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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 03:28 PM
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Who can guess whats missing?

Hey all, Well the FD I bought had the spoiler and what I am guessing were rear canards removed. I just cant figure out what kind might of been there judging by the mark it left behind. Does any have an idea or pictures maybe as I would like to bring this FD back to what it was originally modded as. Here are some pictures of what I mean.

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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 03:35 PM
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Most likely just the factory mud guards.
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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 04:20 PM
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^what he said


https://www.rx7club.com/west-sale-wanted-classifieds-195/oem-mud-guards-fd3s-883368/
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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 04:35 PM
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What's up with the extra reflectors?
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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 04:43 PM
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Most likely just the factory mud guards.
What's up with the extra reflectors?
What they all said.
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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 05:40 PM
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its not uncommon in canada for JDM cars to have an extra set of stick-on reflectors in the rear for safety inspection

and +1 on mudflaps..
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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by theorie
What's up with the extra reflectors?
extra safe
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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 11:13 PM
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yeah the reflectors are an extra ''safety'' requirement on JDM cars in canada....whatever gets it ''legal'' on the streets :p

If its only mud guards then I guess im not going to be putting them back on. They were probably removed to fit the rear diffuser better if that's the case.
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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 11:41 PM
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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Benvprov
yeah the reflectors are an extra ''safety'' requirement on JDM cars in canada....whatever gets it ''legal'' on the streets :p

If its only mud guards then I guess im not going to be putting them back on. They were probably removed to fit the rear diffuser better if that's the case.
Strange...I used to have a Canadian-market FD and it just had the normal OEM reflectors. I understand that your car was a JDM car that was brought over, but still, it shouldn't need to be any different from the Canadian models that were sold there. IIRC, the only differences about the Canadian model compared to the USDM was that it had headlight sprayers and daytime running lights.

I've seen a lot of Canadian FDs and I've never seen anyone add extra reflectors like that.
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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by theorie
Strange...I used to have a Canadian-market FD and it just had the normal OEM reflectors. I understand that your car was a JDM car that was brought over, but still, it shouldn't need to be any different from the Canadian models that were sold there. IIRC, the only differences about the Canadian model compared to the USDM was that it had headlight sprayers and daytime running lights.

I've seen a lot of Canadian FDs and I've never seen anyone add extra reflectors like that.
The reflectors on JDM FDs don't light up since they have no lamp assembly built in. Yeah those extra reflectors are nasty and I'd wire in the Canadian versions.
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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Benvprov
If its only mud guards then I guess im not going to be putting them back on. They were probably removed to fit the rear diffuser better if that's the case.
They were removed for that reason, but it really wasn't required. That diffuser can go on with the rear mud guards.
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