KarlAU

Hi guys, this is my first post on Honda Tech. I'm from Melbourne, Australia. I'm hoping I can get some help with a CRX I'm trying to build. I've been wanting to do this for 15 years but due to health reasons, I have been unable to til now.

I've bought an EF CRX with an empty engine bay and a b16a1 half cut. I wanted to know if there are any alternative Honda dashes that will fit in the CRX? I was thinking maybe the 1989-92 Integra or a Del Sol or EG Civic. Would anyone have any idea about this?

Also, I hear about a lot of people taking out air con with doing a B series transplant into a CRX. Why is that? My CRX did have a b16a in it before I bought it and the air con was taken out. What do I need to have air con and a b16 in a CRX?

Thanks guys I appreciate any help

acmoc

As long as you know what you're doing with the wiring. People have put s2000 dashes in.
As for AC, the crx mostly did not come with AC

whited

As for AC, you just need an adapter to bolt it up to the B-Series block. People remove it to save weight, save HP, and cleaner bay. I have AC on 2 of my B-Series and not on the third.

KarlAU

Thanks a lot for your replies guys.

Just a quick Q - Does anyone know if the S2000 is a direct fit?

And is the adapter custom made or OEM? My father owns a wrecking yard so we can usually find from factory. But if its custom made, do you have a link to see what I'm looking at?

Thanks brother!

KarlAU

Here are some pics of my ride. I'm hoping to paint it a midnight blue with white pearl. It definitely used to have AC and the dash has an A/C button there.

The car is in immac condition. Not a dent, scratch or rust on it. I picked it up for $650 + 300 towing which in AU is a bargain. That's around $500US and $235US all up

Travis Rose

thats a nice ride you got there...if i were you i would go for a nice clean darker look...but thats just me

whited

The only thing I have ever seen that was notable was an RSX dash swap with a K20. It was a while back, and there wasn't too much detail on how they installed it.

KarlAU

Yeah I'm going for a midnight blue with a white pearl. I personally don't like the baby blue

whited

To each their own. But any CRX done right will look nice.

KarlAU

I like the first pic.. Color is darker than my car. The baby is just too light for my liking

acmoc

Not sure "direct fit"
They put one into a civic here and it just took a lot of testing the wires and connecting all the right ones But they got it to work.

Not sure how they mounted i however. But it looked good

Wiring is not hard, find some diagrams and go by color coding and you should be good.
There might even be some diy's out there already

kelsodeez

if bad comes to worse, you can always throw a sheet metal dashboard into the car and cover it with some fabric. here's what i did with my old crx

.Manny.

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oh my