Is there any differance in body shape in the 3rd Gen FD's that came to the states? I mean do the 93's look exactly like the 95's or are there subtle differances in the curves and overall look of the exterior? Do the touring models look just like the R1 models? Just wondering because I saw a black R1 FD the other day that was stock and it looked like the rear was more curvaceous than my 93' Touring... or am I just trippen? If I am... then I'm painting my car black in order to get that sexy *** shape! lolz ... Thanks in advace for the info guys...

 

No...

R1
Touring
R2
Base = Same Body

R1 - have better suspension dual oil cooler and no sun roof and a R1 wing

Touring - Sunroof or NO sunroof Leather


Nothing Different...thank you and have a nice day..and nice time use the search function instead of wasting bytes for hosting this question

 

strange my girl said the same thing...and I told her nope they are all the same...

 

hey i have tan leather seats and mines is an r1 :P

i checked

 

Not if the seats are stock. It appears you also have original tan interior, which is another thing that R1's didn't have.

 

I think the models with sunroof have slightly different curvature to the roof vs. models without sunroof. Also the R1 has the extra front lip.

You'd be surprised the difference that color makes. IMHO, certain colors seem to accentuate the curves and lines (white, silver, red), while others seem to hide them a bit (yellow, black, dark blue).

-s-

 

The replacement body parts are the same for all model years. The wings, front spoiler, and roof vary depending on the trim level, but not model year. Your gf could be referring to the difference between an R1 and touring or base trim, or maybe she saw an FD with body mods.

Dave

 

i thought the same thing when i bought the car

yes i have tan interior but everything else was r1 equipped..

i also ran the vin

 

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Originally Posted by ulost2my7

i thought the same thing when i bought the car

yes i have tan interior but everything else was r1 equipped..

i also ran the vin

I hate to burst your bubble...but there's no way to tell what model FD you have by the VIN number.

And while, as stated above, it's possible to have minor additions to an R model that are against the classical "R model" character (leather vs. suede seats, etc), a tan interior is absolutely not one of those possibilities. You can also see from below that there's no such thing as a MB or White R model...and no CYM R2s, for that matter (on R1s).

 

so thats how you read a vin...thats good to know FDNEWBIE

 

If the mazda dealer runs the vin(its called a vehicle warrenty inquiry detail) they can tell you almost everything about the car in its original configuration including the int.color/model(base, r1,touring)trans type,engine# etc...

 

Yea? If so, that's news to me. How would they get more info simply from the VIN? My guess is, it's not the VIN itself that provides them w/ the info...rather, they prob. look up the VIN #, and it's referenced to a database showing where the car was originally sold, and that dealership (that originally sold it) provides some sort of info about the car? Cuz a VIN # is a VIN #...it's not gonna give one person more or less info... (or so I'd think)

 

It's called a vehicle build sheet, and probably would say what options and trim the car has. It is a matter of the dealer pulling it based on the vin #, but I've never had one pulled for my car.

Dave

 

Dave, thanks for the info. Like I said...it's prob a info sheet referenced by the VIN # by the dealer, but the VIN # itself doesn't contain that kind of info.

~Ramy

 

Even then, dealers often added equipment to models to make them "hybrids" at that time for customers. That information won't necessarily be there. I've seen base models with dual oil coolers, R1's with Touring leather seats. etc...

And now after this many years, who knows what has been swapped in and out.