ummm, i'm pretty sure the EBP preludes didn't come out until either 2000 or 2001. MAYBE 1999, but i'm sure that color was not available in 1997. make sure u get the VIN so u can do basic checks on it. carfax, autocheck, even the honda owners link to see original color in case it was painted. but yea as long as everything got fixed properly, it shouldn't be a problem