model code

apd · 28th October 2006, 19:57

Basic question i know (not got one yet) but what is the new civic known by officially ?,for eg my current car is the astra H, the current golf is the mk 5, was wondering as i have been looking at accessories on ebay etc. but some 'new civic' stuff is for the previous model.........

Pottsy · 28th October 2006, 20:16

I think it's a "5D" (confusingly, because this also is short for a 5 door).

MC Hammer · 28th October 2006, 20:33

Officially it's a Civic.

Can't be a 5D as there's also a 3D and a 3DR

I'd guess you need to make sure they stuff is for a 2006 or newer model before buying.

PTR · 28th October 2006, 20:45

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Originally Posted by apd

Basic question i know (not got one yet) but what is the new civic known by officially ?,for eg my current car is the astra H, the current golf is the mk 5, was wondering as i have been looking at accessories on ebay etc. but some 'new civic' stuff is for the previous model.........

We always say with my friends 7gen. Civic or 8gen. Civic (wich is the current one)
Or you can say FK1 (1.4), FK2 (1.

, FK3 (2.2d)

Kpow99 · 28th October 2006, 23:07

06 maybe?

skam · 1st November 2006, 16:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by PTR

We always say with my friends 7gen. Civic or 8gen. Civic (wich is the current one)
Or you can say FK1 (1.4), FK2 (1.

, FK3 (2.2d)

fk1, fk2,fk3

ads · 2nd November 2006, 05:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by PTR

We always say with my friends 7gen. Civic or 8gen. Civic (wich is the current one)
Or you can say FK1 (1.4), FK2 (1.

, FK3 (2.2d)

PTR is absolutely correct here. What you're after is the unique body/chassis code. Although these aren't used for most cars, because there have been so many generations and different body types for the civic, it's easier to distinguish them by this number. Every car made has a body/chassis code. For example the VW Golfs have chassis numbers beginning Mk followed by a roman numeral and then some are further followed by an F to signify a facelift e.g. MkI, MkIF, MkII, MkIIF and so on. BMW are also a good example of this with their familiar E number codes e.g. E36 being the chassis code for the 3 series.

For looking online, what makes the civic even more complicated is that there are different versions of the same generation civic for the US and Europe. For example, here is a picture of a US 8th generation civic!

06Fg2 · 22nd April 2007, 22:14

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Originally Posted by ads

PTR is absolutely correct here. What you're after is the unique body/chassis code. Although these aren't used for most cars, because there have been so many generations and different body types for the civic, it's easier to distinguish them by this number. Every car made has a body/chassis code. For example the VW Golfs have chassis numbers beginning Mk followed by a roman numeral and then some are further followed by an F to signify a facelift e.g. MkI, MkIF, MkII, MkIIF and so on. BMW are also a good example of this with their familiar E number codes e.g. E36 being the chassis code for the 3 series.

For looking online, what makes the civic even more complicated is that there are different versions of the same generation civic for the US and Europe. For example, here is a picture of a US 8th generation civic!

Sorry for bumping an old thread, but that pic is a Canadian Acura CSX and NOT what a US 8th gen civic looks like. My avatar is a pic of my 8th gen US civic and if you'd like more pics, just search my username and you can find my car

.

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