Hello, can someone help me out with a vin question? Ive got a uk2000 registered june 99. been trying to work out if its a my98 or 99 as its booked in for a remap. So started checking the vin on here, nothing came up. Done all the searches on the web which doesnt show a model its gc8kd, cant find it anywhere!! anyone got an idea? or know if this is a my98 or 99. cheers

 

These ar the only ones i can see

• UK Applied Model Codes (Classic)
GC8EK8D = Turbo 4 door
GC8EKFJ = ,Sport 4 door
GF8EKFJ = . Sport 5 door
GC8EK8D = Catalunya
GC8FK8D = Turbo 4 door
GF8FK8D = Turbo 5 door
GC8GK8D = RB5
GC8HK8D = Turbo 4 door
GC8HKED = P1
• Applied Model Codes (New Age)
GDABK8D = WRX
GDBBKKH = WRX STi Prodrive
GDBCKEH = WRX STi

 

Lift the passenger carpet then the 3 /more I think 10mm nuts and look on the top of ecu for ae800 ,ae801 ,ae802 these are the uk impreza 99/00 ecu that can be mapped using ECUTEK software

 

The applied model code will tell you all you need to know. NOT the VIN code. It will be 7 figures and is on a plate on the top of the near side strut top.

http://www.iwoc.co.uk/ukcode.html

 

I don't have an applied code. Vin is same as what's etched on the firewall. Was starting to get paranoid

 

You will or at least should have an applied model code on a plate where I stated earlier.

Take a photo of the top of the near side strut tower.

Sorry just read your last post properly. There should be a code somewhere.

 

No idea if this is any use.

http://www.vindecoder.net/car-brand-manufacturer/subaru

 

Found it! I believe it turns out it's an rb5? Anyone know much about these?

 

What colour is it? It should be 86F if it's an RB5.

Put a pic of the car up. It'll be easier.

 

comes up as RB5 according to the vin

GC8GK8D = RB5

 

Yeah totally the wrong colour. It's got a few prodrive stickers on it and on the seats. Which I thought someone has stuck on. When I first bought it I felt it had a bit more power than 218bhp. Previously had mr2 turbo which felt simailair when it was 240bhp.

 

It looks blue to me which would make it a MY99 turbo 2000.

 

Just checked out the pics. NOT an RB5

Looks nice that does.

 

like i thought. its all very strange. very happy with it though. only on 55k miles. getting a remap from andy forrest in august (hopefully its a my99)

 

As Dipsy posted earlier, if you lift the passenger side carpet there's a metal cover. Take that off and the ecu is under it. There will be a code on it in large figures. That will tell you exactly what ecu is on it.

You never know it could have a Prodrive ecu to go with the stickers and seats.

 

look like this apart from wheels and spoiler

 

10th character of the VIN is an "X" so MY99

 

Thank you!!!

 

I said it was a MY99 earlier!!

Cheeky bugger.

 

Sorry man! totally missed that. Thanks for your help. kisses for you xxx

 

easiest is to look at the coil pack

97/98 cars have the coilpack centrally mounted - 99/00 cars have the coilpack offset to the passenger side

 

No problem. lol

 

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mark.br...l1/engine2.jpg .Here a my99/00 uk turbo engine .See the position of coil pack like Alyn As performance and icv is right behind coil pack on inlet plenum on my99/00 uk turbo engine

 

Thanks both. Yeah mine is the same as that. Pleased as I can get an ecutec map now.

 

colour is 74f which is a limited colour in the uk

a parrallel import does have a 74f colour code, so could be frrom malta

 

Malta - could be, but more likely a Dutch/Belgian import. Several Scoobynet members imported their cars (me included!) 1999/2000.

Anyone else remember the 'ImportingImprezas' on Yahoo Groups??

 

Oh really? Interesting. The car came from n. Ireland don't know if that makes any difference? It was first registered in the uk 1999 though. I believe the original owner worked for subaru, he maybe got first dibs. It's obviously sat in a garage a lot over its life. Not a spot of rust and averaged 3000 miles a year.

 

74f colour in uk came in 22b, terzo's and p1 models

 

as neill has said -

74f (sonic blue) was only available in the UK on special editions (22B/P1)
as it was the colour of the Prodrive WRC cars.

Europe got it on 'normal' cars. I've got a my2000 wagon in Sonic Blue (a rare beast!) which I imported from Holland

 

Cool, cheers. A nice colour it is too