Rear badge configuration
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why? edwins faq isn't flawless.. the point is: the familia series was always called "the mazda 323" by the people in eurodisney since it was introduced like 30y down here... and it didn't matter if it was the hatch or the sedan or the coupe (earlier versions)... it was always "the 323".... if someone asks me what car i have, i say "a mazda 323"...of course.. every familia series was called "323" down here, but the models were not..
=> mazda always had different models in the 323 series and depending on that, they gave them the "323" or "323F" model names (and of course put the corresponding badge on them)...
some random source with pics, you'll see the F in the pics or the descriptions/texts...
belgium
spain
netherlands
austria
germany
france
it's pretty useless to discuss that topic any further:
if you want your P5 badge like a EDM hatchback => get a 323F badge, not a 323 .. if you don't want to be so anal, never mind, even a 323 badge wil llook good on your car...but oh well..it's simply not 100% correct :\
=> mazda always had different models in the 323 series and depending on that, they gave them the "323" or "323F" model names (and of course put the corresponding badge on them)...
some random source with pics, you'll see the F in the pics or the descriptions/texts...
belgium
spain
netherlands
austria
germany
france
it's pretty useless to discuss that topic any further:
if you want your P5 badge like a EDM hatchback => get a 323F badge, not a 323 .. if you don't want to be so anal, never mind, even a 323 badge wil llook good on your car...but oh well..it's simply not 100% correct :\
i would not know where..where is "western europe" if not from spain/frnace in the west to germany/austria/switzerland in the east" ? besides that: nowadays it's sort of a fashion to put a different sticker/badge on your car, it's some peoples' first "mod" lol even if they have doen nothing else on the car..
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TheMAN said:
Whether it was 100% correct or not, I got the "323" badge because from what I saw the text on the 323f badge looked a little different and I didn't like it. It doesn't take much to be more correct than the side and rear Sport20 badging I had on before. Yeah, the USDM P5 comes with a much higher trim level than the base BJFW in JDM form, and the Sport20 BJFW is the closest to the USDM P5 in at least appearance, but the lack of 4WD on the USDM BJFW is kinda a big difference, as are the engine internals and such.
At least putting a "323" badge on my BJFW isn't claiming that it is a better model than it really is, unless you wanna get technical and discuss the variable intermittent rear wiper
Why the heck did this get bumped up lol
lol, now you cought me beeing a "typical european"... somehow we never think of the UK as a european country hahaha (it's never meant as an offense, but you know..they live on an island up on the left ^^)
ahm, i believe we discussed that matter before (icq?)... i haven't seen many UK BJs "live", but there are a few things that i saw:
1) cars of users like neil ronca or ryan mills (if you're lucky enough to catch a pic of the rear)... squeamishly listing every single modification... a "323F badge" is not one of them.
2) the UK brochure of the "mazda 323"..everywhere it says "mazda 323" and not "mazda 323f" all time time in the text.. but as soon as the badge appears..well... looky
3) 5170AB in the european right hand drive section of the EPC, listing the 323F badge BJ3D-51-720A as the ornament for the 5door -UK- hatchback
ahm, i believe we discussed that matter before (icq?)... i haven't seen many UK BJs "live", but there are a few things that i saw:
1) cars of users like neil ronca or ryan mills (if you're lucky enough to catch a pic of the rear)... squeamishly listing every single modification... a "323F badge" is not one of them.
2) the UK brochure of the "mazda 323"..everywhere it says "mazda 323" and not "mazda 323f" all time time in the text.. but as soon as the badge appears..well... looky
3) 5170AB in the european right hand drive section of the EPC, listing the 323F badge BJ3D-51-720A as the ornament for the 5door -UK- hatchback
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the "base" BJFW in japan *is* the sport20.... you CANNOT get a 2.0 in the lesser models (RS, R-4, S-f, etc) in japan... those are mostly BJ5Ws anyway..... same thing in europe, the only way you can get the 2.0 is the "sport" model, which makes that a BJFW
*all* BJFWs have the "sport" bumper (P5/MP3 style), but the export versions (USDM/EDM) do NOT have the nicer interior trim like the JDM one... in fact, the JDM model can be considered more "upscale" because of the interior trim.... the MP3's interior is the closest thing to the sport20's but isn't exactly the same (very close to the 2000 sport20 though).... export BJFWs have interior trim that's mostly the same as the RS model (BJ5W) in japan though
*all* BJFWs have the "sport" bumper (P5/MP3 style), but the export versions (USDM/EDM) do NOT have the nicer interior trim like the JDM one... in fact, the JDM model can be considered more "upscale" because of the interior trim.... the MP3's interior is the closest thing to the sport20's but isn't exactly the same (very close to the 2000 sport20 though).... export BJFWs have interior trim that's mostly the same as the RS model (BJ5W) in japan though
