Simple Translation Please

[HOSTILE]

Hi guys, we need to ask for some parts in japan and need help to write them down in japanese...

How do we ask for an oil cooler kit with remote filter and carbon fibre aero mirrors to suit R32 GTR in japanese?

Any help appreciated, Martin.

[fLhayabusa]

depending on where your sourcing the parts from, the japs usually know very little english which helps alot. if you are to write it down. be simple and write in block capitals and dont use unessory words.

BNR32 - OIL COOLER KIT + REMOTE FILTER

BNR32 - CARBON FIBRE AERO MIRRORS. (thats pushing it, if you know brand names that you want it'll make it easier for them to piece what your saying)

HKS OIL COOLER

GANADOR MIRRORS

Most Japs try theirbest to communicate with you, even on one occasion i came across whilst trying to buy parts one got on the phone and dialed for a translator and had it on loud speaker.

[Laurence]

Are you in Japan? Then all you need to do is find a printer and show them this, pictures are the best way. You can stuff around for ages misunderstanding each other but it does get tiring.

If you are not in Japan, the best way to get them is to ask me!

[Beer Baron]

ah san ni sukyrine ganador cahbon mihro onegaishimasu.

but as laurence suggested either pics, or get the catalogue and point will be your best bet if you have zero japanese.

[HOSTILE]

thanks guys, I will be in japan from jan 8 - 19 for TAS. Have been once before ( jan this year) and was lucky enough to be at Crystal Auto with a translator last time. This time we are on our own....

[HOSTILE]

Hey Laurence.. I just saw that you are in Osaka... we will be there for about 3 days from 15/16 - 19 jan. I am trying to find some good tuning shops and get directions. I have a map to Trial but all in japanese.... can you suggest any others? Never been to Osaka before.

Thanks, Martin.

[Laurence]

Trial is close to an Up Garage and a new GT-R tuning workshop. Signal is in the north of Osaka.

I will work out some directions for you soon. Will you have transport or just trains+legs?

[HOSTILE]

thanks heaps laurence.. we will travel by train mostly and by foot.

[Laurence]

Here is some info... the closest train station is called Eganosho (li恵我ノ荘)on the Kintetsu - Minami Osaka line to work out how to get there just type your local station and Eganosho into this website and it will tell you which trains to take. Jorudan Train Route Finder :: CLICK ME

When you get to the train station you will have to take a Taxi to Trial, again the best way to do that is to hand the driver the address and one of the maps below. If you want to say Trial in Japanese you say something like Toe-Rye-A-Loo but that probably won't help at all. Then hand over around ¥1,070 and look at some fancy cars.

After you are at Trial you should ask them where Up Garage is and you can walk there. Also in the taxi you will pass a really cool small shop with Time Attack GT-Rs that I have never looked at.

Edited December 13, 2007 by Laurence

[Laurence]

If you want to go to Signal... not that much there really

You need to go to Toyokawa station on the Osaka-Monorail (work out the route using the website above, in fact you should spend every living on that website planning your trips before you come to Japan). Then either jump in a Taxi or just walk the 1.7km to the workshop and ummm, have a look at some purple cars.

[n154thrlz]

Thanks for that info Laurence!

Made my life alot easier

Bring on the 6th of Jan

Gav.

[HOSTILE]

thanks laurence... you're a champ. Great info.

cheers, Martin.