classification of letter/JDM names to actual cars?

[daedaestoy]

is there anywhere i can find the letter/JDM classification i think it is of the subarus compared to the actual American versions? such as i have a 1997 outback and from what i have seen i am assuming its similar to a BG?

[rkrenicki]

A US market 1997 Outback would be a BG.

On the car, there is a metal plate on the drivers-side front strut pillar under the hood. On that plate, there is the "Applied Model" code. The chassis code and engine type is the first three characters of that code. In your case, that would be a BG9.

I have a breakdown of almost every applied model code used around the world, that breakdown is located here: https://sl-i.net/FORUM/showthread.php?17388

There is also this breakdown for chassis codes for US model years only: https://sl-i.net/FORUM/showthread.php?955

[daedaestoy]

cool thanks!!! im just trying to figure out what i can cross breed with to find a cool wing .. i cant deal with the plain one we can get here for my car...

[rkrenicki]

If you are looking for Japanese parts... if it fits/came from any BG (such as a BG5), it will fit your car.