I just picked up my S15 last night and was aware of a couple issues prior to purchasing. This has pretty much been copy and pasted from another forum, but haven't gotten any replies yet. Hopefully I'll get some help here.
The first issue is the speedometer doesn't work. My S15 is a Spec S, but the seller had an S14 turbo engine and transmission installed back in Okinawa. He said that the wiring from the engine isn't long enough to reach to the back of the speedometer. I plan to take a look at this once I get my car, but I've never done an engine install, and don't know where to look. I plan to remove the dash and go from there. This doesn't seem like it'll be a major issue to resolve, but since I don't really know where to look, I might run into some problems. I just realized that perhaps I'll need an S14 speedometer to get it working. Will an S14 speedometer fit in an S15 dash?
The second issue deals with the heater/AC unit. It works just fine, but when I set the blowers to just the face/head setting, it won't initiate. You can hear the motor clicking, but it wont catch. All other settings work just fine, even face/feet. Again, once I get the car, I'll remove the dash and console and see if there is something I can do.
The third issue (I just found this out when I got the car home last night) is that there is no front bumper support/bracket. I'm worried that if something were to hit my front end, it would just crumple. It has an aftermarker intercooler installed, and I'm wondering if because of the intercooler, they couldn't put the support bar on. Anyone else ever run into this issue? Would I need to buy a bumper support and a new intercooler? I'll try and get some pics posted up tonight or this weekend.
Anyone have any guides/pictures that would help me out? Thanks in advance.
***Just a little side note, I haven't done too much mechanical work, but I am very mechanically inclined and I used to work in a body shop (for about 5 years), so I know how to tear a car apart and put it back together.***
The first issue is the speedometer doesn't work. My S15 is a Spec S, but the seller had an S14 turbo engine and transmission installed back in Okinawa. He said that the wiring from the engine isn't long enough to reach to the back of the speedometer. I plan to take a look at this once I get my car, but I've never done an engine install, and don't know where to look. I plan to remove the dash and go from there. This doesn't seem like it'll be a major issue to resolve, but since I don't really know where to look, I might run into some problems. I just realized that perhaps I'll need an S14 speedometer to get it working. Will an S14 speedometer fit in an S15 dash?
The second issue deals with the heater/AC unit. It works just fine, but when I set the blowers to just the face/head setting, it won't initiate. You can hear the motor clicking, but it wont catch. All other settings work just fine, even face/feet. Again, once I get the car, I'll remove the dash and console and see if there is something I can do.
The third issue (I just found this out when I got the car home last night) is that there is no front bumper support/bracket. I'm worried that if something were to hit my front end, it would just crumple. It has an aftermarker intercooler installed, and I'm wondering if because of the intercooler, they couldn't put the support bar on. Anyone else ever run into this issue? Would I need to buy a bumper support and a new intercooler? I'll try and get some pics posted up tonight or this weekend.
Anyone have any guides/pictures that would help me out? Thanks in advance.
***Just a little side note, I haven't done too much mechanical work, but I am very mechanically inclined and I used to work in a body shop (for about 5 years), so I know how to tear a car apart and put it back together.***
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