Where were our 3g's made?

[Silver86LX]

The other day I was just thinking to myself "where was my car made?". I know that almost all new Honda's are made in North America, but what about the older ones? This may be a stupid question but does anyone know the answer?

[carotman]

My 3g was made at the Sayama plant.... it's not a crappy US car :) :)

Seriously, I have an 89 DX and an 89 SE-i as a parts car... the SE-i was US made and the welds aren't the same... they are chunky and ugly on the SE-i.

[MrBen]

Mine is an 86 Sedan DX made in Japan.

[Jareds 89 LX-i]

Mine was built in Japan :)

To tell where yours was made, if your VIN begins with JHM then it was made in Japan, and if it's 1HG then it was made in Ohio. Or if you have a coupe or any SE-i, then it was made in Ohio.

[blazin3gen]

didnt i hear something about if your gas gauge and temp gauge are inward it was made in the US, and if it was outward it was made in japan?

[1989 DX R]

Mine was made probably around the same time/place as Carot's.

[Jareds 89 LX-i]

Originally posted by 1989 DX R
Mine was made probably around the same time/place as Carot's.
You can look on that little plate in your doorjamb to see the exact month it was made. Mine was made in June 1989

[Silver86LX]

So my car was made in Japan then. :) My VIN number starts with JHM.

[netfreak]

Japan for mine as well.

[carotman]

Mine was august 88 (as an 89 model)

[od2681]

My vin starts with JHM so its made in Japan...yay...anyways i just noticed that my gauges were made by Denso...

[AccordEpicenter]

i hear all the coupes were made in japan, as well as the hb's and that the gauges dont indicate country of origin

[iamvandemon]

i have one from both countries. the controles on the collum (turn lights etc) are different as well as the cluster

[Jareds 89 LX-i]

Originally posted by AccordEpicenter
i hear all the coupes were made in japan, as well as the hb's and that the gauges dont indicate country of origin
Actually all coupes were made in Ohio. The whole coupe idea was that of Honda of America Manufacturing. Some of them were even exported back to Japan from the US, and Honda was the first ever Japanase auto maker to do this. For the needles, origin had nothing to do with it. All 86 had outward pointing needles, and all 87-89 had inward pointing needles.

:)

[87accordlxi]

mine's from right down the road in Marysville, OH

AND I'M DAMN PROUD OF IT...(in response to all the whiny ignorant ricers)

[blazin3gen]

Originally posted by Jareds 89 LX-i
Actually all coupes were made in Ohio. The whole coupe idea was that of Honda of America Manufacturing. Some of them were even exported back to Japan from the US, and Honda was the first ever Japanase auto maker to do this. For the needles, origin had nothing to do with it. All 86 had outward pointing needles, and all 87-89 had inward pointing needles.

:)

so i was wrong! where in the blue hell did i hear that at

[88' Accord Ltd]

Mines car has a JHM vin number and it was made in March of 89! I never knew we could find out when it was made before, thats pretty cool!

[SiR]

Sayama as well in Nov. 86. wow...thats a long time. Does anybody know how long the trip takes on the frieghter ship to cross the Pacific Ocean?

[imeside]

My 88 honda accord was made in Ohio. :wave:

[AccordEpicenter]

mine too...

[Morpheus]

Mine was made here.

Americans assembled it?! ugh

[iloveJDMblackrims69]

I remember mine startin form JHM........so guess it was made in Japan.......SUCKAS....lol...wish it was JDM though!

[MrBen]

Originally posted by 87accordlxi
mine's from right down the road in Marysville, OH

Haha, I live in Marysville, WA :wave:

['A20A3']

reppin' ohio manufacturing. what what.:werd:

[HondaManDan]

Mine was made in Canada... it says so under the hood

[wikkedv15]

DAMNIT!
MINE WAS MADE IN OHIO!!!
I ACTUALLY WANTED AN "IMPORTED" CAR
oh well.
but 1 ?
why was ohio choosen as the location for the honda plant?

[Silver86LX]

I dunno why

I know that there's a Honda plant about 45 min from where I live that make the Odessey and the Acura 1.7 EL.

[3rd GEN]

yup.. mine is also a JHM...but from whati remember.. almost all of the older cars.. prior to 89/90 were made in Japan and imported over...so anyone with an 86-87 should all be JHM...i believe it was some of the 88/89 models that were made in the US..
my Se-i was made in US..

[Trowa]

Mine has JHM so in Japan =)

[easyryder]

For the record JHM=Japan
1HG=USA
2HG=Canada

[89AcCOrDmike]

if its made in america, then is it a domestic honda er what

[blazin3gen]

mine is JHM :D

[MrBen]

Little Japanese people made my Honda! Woohoo! :D

[Luis 89LXi]

mine was made in Ohio. :(

[Luis 89LXi]

mine was made in Ohio. :(

['A20A3']

Originally posted by Morpheus
Mine was made here.

Americans assembled it?! ugh

whoopdy fucking do. you live in america right? ok. end of discussion.

[3G Jester]

Yeah its still an efficient japanese design...instead of a domestic 'lets fall apart ' design :lol:

i heard some where on the board once that they had a plant in kentucky too..? :huh:

[charlesb2003]

i have 2 87 LX-i's.. a sedan and a hatchback... both were made in ohio. does that mean that they weren't made with the same precision as the japanese built ones? since Honda built both plants wouldn't the machines they use to build the cars be the same here and in japan?

[‹^› ‹(•¿•)› ‹^›]

Mine was Made in Mexico..

[BITESIZE]

As long as my car don't die, who gives a rat's flying farking ars. But mine was made in Japan. HA HA HA

[3G Jester]

Id just like to point out that my 3g is from Japan :D

but my 6g is domestic......1HG...:(

[bobafett]

JHM type lxi lol

[jay]

My ex-3Gee 89 LX-i Sedan was made in Japan in Oct. 88.

My 2000 Civic Si was made in the U.S.

[89Accord96Lxi]

89 Lxi sedan made in Japan
96 Lx made in U.S.

[HondaManDan]

Honda Of Canada baby... Oh yeah!

[epic1400cs]

why was ohio choosen as the location for the honda plant?

'God Guided!' (Soichiro Honda answered to a question made by a journalist in 1978 prior to Ohio plant construction.)

[szvosec]

Yeah Ohio almost got another plant by me. Honda was looking at the old ford plant that closed down begining of the year, but Ford wouldn't sell.

[lostforawhile]

The other day I was just thinking to myself "where was my car made?". I know that almost all new Honda's are made in North America, but what about the older ones? This may be a stupid question but does anyone know the answer?I used to have the vin code breakdown, mine was made in Japan. I think all the hatches were,not sure.

[ESDEEZ]

JHM WOO HOO!!!!!!!!
When did honda stop making the 3gee (like the month) ?
was it simultanious at all plants?

[Toneloc5145]

This is a REALLY old thread....oh well. Mine was made in Japan in March of '89.

[A18A]

lol @ old thread.. anyways, mine is made in japan...... and possibly Pick-A-Part

[ESDEEZ]

yeah its old but (for once) im not the only one replying

[epic1400cs]

Yeah recycling is good thing. Mine is made in Japan same as me.

[ESDEEZ]

Yeah recycling is good thing. Mine is made in Japan same as me.
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