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  1. AndyS

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    I was just wondering, were some 88 Testarossas made with centerlock wheels? I ask because I have seen some ads for 88 TRs and they had these wheels, and I thought they had them only up to the 87s.

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  2. Steve Magnusson

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    The 5-lug wheel TR were known as "1988 1/2" or "1988.5" when introduced (to distinguish them from 1988 TR with the single bolt wheels).
     
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  3. vincep99

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    Steve,
    Thanks for that info. I always thought I had a 1988.5 since I have the dual mirrors yet I have center lugs. Do you know if they switched to dual mirrors at about ther same time as they went to the 5-lug wheels?

    Any idea how many TR's were made in 1988 that still had center lugs but dual mirrors?
     
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    My Euro '87 has dual mirrors :)

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  5. Steve Magnusson

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    Don't have any specific information on that, but, unlike the wheels, the outside mirrors can more easily be changed/added/removed (back when the parts were available ;)) so there's no guarantee that the present mirror configuration (single/dual/high/low) on a particular TR matches the as-built condition.
     
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    I may have read it wrong but according to the parts manual(s) the first mention of a RH mirror came at car #6707X, but that sure seems very early in 1987 production (67xxx-74xxx)--I thought it occured later in 87 or even early 88 production?? The bigger "88.5" updates (wheels/suspension/steering) came at car #75996. 1988 production went from VIN 74xxx - 791xx. As a point of reference, my 88.5 (VIN 77094, April assembly) has both the dual mirrors and 5-lug wheels.
     
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    87 model year and up have dual mirrors.
     
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    My euro 86 has dual mirrors.. Converted?

    Cheers
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  9. 302Tim

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    More specifically on the wheel change from single to 5-lug (from SB 60-16 dated 15 Jun 1988):
    LHD: started at car number 76004
    RHD: started at car number 75997
    LHD USA: started at car number 75998
     
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