How Do I Know It's A Series 2?

[jarthel]

I was looking at some cars from an importer and unfortunately, the description doesn't say series 2.

maybe all cars manufactured after a certain year are series2? e.g. 2005+ models are all series 2?

thank you

[WazR32GTSt]

i htink it was sometime in 2004

how do you know its series 2?

the interior is a massive giveaway as it has a totally different dash

other differences are subtle including tail lights, headlights, front bumper on some of them

post a pic of the one you're lookign at and we can tell you

[Chris Rogers]

this is a series 2:

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/35...ed-t209281.html

sedan of course but the dash will be the key point. early ones have a different dash and layout. in my case the S2 is easier to work on.

[jarthel]

pictures of dashboard

confirmed series2: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...t&id=147689

2003 coupe dashboard: http://liveimages.carsales.com.au/dealer/c...int/9059039.jpg

with the 2003 image: is it series1? the difference I see between the 2 are the buttons in the middle are colored silver for the 2003 and black for the confirmed series2. and the controls for the aircon seems different as well.

maybe there's more to it?

thanks again

Edited March 25, 2008 by jarthel

[Blue Arrow]

pictures of dashboard

confirmed series2: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...t&id=147689

2003 coupe dashboard: http://liveimages.carsales.com.au/dealer/c...int/9059039.jpg

with the 2003 image: is it series1? the difference I see between the 2 are the buttons in the middle are colored silver for the 2003 and black for the confirmed series2. and the controls for the aircon seems different as well.

maybe there's more to it?

thanks again

coupe is a series 1. easiest way to tell w/ the auto is the shifter. series 2 is just 1 column from park all the way to the gears. for series one, you have to push to the left (or right) to access the semi-auto feature, basically the + and (-) representing upshift or downshift. haven't figured out the quickest way to spot series 2 for the manual though. the quality of the silver lining on the dash has improved on the later models but a bit hard to tell just by looking at the pictures.

[Chris Rogers]

S1 & S2 pull apart VERY differently.

above is the best way to spot it.

[n15m0]

I believe,

S1 Bose stereo is CD/Tape, S2 is CD/MD (with the aluminium surround as shown in above pics)

Also S2 has the intelligent key & keyless ignition with buttons on the passenger and driver side to lock/unlock doors.

Mine is a 12/04 series 2 which I believe is the earliest of the s2 models.

[pudogg]

I recon the easiest way to tell is the instrumentation panel. Series 1 has the speedo to the left while Series 2 has the speedo to the right. Also the gearstick is different for an auto version. Everything else can be a little bit subjective depending on wear and tear.