyway.

 

yep all jap imports are ally bonnets all UK are steel (from the factory)

 

no all early uk had a alloy ones my old my 94 has one on they where fitted up to early 95 on uk models

 

JDM 'Wagons have steel bonnets too, along with pressed steel wishbones.

 

not exactly rare then, but at least worth a bit more when i start to sell off the bits

 

Quite valuable and hard to find if its a later facelift-type bonnet.

 

My V5 Wagon bonnet is definitely Alloy. But wishbones yes - pressed steel for some crazy cost cutting reason?

 

Is it an STI? Mine is steel.

 

Isolated cases dont alter the facts though and what I have stated above is correct.

Simon

 

if any of you are looking i have one for sale with 22b vents in 230 white

 

ali faclift's are mega £££

 

Yes. TBH I thought alloy was standard on all STi classics.

Any japanese speakers? http://www.northursalia.com/download/sti5/30.jpg

 

I have a sti V wagon, mine has a steel bonnet.

Had to pay over £200 for a facelift alloy bonnet when I facelifted my old 1994. Some SOB tried to break into the engine bay a couple of months ago and put a dent in it so now I can't even swap it over!

For reference the MY94 jdm wagon I facelifted had an alloy bonnet.

 

mines not a facelift just a 93 car, but i wouldnt know the difference anyway

 

my face lift isnt ali and i wont buy one not worth it in my opinion for the amount of money they go for .

 

Have had 3 imports all ally and all pre face lift 97 wrx's and 2 uk cars both very heavy so must be lead, probably worth more in scrap lol, ok they may have been steel, one 96 and one 99 my.

 

AFAIK all turbo classic imports from japan, wrx and sti had ally bonnets and no uk turbos had this, all pressed steel.

 

My STi Wagon has alloy bonnet.

Maybe Subaru Japan dont always operate on your facts with every car Simon

 

You obviously know far more than me.

 

lol i dont think any of my wagon's have ever had an ali bonnet thats 2 uk turbos and one jap wrx .

 

maybe a previous owner changed it.
maybe it didnt leave the factory that way.

 

Can and worms comes to mind...

Can we say it was a factory option? I'm taking a semi-educated guess.

STi R/RA + WRX RA - Std
STi 4/5 dr + WRX - Option

 

Aluminium bonnets were standard on all JDM WRX Saloons. WRX 'Wagons had a steel bonnet. Those are indisputable facts.

 

My 96 wrx wagon (auto) came with alloy bonnet
and my brothers 94 wagon had alloy

 

Hardly can of worms, unless you are suggesting that you dont know the history of the car before it left japan and that during any repair process the bonnet was replaced with the more commonly available alloy?

 

My wagon was imported from new, so an alloy replacement seems highly unlikely...

The only way we'll ever solve this is by translating this:
http://www.northursalia.com/download/sti5/30.jpg

And thats only the V5...

 

there are many sites available that detail the specs.
not just that one

 

Sadly I've found most to be inaccurate - these scans are 100% bang on, just in the wrong language!

If steel is standard, I guess I got lucky