crashtestdummy

Hi i own a 1995 impreza wrx import but im a bit confused because i have a alloy bonnet alloy boot door pannels roof an wings plus i have lightend sti lower arm mounts. and all of my mates imprezas have the arial on the front piller yet mine is on the passenger rear side arch. is this lot normal as im not sure

belliott69

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yep its normal mate, both of my wrx's are the same apart from my 94 model has the aerial on the pillar and my 95 has it at the back.

BLACK V5

The only alloy panel on a classic will be the bonnet. Some imports have them, some dont. None came with alloy roof, wings, doors or boot.

Midlife......

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alloy roof, door panels and wings ??

Shaun

Midlife......

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double post and beaten to it LOL

Shaun

crashtestdummy

cheers thing is on close inspection the wings an door pannels dont look like they have ever been touched so it looks like they came from the factory but that cant be right can it

rossyboy

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How do you know you have all these aluminium panels? Have you tried taking a magnet and seeing if it sticks?

As said above, only the bonnet should be aluminium and therefore the magnet wont stick to it.

crashtestdummy

yeah i work with aluminium everyday. The magnet sticks better on the door an wings then i does on the bonnet so its good a higher grade aluminium then on the bonnet

Midlife......

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet

I thought a magnet wouldn't stick to aluminium as it's paramagnetic ?

Shaun

The Trooper 1815

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What he said.

rossyboy

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Thought I was going mad there for a bit. Thanks for confirming I'm not.

crashtestdummy

a magnet will stick if the grade of aluminum has flacks of steel in them

my94wrx

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unless someone has hand crafted the doors and roof skin out of aluminium (which i very much doubt) then they are steel, however alloy boot lid skins and bonnet skins are commonly found on jdm imports

PR08RAD

so the magnet will only stick to aluminium.... if it not actually made of aluminium but is in fact the aluminium thats made of steel ?? lol

Midlife......

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Why would aluminium have steel in it ? There is Aluminium kiled steel where the aluminium is used as an oxidising agent or nitrided steel which has about 1% aluminium....Just curious ?

Shaun

danwrx1980

No Classic Impreza left the factory with any aluminium panels but bonnet (and very occassionally IIRC) bootlid. And the aerial on rear quarter was an option, called the VIP aerial. Only available on JDM cars.

dj219957

all pre 96 import saloons had alloys lower arms and bonnet. as above they did not have alloy anything else. the wagons has steel bonnet and lower arms.
upto about 94/95 the aerial was on the a pillar, then for the 94/95 series the aerial moved to the qauter, a z4ecu was fitted, 16 inch alloys, different colour seats etc etc.

ive heard the lightweight alloy doors thing before. it makes me laugh!