ok this isnt the best indication but it is still interesting. I am a huge fan of the super deformed pull back cars in japan called Choro Q. aka penny racers here in the US.

there are two 90-91 CRXs made. one regular black and one special one in silver. the silver version ahs more detail painted on it.



as you can see it has th ZC hood. but look closer at the bumper. it does not have the wrap around lights. isnt that the US bumper?

sorry i assumed that JDM bumpers all look like the SIR. so is teh JDM ZC front end just the US front end with a bump on the hood and the wrap around corner lights bumper is only for SIR?

also if I gert a ZC hood will it fit on a USDM front end or do I need teh JDM SIR front end? thanks can you swithc hoods from SIR to ZC if you have the SIR front end? thanks

 

If it has the ZC hood then it is not an SiR, and therefore would not have the SiR front with the wrap-around signals.

EDIT: The ZC hood will fit the USDM front end and the SiR hood will not fit the USDM front.

 

oh ok that explains a lot. I thought that ALL jdm CRXs have the SIR front end (not the hood but the bumper) Yeah i know that it is a ZC if it has the bump just wasnt sure which bumper it had. thanks. Oh So can you have a SIR bumper with a ZC hood?

 

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No ZC hood with SiR front end......headlights are different that is why when you do a SiR conversion you have to buy everything.

 

alright thanks!!! So no SIR front end for me haha.

 

Also ZC headlights don't have the "Nipples" on the headlights like we do and they are only 88-89, 90-91 all models (EF6,7,8) had wrap around lights and bigger headlights lights.

 

So to sum it up, the ZC hood will fit on your USDM with no mods the ZC headlights are similiar to your usdm but no nipples, they are made of plastic(prone to yellowing ) and only one bulb. It will bolt in to your USDM with no mods. A nice Jdm ZC hood will usually cost $175.00 plus shipping ($275.00) total. But for $700.00 shipped you can buy an SiR conversion (Bumper, headlight, corner lights, hood, fender, and radiator support). I have the JDM ZC hood and love it.

 

thanks guys. But I prefer CF for function. thanks again for clearing all that up for me. Oh another question sorry for the newbness, Is there any real function to that second grill in the SIR front end?

 

That model u have is the model of an EF7 CRX comes w/ DOHC ZC

Im going all EF3, which is same but for HB, since Every1 has EF9 front

Heres is my EF3 hood,headlights,seats,cluster & tailights







Notice they are 88-89 style




You guys can check out my build-up thread in my sig. https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1001119

Can you get any EF3 models???


Modified by JapJunkie at 6:28 PM 12/28/2004

 

if u go on to carsensor.net it like autotrader in japan not every crx comes with the "jdm front". i was looking at tegs today and they even have the "usdm front" in japan also

 

i wonder if are frontends are rare over there if anyone would want to trade my usdm for the sir front (only a dream)

anyways not to jack the thread or anything but, is there anyway i could use the ef8 frontend on my hatch? I hope so cause i found a super good deal on one

ben

 

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Not w/o modification, but dont do it. I would buy and sell it for more

 

Im in japan right now and i win! jk, i see those wrap around corner lights on special edition civics/crx's every day. so those bumpers just didnt come on sir's. Ive been in japan for almost a month now, and i havent seen an SIR crx or hatch (88-91). They must be somewhat rare or something, cause ive seen pretty much everthing. And geez, do skylines get old. They are freakin everywhere. And they have clear corners here, with amber bulbs. The corners arent amber, jfyi, that hatch with the amber corners looks silly.

 

Right, lets clear this up....

What you guys call the "JDM" front end was NOT just on the SiR.

Think of it as the new and old front end, not the SiR, and ZC front end...

The 88-89 1.5x had what you guys would call a "USDM" front end, with no bonnet bulge.

The 88-89 Si (With a ZC engine) had the same front end as above, except with a bonnet bulge.

All SiR's, and ALL 90-91 1.5x's AND Si's had what you would call the "JDM" front end.

So basically, all Japanese CRX's made in 90-91 had the front end that you guys didn't get. The only ones that got the "USDM style" front end are mentioned above.

Hope that helps.

 

bfuller is the only one who has been correct thus far.

In '88-89, all JDM CRXes came with what you've been referring to as the "USDM" front. DOHC ZC models had the hood bulge.

In '90-91, all JDM CRXes came with what you've been referring to as the "SiR" front - not just the SiR model.

 

Here is my 88 CRX EF7

 

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There were some 89 SiR's - which have the SiR front.

 

Heres a genuine EF3

 

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In '88-89, all JDM CRXes came with what you've been referring to as the "USDM" front. DOHC ZC models had the hood bulge.

In '90-91, all JDM CRXes came with what you've been referring to as the "SiR" front - not just the SiR model.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Wow, I didn't know that. Thanks for clearing that up.

 

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What's with the DOHC Vtec decal on the side?

 

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it has a B20vtec in it.

 

Yes it does have a b20vtec. I added my own little style to it. It doesn't match in terms of "JDM purity" but, I could give a **** less. The ZC engine was the first thing to go!

 

Jsut curious was there an actual DOHC vtec decal for the CRX? or was it on the Hatches? Also can some one clarify the whole EF numbering sequnce for me? EF3/8/9?

They do make the older CRX with the exposed headlights.




notice the sun roof? it retracts!!!

 

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He is not allowed 2 have that or what?

 

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That's because Japan doesn't follow "model years" like we do here in the US.

In the US, new cars sold late in the year (usually beginning around August/September/October) are designated with the model year of the next calendar year - i.e., my Civic was manufactured on September 2, 1999 and sold in December of '99, but it is a model year 2000 Civic.

In Japan, they don't do that. If a car was manufactured in late '89, they just call it an '89 - whereas we would call it a '90.