anyone know the difference between the honda of america badge that has a silver eagle vs. a gold eagle? and also once says honda of america and another honda of america mfg, inc.? what is the correct placement of these? is there like a certain distance away from the rear window?

 

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thanks for the offer though..i got my set already. do you know what the differnece is between the gold /silver ones? is it diff between the years?

 

I had 2 HOA emblem on the C- pillar of my car....mine are the gold one bought from aj racing

 

the ones on my car, have the edge in gold and the eagle is silver.

 

oh..wow seems to actually be several different ones. min is like a silver gunmetal surrounding with gold eagle and on the bottom it says honda of america mfg, inc. weird

 

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WHAT?!?..you are joking right? i got my used for $20 shipped.

 

ebay, right?

hey, if i can sell them for $50... why not? otherwise i'll go down till they are sold.

 

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do you have a pic of yours?

 

^ haha..yea i want to see too.

 

ill get a pic of mine next week, my car is at the shop getting my bumper painted.

 

this is pic of my H of A badge. Ship direct from Japan.

 

mine is pretty much the same, but where it say "honda of america" mine says "honda of america mfg, inc." also the eagle is gold instead of silver. other then that its pretty much the same.


Lac how much did you pay for yours?

 

From the pic might look silver, but actually the eagle and "honda of ameria" is gold color. It's a gift from my friend who visit Japan last summer so I don't really know the price. Can you post pic of yours?

 

 

Oh.........I haven't seen this "edition" before....
are they the one for Inspire UA5?
Mine is the same as LacViet's one...."HONDA OF AMERICA" only

 

This version looks a littel shady to me.

 

^ how does your emblem feel like? on the back of mine it says "honda"

 

This is where the badge goes. On the C Pillar.





This is on a 1999 Honda Saber (I live in Japan).....I have more pics of my car in the picture gallery...Look for it.

 

^ thanks! i just estimated where it should go, i guess it came pretty close.

 

Can I join the club, too???

 

The gold badges were used on US made Honda Accords from the 1987-1993 period, along with various Honda models like the small Civic box wagon from the mid 80's.

The Saber / Inspire, to the best of my knowledge, are the only modles that used the silver badge. The RL/Legend is made in Japan, and has never had it. Same for the Vigor.

 

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Hello, I just bought a used JDM 1999 Honda Inspire. I really don't care that much about what 3.2V on the trunk means but it looks almost exactly like an Acura TL. The VIN plate in the engine compartment says "Made in USA" and there are "Honda of America" badges on each C pillar.
My questions are:
1. Does anyone have a link to an English language version of the owners manual?
2. If not, does anyone know how to set the clock (I've tried every different button permutation and cannot change the hour although the minutes are exactly correct.)
3. Anyone have info on what I could buy to replace the broken Gathers 10 disc CD changer?
4. Any info on which DVD-ROM version would work? I doubt if the Cayman Islands are digitized but I just want to get the Japanese "no disc" message off the screen.

BTW the TV works fine - too bad we cannot have this feature in the USA. Picture goes off when the car starts moving, comes back on when you stop. Audio stays on all the time. Great for watching the evening news in stop & go rush hour (yes, we DO have a rush hour in the Caymans)

 

My car is a JDM Saber. Same car, but I have the 25V. Your 32V means 3.2 Liter V engine. It's the same as the USDM Acura TL for that year. Mine was also built in the US.

My owner's manual is in Japanese, so I can't help you there. The only thing I can think of is to scour the web and look for a UK / Australian website that has it. I never bothered because I have a built in translator (my wife).

The 10 disc CD changer can be purchased here in Japan, but you'll need to use Yahoo Japan Auctions. You might be able to search on the engine code, GF-UA5 (for your car) or UA4 for my model. That might get some results.

The TV has a safety feature so it shuts off when the vehicle is on / in drive. If you turn on the car, leave it in park, and put on the emergency brake, the TV will turn on. This means there's a ground loop or switch with the emergency brake mechanism. This might be the key to bypassing the shut off feature. Good luck....

 

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does anyone have any recommendations on how to get the badges pretty much on the same spot for both sides?

 

make a template using the same reference point on both sides, say the edge of the window trim molding or something like that.

 

I was thinking of doing that, hopefully when the time comes it will come out right

 

I just bought a 2001 Honda Inspire 3.2 Type-S (loaded). Mine was built on an assembly line in Marysville, Ohio by Americans and shipped to Japan. I want to take this car back to the States with me... Anyone ever tried this?

 

what i did is printed out a picture of them on a real inspire to roughly get an idea of where it went, then used a ruler measuring a set distance and put a piece of tape where i wanted the edge of the emblem to go. measure from the same spot on both sides and your set