Factory options question

[erlrich]

Not sure if you are agreeing or disagreeing. Any unique part that came on an automatic version of a car would not be eligible for UD/BD.

The gears are moot as I said because they are free but I listed them simply from his example of 'something' that was only available from the auto.

I think he was talking about your first statement that "gears are free" - just pointing out that rear-end gears are free, not trans gears. At least that's how I took it.

Yeah, the point about something that came only on an auto version is a good one, and one I hadn't thought about. My guess is most of the options that would be exclusive to autos are probably already free in IT (or conversely, explicitly illegal), but you never know.

I had to think a bit about an example of something that might be an option but not be on the spec line; in reality is there anything other than the engine that might be a factory option that wouldn't be included on the spec line? For example, the 240SX has two different front rotors, one for non-ABS and a slightly larger one for ABS cars, but they're both listed. Shouldn't that pretty much always be the case?

The main reason this question came up had to do with the steering rack - it would be nice to be able to run the quicker one. Just too bad they didn't make any without P/S...

[Andy Bettencourt]

Mostly this comes up with 'dealer installed' items that people mistake for factory options.

That RS body work would certainly be legal.