If i see a RSX on the street, I can't really tell if it is a regular base RSX or a RSX-S. I have to look at the back for the emblem to tell most of the time. If both are bone stock, what are some ways to tell the difference?

 

i dont think there are any differences on the exterior.

 

Sideskirts and front lip. On Type S they are body colored, on base they are black/greyish.

Also Arctic Blue is Type S only, Eternal Blue is Base only. The whites are also different shades for Type S and Base.

 

interesting.........

 

Well besides looking at the back to see if it is a base or RSX type S, you can also tell if it is a base or S by looking at the side skirts. The base has black unpainted side skirts and the type S has painted side skirts. Also the base has a smaller exhaust then the type S. Other then that, those are the only major things that can tell wheather it is a type S or a base.

 

Oh ok thanks alot. Now i don't have to look at the back emblems to check hehe

 

haha damn...now my debadging plan didn't work...

 

yeah this question has been bothering metoo.t hanks.

 

do the shift ***** look the same?

 

The base is a 5 speed, the S is a 6 speed. Also, if you look out back, the muffler on the S is black, on the base it's polished (I'm talking about the muffler, not just the tip).

 

thats why the Type S needs different wheels, so at least you can tell them apart like that, as it was with the Ls ~vs~ Gs-R ....

 

You can look at the front wheels...you'll see that the Type S' brakes are bigger than the Bases.

You cant tell by the wheels, but look a little closer and the brakes will tell you.

 

if there sitting side by side...otherwise you cant tell

 

Don't forget the 0.1" drop...

 

are you serious..the type S is only 00.1 inch lower....?

 

LOL - yeah, the drop isn't noticeable. I was just being sarcastic. It does get stiffer spring rates though.

 

don't the base models come with hubcaps? i could swear to god i saw an RSX with hubcaps...

 

nope they come with the same boring ....wheels as the type S