Alright guys, this isn't a tough one but I bought my 94 Honda Civic Ex coupe manual since October 2008 and its made in Canada. I know for sure because when you pop the hood and its clearly stamped on the car that says, "Honda of Canada." Now, whenever I go to Advance Auto Parts, some of the parts that I buy are sometimes wrong and I have to go back and refund and get a different part to fit. Even the junk yard cars that are 1992-1995 Honda Civic Ex coupe are a little different too. So does anyone have the same kind of car that is made in Canada too? Just wondering?!?!?!?

 

i dont have an ej1, but there is an EJ1 thread in the group threads. they could prolly answer you. cheers

 

All EJ1 were made in Canada. What do you mean by the parts you buy? Engine parts? Perhaps the previous owner swapped out for aftermarket.

 

ask in here; https://honda-tech.com/forums/group-threads-123/where-ej1-love-post-pics-1257947/

they might know, but i also remember reading that canadian civcs are badge differently than in the u.s.

 

Im guessing that something was swapped by the previous owner if it doesnt fit. I have 2 EJ1's and I have never had an issue with parts not fitting... I usually buy my stuff at Honda though.

edit: what parts are you talking about being 'different'?

PS: Both of my EJ1's are have the same "honda of canada" on them.

 

Here is my thought on this.

He claims to have a canadian EX. That doesn't make it an EJ1. The Canadian EX that is the same as the U.S. EX, would be badged as an Si.

So, the canadian EX would be..... I really don't know. Similar to what we got here in the US as the '96-'00 HX. (best guess)

so if he bought "EX" brake pads for instance from a US parts shop, and his car essentially has DX brakes on it, then of course things like that aren't gonna fit.


Let me do some googlin' to be sure. I hope my ramblings make sense.

 

If it says EX on it, then it was originally sold in the US. Canadian trim levels for 5th gen Civic coupes are as follows:

Si --> Roughly corresponds to US EX, but power windows and locks were unavailable, unsure about door tweeters, they did have power mirrors

DX Special Edition --> Canadian only, Same as DX but added clock, dual body colored power mirrors, armrest center console and factory lip

DX --> Roughly corresponds to US DX

 

94EG8, what are the chassis codes on those? Here as you know it's EJ1 = EX and EJ2 = DX.

 

In Canada,

EJ1 = Canadian Si
EJ2 = Canadian DX or DX SE

FYI, the Canadian Si came with tweeters, at least for model year 1995... and probably 1994, too. Unsure about 1993. I know this because the tweeters I removed from a 1995 Si now sit in my own. (Effectively, you have a manual door with tweeters on an Si.)

 

Well, Im still stump from what you guys are proposing. I'll to do more research for my car because I don't want to be ordering parts off from the internet and the parts won't fit. Any more helpful hints would be appreciated. THank You.

 

^^ Can you describe exactly what is "wrong"? Especially for parts that you find in the junkyards. Be careful: Some Coupes were made in Canada, some were made in the US. This might affect the parts you are getting (but not usually).

 

What parts 'wont fit'? Is it possible the previous owner swapped them??? For example, maybe he had a DX he was building, and wanted to upgrade to larger front brakes from an EX, so he swapped them? Just a thought, there are some hacks out there!

 

Wrong... The first character in the VIN will tell you country of manufacture...

J = Japan
2 = Canada
1 = USA

You could even go as far as determining the Factory it was produced at by the 11th character. For example...

H = Ontario
L = Ohio
S = Suzuka, JP

I own an EJ1, got my title right here... The VIN reads 1HGEJ1153PL******

So my EJ1 was made in Ohio, last I checked that wasn't Canada.

OP.. I think the problems you are having are caused by what others are saying, some parts have been swapped but we can't help you figure it out unless you give specific examples of what parts didn't work.

 

okay, seriously people. i have purchased a throttle cable from a 94 Honda Civic Ex coupe just like mine and it turns out that the bottom end is different(not the side that goes to the throttle). The one in my car faces horizontally and the one from the junkyard is facing vertically. Now that is different. Even when i buy brand new brake pads from advance auto parts, it still was not the right pads so i had to return it and match my old ones up. i cant post up the picture right now. however it says "Honda of Canada MFG. A Division of Honda Canada INC."

 

I really think the Made in Canada vs. US thing is a red herring.

Regarding the throttle cable - did you get the throttle cable from another manual vehicle or was it automatic? These have different parts. If you could post a picture of the difference between the cables, that would really be helpful... a description of vertical vs. horizontal isn't really clear.

Don't know about the brake pads ... that one's tricky. Did you get ABS pads for a non-ABS car or vice versa?

 

I think he may be talking about the sticker thing that said was made in Canada, that doesn't make it a Canadian EX, it just means it was made in Canada, I have a US EX and mine has that little sticker 'Honda of Canada' or whatever, but it's still a US car.

 

even though its manufactured in canada, some models are manufactured specifically for the states.

i have a 94 si (canadian) came stock with the d series motor wih vtec, manual windows, power mirrors. i think the u.s. version comes with power windows.

i know i have problems finding parts such as hawk brake pads because all the parts are from the states and the Si canadian models is deffernt then the states model.

If you let me know what your lokoing for i might be able to help you out a bit better.

 

yea, my ej1's vin says H, i got power everything(EX)...

 

Yeah, exactly. Plus, his car can't be a Canadian EX because a Canadian EX Coupe didn't exist. Canada's vehicles with body code EJ1 were badged as "Si".

His problem is not that his vehicle was "made in Canada" or is a Canadian EX.

Take home message: If his car says "EX" on it, and it is a Coupe, then it is definitely, definitely a USDM vehicle, and his problems with matching parts stem from somewhere or something else.

 

Exactly what I was saying in my VIN example. Body type and trim of a USDM vehicle will be the same no matter where it is manufactured.

 

okay.....everything seems a little odd but thanks for the help. so even if my car says, "Honda of Canada MFG. A Division of Honda Canada INC," then my car is basically still a US car? I mean I have power window, abs brake, and all the ex packages.

 

If your throttle cable has a T shaped end on the gas pedal end of it, its from an automatic, if its got a round end its from a manual. Its easily possible someone before you swapped it from an automatic to a 5 speed and left the stock automatic throttle cable (changing it requires swapping in a manual gas pedal, which aren't that easy to find for a civic with cruise control) If anyone wants to know where this info came from i've done a couple of auto to manual swaps on 5th gen civics and have first hand expirence with throttle cable and gas pedal differences.

Yep, US civic built in Canada to US specs.

 

did all canadian si model's came with abs and rear disk's?

 

i got abs with no rear discs. so not in america, maybe in canada...

 

i have canadian model with rear drum and no abs