Quote Originally Posted by Philip Lee View Post
well i checked out a CW DC2R and the Type R no. isn't the same as the VIN. (the R number is the same as engine no. tho). i looked at the service book and varified with the selling dealer and it seems geninue (both VIN and engine no. are the same as recorded with Honda). so i don't think the R no. will always equal to the VIN. (correct me if i'm wrong tho)
R # on plate under the hand brake doesn't have to be same as the VIN #. Could be 1 or 2 numbers off. I believe, the # on plate refers to a # of the car delivered and sold in Australia, where as VIN # refers to a # of chassis build in the factory. First one or two bodies could be kept and used be the factory as the reference bodies for quality monitoring. Hence the difference. Australian DC2R specification differs from Japan. Headlamps being the most obvious one.