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Old 15-07-2010, 10:41 PM
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Default silly question but whats the diffrence between 88 and 90 spec

as title realy.might be obvious but i havent got a clue and couldnt find the answer anywhere
Old 15-07-2010, 10:48 PM
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front bumper
rear bumper
interior colour
interior light
instrument cluster
inner wings
washer bottle
engine block (on the very late ones)
headlining
centre console and handbrake surround
rocker cover
cross over pipe
and a few more things i cant remember off the top of my head
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that should be rear spoiler not bumper
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o right.whats the diffrence with the inner wings
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thanks a lot by the way
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not entirely sure but i know some panel suppliers list two types up to 1989 or 1990 onwards i think but could be completley wrong that later ones slope down less from the turret to the front panel
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Originally Posted by sionr
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90 spec has plastic sill trms /boot spoiler
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Originally Posted by r1idiot
90 spec has plastic sill trms /boot spoiler
so do 88 spec
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i think the drivers side inner wing is completely straight sloping down on the 90 spec, but has a slight curve on it on the earlier ones, i could be wrong though, i'm just going off the coolant overflow bottle. 90 spoiler drops down more to the rear quarters at the two sides, and the front bumper is much smoother, no over-riders.
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inner wings are deffo different but just slightly, the 90 spec standard header tank has a different underside to account for this
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Fuel tank has a smaller sender hole too.... god I'm such a GEEK!!! LOOOL!!!
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Whats the difference with the rocker cover and cross over pipe? I wonder why they made the inner wings different? seems a lot of effort to go to so must do something?

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Originally Posted by Rob_DOHC
seems a lot of effort to go to so must do something?

Rob,
thats what i thought about the lot.the spoilers arent realy noticable only side by side and i can see the diffrence in seat pattern but what was the point in it all
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refresh it make it newer to keep up with other makes
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Originally Posted by Rob_DOHC
Whats the difference with the rocker cover and cross over pipe?
Wider bolt hole pattern, like the fiesta items:
(ignore colours - for demonstrative purposes)





Here's the two headertanks. 90spec up top, lower one is 88 spec.



All pics borrowed from ebay so may not stay up forever.
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still no major diffrence.wasnt worth changing imo
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It was just a mid-life facelift, to modernise the car, and both the bumper and spoiler are nicer because of it imo. and the cloth in the interior is completely different, but you'd have to put them side by side to tell, i prefer the older interior, but thats just me!
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ECU's are also different.
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