Great information 2 thumbs up i sayOriginally Posted by macoman69
Dude easiest way is to check the vin/chassis number. As well as engine number. All Australian delivered DC2R engines should be marked b18c7.
I doubt many ppl would be out there making there vtir or gsi look EXACTLY like a Type R so dont stress out too much.
There are things that you can look at to see its a genuine Type R.
- All Type R's are 5 stud (wheels)
- Should be marked as a b18c7
- Vin and Chassis numbers should match up
- Number of what build the car is should be under the handbrake should match up with the vin number
- Check what the car is registered as (would be sus if it where not registered as a type r)
- Cluster should have carbon fibre backing.
- Carbon Fibre should be around the dash like aircon vents (for some reason though Type R's Never came with carbon fibre insert on the passenger side airvent..weird lol)
- Check the log books see if the vin and chassis number inside the log books match the ones on the car.
- Type R's dont come with any sound deadening inside the cabin (im not sure whether there is any visible sound deadening in the other integra boots but i know Type R's dont have any in the boot)
- The windscreen glass on Type R's is thinner than usual.
Type R's dont have any side mouldings on the side of the car like the Gsi or Vtir.
- DC2 Type R's only came in :
Championship white,
Milano Red,
Indy yellow (i think thats what its called),
Midnight black (01 came with nighthawk black)
Not much more i can think of. I doubt someone would go to the trouble of making an exact replica of a type r. Cause it would probably cost more just to get everything perfect than to buy a genuine type r.
Just go with your gut and if some things dont add up and you start feeling like its not the right thing to do then dont go through with it. Your the buyer and you have the money.
That being said hope everything goes well.
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