Originally Posted by Aj
I'll see if I can get it from him, but I am sure that they were installed before they got to the dealer, whether they were special order or not, I don't know, but the info was printed on the sticker.
If I can get the sticker, I'll post it...
Even if it's on the window sticker, that's really not proof that it was installed at "the factory."
Don't forget that all '97 ITR were assembled by a very small specialty company that didn't have the wherewithal or inclination to put AC in.
Manufacturing the ITR was a very expensive proposition, and the body shells moved back and forth from place to place as modifications were made and parts were installed. (In fact, it's likely that Honda lost money on every ITR sold, regardless of any money the dealers might've made.)
I think it might be possible that the Acura district that Florida's a part of might've conspired to have the AC installed before it arrived at the dealer, but the AC was still not installed in Japan.