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US rear valence and Euro rear valence comparo..... (archive)

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Posted by Teaguer on June 10, 2001 at 03:20:58:




Mike these are mainly for your benefit , these are pics that I already had , I will try and get some closer ones tomorrow or sometime soon .
As you can see the 323 rear is nicely finished and even without a bumper the rear would look complete .
The US car just has a little flap of steel that hangs down so the rear of the car isn't too exposed .
I havent yet done my rear bumper either , but I've seen a black car with one on and it looked pretty clean .
But eventually I'd like to cut out the rear of the 323 and graft it onto my car , or another car if I can find a late model in good shape .
One thing that a lot of US owners aren't aware of is that the Euro models have a different trunk floor as well .
The jack is even in the spare-tire well , right behind the tire , between the tire and the rear trung panel .
All of that was reconfigured to adapt the US bumper shocks , so the jack was moved .

Anyway hope this gives some a little insight on the Euro rear , and I'll try and get up better pics soon .


later ,

Teaguer




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