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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 10:23 PM
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That thing is pretty rough. Tool kit looks cobbled together and incomplete as well. Go price one of those...
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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 01:04 AM
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There's a picture in the trunk next to the "smugglers box" that shows a VIN plate. The VIN starts with WPOZZZ indicating it is a European spec model it has likely been federalized to US regulations and the books I've read state you should avoid federalized european models because you have no idea who did the work on them and how well it was done.

Having just bought a Euro spec car in Canada (thank goodness we can just import them without federalizing them) It is possible The car was delivered with Phone dial wheels which were common in Europe thus no Fuchs. Mine came with phone dial wheels.

Good luck with your search, based on what the guys above who seem to know what they are talking about and the possibility that this was a federalized car, I would not be interested.
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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 02:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Amochosto
There's a picture in the trunk next to the "smugglers box" that shows a VIN plate. The VIN starts with WPOZZZ indicating it is a European spec model it has likely been federalized to US regulations and the books I've read state you should avoid federalized european models because you have no idea who did the work on them and how well it was done.

Having just bought a Euro spec car in Canada (thank goodness we can just import them without federalizing them) It is possible The car was delivered with Phone dial wheels which were common in Europe thus no Fuchs. Mine came with phone dial wheels.

Good luck with your search, based on what the guys above who seem to know what they are talking about and the possibility that this was a federalized car, I would not be interested.
WPOZZZ....... is stamped several places on all the cars regardless of destination. It isn't until the car is bound for a specific market that the VIN is assigned and affixed to the A-pillar.
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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 01:38 PM
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I think that BBS RS wheels were also available as an option (dealer?). That's what I've got, but I do not know if they are original.
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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by amber lamps
WPOZZZ....... is stamped several places on all the cars regardless of destination. It isn't until the car is bound for a specific market that the VIN is assigned and affixed to the A-pillar.
No need to bang your head pal, but thanks for giving a newbie a bit of information.
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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 10:39 PM
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That's a nice interior color.
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