just wana know [Archive] - 3geez.com - Classic Honda Accord & Prelude Forum

87hatch

11-21-2002, 07:53 AM

every third gen accord iv seen,it always say honda of america,my car say honda of japan, does any one elses say honda of japan,because i havnt seen one thats says that any were, every time i go to the junk yark i look and the all say america, why is that?

markmdz89hatch

11-21-2002, 08:15 AM

I think that there were lots of accords built here at the US assembly plant, however there were some that were imported from Japan. I'm gonna guess that if you look at your guage cluster, the temp/fuel guage needles point outward rather then inward like the "America" models. Can you check that out b/c now I'm curious.

Coroncho80

11-21-2002, 08:18 AM

Mark, your user name looks sooooo weird with that 3geez foundation member logo under it. It makes it look like if you were one of the big shots here. :lol

I gotta get that!

markmdz89hatch

11-21-2002, 08:35 AM

yeah, looks cool huh... ...c'mon now it's ur turn, we can be the "little big-shots"

PS.. Sorry for trashin ur thread with this RYAN..

Neuspeed87lx

11-21-2002, 03:01 PM

what motor you have

ACCORD EX

11-22-2002, 02:15 PM

i have A20A2 built in Japan ! but i live in egypt !

MIKE

HondaBoy

11-22-2002, 11:19 PM

mine says its made in japan. i know wut ur talkin about the american thing. i think 87 was one of the last 3geez made there. im not entirely shur but that could be right. i know that the new 2003 accord is made entirely in japan. i was reading that thingy on the window sticker. it said assmebled in japan. the new civic Si is made in england and i think partly in USA. i can always check at my dealership. they usually have the answer i need.

Jareds 89 LX-i

11-22-2002, 11:39 PM

Easiest way to tell is by the VIN #. If it starts with JHM, then it was made in Japan (Sayama plant, I believe). If it starts with 1HG, then it was made in Ohio by Honda of America, Mfg.

I don't think they ever actually "stopped" importing the cars from Japan, they just don't do as many anymore. Back when our cars were made it seems like you see about an equal mix of the 2 (or maybe a few more 1HG than JHM). Browsing through ebay I occasionally see a 4th, 5th, and even 6th gen with a JHM vin, but most are 1HG.

Mine is JHM :)

88turboaccord

11-22-2002, 11:45 PM

1989 is when the honda accord was made in the US. There were still a few imported from Japan, but 1988 and older are true Japan cars.

anchovies

11-23-2002, 12:21 AM

Mine's 88, made in US.

YK86

11-23-2002, 12:28 AM

The 3rd gen coupe was "born" and made in the US. So all the 3rd gen coupes in Japan were actually imported from the US and are left hand drive like us with the A20A3. Weird huh??

anchovies

11-23-2002, 12:33 AM

Oh yeah, mine's a coupe.
yeah, coupe market in Asian countries is low if any. I haven't seen any coupes for any honda models in malaysia.

markmdz89hatch

11-23-2002, 12:48 AM

one 88 and one 89, both 1HG... ...I want a JHM, but i don't think i could get use to the guages needles pointing the "other" way.

1989 DX R

11-23-2002, 03:02 PM

Mine's an 89 from Japan. :super:

89LXiCoupe

11-25-2002, 10:11 AM

Mine's an 89, but it was made in 88.

87accordlxi

11-25-2002, 10:51 AM

mines an 87, made in Marysville. 1HG on the VIN

AccordEpicenter

11-26-2002, 03:57 PM

My 88 LX-i was made in usa. Ive heard the japanese built ones are higher quality but they rust worse than the American ones, any truth to it?

bobafett

11-26-2002, 05:14 PM

jhm for my 86! :)