R33 Identify Different Rear Bars

[nicr4wks]

Hi Guys,

Hopefully an easy one, I've just picked up my car from the crash repairer and amongst other things wrong the rear bar is different. In the pic the right bar is my original one on a 1996 M Spec R33 gtst, on the right is what the crash shop has put on. You can see around the exhaust is clearly different as well as the shaping of the bump.

Does anyone know what this new rear bar could be off? a non m-spec maybe?

[ClutchBurndout-:(]

i dotn see any difference :S

mspecs are standard, all r33s are mspecs

[nicr4wks]

You can see the exhaust cut out is larger on the original bar, also the styling is slightly different.

I've had a quick glance at others driving around and the new bar certainly is different, however I'd like to know what model it is from so I have a better leg to stand on.

[boostn0199]

hrmm from the pics look the same could be different when you see it in person. As far as I was aware the only difference with the r33 rear bars was if you have the model with sideskirts they have additional rear pods on the rear bar but I thought the actual rear bar was the same.

[nicr4wks]

Perhaps a pic that includes a bit more...

Cutout around the exhaust on the original bar (left) appears to be over all larger & rounder, certainly taller, on the new one (right) you can see the bar is practically sitting on my exhaust due to this smaller cut out, less clearance all around. 

Maybe I'm being a bit pedantic  I'll try and park it next to a few other 33's to compare I guess.

[Just_Rb]

i think due to the damaged bar deforming after impact it looks different but its most probably the exact same style bar.

[nicr4wks]

i think due to the damaged bar deforming after impact it looks different but its most probably the exact same style bar.

Could very well be, unfortunately I don't seem to have any photos of the other side. A few people have pointed out the bar seems to be mounted about half an inch too low, plus theres unrepaired damage to metal work behind the bar along with a list of other little things that have been "overlooked"

Car goes back in next week to hopefully be fixed properly.

[TaKz]

both rear bars are the same, except your missing the m spec rear pods

[mark660]

have they changed the mountings on the muffler?maybe thats why the exhaust is hitting the bar?