1996 DB8 advice

[strtkar]

Hey everyone, new member here! I saw and drove a recently imported 96 4 door Type R at the dealership while dropping my car off for service. It piqued my interest, but I don't know much about the cars. Is it safe to assume that most of the parts (aside from the 4-door specific stuff) from the US DC2 Type R's will fit the car (e.g. filters, brake pads, engine parts)? I am considering buying the car, but concerned about maintenance/parts issues.
Thanks in advance!

G.

[jayhaire]

Hey everyone, new member here! I saw and drove a recently imported 96 4 door Type R at the dealership while dropping my car off for service. It piqued my interest, but I don't know much about the cars. Is it safe to assume that most of the parts (aside from the 4-door specific stuff) from the US DC2 Type R's will fit the car (e.g. filters, brake pads, engine parts)? I am considering buying the car, but concerned about maintenance/parts issues.
Thanks in advance!

G.

That was for sale at a dealership? Wow...that's kind of rare.

I've owned a 96-spec DB8 ITR for over 10 years and can assist. Most parts are the same, but not all.
Brake pads are GS-R sized on 96-spec, but you can upgrade to 98-spec. I wrote a how-to here:
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=31
This upgrade is useful for sourcing rotors too. The 96-spec 4x114 rotors are hard to find.

Clutch line fittings are smaller, battery posts are smaller, different alternator belt size (but available easily), etc.

They're fun (and rare) cars!

[strtkar]

That was for sale at a dealership? Wow...that's kind of rare.

I've owned a 96-spec DB8 ITR for over 10 years and can assist. Most parts are the same, but not all.
Brake pads are GS-R sized on 96-spec, but you can upgrade to 98-spec. I wrote a how-to here:
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=31
This upgrade is useful for sourcing rotors too. The 96-spec 4x114 rotors are hard to find.

Clutch line fittings are smaller, battery posts are smaller, different alternator belt size (but available easily), etc.

They're fun (and rare) cars!

It was a lot of fun on the test drive. It took a few minutes to get used to being on the wrong side of the lane and shifting the manual at the same time, luckily it's such a narrow car I stayed in the lane

That is very helpful information. How did you get yours into the US so early? The dealership said they bought the car a few months ago but it sat in Japan for a bit while they timed shipping so it arrived in June and was 25yrs old.

I'm not sure I can convince the wife that we need another toy in the garage, which has no space for it