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Old May 14, 2009 | 08:19 PM
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allright jguys i have a questions im a crx guy and just got a honda civic hatch the sticker on the car says 89 but the registration says 90. my question is what the wiring diagram 89 or 90. ??? cuz i know on the crx is the same 88-89 and then it changes from 90-91 cuz of the rear tail lights and the cluster
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Old May 14, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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The 90-91 have the ugly front bumpers, where the lights touch the grill opening.
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Old May 14, 2009 | 09:29 PM
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yhea i had a 91 civic before but the guy put the 88-89 bumpers on it cuz its missing the moulding but then it has a 90 style guage besel
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Old May 14, 2009 | 09:41 PM
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try calling the DMV and running the VIN
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Old May 14, 2009 | 09:46 PM
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all i wanna know what wiring is in the car
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Old May 14, 2009 | 09:48 PM
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Default Re: 89 or 90 what is it

Originally Posted by Got_EF8
all i wanna know what wiring is in the car
what do you mean. are you trying to ask if it is a mpfi or dpfi.
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Old May 14, 2009 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Got_EF8
all i wanna know what wiring is in the car
Yeah, what thisiskev said. What kind of wiring are you talking about?
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Old May 14, 2009 | 10:09 PM
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sorry guys for not explaning my self the cra is a 89 civic si *by what the tag on the car says * but the registration says its a 90 so im confused what wiring would the car have 89 or 91
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Old May 14, 2009 | 10:16 PM
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I would say find out what year the car actually is. Running the VIN will give you that answer, then, in turn, you'll have the answer about the wiring, unless you got someone's junk yard special and no one knows what the actual year is. Sounds like a conspiracy to me....
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Old May 14, 2009 | 10:37 PM
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well all the vins match and what the registration says is 90 and i got that from the dmv
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Old May 14, 2009 | 10:40 PM
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yhea i rana car fax report by google and it says its a 90 civic si witch is what the registration says
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Old May 14, 2009 | 10:41 PM
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but it say it have a 1.5 i tought all civic si come with 1.6
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Old May 14, 2009 | 11:30 PM
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What does your block say? it should be a A6 in there which is 1.6
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Old May 15, 2009 | 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Got_EF8
but it say it have a 1.5 i tought all civic si come with 1.6
You might have gotten someone's old "project". My little brother bought an Si that had some body work done (shaved moldings) and later found out the car was chopped in half and had a different back-half welded on.
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Old May 15, 2009 | 02:33 AM
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Originally Posted by TeamRedline89Hatch
You might have gotten someone's old "project". My little brother bought an Si that had some body work done (shaved moldings) and later found out the car was chopped in half and had a different back-half welded on.
wow, thats insane....

read the vin and the block. the vin tells the motor size based on chassis and the block should say the same thing, unless you get a junk yard special...

could be like my da, its a 90, but has the obd1 92 motor in it, but not running obd1.... yes, its awesome, cause i just blew the motor, givin me an excuse to build both my h23 vtec and my b20 vtec
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Old May 15, 2009 | 07:53 AM
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it would say d16a6 if its a 1.6l and if its a 1.5 it should say d15b# not the # of course but a number like a 1 or 7 not sure what the d-series efs came with besides the si.

if its an si. the wiring should pretty much be the same from 89 to 91 not sure about 88 thats the odd ball year.
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Old May 15, 2009 | 12:09 PM
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88 is the best year.
wiring will be different from 89 to 90. gauge cluster wiring for sure.

if the vin states that it is a 90, check the engine block for the same vin. even check the vin on the firewall.
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Old May 15, 2009 | 02:15 PM
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the VIN says its an 89 because it was built in 89, but it was sold as a 90 model get it, therefor that's why your registration says its a 90 now if you got an early 90 model year car it might have the 89 wire harness give or take what month of the year it was made in late 89' or early 90'
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Old May 19, 2009 | 10:54 PM
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jo7man4 is right. Hit me up dick, I'll help you out.
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Old May 19, 2009 | 11:17 PM
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just post up 1 pic and everybody will tell you exactly what you need to no
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Old May 20, 2009 | 08:15 AM
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Default Re: 89 or 90 what is it

Originally Posted by Canadian_EF
88 is the best year.
There's no 88 Si hatch in Canada, is there? We got the CRX Si in '88, but the hatch came in '89. So the best CRX is the 88 but for hatches it's 89
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Old May 20, 2009 | 08:37 AM
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Default Re: 89 or 90 what is it

my crx was the same, built in 89 as vin on the door stated and the registration was 90. of course it was salvaged title and i didnt want to even find out what happened with that pos car. stolen and killed? then i revived it?

my car was a 90 though because of the inner dash and wiring. the window regulator was 90 not 89 .........i tried it .
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Old May 20, 2009 | 08:43 AM
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pictures are worth a thousand words. post up some pix of your cluster tail plugs vin badge etc and we'll be able to tell you.
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Old May 20, 2009 | 09:30 AM
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look at your doors if the seat belts on the door its self its most likely a 90-91 on the car its a 88-89 unless of course previous owner swapped doors and belts
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Old May 20, 2009 | 12:14 PM
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Default Re: 89 or 90 what is it

Originally Posted by hushypushy
There's no 88 Si hatch in Canada, is there? We got the CRX Si in '88, but the hatch came in '89. So the best CRX is the 88 but for hatches it's 89
I was talking about a CRX.
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