year question?

[895spdforfree]

Well, i wanted to know how i could make sure what year my accord is. I know you can tell by looking at the tail lights, but i wanna know other ways too. I tried searching for 3 min (haha) and i didnt come up with anything. thanks

[AccordEpicenter]

front bumper, front headlight trim, front grille, gauges, front corner markers, front turnsignals, somtimes the wheels are a giveaway too. If you need to find the exact year of the car, run the vin number

[895spdforfree]

thanks man. I got scared ( i dont know why) cause i had 86 tailights on mine but i ran the vin number and its an 89

[MrBen]

Should say on your doorjamb the year it was manufactured, down on the bottom on a metalic plate I believe.

[Cheeseburger]

Should say on your doorjamb the year it was manufactured, down on the bottom on a metalic plate I believe.

yep thats correct

[88accordalltheway]

Id there anyway to distinguish(sp?) between an 86 to an 87 or an 88 to an 89 if i just see them driving? I really dont think so...I always find myself doing this, ill see the tails or the side markers and know between the 86-87 and 88-89 right away, but after that i cant get anymore specific. Just wondering if it could be done...

[MrBen]

Hubcaps, tail lights, sidemarkers, grille, eyebrows, bumpers, and door mouldings are all different on the sedan between 86 87 and 88 89 I believe.

[DBMaster]

86-87 bumpers are black on top. 88-89 bumpers are body colored with black strips. On the DX's the bumper style difference remains, but the bumpers themselves would be all black, except on the 88-89 DX coupe. There are other things, too, as mentioned above. I have noticed differences in the upholstery fabric choices, too. The door jamb sticker is the sure bet.

[2drSE-i]

86 and 87 corner lights are almost all orange, 88 and 89 have small rectangular reflector in the center

[88accordalltheway]

ya, ya, ya....all that stuf is obvious, but what about the difference between the 86 and 87? What about an 88 and a 89? The only thing i know is that if its an se-i, its an 89. I got nothing to distinguish the exact year....Can it be done?

[Busted_Blue]

nope. There weren't significant changes between the years to distinguish them by it driving by your eyes.

[88accordalltheway]

cmon derick, there has to be SOMETHING! Add on wheels? werent they different from year to year? What about the bumper inserts? didnt they change a little(or had two differnt kinds) for the 86 to 87? Im looking for anything....I want to be pro, ill look at it and know the year right off the bat...

[88eyeguy]

door sticker doesn't show the year model of a vehicle, just the date of manufacture. my 1988 was manufactured in november '87.

[2drSE-i]

sry dude i dont think there is any difference