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in R Series (R30, R31, R32, R33, R34)

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OK, I did a search and couldn't really find what I wanted.

Is there any clue as to what year mode my car is? Its an R32 GTR, shop told me its a 91 model though I want to make sure.

I saw funkymonkey's thread about all the Skylines made and didn't see any 91 R32 GTRs (only 89 and 93). Or am I reading that wrong?

funkymonkey Grand Master

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huh? no what it means is that production of the GTR started in 1989 and as incorrectly stated, it stopped halfway thru 1994.

if you want an exact year/month, pm me your vin number and I'll put it in the nissan fast sytem and tell you what it gives.

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A rough estimate of model year can be made by looking at the tag sewn into the front seatbelts.

They have a manufacturing date either stamped or printed on the tag. It is located on the outboard side near lower attachment point.

For instance my 1989 GT-R had 1989 stamped on the tag in faded black ink. My 2000 GT-t has Manufactured June 2000 printed on the tag.

Hope this helps.

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hehe i'm just playin with ya, before we import cars, sometimes we check seatbelts on early 1990 cars, on a few we've found 1989 seatbelts and submitted it to DOTARs as evidence and they've accepted it.

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Or just check your Japanese title/registration since you are in Japan. Take a look at the third block from the left on the top row, there you will find the year and then the month your car was first registered in Japan. The first digit is the year(Nengo year system) and the second will be the month. You should find a 3(H3) since the car is supposedly a '91.

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