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Mr_Micky
Joined: Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:43 pm Posts: 7
Vehicle: 1998 Vitara JLX
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 Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:53 pm |
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Hi guys
I just bought a 97 SWB, 2L 4 cyl vitara. Im just wondering how do you tell if its a SE420 or the SV420 wide body? can you tell just by looking at the chassis?
Thanks guys!
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J--A--C--K
Joined: Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:48 am Posts: 253 Location: melbourne
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:10 pm |
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Just a guess , but it would be on the plate under the bonnet .
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Mr_Micky
Joined: Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:43 pm Posts: 7
Vehicle: 1998 Vitara JLX
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:19 pm |
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I looked at the plate under the bonnet but it made no mention of the chassis number.
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Don Burtron
Joined: Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:24 pm Posts: 27
Vehicle: 97 Sierra
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:46 pm |
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i was a suzuki salesman for 5 years and there should be a compliance plate in green white or silver with black writing on it somewhere on the car..
it will have SE420 or SV420 on the plate and thats how you will tell what one it is..
they sometimes hide the plates under the door once you open it or even in the boot under the spare tyre..
have a really good look cause it will be there but might be hard to find
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Mr_Micky
Joined: Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:43 pm Posts: 7
Vehicle: 1998 Vitara JLX
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:12 pm |
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I searched under the rear tire, in the boot and under the doors. All i could find was the plate in the engine bay. The vin number is JSAETA51C00103506 if that helps.
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Don Burtron
Joined: Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:24 pm Posts: 27
Vehicle: 97 Sierra
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:42 pm |
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i thinkits SE420 from the VIN number..
thats how they search parts by the vin so 90% chance its the SE model
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atari4x4
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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
Vehicle: SV420+SV620 Vitara's
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:36 pm |
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post a pic, but if it has a DOHC engine & the body flares etc & the SV front clip... it's an SV.
does it have 16" wheels, does it have cup holders? if it's a manual it will have a hydraulic clutch... i can go on, but a pic will answer it for sure.
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ninjamoses
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Joined: Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 1787 Location: Butler, WA
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:51 pm |
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Doesn't 2 litre automatically equal SV? Or was there a rare unicorn late SE model with the bigger motor?
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AckerDackerly
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Joined: Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:53 pm Posts: 361 Location: Independence, MO USA
Vehicle: 1993 RHD Suzuki Escudo Tintop
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 1:08 am |
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hmmm.. just for the heck of it, I ran the VIN posted (cut and paste method) through an Internet VIN decoder and came up with an error...
Perhaps the VIN system is not internationally universal... Interesting.
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fordem
Joined: Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:30 pm Posts: 2656 Location: Georgetown, Guyana
Vehicle: APK416, A6G415, A6N415
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 4:44 am |
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ninjamoses wrote: Doesn't 2 litre automatically equal SV? Or was there a rare unicorn late SE model with the bigger motor? Give the man a medal. The SE series were all 1.6 litre except for a very few 1.3 engined 1989 Sidekicks (SE413), and the diesel engined versions. If it's a 2.0 it's either SV, SQ or JB.
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Rhinoman
Joined: Mon May 16, 2011 7:03 pm Posts: 686 Location: Brinkworth, England
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 6:41 am |
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AckerDackerly wrote: Perhaps the VIN system is not internationally universal... Interesting. The VIN standard doesn't specify a great deal, it requires it to be a specific length (16 or 17 digits) and to start with a standard designation for the manufacturer and country of manufacture the rest is a vehicle description followed by a serial number, the vehicle description and serial number are a defined length but the format is manufacturer specific, in the case of Suzuki they vary from model to model. In the US there is a legal requirement for the VIN to be filled in in a specific manner but it doesn't apply elsewhere. The Suzuki parts database is more specific: 
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Mr_Micky
Joined: Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:43 pm Posts: 7
Vehicle: 1998 Vitara JLX
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 6:46 am |
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It has 16 inch wheels and two cup holders inbetween the front seat. The reason im asking this is because i know a guy who is selling a bullbar which was originally on a SV620. I'm hoping that if my car is a SV420 then the mountings should be the same.... anyway heres the car: http://i58.tinypic.com/i6fhh0.jpgand heres a picture of the front underside: http://i61.tinypic.com/ne7rlt.jpg[/IMG I was told that the estate bullbars wont fit on a short wheel base because they are wider..... but I've seen pictures of the SV620 mountings and they look identical to mine. But then again that could just be my untrained eye!
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DC3PTIKON
Joined: Fri Nov 28, 2014 3:16 pm Posts: 149
Vehicle: Vitara SV420
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 8:03 am |
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SV420! 
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jdk81
Joined: Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 2372 Location: Ballarat, VIC
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 8:11 am |
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Rhino do you have a link to that database?
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fordem
Joined: Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:30 pm Posts: 2656 Location: Georgetown, Guyana
Vehicle: APK416, A6G415, A6N415
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 8:27 am |
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Mr_Micky wrote: I was told that the estate bullbars wont fit on a short wheel base because they are wider..... but I've seen pictures of the SV620 mountings and they look identical to mine. But then again that could just be my untrained eye! As far as I'm aware the front ends on the SV series chassis are identical, so it should fit. It won't fit the SE SWB, but it should fit the SV SWB - I did a part lookup on the "front bumper member", which is the steel reinforcement that sits under the plastic - it's the same part for both the SV420 & SV620 - so if the bulbar mounts to the bumper mounts, it should fit. jdk81 wrote: Rhino do you have a link to that database? It's not a publicly accessible database - you need to have access to the dealer's electronic parts catalog.
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Mr_Micky
Joined: Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:43 pm Posts: 7
Vehicle: 1998 Vitara JLX
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:02 am |
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I just went and had a look at the V6 and the front ends were both the same. However the V6 had extra brackets welded to the chassis in order to make the bullbar fit. After all the effort of researching the chassis differences between the lwb and the swb and i find out its the wrong bullbar! lol. I bought the bullbar anyway and I'm going to weld some brackets to my car this weekend.
Hopefully it all goes well!
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losfer
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Joined: Fri Mar 30, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 977
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 9:40 pm |
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fordem wrote: Mr_Micky wrote: I was told that the estate bullbars wont fit on a short wheel base because they are wider..... but I've seen pictures of the SV620 mountings and they look identical to mine. But then again that could just be my untrained eye! As far as I'm aware the front ends on the SV series chassis are identical, so it should fit. It won't fit the SE SWB, but it should fit the SV SWB - I did a part lookup on the "front bumper member", which is the steel reinforcement that sits under the plastic - it's the same part for both the SV420 & SV620 - so if the bulbar mounts to the bumper mounts, it should fit. jdk81 wrote: Rhino do you have a link to that database? It's not a publicly accessible database - you need to have access to the dealer's electronic parts catalog. Pfft suzuki worldwide automotive is accessable to anyone. I recently installed the 2013 version on mine and several other pcs.
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losfer
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 9:41 pm |
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fordem wrote: Mr_Micky wrote: I was told that the estate bullbars wont fit on a short wheel base because they are wider..... but I've seen pictures of the SV620 mountings and they look identical to mine. But then again that could just be my untrained eye! As far as I'm aware the front ends on the SV series chassis are identical, so it should fit. It won't fit the SE SWB, but it should fit the SV SWB - I did a part lookup on the "front bumper member", which is the steel reinforcement that sits under the plastic - it's the same part for both the SV420 & SV620 - so if the bulbar mounts to the bumper mounts, it should fit. jdk81 wrote: Rhino do you have a link to that database? It's not a publicly accessible database - you need to have access to the dealer's electronic parts catalog. Pfft suzuki worldwide automotive is accessable to anyone. I recently installed the 2013 version on mine and several other pcs.
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