typeR

Just got a reply from my freind JC...no not Jesus christ but some of you'll remember the LSD topic awhile back...im so excited so no shit about typing errors...here's a cut and paste...
Everything's going well. You haven't seen any posts from me...but maybe I should. I'm no longer with Honda. I don't know Tuan, as far as I know. It's probably an alias though...seems like he always has the inside scoop and therefore I'd believe that he works for Honda too. The only thing I didn't like about the 6MT CL was the blacked out headlights. (non reflector area is black)...personally I'd get the originals and put on it. I'm not certain, but I think the grille was changed slightly too...or maybe that was just the TL / TL-S. The shift feeling was pretty good on the 6MT and I think most of the linkage is directly from a Prelude. They also replaced the fake wood trim that looks...ahem...fake with nicer fake aluminum trim. The '03 Accord and the '04 TL will kick ass. Also, there were more than rumours that the Euro Accord would come over as an Acura model too.

later
JC
-----Original Message-----
From: doveyA [mailto:doveyA@msn.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 8:20 PM
To: Jeremy Conners
Subject: heads up from typeR


hey J.
how's it going?haven't seen many post from you over at vtec.unless of you go by anonymous lol.,I wouldn't be surprised..anyway just wanted say hey.OH ya do you know tuan?even if only through email..I ask because he recently joined the bb I frequent Acura-cl.com I guess he got himself a type-S .Looking forward to the new six speed cl and hopefully something exciting in the new accord?? later
Steve aka typeR

mrdeeno

honda/acura always has something up their sleeves...but unlike nissan, they keep their mouths shut.

too bad i'm never buying an acura again.

bioyuki

F*ck, I want Aluminum Trim Dammnit!

typeR

a swap out should be easy on the aluminum trim...what about this blacked out headlight???cant picture it

mrdeeno

if it's gonna be as fake as the stuff around the shift gate, i'd rather have the marble.

bioyuki

Yeah, thats true. Its gotta be a nice brushed (aka matte) aluminium to look nice...

typeR

there's no way they would use the stuff around the shift gate as door trim...I'll bet it's gonna be nice!i stll an very curious about this blacked out headlight deal...almost sounds like what soopa was askin about with the tinted lights a couple weeks back???no?

Shawn S

Aluminum trim ? YUCK !!!!!

If my 2002 6-Speed comes with that I’ll be getting the first WOOD trim kit offered for the car.

Shawn S

langjae

I'll trade the aluminum with ya, Shawn.

jeremy

Shawn S

I would say YES, but I would only trade for the Parchment trim like I have now.
No melted bowling balls please.

I doubt it would fit anyway.
Hopefully they’re moving the E-Brake to the center console, which would change everything.
I will be kind of pissed if it is still on the floor.

Shawn S

doug

Honda always talks big and then when it comes time.. they always back out.. thats why i sold my 89 Accord and bought a maxima and the 99 is about to go for another maxima too

[ 07-29-2001: Message edited by: doug ]

VTEC Racer

Very "Intelligent" response, Doug!

But I gues Honda is learning from Nissan. I.E. The supposed 260hp Maxima and the 180hp Sentra. Both now with 5 less HP than they were originally claiming. There are a few more Nissan/Infiniti models which were detuned for production, would you mind naming those few? :p And while your add it, could you just point out a couple cars where Honda made a lot of hype about and then left it's customers dissapointed? If you ask me, Honda has always been surprising the customer when their new cars debut. Remember a few months ago when everybody thought the the RSX TypeS was gonna have an engine close to 200hp, but not exactly? Well surprise surprise, Honda came out with the 200HP after all. That car has only been known to please the press, not discourage them like the Nissan 240SX's did when they were out in the US.

VTEC Racer

Oh yeah, and another thing. Honda doesn't lie about their 0-60 times (i.e. Infiniti).

CLpower

i want those blacked out head lights


i'm gonna sell my fucking car i think

bioyuki

wtf are blacked out headlights?

[VTEC]TL

I think they mean black housing headlights like on the Euro Accord Type R and the Civic Type R.

mrdeeno

you mean black housings...as in not those black-outs usually seen on visually modded out mustangs (no performance enhancements, just visual; also known as "grits")?

mdaniel

pictures?

oonowindoo

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I doubt CL will have black housing headlights... AND i doubht they will have the aluminum trim.. but i know the front grills and bumper will change...,, and hopefully they wilL FUCKING PAINT THE FUCKING MIRRORS!!!!!wtf were they thinking when they first left part of the mirror black????

acura_service

headlamps are probably similar to 99 jeep grand cherokee compared to 2000-

mrdeeno

i don't pay too much attention to domestic makes...what's a jeep?

tel1sps

If thats what they look like... then I'm not too crazy about them... I like the silver headlights. Nothing to sell ya car over


Now if they sell the Lancer evo VII or Skyline here that might be a different story.

typeR

maybe you havent read some of the previous post from me in regaurd to this friend of mine but what you should understand is....he works/worked at ohio honda R&D the place where this shit is proto typed modeled then ultimately built..he's been in the car...now is it possible some changes get made in production from the version he sees/works on yes...but it sounds like he's seen the production version...

sigs21

IF YOU SELL YOUR CAR HOW WILL YOU GET TO WORK oh thats right you don't have a JOB.. LOL

SC TL

The RSX has a titanium interior option. It looks sweet. Much better than fake wood IMO.

PhatNastyCat

I am burned out on hearing about rumor, guesses, and continuous speculation about the 2002. For the love of all that's good and holy, I just want to know when the frigg'n 2002 is going to start hitting lots!!!
I don't care what magazine "confirms" it or who says what until I can walk into a dealership and start negotiating and chosing options.
Until someone has visual fact, specs, prices, or delivery dates, can folks just stop stringing us 2002 shoppers along?
Give us the facts or forget about it until the facts are available. I mean, all I want to is buy a 2002 CL-S. Why should it be such a pain in the arzzz to get a little factual
info?
I know I am not an avid poster here yet, but please can I get an amen from the balcony?
Thanks-
PNC

SD_surfer

Ask him to pop up the hood next time,maybe it's a 3.5L 315hp engine

Shawn S

AMEN....AMEN....AMEN....AMEN....AMEN....

Shawn S

CL SLeePeR

Aggreed, enough with the he said she said thing. Let's get some facts!

mdaniel

You should stake out their Torrance HQ looking for it. Until there's actually something out in the public, rumors are all we have to talk about.

typeR

let me be more clear>>>this guy was on the team that invented the honda accord coupe type R aka ACR he works/ed side by side with erik berkman who also developed the cl-S basically it was the production version of the ACR ..he sat in this car .he helped build this car...if he said it until i see otherwise it is GOSPLE ...and btw he told me the 6 mt was coming almost a year ago...

mdaniel

The fact is, none of us really know eachother. We're just a bunch of bytes on a server somewhere. We don't know your friend. Anything read on a message board has to be taken with a grain of salt. Until its sitting on a lot or at least has an order code in a dealer's book, it won't be real to most of us.

typeR

i dont know if you guys remember this but this is from july '01 look how accurate the info is...notice the TSX refrence...maybe it's time to contact JC again

Zoot

ibtl...

Zapata

KCPreki11

Where does he work?

typeR

in ohio at the honda R&D plant

KCPreki11

What kind of car does he own?

Loseit

iTrader: (1)

do it!! contact JC!!!

typeR

prelude SH black last time i heard from him...know him?