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No difference between 2002 and 2003...

Old Apr 5, 2008 | 01:37 PM
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From what i can gather, the 2002 and 2003 S2000's are IDENTICAL and have NO differences what so ever. There were no upgrades/changes to the 2003 model year.
Is this a valid statement?
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 01:39 PM
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Tan interior came with the white exterior.
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 02:53 PM
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Late in the 2002 model year, they upgraded the oil jets in the engine so early 2002 cars don't have this while all 2003 cars do.

In addition to changing the interior of the white to tan, they also brought back silverstone as a color.
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 02:57 PM
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02 was the only year w/ the all red interior (available in white/black/sebring cars)
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 03:03 PM
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Chrome rings around the tail lights for '03.
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris Stack,Apr 5 2008, 06:03 PM
Chrome rings around the tail lights for '03.
Wrong. 2002 had the same taillights.
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 03:42 PM
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um didn't the glass rear window started at MY03??? that was my understanding...
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by raisantos,Apr 5 2008, 06:42 PM
um didn't the glass rear window started at MY03??? that was my understanding...
I guess I'll be the crusader for MY2002. 2002 is when a ton of changes were made including the glass rear window, tweeters on the doors, chrome ring taillights, slightly darker finish on the wheels, a few color/interior changes, different ECU, and probably a few other things that I can't think of right now. I'm sure there's a faq somewhere on this site that lists this stuff. The oil jet change that happened late in the 2002 production run is all I can think of right now that really differentiates 2003 from 2002 even though there were some 2002 cars, including mine, that have the upgraded jets.
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by wickerbill,Apr 5 2008, 03:49 PM
I guess I'll be the crusader for MY2002. 2002 is when a ton of changes were made including the glass rear window, tweeters on the doors, chrome ring taillights, slightly darker finish on the wheels, a few color/interior changes, different ECU, and probably a few other things that I can't think of right now. I'm sure there's a faq somewhere on this site that lists this stuff. The oil jet change that happened late in the 2002 production run is all I can think of right now that really differentiates 2003 from 2002 even though there were some 2002 cars, including mine, that have the upgraded jets.
i stand corrected.... i'm too lazy to check earlier...
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 03:53 PM
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I think the tail pipes went to the oval shape in 03
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