what is the difference between the 99-00 Civic Type-R grille and the 99-00 Civic Si grille?

i have heard several things, and i wanted see if anyone knew FOR CERTAIN the real answer.

here are some of the things that i have heard... (let me know which ones are true).

1) they are EXACTLY the same.
2) the Civic Type-R has a THINNER mesh grille backing than the Si grilles.
3) the Si has a THICKER mesh grille backing that is used to hold the stock emblem in place.

????? which one(s) is/are true ?????

thanks. any info would help.

 

2 and 3 sound the same.

 

From my understanding...

The grill as well as the lower lip are the same on the Si and CTR. Who cares if there are slight differences? They appear to be the same part, visually.

 

SI grille has a thicker mesh, and it is made out of plastic. it looks better than CTR, IMO.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RareSI &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">From my understanding...

The grill as well as the lower lip are the same on the Si and CTR. Who cares if there are slight differences? They appear to be the same part, visually.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i dont know about the grill, but i know for a fact the Si and R lower lip are different.

 

type-r lip has more of a flare on the sides. its basically an exaderated SI lip.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NoCarBoy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i dont know about the grill, but i know for a fact the Si and R lower lip are different.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i thought they were the same....weird...tell me how they are different

edit: i type to slow

 

hmmm. the lips looked the same to me. can you show me some pics that show the difference? difference between both the grilles and the lips? thanks.

 

ttt

 

i try to help, but i don't want to spend an hour looking for good pictures.

free bump ^

 

I remember seeing a thread like this, and it showed both a CTR and SI front lip on hatches, and it looked like the CTR flared out and sat lower, but in the end, it turned out that the CTR lip was a replica. So I THINK they are the same, but don't quote me on that.

 

the lips are the same

 

well heres some pictures of them both.

A 2000 Civic SI Front
http://carad0.ipixmedia.com/ab...L.JPG

A 2002 Civic Type R Front
http://gallery.consumerreview....c.jpg

A older body style Type R front (Can't really see it that well... but good enough)
http://www.menacespeed.com/civictypeRfront.jpg

hope this helps.

Edit: Sorry, took awhile to get the pics to work... finally resorted to just posting the URL


Modified by Jus4U2NV at 9:38 AM 5/20/2003

 

some more pics of the difference cuz i cant see the ones above.

si lip--


ctr lip--






its noticably different when you put them next to eachother. the ctr is much nicer. its more aggressive.

 

Like 98civictchback said, the type R looks more aggressive. The type R's mesh is a lot bigger than the SI mesh, which is very tiny looking. look at my picture of the 2002 Civic type R, that really shows the difference.

 

I did a search on BBQ grills, This came up! Oops sorry!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jus4U2NV &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Like 98civictchback said, the type R looks more aggressive. The type R's mesh is a lot bigger than the SI mesh, which is very tiny looking. look at my picture of the 2002 Civic type R, that really shows the difference.</TD></TR></TABLE>

you got it mixed up. SI lip has a fatter mesh. type R is thinner.

and i don't know why you showed us a picture of a 2002 CTR, or why you are still talking about it. this whole thread is dealing with EKs, not EPs.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NoCarBoy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

i dont know about the grill, but i know for a fact the Si and R lower lip are different.</TD></TR></TABLE>

NO they are not fool, the Lips are exactly the same.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 98civichtchback &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">



its noticably different when you put them next to eachother. the ctr is much nicer. its more aggressive. </TD></TR></TABLE>

This lip is not an OEM Honda part, it is a replica. the SiR and CTR lips are exactly the same.

 

CTR

 

interesting...

you usually post worthless **** B16A2-EM1, but i must say you are on your A game today

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chris y0! &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">interesting...

you usually post worthless **** B16A2-EM1, but i must say you are on your A game today </TD></TR></TABLE>

?? I post only the truth.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 98civichtchback &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">some more pics of the difference cuz i cant see the ones above.

si lip--



Yeah, now I believe they're different.
ctr lip--






its noticably different when you put them next to eachother. the ctr is much nicer. its more aggressive. </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

apparently they are the same then. oh well i still like my "replica" better.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 98civichtchback &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">apparently they are the same then. oh well i still like my "replica" better. </TD></TR></TABLE>

me too.