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Originally posted by doxximus

ur ascii sucks

hahaha shut up doxx!

my ascii canes all... im the ascii porn king~!

but yeh, those were meant to be dials...

who's 32 has side indicators? wahts the deal with those? some have some dont...

edit: ur dave grohl sucks!

(late comeback...)

I believe R32s 'gain' side indicators during Australian compliance? All the pics I've seen on prestige etc. of R32 skylines still in Japan have no side indicators.

That's why they're nearly always those dodgy little square things that look like they belong on a small trailer or something??! Keeps the cost of compliance down no doubt!

And also you'll notice that they're often in different locations, some have the indicator right above the GT badge, while others are much higher, almost in line with the top of the wheel arch (like mine).

coco69, I'm guess whoever complied your '32 decided not to put them on! Same way the ppl who complied mine decided not to put in that crappy dash illumination dimmer switch (read - dollar fifty dick smith job) that is also required for compliance - Good I say, I don't want no damn holes in my dash, no matter how small and concealed!! :(

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