GQ or MQ. Am I missing something?
Submitted: Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 18:13
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Member - Barnesy (SA)
Am I missing something? A bloke on ebay is trying to sell a bullbar for what he states is a 1988 GQ Patrol ute. I own a GQ and know what they look like, this is a MQ. The bullbar won't fit a GQ as the chassis rails are a different width.
Is this another case of a car manufacturer making model naming as difficult as possible or is this bloke making a mistake?
I'm trying to insert picture with my question but am unable to.
Cheers
Barnesy
Reply By: Wayne (NSW) - Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 18:24
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 18:24
Barnesy,
From what I can remember about the Patrols is that even though the ute was made in 1988 and the GQ was on the market, Nissan kept the MQ body shape for the ute only.
If they called it a GQ ute I am not sure but it had a MQ body on a 1988 Patrol ute.
Wayne
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Follow Up By: Shaker - Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 18:27
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 18:27
I thought only Holden did that sort of thing.
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Reply By: Shaker - Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 18:26
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 18:26
Hmmm .... let me think .... GQ ... MQ???
No, thats not difficult!
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Reply By: Stephen M (NSW) - Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 20:24
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 20:24
Is the one ??
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Follow Up By: Member - Barnesy (SA) - Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 20:40
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 20:40
No. This one has a photo of the car with the bullbar on it. If you tell me how to get the photo on the
forum i can post it.
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Follow Up By: Stephen M (NSW) - Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 20:48
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 20:48
Need to use photobucket or the like. Whats the item number ??
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Follow Up By: Member - Barnesy (SA) - Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 23:55
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 23:55
Item number: 310018387044
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Follow Up By: Brew69(SA) - Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 at 06:24
Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 at 06:24
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Follow Up By: Brew69(SA) - Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 at 06:26
Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 at 06:26
Hard to tell from that
pic but it does look more like the grill from an MQ.
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Follow Up By: Wayne (NSW) - Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 at 06:31
Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 at 06:31
Brew69,
MQ body for sure, leaf springs at the front.
Wayne
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Follow Up By: Member - Barnesy (SA) - Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 at 07:05
Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 at 07:05
That's the one. That's definitely a MQ but apparently the compliance plate states GQ.
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Reply By: Ozboc - Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 21:00
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 21:00
How much is he asking ???
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Tell him he's dreaming ! :)
Boc
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Follow Up By: Member - Barnesy (SA) - Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 23:52
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 23:52
I thought he was dreaming saying this was a GQ! lol
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Reply By: desert - Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 at 08:13
Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 at 08:13
Mate of
mine has got one of these things. The outside panels are MQ, the interior is GQ it runs a hybrid chassis that resembles a GQ but has leaf springs all-round. The diffs are GQ but runs the extra heavy duty rear diff similiar to the leaf spring GU ute. (same as the now defunct Caball). His is natural 4.2 diesel and it was a model stop gap before they changed the body shape to GQ for the utes and cab chassis. I think it only ran for 1988 and perhaps early 1989. Inside it looks like a GQ, dash seats, console etc, but obviously has the MQ wings and a modernised grill. Indicator lamps from the MQ, under the headlights.
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Follow Up By: Member - Barnesy (SA) - Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 at 10:02
Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 at 10:02
That has answered all of my questions Desert. Thanks
Barnesy
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Follow Up By: Pezza (Bris) - Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 at 11:12
Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 at 11:12
Desert's response is spot on, also keep in mind that a bullbar from an MQ or a GQ ute with leaf spring front will not fit a GQ wagon with coil spring front as the chassis rails on the leaf spring are narrower.
Cheers
Pezza
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