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General Category => The Chill Out Room => Topic started by: james8iles on October 31, 2009, 09:26:58 am

Title: Early/Late ST185?
Post by: james8iles on October 31, 2009, 09:26:58 am

Can anybody verify if mine is a early or late ST185. 

I wish to order some service parts and need to know whether mine falls into the bracket of 89-91 or 91-93.

The date of first registration was: 05/12/1991
Car Number: 14433

Iv worked out from the VIN that the car was made in around May 91 though. 

If anybody could clarify this for me.  I can give you my VIN for you to check the code.

Many thanks

James

Title: Re: Early/Late ST185?
Post by: james8iles on October 31, 2009, 10:42:27 am

production date for mine was 04/91 which would suggest it is an early one?

im checking these dates as i am getting some ht leads from tcb parts and it seems they list 2.  I cant believe the difference in price !

Title: Re: Early/Late ST185?
Post by: silverspeed on October 31, 2009, 04:16:25 pm

does it make a difference.???  185 and 205 leads..?

Title: Re: Early/Late ST185?
Post by: ChrisW on October 31, 2009, 05:23:41 pm

I think the connectors are different, also early and late models have either 8mm or 5mm leads, iirc

Title: Re: Early/Late ST185?
Post by: karbon on October 31, 2009, 07:10:47 pm

Does make a difference, as Chris mentioned, there are different connections and either 8mm or 5mm leads,  iirc there is also a difference between the UK car and the Import.  I had an st185 that was manufactured november 89, a very early import and the subsequent parts from my 91 UK car were different.