Series One Or Series Two?

[RO53TY]

hey all,

i mite be in the wrong place but im a newbie here,

i just purchased a R33 Skyline and i just want to know how u can tell if its a series one or series two?

thanks,

[Galois]

check the general maintenance faq sticky mate, has it in there.

from memory there are differences like abs, airbags, turbo (prob won't notice that one lol) and a stack of others... i think the s2's were 96-98?

good luck

Edited July 4, 2010 by Galois

[PM-R33]

Judging that it says you own a 1995 Skyline in your profile it will be a series 1 or possibly a series 1.5. Not a series II.

[Spurdo]

if theres an ignitor unit on top of the coil cover at the back of the engine, series 1.

if theres no ignitor, series 2.

pretty sure thats the easiest way to tell

[tm_r33]

series 2 have...

different clock.

have a passenger airbag.

have the igniter built into the ecu so it wont be at the back of the motor.

have round fog lights/indicators in front bar not square.

ran from 96 onwards

had cloth seat fabric not the furry stuff lol

[Birds]

It'll be a 1.5, most 1995 models were. These usually have the series 2 spoiler, which sits higher up and doesn't curve over the boot like the bridge style spoiler in series 1. They usually have a single airbag. They have a unique front bar that sits kind of low to the ground and has the series 1 grill. Series 2 engine which means igniter will not be at the back of the spark plug cover. Series 1 seats, velour as opposed to cloth.

[mad082]

series 2 have...

different clock.

have a passenger airbag.

have the igniter built into the ecu so it wont be at the back of the motor.

have round fog lights/indicators in front bar not square.

ran from 96 onwards

had cloth seat fabric not the furry stuff lol

this is incorrect. the ignitor is built into the coils, not the ecu. this is why the coil part numbers are different from s1 to s2, yet the part number for an ecu remains the same between s1 and s2.

[ssstylin]

Biggest way is the year as tm_r33 said... it's 96 onwards!

[RANDY]

While we're mentioning spoilers and foglights... series 1 has a clear "skyline" garnish, s2 are colour-coded. (not sure about s1.5 though)

s2 has different seat trim.... and no coin-slot on the dashboard.

[89CAL]

The ignitor is gone from series 1.5 cars as well im pretty sure, so that will not be the way to tell if its series 1 or 2

best ways are dash, front end (bonnet, lights)

the instrument cluster on the series 2 has circles around all the warning lights, series 1 have all the warning lights in single panels if you get what i mean.... So if you post up a pic of your dash or front someone will be able to tell you what it is

[mad082]

While we're mentioning spoilers and foglights... series 1 has a clear "skyline" garnish, s2 are colour-coded. (not sure about s1.5 though)

s2 has different seat trim.... and no coin-slot on the dashboard.

s1.5 has a clear garnish, but they often get painted

[RANDY]

s1.5 has a clear garnish, but they often get painted

Nice one. =-]