Need some help from the Type R gurus well long story short, my cousin bought a 2000 Acura Integra "Type R" , but on the title under the make/model it says "RS". Car has everything a REAL Type R would, interior wise, 5 lug, no sunroof/molding, etc... My question is, what else are some ways to identify this car as a real type R (currently don't have the VIN on hand so i can't provide that info at the moment) . Just curious as to if its just a typo on DMV's part or whatnot...thanks!

 

My title says Type R. Sounds like your cousin got ripped off. If you can post the first 10 digits of the vin we would know for sure.

 

Keep it mind this in CA, but yea i'll post the VIN up asap once i get ahold of it.

 

Could be a vin swapped car...

Check and make sure all the vins are there and match, door jamb, dash vin, firewall vin (Check for obvious body work)... fender vin stickers, hatch, doors, etc...

Check the rear lower tie bar in the rear, if the stock one is there then its probably a type r, since the other integras dont have the mounting tabs for it.

Pull the carpet back on the pass side floor up under the dash and see if there is a heavy black firewall mat, if there is a mat, it might not be a type r.

Check the spare tire area for any sound deadening,.. etc.

There is a lot of ways to tell, start with those, and let us know what you find.... seems weird to me the title says RS...

 

you can check to see if it has the rear trunk sway bar thing
same with the rear bottom of the car
also in the door hing where the vin number is at
it says integra type R
also does it have cruise control??
cuz i think im not sure but rs comes with cruise control
itr didnt not sure on this one but check the vin sticker on your door

 

.... lol if the first letters are jh4dc4 he got screwed

 

^^I'm bout to go take a look at it once i get off work at 5pm, so hopefully everything's good. Thanks for the info guys, any more input would be appreciated.

 

My title says type r cuz it lol. Hope he didn't pay itr price. Vin should have dc231 in it if its real

 

Yea? damm that's odd, i remember looking at the title, title said "RS" instead of type R..lol hopefully he didn't get played.

 

My guess is title typo. Pretty sure there was not RS Integra for 2000.

Not many scammers will shave the moon roof and side moldings.

Check behind the ABS pump under the hood...is there a big hole in the passenger side side rail where an intake would be on all other Integras?

As mentioned, the rear lower tie bar is rarely replicated.

Check VINs all around. Block, tranny, and firewall would be most important to me..
All ITRs begin JH4DC231...

 

Yea, that's what i was thinkin, maybe a typo..that's a pretty shitty *** typo though, from a Type R to an RS..California Department of Motor Vehicles is fuking up lol. I'll keep everyone updated on how it goes.

 

In for more info . . .

 

ya

 

Like 'doespike' said...is there a hole with about a 4" diameter in the bulk-head of the metal, next to the ABS pump.

There should not be one.
My Type R didn't have one, until my accident.
I could not locate a solid bulk-head, so I used one with the inlet for the air-intake-noise-supressor, off an LS.

Here is photo of what I used off of an LS, look at the big round hole.

 

if that is the case and its a typo i would hope that it shows up differently to insurance (not sure how cali works) because if anything should happen to it (knock on wood) and insurance sees it as an "RS" guess who's gettin boned

 

Look for the tie bar mounts. Most people who try to do a mock R forget about changing the subframe.

 

post some pics also

 

Well i checked the VIN (DC2) so all the VINs match up; including tranny/engine. Car does have lower tie bar mounts for the subframe, doesn't have a BIG hole behind the ABS pump, etc.. so basically from what i can tell its a " Real Type R ". Im guessing it's a typo/mistake on the DMV part by printing on the title "RS". Time to go wait in a long *** line and speak to some less than intelligent workers and hopefully my cousin can get it corrected. THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP GUYS ...back to the regular Integra forum because I don't have a Type R

 

umm post the vin number

 

You dont have to go back to the regular Integra forum. Go buy yourself a Type R. lol

 

Does your cousin have a Mugen tatoo? If he does, then it's just a regular Integta with a Type-R swap.

 

Sorry, i don't believe in VTEC.

 

need a favor though guys, can anyone post a pix of their CA DMV title to their Type R, leave out all the important info..i just want to see where it would say "Acura Integra TYPE R" thanks!

 

You little **** post the vin

 

crrrrrreeeeepin?