hi,
im in the process of taking a sti silver 4door v4 scooby as a px on my skyline.ive checked its history ,hpi etc but not much comes up.it has been put on a private plate.vin checks out as a subura impreza.should it come up as sti?wrx?.the thing thats puzzling me is it has headlight jet washers in bumper.i believed it was only uk cars that had these?am i wrong?

any help would be rally appricated-i am viewing at weekend

cheers
chris

 

Hi
Check here www.sidc.co.uk FAQ
Then check the vin plate
Hope this helps

 

the chassis number includes a model code which should confirm if it is an sti.

primarily it should have a red inlet manifold.

it is possible it has had its bumper replaced by one from a UK car.

 

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washer head light jets are on UK cars.
does it have electric folding wind mirrors? Jap/Import if it has.
also is there a rear window wiper?.. Uk car won't have that.

 

also look at the speedo.. what is the max speed on there.
has it the water spray for the intercooler?

 

hi,
what should top speed be?
thanks for all the info.i checked out model number and its ok.it has a rear wiper!just need to find out why the front bumper has been replaced.maybe because it looks like a v5 bumper?

thanks again
chris

 

right, ive now found out it doesnt have a waterspray button.what does this mean?its not an sti?he says front bumper was replaced as it was damaged.everything else matchs up.what do you think?

 

Should have a carbon fibre strut brace. Check the sun-blinds, if Jap import it's all in Japaneses. Apart from that as said earlier Red manifold, also check out http://www.sidc.co.uk/faq.htm#2.1

There's a plate near the suspension turrets, you find a code (hopefully) there that will correspond to the Jap Spec table.
My STI had GF8E5ED, which identified it as a 300 bhp 5-door.
Just one point, beware get the STI fully checked over especially regarding the main-bearings on the crank, wrong fuel, poor oil changes result in premature failure. Starts as a slight knock and will develop into a £2k-£3k repair bill.
My STi did this after 10 days of ownership! Waiting for the trader to come and pick it up this morning..

cheers

 

thanks
it has red manifold
it has strut brace-sti
i ll e mail about sun blinds
the model code matches up as to what is supposed to be.but did WATERSPRAY not come as standard on the sti.was it an option?if someone could answer this that would be great.ive got the lad on hold till i find out and thats my last question i promise!

thanks
chris

 

Intercooler water spray only came as standard on Type R's (2 door coupe) v4 and v5's. 4-doors didn't have it (needed the space for ABS IIRC).

 

thank you,and to all who replied

chris