I've noticed in the 2nd gen forum there always talking about production numbers and how rare some are. Are there any rare 1st gens and does anyone know any of the production numbers for them. I've searched but have found nothing any body know anything?

 

i think ours were alot more common.

 

i was thinking that to but theres gotta be at least one color that was a little less common.

 

i'd say inza red or cyclone blue were rare if i had to guess

 

I have yet to see a cyclone blue cl. Pretty much all of the cl's around here are black or white. I've seen a couple other ice teals and a few reds too.

 

Meh, champagne is more uncommon if u ask me, but those 3 are def rather rare. The only main production difs is premium and non-premium

 

ive seen a few inza reds, and like two champagnes. hey black, do you know of anyone with a turboed iced teal in washington? i saw one the other day. had to be the nicest looking cl ive ever seen.

 

id say non-leather CL's like mine are uncommon. especially 3.0's in cloth.

 

matt

 

as far as colors go that actual Red color 98-99 color, not the burgundy color. i hardly ever see that color. dont see much champange either. all the champagne CL is see are 3.0's for more reason.

i really wish we had the stats like the 2nd Gen guys. but its clear that our cars are so common. i find that out everytime i hit up junkyards.

 

Really? I had a guy at a salvage yard tell me parts on our car are impossible to find cuz our cars are rare

 

It was hell looking for a power seat track...
When my bro showed my this car, it was the first time I have ever seen a CL. I remember I hated it cuz I thought it looked like a chick car. I'm not gunna lie tho, with out a spoiler, it kinda dose.. Besides mine, I have only seen like, 3 CLs. 2 green and one white in el paso.

 

makes me miss my titanium metallic knowing it was rare ...and 2.3 5spd not 3.0, and completely shaved

 

hell, I've seen at least 4 other titanium metallics like mine.


BTW, parts yard right down the road has a 97 and a 99 CL for me to pirate, so

 

ducky, are any of the cars Inza red?

 

there is litterally a thousand junkyards in a 25mile radius of my house. i really have no trouble. and if i do, i just have them pull shit off accords.

 

There's yards all over around me too, the ones I've called never even heard of a CL

 

theres a junk yard near me that has 5 cl's.........

 

IDK, I'm going in a few minutes.

 

Man this thread makes me want to call some more salvage yards, but I don't really need any parts, since I still have 75% of my spare interior

 

 

to tell you guys the truth, when i was first thinking about getting a 99 in 2001, i was like "ill get a first gen cause theyre less common than 2nd"...actually an RL was my first choice but i used to see a lot of those too. but then when i bought my car i saw every other fool driving a 1st gen. hahaha.

i guess our cars were a lot more common than i though

 

Dude... where are you going? I've looked at QKZ or LKQ or something like that in Clayton.

I need a few parts... i.e. front fender...

I got a new phone since I last talked to you so I don't have your number...

Could you PM me or text me?

 

I originally thought it looked like a football. I like the unique look of it now.

I envy you guys, I'm very fortunate if I see another CL besides mine in a month. And I have yet to see modded CL in person besides mine. All I've ever seen is stock white 2.xs or black 2.xs.

Black 3.0s with cloth FTW. I'm glad I don't have leather.

 

I saw a burgundy cl with gold trim and pinstripe..i was shocked to say the least.

 

Ryan, there's a red one with that silver chrome trim ALL over it, I've seen it twice now. I have a pic of it up on here somewhere I'll look later tonight

 

^Burgandy and gold sounds like a good combo to me.

 

why

 

because on a 10 year old car it starts to look like shit. and its too hot or cold in the summer.

my cloth still looks mint as hell.

 

oh man well i guess its all about how u maintain it. For me, mines mint, i love it. But i could definately see someone hating the worn out leather look!(my best suggestion is RSX becasuse it looks SO good in our cars. I cant wait to get ahold of some tan ones. )

 

the leather is great if u take care of it, only time it bothers me is when it's super hot in the summer cuz i have the black leather. But even then keeping my windows or sunroof cracked does wonders for keeping the heat from overtaking the car. Mine needed some TLC but I'd def rather have it in the CL than cloth

 

i agree. it think the leather belongs in the cl. In the 98 99 atleast, i know the dash is different. But i think it works well. I think the 97 looks decent also without leather.

 

even without leather think how much life is gonna suck for me with no AC. im gonna need limo tints. lol

 

and

As as leather is, I'd rather have cloth.

 

that wont help ya, from my experience with tint, i dont think my cars any cooler than it was without tint. Maybe even hotter...Then again i have a black car, grey interior/leather and pretty dark windows. I usually put up the sun reflector on the windshield..so i dont know, somethings letting the light in and heating up my car. I just assumed the sun is absorbed by the tint and heats it up.

 

black is just hotter than white, I've owned both

 

Sorry, but all they have is two blacks, a 97 and 99.

Done.

 

thanks for checking though. jack me the grill?

 

ya lately in my area of martinez to hayward i c a first gen at least once a day. dont think any one from here though not sure though

 

no dice, the 97 has no front end, the 99 has no grille.