DerekJ Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Hi All, I've always assumed that my 1992 Westie is a narrow body, but just looking at my V5 I noticed that the Chassis number is :- 92 WSEI 2580 Does the W make it a wide body? It's just described as a "Sports" body in the document. Cheers DerekJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Nope, W makes it a Westfield...and why aren't you in the narrow club? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark (smokey mow) Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 On a 92 it could be either wide or narrow. (see here for a lengthy description of chassis numbers) The easy way to tell the diffence is in the body tub by your shoulder which is scupltured on a wide by square to the interior panel on a narrow. Alternatively look at the rear lights as the wide will have a square recess in the curve of the tub to acommodate the inside edge of the rear lights, which a wide with fixed arches wont have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekJ Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Hi Smoky Mow, Thanks for your reply but now I'm even more confused In your thread, you say... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Early Narrow and Wide Bodies - 88 WSE 000 or SEI 88 0000 The first two numbers are the year of manufacture and the final 3/4 are a sequential chassis number for that year. The chassis numbers reset back to zero for the start of the following year. Chassis prior to 1990 had 3 numbers following the WSE and post 1990 these would be 4 numbers. Cars with independent rear suspension may have SEI in the chassis number but a live axle car wouldn't. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< As my VIN is:- 92 WSEI 2580 It's a 92 build so it has a four digit number and as it's got independent rear suspention it has the 'i'. However the 'W' may, or may not, stand for wide. As you say above... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The easy way to tell the diffence is in the body tub by your shoulder which is scupltured on a wide by square to the interior panel on a narrow. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Sorry, but can you be a bit more specific as I don't have both models to compare the detail with. The body tub looks the same as the Capn's (except that it's the much better dark blue colour ) in his previous reply. Is there a simple chassis width to measure? Cheers DerekJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark (smokey mow) Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 If you measure between the tunnel side panel and the interior side panel it should be approximately 15.5" whereas on a wide it'll be about 17" from memory. A narrow is also exactly the same width on the drivers to the passenger side whereas the wide is wider on the drivers side. Pictures cortesy of tiggers site Note the shape of the top of the side panel by your shoulder. Seen here on a narrow Whereas on my wide it's more shaped and contoured Or alternatively look at the rear lights which on a narrow would look like this Pictures courtesy of this thread But on a wide the inside edge is recessed into the tub like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekJ Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Ah... I see, thanks a lot. Cheers DerekJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Failing that, a narrow across the rear arches is 1560mm wide, and a wide is 1620mm wide. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RobK Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Narrow body is the best looking, correctly proportioned version as well Just walk around it, if it looks sleak and sexy its a narrow and if it looks big and fat its a wide body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 A man of excellent taste - over to you to retort, Gadgetman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AidanPlace Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 There is no retort................. that stacks up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 There is no retort................. that stacks up So very true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hughes Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Really handy, I now know mine is a wide body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Crikey! Bit of a thread resurrection 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Mark Hughes said: Really handy, I now know mine is a wide body All you had to do was show us the rear lights... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewan Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 I'm not sure that the pictures above showing the rear lights are an accurate way to judge. My car is wide bodied (or so I was told on purchase) and measures approximately 1630mm from outer edge to outer edge of the rear arches. But my rear lights are not cut in, so look like those on the green car above, not the yellow one. The other clue is that I fit in (just), and as an ex-England prop, I think it unlikely I manage to in a slim bodied car!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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