Does anyone have any pictures comparing all the differences on both cars (96-98 compared to 99-00)?
Differences between 96-98 and 99-00
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No.Does anyone have any pictures comparing all the differences on both cars (96-98 compared to 99-00)?
Exactly what sort of differences are you looking for? Exterior cosmetic, interior cosmetic, wiring, etc?
Okay, so I went through this thread and tried to add all the model changes by year. I also added some other things I saw that were missing. I focused on USDM Civics, but some listings might cover some or all other '96-'00 Civics in the world.
Here's another helpful thread I made that goes over US trim differences.
http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2055230
1996
GENERAL
- First year of new generation.
- US coupes assembled in the United States.
- US Hatches assembled in Canada.
- US Sedans assembled in the United States and Canada.
COLORS
- Most colors are new to this model.
CHASSIS
- Suspension set up changes to a less Intergra-styled one.
ENGINE
- Various changes in general from previous generation.
EXTERIOR
- Body made larger and heavier overall than previous generation.
INTERIOR
- Now uses a more standard headrest design.
WIRING
- First year for OBD2 Civics.
- First year for standard style 16 pin DLC (Data Link Connector) in Civics.
OPTIONAL PARTS
- Various changes in general from previous generation.
1997
GENERAL
- Sedans are now also assembled in Japan.
COLORS
- Midori Green Pearl discontinued (hatch only color).
- Dark Amethyst Pearl added (hatch only color).
- Inza Red Pearl added (sedan only color).
CHASSIS
- Center three piece floor gusset added to front edge of rear seat. This is for protection during a side impact collision.
- Method of detaching the seat belt retractor changed for coupes and hatches.
- Installation position of washer tube changed.
ENGINE
- Unknown.
EXTERIOR
- Front grille is now "two piece". No longer "one piece" design used on 1996.
- Molding side seal added (for windshield).
INTERIOR
- Method for installing rear cushion in coupe and hatch was changed.
WIRING
- Unknown.
OPTIONAL PARTS
- Front under spoiler added to some trims.
1998
GENERAL
- GX sedan (EN1) trim added in US. This is the rare compressed natural gas model.
COLORS
- Granada Black Pearl discontinued.
- Flamenco Black Pearl added.
- Frost White discontinued (coupe and sedan color).
- Taffeta White added (coupe and sedan color).
- Island Coral Pearl discontinued (coupe and sedan color).
CHASSIS
- Black hood latch cover added.
ENGINE
- Unknown.
EXTERIOR
- Hatches now have handle at top of license plate garnish so you can open the hatch.
INTERIOR
- Bodies with moonroofs get map lights above rearview mirror.
- Hatches now have pin push lock style lock for rear hatch.
- Entire climate control under dash changes design.
WIRING
- Some wiring changes this year.
OPTIONAL PARTS
- Front lip added for coupes in US market (and for hatches and sedans in some other markets).
- Rear lip added for coupes in US market (and sedans in some other markets).
1999
GENERAL
- Si coupe (EM1) trim added. This is the somewhat uncommon DOHC VTEC model.
- VP sedan (EJ6) trim added.
COLORS
- Cypress Green Pearl discontinued (coupe and sedan color).
- Clover Green Pearl added (coupe and sedan color).
- Electron Blue Pearl added (coupe only color).
- Cyclone Blear Metallic discontinued (sedan only color).
- Iced Teal Pearl added (sedan only color).
CHASSIS
- Core support redesigned for new front end update.
- Fender stiffeners (behind headlights, near fender) redesigned a bit. This can make a conversion fit better I'm told.
ENGINE
- EX (D16Y8) begins using different distributors with 8 pin instead of 0 pin plug.
- EX (D16Y8) now are closed head casting instead of open head casting.
- EX (D16Y8) 2 wire IACV built into throttle body (instead of 3 wire attached to back of intake manifold ).
EXTERIOR
- Large exterior front end update.
--- Lower grille made smaller.
--- Fake brake ducts added to bumper.
--- Upper grille made wider and taller.
--- Headlights made pointier.
--- Headlights no longer have amber cap over turn signal, but instead use an amber bulb and amber reflector between headlight and turn signal sections (instead of amber strip at bottom of turn signal section).
--- Fenders and hood redesigned to fit headlights, grille and bumper.
- Coupe and sedan rear bumpers gets slight "lip" added to the bottom of the bumper.
- Sedan gets larger, more pointed taillights.
- Sedan license plate garnish redesigned to a more pointed one.
- Sedan trunk redesigned to accomidate the new tailights and license plate garnish.
- Coupes and hatches get red and white tailight lenses (previous years had amber for turn signals). Amber bulbs now used for turn signals and they use a different bulb style too.
- Sedans (besides GX) remove the a-pillar mounted antenna and now have a rear windshield intergrated antenna.
INTERIOR
- Climate control redesigned. Electronically controlled instead of cable controlled. Now uses knobs and buttons (instead of sliders and buttons).
- Radio is now 1.25 DIN instead of 1 DIN (like earlier years).
- Keyless entry brain no longer on factory head unit. Now is a separate unit.
- Cubby / CD/casette slave space is not in the climate control area instead of down above the cupholders. Also has a non-removable cubby down above the cupholders.
- Cupholder lid is gone. Now uses two different size cupholders too.
- Dome light turns on when you remove the key from the ignition.
- Emergency flashers flash with keyless entry.
- Defrost button moved from top of climate control section to bottom of climate control section.
- "Unleaded Fuel Only" removed from gauge cluster.
- Height adjustable driver's seat added to some models.
WIRING
- OBD2B instead of OBD2A.
OPTIONAL PARTS
- Front lip redesigned to thinner design.
- Rear lip (for coupes and sedans) redesigned to thinner design.
- Coupe spoiler made twice as tall and LED CHMSL is not as wide anymore.
- Sedan spoiler more pointed than before and no longer has the middle "leg".
- Fog lights redesigned. Round only available and they now have a dark silverish colored bezel around them.
2000
GENERAL
- Unknown.
COLORS
- Dark Amethyst Pearl discontinued (hatch only color).
- Vintage Plum Pearl added (sedan only color).
- Titanium Metallic added (sedan only color).
CHASSIS
- Unknown.
ENGINE
- Unknown.
EXTERIOR
- Child seat anchor plate removal and installation procedures are different.
- Child seat anchor plates on rear deck now are on car standard instead of optional (coupes/sedans only?).
INTERIOR
- Unknown.
WIRING
- Unknown.
OPTIONAL PARTS
- Unknown.
Here's another helpful thread I made that goes over US trim differences.
http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2055230
1996
GENERAL
- First year of new generation.
- US coupes assembled in the United States.
- US Hatches assembled in Canada.
- US Sedans assembled in the United States and Canada.
COLORS
- Most colors are new to this model.
CHASSIS
- Suspension set up changes to a less Intergra-styled one.
ENGINE
- Various changes in general from previous generation.
EXTERIOR
- Body made larger and heavier overall than previous generation.
INTERIOR
- Now uses a more standard headrest design.
WIRING
- First year for OBD2 Civics.
- First year for standard style 16 pin DLC (Data Link Connector) in Civics.
OPTIONAL PARTS
- Various changes in general from previous generation.
1997
GENERAL
- Sedans are now also assembled in Japan.
COLORS
- Midori Green Pearl discontinued (hatch only color).
- Dark Amethyst Pearl added (hatch only color).
- Inza Red Pearl added (sedan only color).
CHASSIS
- Center three piece floor gusset added to front edge of rear seat. This is for protection during a side impact collision.
- Method of detaching the seat belt retractor changed for coupes and hatches.
- Installation position of washer tube changed.
ENGINE
- Unknown.
EXTERIOR
- Front grille is now "two piece". No longer "one piece" design used on 1996.
- Molding side seal added (for windshield).
INTERIOR
- Method for installing rear cushion in coupe and hatch was changed.
WIRING
- Unknown.
OPTIONAL PARTS
- Front under spoiler added to some trims.
1998
GENERAL
- GX sedan (EN1) trim added in US. This is the rare compressed natural gas model.
COLORS
- Granada Black Pearl discontinued.
- Flamenco Black Pearl added.
- Frost White discontinued (coupe and sedan color).
- Taffeta White added (coupe and sedan color).
- Island Coral Pearl discontinued (coupe and sedan color).
CHASSIS
- Black hood latch cover added.
ENGINE
- Unknown.
EXTERIOR
- Hatches now have handle at top of license plate garnish so you can open the hatch.
INTERIOR
- Bodies with moonroofs get map lights above rearview mirror.
- Hatches now have pin push lock style lock for rear hatch.
- Entire climate control under dash changes design.
WIRING
- Some wiring changes this year.
OPTIONAL PARTS
- Front lip added for coupes in US market (and for hatches and sedans in some other markets).
- Rear lip added for coupes in US market (and sedans in some other markets).
1999
GENERAL
- Si coupe (EM1) trim added. This is the somewhat uncommon DOHC VTEC model.
- VP sedan (EJ6) trim added.
COLORS
- Cypress Green Pearl discontinued (coupe and sedan color).
- Clover Green Pearl added (coupe and sedan color).
- Electron Blue Pearl added (coupe only color).
- Cyclone Blear Metallic discontinued (sedan only color).
- Iced Teal Pearl added (sedan only color).
CHASSIS
- Core support redesigned for new front end update.
- Fender stiffeners (behind headlights, near fender) redesigned a bit. This can make a conversion fit better I'm told.
ENGINE
- EX (D16Y8) begins using different distributors with 8 pin instead of 0 pin plug.
- EX (D16Y8) now are closed head casting instead of open head casting.
- EX (D16Y8) 2 wire IACV built into throttle body (instead of 3 wire attached to back of intake manifold ).
EXTERIOR
- Large exterior front end update.
--- Lower grille made smaller.
--- Fake brake ducts added to bumper.
--- Upper grille made wider and taller.
--- Headlights made pointier.
--- Headlights no longer have amber cap over turn signal, but instead use an amber bulb and amber reflector between headlight and turn signal sections (instead of amber strip at bottom of turn signal section).
--- Fenders and hood redesigned to fit headlights, grille and bumper.
- Coupe and sedan rear bumpers gets slight "lip" added to the bottom of the bumper.
- Sedan gets larger, more pointed taillights.
- Sedan license plate garnish redesigned to a more pointed one.
- Sedan trunk redesigned to accomidate the new tailights and license plate garnish.
- Coupes and hatches get red and white tailight lenses (previous years had amber for turn signals). Amber bulbs now used for turn signals and they use a different bulb style too.
- Sedans (besides GX) remove the a-pillar mounted antenna and now have a rear windshield intergrated antenna.
INTERIOR
- Climate control redesigned. Electronically controlled instead of cable controlled. Now uses knobs and buttons (instead of sliders and buttons).
- Radio is now 1.25 DIN instead of 1 DIN (like earlier years).
- Keyless entry brain no longer on factory head unit. Now is a separate unit.
- Cubby / CD/casette slave space is not in the climate control area instead of down above the cupholders. Also has a non-removable cubby down above the cupholders.
- Cupholder lid is gone. Now uses two different size cupholders too.
- Dome light turns on when you remove the key from the ignition.
- Emergency flashers flash with keyless entry.
- Defrost button moved from top of climate control section to bottom of climate control section.
- "Unleaded Fuel Only" removed from gauge cluster.
- Height adjustable driver's seat added to some models.
WIRING
- OBD2B instead of OBD2A.
OPTIONAL PARTS
- Front lip redesigned to thinner design.
- Rear lip (for coupes and sedans) redesigned to thinner design.
- Coupe spoiler made twice as tall and LED CHMSL is not as wide anymore.
- Sedan spoiler more pointed than before and no longer has the middle "leg".
- Fog lights redesigned. Round only available and they now have a dark silverish colored bezel around them.
2000
GENERAL
- Unknown.
COLORS
- Dark Amethyst Pearl discontinued (hatch only color).
- Vintage Plum Pearl added (sedan only color).
- Titanium Metallic added (sedan only color).
CHASSIS
- Unknown.
ENGINE
- Unknown.
EXTERIOR
- Child seat anchor plate removal and installation procedures are different.
- Child seat anchor plates on rear deck now are on car standard instead of optional (coupes/sedans only?).
INTERIOR
- Unknown.
WIRING
- Unknown.
OPTIONAL PARTS
- Unknown.
ok i got a question about wiring are the plugs on a 96 the same as a 00 as far as the floor harness goes to do the power window lock mirror swap.. also wondering if i could use a sendan wiring harness and just tuck away the plugs for the back doors or take the pins out and pretty much make one for a hatch... i dont care bout rear defroster
No, they're different plugs. Use the appropriate year span ('96-'98 or '99-'00).ok i got a question about wiring are the plugs on a 96 the same as a 00 as far as the floor harness goes to do the power window lock mirror swap.. also wondering if i could use a sendan wiring harness and just tuck away the plugs for the back doors or take the pins out and pretty much make one for a hatch... i dont care bout rear defroster
You could use a sedan, but I wouldn't because it's so easy to find the right one and do it the right way.
No sure where in DE you are, but finding parts here isn't that hard. I grew up in DE.
This might help (part probably not listed in the drop down, but just look for something you know would be on a coupe and hatch but not a sedan. Remember some body parts on a car might not be available because of damage).
http://www.car-part.com/
You could always just buy it from out of state too.
Oh, and I've live in WA for the past four years. WA has tons of Hondas and a large Honda scene. Sometimes I still have to drive an hour or two, but it's really not a big deal if I don't need to go back.
This might help (part probably not listed in the drop down, but just look for something you know would be on a coupe and hatch but not a sedan. Remember some body parts on a car might not be available because of damage).
http://www.car-part.com/
You could always just buy it from out of state too.
Oh, and I've live in WA for the past four years. WA has tons of Hondas and a large Honda scene. Sometimes I still have to drive an hour or two, but it's really not a big deal if I don't need to go back.
I'm looking for exterior cosmetic. Like a comparison of the front end, fenders, sides etc. Both pictures showing the same angle of either Civic.No.
Exactly what sort of differences are you looking for? Exterior cosmetic, interior cosmetic, wiring, etc?
Well that definitely explains your other post in the post your '96-'98 front thread where you said some '96-'98 Civics looked like '99-'00s.I'm looking for exterior cosmetic. Like a comparison of the front end, fenders, sides etc. Both pictures showing the same angle of either Civic.
Look at his thread.
http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2278221
thanks, this is exactly what i was looking forWell that definitely explains your other post in the post your '96-'98 front thread where you said some '96-'98 Civics looked like '99-'00s.
Look at his thread.
http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2278221