01-03 or 04-05

[ep3king4]

im looking to buy a civic but not really sure witch year to get i like the body style on the 04 and 05 is there anything else different between the 01-03 and 04-05 and just wanna kno witch year you guys perfer any input will help thx

[D17em2]

My civic is an 05 and I like it better then the 01 to 03 it has a better body style and the front bumper looks better then the 01 to 03 bumper

[ep3king4]

My civic is an 05 and I like it better then the 01 to 03 it has a better body style and the front bumper looks better then the 01 to 03 bumper
ya thats what i think do thy make foglights for that year?

[D17em2]

Yea they do man.

[MrRline2010]

im looking to buy a civic but not really sure witch year to get i like the body style on the 04 and 05 is there anything else different between the 01-03 and 04-05 and just wanna kno witch year you guys perfer any input will help thx

A few more parts here and there for the 01-03's but really the best looking years are the 04-05. The main differences are the headlights and front end, and the rear bumper. If you purchased an 01-03 the 04-05 bumper is a clean swap onto it. The engines are all the same and there are really no great advancements going from 01-03 to 04-05. I will say though that despite being recalled the 01-03's do have the air bag srs recall and it seems as though there may be a few more problems with 01-03 models mainly trannys than others. Of course this is only small samplings of what I have read.

[dsack]

this is my em2 .This is the 03-05 front end with fog lights
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa17/daniel_dsack/100_1973.jpg

[MrRline2010]

this is my em2 .This is the 03-05 front end with fog lights
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa17/daniel_dsack/100_1973.jpg
uh you are misinformed dsack. Look at your picture which is an 01-03 model vs my 04 which falls in the 04-05 range. The 03-05 have nothing in common as far as the front end goes.There's no random trim piece on the hood on the 04-05 the headlights are more aggressive looking, the fog light section becomes seperated from the lower grill. Also just for reference my coupe has a sedan grill on it so that part would normally be a honeycomb part on the top.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f336/dj_cronic_metal/100_0996.jpg

[dsack]

correct my friend .
my brain just took a dump,01/03
but i do like the 04/05 they have a nice
line up in the front

[luis8585]

i like more 01 03 from end

[D17em2]

Just get a 04 or 05 they look better

[CJs_EM2]

Just get a 04 or 05 they look better

agreee.!

[ep3king4]

thx guys for all the input

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f336/dj_cronic_metal/100_0996.jpg[/quote]
i like this front end so ima try to get an 05

[luis8585]

all day 01 03 from and

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6573273631_2446edd576_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/64588533@N08/6573273631/)
Desktop Background (http://www.flickr.com/photos/64588533@N08/6573273631/) by luisd17 (http://www.flickr.com/people/64588533@N08/), on Flickr

[D17em2]

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f336/dj_cronic_metal/100_0996.jpg




04-05 still look better

[MrRline2010]

Just go for an 04-05 everyone likesthem over the initial 01-03

[civicarlos]

get the 05 i dont think that year have that much problems as older models as 01, honestly i think the 01-03 being the first models that came up are full of problems such suspension, pwdl, crappy ceiling etc etc etc.... i can tell you i ll never buy a 01-03 again go with the 05 not because the way it looks but i think its more reliable

[MrRline2010]

get the 05 i dont think that year have that much problems as older models as 01, honestly i think the 01-03 being the first models that came up are full of problems such suspension, pwdl, crappy ceiling etc etc etc.... i can tell you i ll never buy a 01-03 again go with the 05 not because the way it looks but i think its more reliable

eh honestly the 05's are just as prone as the 01-03's, but the 01-03 has the airbag recall.

Problems with all models are weak manual trannys going around 60-75k in some cases with spirited driving im sure

I have noticed a few problems with the stock headers cracking through the model years. It happened on my 04 and because of the retarded lx setup the cat and header are all one piece. Meaning it was cheaper for me to source a brand new full exhaust then it was to pay 928 dollars with 10% above cost pricing for a new cat/header combo for the lx.

Seat Rocking is about the only other issue, and im not sure if it's out here or not, but my head gasket went at 120k and my buddies at 126k.

[dsack]

yes true on the head gasket me and my bro just did one on a 05 at 122000 miles ,but its
cake when you replaced many over the years..

even with one of the best suspension setups on my emduce i cant get the
stance i want,made for performance not looks ,plus the fenders seems to
accommodate for a bigger rim size over the oem spec 15 inch ..

[MrRline2010]

yes true on the head gasket me and my bro just did one on a 05 at 122000 miles ,but its
cake when you replaced many over the years..

even with one of the best suspension setups on my emduce i cant get the
stance i want,made for performance not looks ,plus the fenders seems to
accommodate for a bigger rim size over the oem spec 15 inch ..

Lowered I had 17's on mine and I could of easily done 18's I think rufus did 19's and that's about the biggest I've seen on an em2. Weird that the temperature out here seems to do work on the head gaskets, but im betting there is some kind of cost cutting that honda did and didn't think about it. Either way glad Tri-Tech had done mine when it went out. Saved me about 700 bucks.

[luis8585]

the only problem i have whit my civic is the alternator and the suspension but other then that still ruining like Toyota

[intenseDA9]

I have a 02. I say get the 03 year. It has a little bit of both model. It has the 04-05 interior but the 01-03 headlamps which i like better than the 04-05 headlamps.

Also the only problem i've had with my civic is that its misfiring.

[luis8585]

I have a 02. I say get the 03 year. It has a little bit of both model. It has the 04-05 interior but the 01-03 headlamps which i like better than the 04-05 headlamps.

Also the only problem i've had with my civic is that its misfiring.

yup true

[2005k20em2]

I go with the 04 and 05 EM-2's I just like the face lift and the head lights and the tail lights look more 21st century