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JDM SW20 build numbers with colours

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https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... 8810270821
■ SW20 MR2 (JDM) ■

SW20 MR2 (JDM)
(Includes all models - GT and G)
Production Data

Information analysed from Toyota's parts software where every possible vin across the range was checked and data analysed to produce the colour rarity specs.

Manufacture period
1989/DEC - 1999/AUG

69,015 Built
(This dataset covers JDM RHD production only and not export models)

⭕ Model Breakdown ⭕
GT: 30,368 Total Built (all manual)
T-Bar Roof: 11,114 Built
Coupe: 19,254 Built

G-Limited: 38,647 (14,769 Auto, 23,878 Manual)
T-Bar Roof: 16,595 Built
Coupe: 22,052 Built

• Rare colours include 999 an unknown colour code found on only 3 VINs and 3L1 found on 92 VINs during production

• 904 VINs did not contain any paintcode data and therefore listed as Unknown
I can't verify any of this information but it's cool to take a look at something that could be true.
1990 SW20 MR2 G-Limited (GEN4 3SGTE Installed)
2000 AE111R Corolla Wagon NZ New Daily
1996 AE101R Corolla Sprint NZ New Selling Soon
1990 EP81 Starlet XL (Sold)
1990 EE90 Corolla XL (Sold)
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Re: JDM SW20 build numbers with colours

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That is pretty cool. G Limited Autos are rarer than manuals!

I need to find a bigger version of that colour chart image that is embedded in the link so I can read it.
91 Turbo, 93 G, 94 G Limited, 96 Sonic Shadow.

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Re: JDM SW20 build numbers with colours

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Trotbags wrote:
Mon Jun 28, 2021 12:44 pm
That is pretty cool. G Limited Autos are rarer than manuals!

I need to find a bigger version of that colour chart image that is embedded in the link so I can read it.
That data is in another post here pulled from the same data source. Although it covers EVERY SW20, not just the JDM ones.
viewtopic.php?p=141552#p141552

I find it interesting that there are more hard tops than T-Tops.
1990 SW20 MR2 G-Limited (GEN4 3SGTE Installed)
2000 AE111R Corolla Wagon NZ New Daily
1996 AE101R Corolla Sprint NZ New Selling Soon
1990 EP81 Starlet XL (Sold)
1990 EE90 Corolla XL (Sold)
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Re: JDM SW20 build numbers with colours

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Haha yeah especially as everyone wants hardtop manuals whereas an auto T-Top is a rarer beast. I don't mind the auto for a long drive as it sits at much lowers revs.

Seeing this prompted me to start a spreadsheet of the colours, transmission, roof style and frame numbers for my SW20s. What has my life become................?

According to MR2 Wiki there were 130,732 SW20s produced worldwide.
91 Turbo, 93 G, 94 G Limited, 96 Sonic Shadow.

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Re: JDM SW20 build numbers with colours

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Trotbags wrote:
Mon Jun 28, 2021 4:06 pm
Haha yeah especially as everyone wants hardtop manuals whereas an auto T-Top is a rarer beast. I don't mind the auto for a long drive as it sits at much lowers revs.

Seeing this prompted me to start a spreadsheet of the colours, transmission, roof style and frame numbers for my SW20s. What has my life become................?

According to MR2 Wiki there were 130,732 SW20s produced worldwide.
That MR2 wiki is so bad.... So many facts are not true and so much is born from the USA market so they don't get things right for the rest of the world.
The front page of this website has a good list of general facts. Complied by your truly. :lol:
1990 SW20 MR2 G-Limited (GEN4 3SGTE Installed)
2000 AE111R Corolla Wagon NZ New Daily
1996 AE101R Corolla Sprint NZ New Selling Soon
1990 EP81 Starlet XL (Sold)
1990 EE90 Corolla XL (Sold)
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sw20glimited/

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Re: JDM SW20 build numbers with colours

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Had a good read of the info on the front page - really great stuff (I normally just use the forum so hadn't really looked at the front page!). I need to take a look at the back of my Rev 1 and 2 to see the difference between the single/double line rear garnish - I didn't know there was a difference. Hopefully I've put the right one on my 91 GT.

I wonder if we are at the stage where it would be feasible to have a register of all MR2s cars in NZ? I doubt many more will be imported the way the prices are rising so the numbers will never increase very much. It would be interesting to see what models/variations/colours/body?etc we have across the 3 models. Have 3 separate streams and sort by Chassis number - lowest to highest. Members could add their own cars and even cars that are just spotted out there in the wild.
91 Turbo, 93 G, 94 G Limited, 96 Sonic Shadow.

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Re: JDM SW20 build numbers with colours

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Trotbags wrote:
Tue Jun 29, 2021 12:33 pm
Had a good read of the info on the front page - really great stuff (I normally just use the forum so hadn't really looked at the front page!). I need to take a look at the back of my Rev 1 and 2 to see the difference between the single/double line rear garnish - I didn't know there was a difference. Hopefully I've put the right one on my 91 GT.
That's a JDM thing only. The rest of the world kept the REV1 garnish until they changed to the Kouki setup.
1990 SW20 MR2 G-Limited (GEN4 3SGTE Installed)
2000 AE111R Corolla Wagon NZ New Daily
1996 AE101R Corolla Sprint NZ New Selling Soon
1990 EP81 Starlet XL (Sold)
1990 EE90 Corolla XL (Sold)
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sw20glimited/

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