facelift mdel??


hazza

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so what actually is differant in the facelift model??

is it faster, comfier etc??

thanks for your help
 
front end of the car looks a bit different on the facelift. slightly sharper look with wider grill, different headlights and bumper too

different rear lights on the facelift, instead of having an amber section for the indicator it carries on from the reverse light and is clear all the way across

inside the facelift the centre console is different with a moulded in cup holder instead of a pop out on, double din cd player, heater/a/c controls are knobs instead of sliders

different ecu, facelift uses obd2 and pre facelift uses obd1. facelift ecu's are harder to tune but not impossible obviously


overall comes down to personal preference which one you like more, personally i prefer the interior layout/rear lights and front end of the pre facelift - hence why i've bought one :nice:

here's a few comparisons :D

pre-facelift
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facelift
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pre-facelift
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facelift
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pre-facelift
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facelift
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Thanks a lot man, now I know for sure that my steering wheel is not the stock one. I have the EP3 CTR S/W on my E-EK9 and I thought it was the stock one :thanks:
 
dont anyone take this the wrong way but i think the pre facelift interior and body is fugly imo... lol i just think it looks outdated..
 
dont anyone take this the wrong way but i think the pre facelift interior and body is fugly imo... lol i just think it looks outdated..

If I say that its 10 years of age you are gonna say "well, the newer has only 1 year difference". However its true, those a/c sliders take it back to the 80s!! :(
 
pre facelift ftw!

Pop out cup holder is well better than the molded weird one!
 
stevenEK9

The facelift 99-00 is OBD2B and the 97-98 one is OBD2A :)

Obd1 = 92-95 civics :)
 
ah thanks for that! knew that there was a difference :woot:

even though the pre facelifts do look a little dated when you see them up close in person i just think they are they are awesome! my friend used to have a pre-facelift and also seen another going about Aberdeen a few times :shocked: :bow:
 
so its only cosmetic differances nothing about power and differant alloys, abs that kinda stuff??
 
just cosmetic! they have the same performance and wheels etc just minor changes as mentioned above. the only "big" difference for performance is the ecu and how the facelift models require a bit more effort to tune!
 
ta matey for that!! just wish i could find one for £6000 down here in the south :(
 
just cosmetic! they have the same performance and wheels etc just minor changes as mentioned above. the only "big" difference for performance is the ecu and how the facelift models require a bit more effort to tune!
The first version has something unique: Its the first EK9 ever produced!!! :bow: Also its true, the newer version has an ECU which is a bit difficult to cope with it
 
they changed the injection rate to, along with slightly different map on the ecu, on figures it is the same but honda said it was more fine tunned.....
 
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