Hi everyone
I wonder if someone can help me. It’s my boyfriend’s car and he’s at home with no internet and I’m at work with internet, so he’s telling me what to look for.
He needs a front suspension upper arm for his CRX. I’ve looked on ebay and I can find plenty of these but then it lists the models it’s compatible with and there are loads of different 1988 CRX’s, with different model numbers, DX, Si, VTi etc. It doesn’t say anywhere on any paperwork he has what his is. All it says is Honday Civid CRX, 1.6, 16 valve, dohc. So I don’t want to buy a part that doesn’t fit.
Can anyone help? Do we have any old Honda experts out there?
Thanks in advance 
the designations- DX, Si, VTi etc. refer to the type of trim level of that specific Honda CRX model.
The thing you’re looking for is compatibility between the parts and the general condition of the part. Used parts can be damaged and the buyer could be unaware of this.
As a general rule, I’d buy the part from a junk yard or auto recycling yard because I get a chance to look at it first to see it’s condition and match it up with the old one, BEFORE i lay down any cash for it.
You never know what you might get on ebay, sometimes.
i’m no expert, but as long as it’s for a 1988 CRX, it’ll fit. DX, Si, etc are just variants – today, these variants mean some have airbags, or cupholders, or a nice sound system. i don’t know what the differences are in those variants, but i’m sure the front upper suspension arm will fit on his car, as long as it says it’s for a 1988 CRX 1.6.