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Old 11-05-04, 02:11 PM
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what model is my car?!?! :(

how can you make sure what model your rx7 was from the factory? i had a carfax report say turbo, some other report said n/a....i dont know what to believe. if it helps here is the vin JM1FC3312H0516539 . any suggestion on how i can figure this out would help.....and i dont have the reg i have to wait till the car is runnin and pass smog before they will issue me a new one thanks for any help.
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Non-turbo, but it doesn't list GXL...
wait, it says it doesn't have AAS or an LSD so it can't be GXL
this is just info I get from running your vin in the Mazda Parts Catalog at work
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Also production date of 9/24/1986 if that helps, and no ABS brakes (for insurance reasons, because they'll give you a discount if you have them)
That's all I can get out of it....hope this helps you out!
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You can also try giving Mazda Customer Support (1-800-222-5500 )a call. They will be able to tell you what the original configuration of your car was when it shipped, plus other useful info. I ran my VIN number by them a couple of months ago, just to find out some info about my own car.
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Go to the sticky at the top of this forum.
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well if it dosent have a turbo its not a TII and if it has 5 lug wheels its not a base model. That pretty much leaves GTU and GXL most GXLs had the power options and AAS and most GTU were pretty basic manual windows and locks. This is assuming your talking about a S4
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no GTU in 86
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i have a base model rx7, but car fax thinks its a TII for some reason...
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thanks for lookin that up for me u guys. and ill try that number too. im pretty sure mine is a base model too but carfax says turbo 11....i dont know why. but the thing that got me confused was the t2 wheels my cars got on it and the 5 lug hubs. i mean they could have been changed out but i wanted to be sure of the model cuz arent the 5 lug brake calipers differant? thats what i remember hearing from somewhere but i could be wrong. and also when im buyin parts for this thing i gotta besure im gettin the right thing. but thanks alot....ill try that number too.
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A simple way to tell is look at how many lugs your wheels have. if it's 4, its a base; 5, a sport or GXL. Sounds like it's a base you got there, though.
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duel rear storage boxes with locks are the 2 boxes behind the seat right. base models dont have sunroofs right? mine has one. mine has 5 lug hubs and t2 wheels(the 16" ones) nothing on my car matchs the base model except the non power mirrors/windows, motor, no rear window washer.....im on the phone with mazda right now and he just could find it is a rx7 gs....wth is a gs?? more confused then ever.......erggg
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GS is canadian model
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interesting......
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Originally Posted by joe3180
duel rear storage boxes with locks are the 2 boxes behind the seat right. base models dont have sunroofs right? mine has one. mine has 5 lug hubs and t2 wheels(the 16" ones) nothing on my car matchs the base model except the non power mirrors/windows, motor, no rear window washer.....im on the phone with mazda right now and he just could find it is a rx7 gs....wth is a gs?? more confused then ever.......erggg
read the printouts in the links above. I'm pretty sure base's had sunroofs. all rx7's had storage bins unless they had seats there instead. tII stock wheels are 15's.
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some FCs didnt have storage bins nor back seats, the early models
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naw naw naw guy....i got a 87.....86 t2 rims were 15's 87 were 16's....going by that chart. and also in that chart it has a dash through the base model and the strage buckets and sunroof....maybe they had buckets but ones without locks maybe.
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Originally Posted by joe3180
naw naw naw guy....i got a 87.....86 t2 rims were 15's 87 were 16's....going by that chart. and also in that chart it has a dash through the base model and the strage buckets and sunroof....maybe they had buckets but ones without locks maybe.
there never was a TII in 86. All TII's have 16" rims.
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TII or NA, that should be easy to figure out, just look under the hood
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Originally Posted by koukifc3s
GS is canadian model
Not quite.

The 86-87 Sport was a GS on the window sticker on USA models.



Note the upper left hand corner, for the model: RX-7 GS 2P (two passenger)

and a 9/86 model is a 87 model year car, not an 86.

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Originally Posted by joe3180
naw naw naw guy....i got a 87.....86 t2 rims were 15's 87 were 16's....going by that chart. and also in that chart it has a dash through the base model and the strage buckets and sunroof....maybe they had buckets but ones without locks maybe.
No such thing as a 86 Turbo II and all 2nd gen RX-7 Turbo models came with 16x7 inch wheels.
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Originally Posted by locketine
read the printouts in the links above. I'm pretty sure base's had sunroofs. all rx7's had storage bins unless they had seats there instead. tII stock wheels are 15's.
No, base models and Sports did not come standard with sunroofs. On Sports it was an option.

Please read the options and standard features thread at the top of the section before posting.
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ya sorry bout that 86 t2 thing i said it before thinkin bout it but yea. thanks for the pic of the sticker. thats prob what it is then. but as far as a hood goes the hood was replaced by some cheap *** aftermaket cheapy hood so thats a no go on that one. so im guessin it wasnt turbo so carfax is wrong. now i just gotta figure out what exactly did come on the gs....what was an opt and what was standard....u think it came with the 5 lugs or where they put on by one of the past owners? do you think they would put the 16" rims on that car also or was that a past owner thing also? cuz i know he did some work to it. it has tokico blue shocks and sturt bar in the front and the 91 spoiler. i just wanna beable to go into a place and know what im gettin for this car and what it has already. cuz im sure some parts are for one model and not on some others. the one person said it wasnt abs....which im sure i would have figured out sooner or later....if i looked for it and all....haha. but it was good to know it wasnt taken out anyway. i just dont know what to expect from this car after all the changes and been unsure with no positive anwsers from even mazda. thanks for all the help and if you can think of anything else ill be sure glad to hear it. so the gs is a only canada model?
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