nice white 4th gen

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 8:56 am

Annoying when that happens isn't it?

jonja · Post by **jonja** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 8:58 am

''This Car Is Owned By My Mother (Believe It Or Not!)..'' i wish my mom would drive a lude

i would be proud

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 10:33 am

Looks great, super clean.. but why would anyone change a JDM to UK spec unless it's been crashed and repaired?

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 10:39 am

bb1boy wrote:Looks great, super clean.. but why would anyone change a JDM to UK spec unless it's been crashed and repaired?

I changed my rear bumper to Jap to lose the fog light, but I hear what you're saying , as it's both front and rear.

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:10 am

Yeah UK to JDM makes sense to me, like you say you lose the fog light etc ..but JDM to UK just seems odd.

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:14 am

bb1boy wrote:Yeah UK to JDM makes sense to me, like you say you lose the fog light etc ..but JDM to UK just seems odd.

Looking again, I think that may be a Jap rear bumper and a retrofitted fog. doesn't explain the boot or front bumper though. TBH, lack of arch rust would actually make me think it's been worked on too!!

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:19 am

I agree on the rear bumper. It is deffo JDM originally though as it has JDM fusebox cover.

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:37 pm

I asked the seller and he confirmed it is a BB4 (not that there was any doubt) with an M2B4 gearbox.

I'm not sure why it has a ukdm front bumper but the car looks to be in really good condition... I reckon they've taken a body kit off it at some point and had it rust repaired and re-sprayed.

I'm deciding whether or not to buy this or fix up my current lude. A few high-ish insurance quotes and the fact it is post 94 (so no de-cat) is swaying me towards keeping my current one. I do like the look of this though. I guess it all comes down to cost, got a cheeky bid in at the moment so I'll see what happens.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 6:45 pm

Not sure why everyone jumps on the 'it's been crashed' and 'bootlid and front bumper swapped' bandwagon?

All that has definitely happened is UKDM front and rear plate holders fitted (and pre-facelift nostrils). That's all that's required to swap from JDM plates to UKDM rectangular plates - no bumper or bootlid swap required. And that rear bumper is definitely original non fog with an aftermarket fog fitted (it's the same fog as mine and someone elses on here, so probably the same importer?)

And they could could easily have made those changes because a) someone preferred the UKDM style plates (I do over standard front fitment JDM tbh) b) someone didn't like the look of the legal UK style square plates stuck over the front JDM plate holder/wedged into the rear JDM holder, which blatently look oversized under those circumstances c) they preferred the pre-facelift nostrils (there are people that do)

The car looks great and very straight in the pics, so I sure as hell wouldn't be put off bidding or going to look at it!

Post by **vanzep** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 12:17 am

I hear what your saying Iain - but i did think you would have to change the bootlid as a uk plate doesnt fit in the jdm recess - thats all that i think thats been changed.

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