broncoman74

Is there any model 4th gen civic that came from the factory with body color matching mirrors for the drivers and passenger side mirrors? I have owned a 1990 CRX Si and a 1990 Civic Si and both came with black plastic mirrors. Just wondering.

Hcivic88

yes,
my 88 SE(same as DX but with extra options) hatch has factory painted mirrors, bumpers and door handles. most Si's came with painted mirrors as far as I know, but i guess some didn't.



[Modified by Hcivic88, 8:11 PM 3/4/2003]

b1reed

yep and im the friend thats argueing. i have a 91 si hatch thats tahitian(sp) green and the guy i got it from bought it new and he said the paint was original and the mirrors were color matched. its a parts car so i have took panels off here and there and from what i can tell its stock paint for sure. so either i have an alien honda or some 4th gens came with color matched mirrors ? please settle this up for us........

EDIT: just for the record...you all can be my witness
Broncoman529: lets post it on honda tech
Broncoman529: ill bet you a million dollars


[Modified by b1reed, 4:32 AM 3/5/2003]

Hcivic88

looks like you just won yourself a million dollars b1reed

EG8R

Yes there are painted mirrors for sure. I've seen many and you can still order them from Honda.

mackymcg

Most definetely body colored side view mirrors from the factory, at least available in Canada, I don't know if they were on a model in the US though. My 91 STD came with only the driver's side unpainted mirror, back in 91' my dad picked up both left and right painted mirrors from a dealer in canada.

broncoman74

It looks like it was available as an option and not as a factory standard. Would I be correct in assuming this? Hey b1reed we may both be right! lol

spun Vtec

all canadian had painted mirrors
i dont think it was an option for the usdm 4th gen's
but i know every one i have ever seen that had them was a canadian
and i have seen a ton (working on them for a liveing now)

b1reed

im not 100% sure on this but canada doesnt have the si do they? theres is an se so that means that my si must be usdm?

edit: i reread hcivic88 post im a dumbass i guess . but is there an si in canada or is it called somthin else?


[Modified by b1reed, 12:56 AM 3/6/2003]

civicwagonman

my 91 si hatch has matching painted mirrors.

CrxSi707

In the U.S. no 4th gen came with painted mirrors. In fact, even the 92 Si did not come with painted mirrors, not until 93 did they start color matching the mirrors. (this may not hold true for 92 sedans). But if you have color coded mirrors, then someone painted them.

-TJ

You are correct if you say "In the U.S. no 88-91 CRX..."
The 90-91 Civic Si's have factory painted mirrors. Do I need to post a picture of the last page in the factory Sales Borchure? I have both the 90-91 Civic and 90-91 CRX brochures. I also have a 91 Civic Si, a 90 CRX Si, and an 88 Civic DX. Under the section EXTERIOR FEATURES, Remote-Operated Mirror, the Civic Si says "Left and Right (Body-Colored)" (notice that's all in quotes).

The Civic Si is the only one out of these - Civic Hatchback, Civic DX Hatchback, Civic Si, Civic DX 4-Door Sedan, Civic LX 4-Door Sedan, Civic EX 4-Door Sedan, Civic 2WD Wagon, Civic 4WD Wagon, CRX HF, CRX, CRX Si.


[Modified by -TJ, 9:07 AM 3/5/2003]

broncoman74

QUESTION?,

Did they "COME WITH" the color matched sideview mirrors or was it offered as an "OPTION"? My 1990 Civic Si has the black plastic mirrors on both the drivers and passengers side.

Malgerus

wrong. my 88 dx hatch doesn't have them. I think only 90-91 si have them here.

Hcivic88

nope, my 88 has them.

and yes, there are Si's in canada.

SiZ

In Canada 88-91 Si and SE had colour matched mirrors and bumpers.

Cory man

I know that the 91 si hatches came with painted mirrors. There are some other small differences as well. The front grill on the 90 si's are tectured black and arent painted, the 91 si's are. I compared my 3 si hatches, 2 90's and 1 91 and thats the only difference(other than the headlights) that I have found. Im pretty sure that all crx's came with unpainted mirrors. The 4-doors are all black as well. Im sure there are exceptions but this is what I had read. There is a website that has the differences from yr to yr but I dont remember what it is.

broncoman74

Wish you could find the link, It would make for some good reading and info!

Cory man

Im pretty sure it was the honda civic homepage. The site is down or gone either or. I searched for other combos but no other page got very model specific. Im pretty positive about my info though.

The AntiRice

im going to say for the hatches it must have been optional. I used to have a 90 Si that didnt have A/C or body color mirrors (white) and I just bought a 91 Si that has A/C and Body colored mirriors.

CLICC916

only 91 si's came with painted mirrors/bumpers
91 dx's came with black mirror(s) and colored bumpers
90 si's and older came with black mirrors and colored bumpers
90 dx's and older came with black mirrors and black bumpers
side moldings, i believe were not painted at all


[Modified by CLICC916, 12:21 AM 3/6/2003]

broncoman74

I think this post makes the most sense! b1reed says they do come with matched body color mirrors refering to 91's and I said they don't come with matched body color mirrors refering to 90's. Are we both right? LMFAO

-TJ

My sales brochure for the Civic line is 1991. It says nothing about "optional", so maybe 1991 is the only year of the Si that got painted mirrors.

Davep

Your right -TJ '91 was the only year that the Si had them painted...from what I know.

broncoman74

Thanks for the info guys!