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Markkunkel 09-11-2018 11:45 AM

Fiddly (?) body/trim questions...
 
Hi, everybody. Long-term Alfa Spider owner, more recent lapsed Miata owner, now grateful custodian of a 2002 Moro Blue/Amber Baseball 225 TT (35K...miles, not $). What cool cars these are, and I have been seeking this color combination for a while.
Some quick questions:
1. Were the front grills both cross-hatched and only horizontal? Mine is the latter, and I have seen some with cross-hatching.
2. Was the red/silver TT in the rear badge logo customary, or an after-market variation on mine?
3. Was the rear badge Quattro emblem omitted from some? Mine doesn't have it, and I wondered if perhaps that was a car wash mod.

None of this matters a bit, as the timing belt, coolant sensor, and Haldex fluid change (unknown maintenance history in this otherwise impeccable two-owner car) are the first orders of business, but I thought to ask.
Grateful for the forum, and I'll be consulting it frequently, I'm thinking.

Mark
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Markkunkel 09-11-2018 11:48 AM

that baseball interior...
 
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.aud...4e461b4eb1.jpg

Walpole5 09-12-2018 04:07 AM

Beautiful car. I'll let other, more knowledgeable owners answer your questions, although my TT badge is red/silver.

Markkunkel 09-12-2018 07:45 AM

Thanks! As a newcomer one is a little shy about asking obvious questions.

But given that my other daily driver is a 78 VW bus (Westy), I'm used to considerable variation depending on parts/mood/availability/assembly, and I wondered about these little car-to-car differences.

So, some TT badges are red/silver.
Anybody weigh in on the missing rear Quattro badge, or on variations in the grill?

MK

Mister Bally 09-13-2018 06:50 PM

No Quattro badge means Front Wheel Drive and 180 HP engine. Or, the badge was removed/fell off/was stolen.

Vegas-roadster 09-14-2018 05:31 AM

Not a 180 with 2 tail pipes showing in the photo
 

Originally Posted by Mister Bally (Post 25210232)
No Quattro badge means Front Wheel Drive and 180 HP engine. Or, the badge was removed/fell off/was stolen.

plus the Fat 5s were standard with the 225 quattro. There were 2 different front grills on the Mk 1. Forget what year they made the change

Vegas-roadster 09-14-2018 02:12 PM

The red & silver TT badge was OEM

Markkunkel 09-14-2018 03:40 PM

Very kind and helpful responses. Many thanks, everyone. What a great car...


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