been wanting to get a 02 03 TL S and wanted to know what differences i can tell by looking at tha motor. i noticed a lot of people have type S wheels on a non S. is there any way to tell by just lookin at tha motor???

 

Run the VIN through CarFax. It will tell you the model information for free.

 

tls have a "red" vtec logo on the black plastic engine cover...u could also tell the car is tl or tls by looking at the interior too...tls would have a tls shift ****...also the headrests for the tls is triangular shape with a see-through hole in the middle...and the gauge cluster is different too...

 

you can tell if it is a true TypeS or not by looking at the engine block for the engine code. TypeS is J32A2 and the Non-S has J32A1 check that and you'll know ;P

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM INSPIRED &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">tls have a "red" vtec logo on the black plastic engine cover...u could also tell the car is tl or tls by looking at the interior too...tls would have a tls shift ****...also the headrests for the tls is triangular shape with a see-through hole in the middle...and the gauge cluster is different too...</TD></TR></TABLE>

dude you can fake the interior nowadays ;P LoL

 

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true...if a person really willing to go through that much trouble...i really dont see a point why they dont get a tls at the first place...

 

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true...if a person really willing to go through that much trouble...i really dont see a point why they dont get a tls at the first place...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Some mimic the S cause it wasnt avai back in 99. The TLS came out in 02.

 

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then i guess the front end conversion would be one of their projects as well for those who owns a 99-01...

 

thanks for all tha feedback

 

last time i checked tail lights are different too.

but just check the vin.

 

If you cant tell the difference without asking someone...you dont need to go buying the car by yourself anyways...theres some very obvious night and day differences that youd easily be able to see...the block code, the valve cover dust shield, emblems, interior (while people attempt to duplicate) will have different gauge cluster, tiptronic shifter ****, seats (front and back), body trim is different, wheels, rotors, i could keep going but i think you get the hint.