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Old 22 December 2013, 05:27 PM
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Can anyone help me i have been trying to find out exactly what kind of Impreza i have but the VIN no. i have doesn't seem to make any sense. I have checked it but maybe somebody here can help tell me. Is it because it was a special factory order? The VIN No. is: GC8065263. The Impreza is a 1998 2 door 2.0L turbo STI but has no type r tag. Please Help
Old 22 December 2013, 05:41 PM
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Look at the plate on passenger shock top.. You need to get your model code.. That will be easy to confirm
Not sure what you mean by type r tag???

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Old 22 December 2013, 07:34 PM
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looks like a normal JDM chassis number
Old 23 December 2013, 05:34 PM
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What i meant by the type r tag is that it is a 2dr light weight model no abs, aluminum boot and bonnet but it is not a limited edition type r model.
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They only ever had aluminium bonnets... No other panels are aluminium.
As I said there is a model code on the vin plate.. That will tell you exactly what that chassis number is ment to be... Whether it is 4dr, ra, type r etc etc whether it's v3 v4 or v5
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Old 23 December 2013, 09:24 PM
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GC8E2DD
Version 4 Type R

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Old 24 December 2013, 04:07 AM
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sweet thanks for the help!
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no Type-R had ABS and not many were "specials"......

as above std Type-R, enjoy
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Worth visiting joining up here................

http://www.type-ra.com/impreza-my98-...version-specs/
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