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Old 06 September 2012, 03:06 PM
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I have just bought a 1995 WRX and it is very standard, it has lightweight boot bonnet and doors but the interesting thing is no rear wiper or motor just the hole which is factory sealed and wiring, no washer bottle but the fitting hole and wiring and no electric aerial although again it has the hole which is factory sealed and wiring again also no boot trim. Its not a special or anything from the chassis number, do any other WRX owners have similar lightweight omissions?
Old 06 September 2012, 03:09 PM
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All imports have alloy bonnets as for the other stuff there isnt lightweight versions.
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It won't have lightweight boot or doors mate.

Stick the model code up, it can be found on the vin plate.
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Just comparing doors and boot to my UK car seem a lot lighter that was all..... my question isn't about theose its the omission of the extras, trying to work out if they have been removed or are genuinely factory omissions?

I have checked the VIN code its a WRX like I said above.
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Same doors, only the bonnet would be different, some had alloy boots and then you have things like aircon on a JDM that you didnt on a UK car, no crash protection in the UK classic doors either, not that much different tbh.

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Ive never seen an alloy boot Tony, and I used to be an expert! ()
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It was reported that the very first STI came with an alloy boot lid, it was a myth though.
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Originally Posted by asbo-on-wheels
I have just bought a 1995 WRX and it is very standard, it has lightweight boot bonnet and doors but the interesting thing is no rear wiper or motor just the hole which is factory sealed and wiring, no washer bottle but the fitting hole and wiring and no electric aerial although again it has the hole which is factory sealed and wiring again also no boot trim. Its not a special or anything from the chassis number, do any other WRX owners have similar lightweight omissions?

Any rear end damage? Sounds like the parts where taken out and not replaced .
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Nope, all clean as a whistle. Well as it doesn't seem particularly important to keep it original I will fit them to suit my needs
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