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esco4more

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CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT TRIM I AM MEAN EK? OR EM? IM CONFUSED WITH ALL THESE E´S
ITS A 1999 MODEL AND THIS IS SO I BUY THE RIGHT UPGRADES FOR HER.. THANKS IN ADVANCED.

 

Plambech

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You can see it in your vin number.. It will say xxxEK/EJ and then a number..
 


esco4more

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Where Is That Located Everything On My Car Is Tagged Even Down To The Doors So If You Could Give Me A Better Idea
 

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If you look on your registration, your VIN is there. Your VIN is also on the firewall, on the dash (able to be seen through the windshield), on the driver door jamb and on most major body components (hood, doors, bumpers, fenders, etc.).

"EK" refers usually to any '96-'00 Civic, but true EK chassis are only certain hatches and sedans sold in some countries (Japan and Europe both have true EK chassis, but the United States does not).

Your VIN will start with 1HG, 2HG or JHM. Those characters denote where the car was assembled (US, Canada and Japan). The next three characters are your chassis code.

6G (1995-2000) Models:
*Bolded listings are available in the US, but might not be available only in the US.*

EJ6 (1.6L SOHC non-VTEC 2/3/4 door)
EJ7 (1.6L SOHC VTEC-E 2 door)
EJ8 (1.6L SOHC VTEC 2/4 door)
EJ9 (1.4L SOHC non-VTEC 3/4 door)
EK1 (1.6L SOHC VTEC-E 3/4 door)
EK2 (1.3L SOHC non-VTEC? 3/3 door)
EK3 (1.5L SOHC VTEC 3/4 door)
EK4 (1.6L DOHC VTEC 3/4 door)
EK5 (1.6L SOHC ?? 4 door 4WD)
EK6 (??L SOHC ?? 3 door)
EK7 (??L SOHC ?? 3 door)
EK8 (1.6L SOHC ?? 4 door 4WD)
EK9 (1.6L DOHC VTEC 3 door)
EM1 (1.6L DOHC VTEC 2 door)
EN1 (1.6L SOHC VTEC CNG 4 door)

The above codes are all chassis codes for sixth generation Civics (which yours is one). The trim would be something like CX, DX, EX, GX, HX, LX, SE, Si, VP, SiR, VTi, Type R, RTi, CXi, and so on.

For the US:

COUPES

1996-2000 DX coupe - EJ6 (1.6L SOHC non-VTEC)
- Base coupe model
- Manual door locks and windows
- Black plastic side molding, license plate garnish and mirrors

1996-2000 EX coupe - EJ8 (1.6L SOHC VTEC)
- Fully loaded coupe model
- Power door locks and windows
- Painted side molding, license plate garnish and mirrors
- Power moonroof

1996-2000 HX coupe - EJ7 (1.6L SOHC VTEC-E)
- Economy coupe model
- Power door locks and windows
- Black plastic side molding, license plate garnish and mirrors
- Alloy wheels

1999-2000 Si coupe - EM1 (1.6L DOHC VTEC)
- Fully loaded sport coupe model
- Power door locks and windows
- Painted side molding, license plate garnish and mirrors
- Power moonroof
- Alloy wheels
- Limited paint options (black, red, blue)
- Additional color option (Electron Blue Pearl)
- "DOHC VTEC" stickers on lower quarter panels
- Standard front lip
- Standard painted side skirts

HATCHES

1996-2000 CX hatch - EJ6 (1.6L SOHC non-VTEC)
- Base hatch model
- Manual door locks and windows
- Black plastic side molding, license plate garnish and mirrors
- Radio is optional
- Black plastic roof spoiler

1996-2000 DX hatch - EJ6 (1.6L SOHC non-VTEC)
- Still a base model, but the highest hatch model available in the US
- Manual door locks and windows
- Black plastic side molding, license plate garnish and mirrors
- Painted roof spoiler
- More available options than CX (like power steering)
- Rear window wiper

SEDANS

1996-2000 DX sedan - EJ6 (1.6L SOHC non-VTEC)
- Base sedan model
- Manual door locks and windows
- Black plastic side molding, license plate garnish and mirrors

1996-2000 EX sedan - EJ8 (1.6L SOHC VTEC)
- Fully loaded sedan model
- Power door locks and windows
- Painted side molding, license plate garnish and mirrors
- Power moonroof

1998-2000 GX sedan - EN1 (1.6L SOCH VTEC CNG)
- Economy sedan model (very rare)
- Black plastic side molding, license plate garnish and mirrors
- CNG stickers on bottom of rear doors
- Limited paint options (white, silver, light blue)

1996-2000 LX sedan - EJ6 (1.6L SOHC non-VTEC)
- Basic luxury sedan model
- Black plastic side molding, license plate garnish and mirrors

1999-2000 VP sedan - EJ6 (1.6L SOHC non-VTEC)
- Basic luxury (with some extras) sedan model
- Some painted and some black plastic side molding, license plate garnish and mirrors
 

esco4more

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Thank you for being so informative I will look and see then ill get back to you thanks again....
 

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Looks like you have an ej8.
 


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