<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 92LSVTEC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
knowledge... whats the red momentary switch for by your left knee?
as well as the nuts/bolts on the headrest beams?</TD></TR></TABLE>

The two momentary switches are where I relocated my cruise control buttons when I got the aftermarket steering wheel.

The nuts/bolts on the headrest beams are my custom camera mount:

 

hey kNOwLedGe, what did your use to get your cluster that color?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by projectTeG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hey kNOwLedGe, what did your use to get your cluster that color?</TD></TR></TABLE>

It was no easy task to make it look OEM...

I disassembled the whole cluster, used a solvent to remove the light blue color and light filters from the back of each gauge, made the back of the gauges orange, then made my own light filters to put on the back of each gauge.

It took LOADS of trial and error, so I advise you to have a spare gauge cluster if you plan on trying it. The fuel and temp gauges were DIFFICULT to do.

 

should've done it up in indiglo man.
indiglo dash kits are like $40, quit being cheap

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by usdm420 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">should've done it up in indiglo man.
indiglo dash kits are like $40, quit being cheap </TD></TR></TABLE>

If I really wanted to, I could make my gauges red, white , and blue...

AMERICAAAAAAAAAAAAA, **** YEAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kNOwLedGe. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

If I really wanted to, I could make my gauges red, white , and blue...

AMERICAAAAAAAAAAAAA, **** YEAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

but that wouldn't be JDM.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mattb16teg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Why did you have such bad experience with Innovative?

I'm using their mounts and can't complain, it was hard to find DA mounts. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MaltBeer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Why do you say that? I think I remember your post on G2IC, something with the crossmember and not fitting right and so on...</TD></TR></TABLE>
i just hate that company. They are liars and my experience with their mounts has always been horrible. a buddy of mine has them in his CRX and the bushing is sliding out of the steel surround. i'll probably get a pic and post it in that g2ic thread to spread the awareness about that damn company. i loved them at first cuz they were making steel mounts and they were inexpensive. but after me dealing with them, i will try looking elsewhere when its time for me to get some mounts.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JasperDA9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">did you use the replacement mounts or the cable to hydro mounts?</TD></TR></TABLE>
i've used both. on the replacement mounts i've used the holes for the bolts were too small and had to be reamed out a little. on my cable-hydro conversion kit, i needed 15 other parts that they dont tell you about. and it didnt work for a ****! a buddy of mine bought h22 mounts from them. With their mounts you have to completely hack off the tranny mount off the car. Well they dont even take the time to write something up to explain where to put their replacement bracket. no instructions, nothing! for something like that (cable-hydro, replacing oem mount bracket) i'd like at least a diagram showing how they planned to install it.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kNOwLedGe. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

It was no easy task to make it look OEM...

I disassembled the whole cluster, used a solvent to remove the light blue color and light filters from the back of each gauge, made the back of the gauges orange, then made my own light filters to put on the back of each gauge.

It took LOADS of trial and error, so I advise you to have a spare gauge cluster if you plan on trying it. The fuel and temp gauges were DIFFICULT to do.</TD></TR></TABLE>
what do you mean make it look OEM? couldnt you have just used amber bulbs? I'm sorry, What am i missing?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by .Kyle. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">who manufactured that ramhorn up there ? ^^^^^^^ looks loose compared to mine. mines nice and snug.</TD></TR></TABLE>

If you mean mine, it's RLD-Fab. What is yours?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by g2_teg_ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
what do you mean make it look OEM? couldnt you have just used amber bulbs? I'm sorry, What am i missing?</TD></TR></TABLE>

If you've ever just chaged the bulbs in your gauge cluster to amber, it looks like ****. OEM gauge clusters are ORANGE and not amber. With amber bulbs, you get a nasty yellow-orange color that isn't evenly spread all over the cluster. The cluster has 2 different sizes of bulbs, so the color looks different based on which parts of the gauges are near which size of bulb.

OEM "amber" gauge clusters get their color from the back of the gauges and not the bulbs, so I had to change the color of the gauges themselves. This is why the gauges light up orange, and the odometer and trip meter still light up in white like an OEM cluster. Notice how the color of my cluster matches my OEM CD player

EDIT: This is a gauge cluster swapped with amber bulbs

 

 

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Sucks to see that missing center cap.

I have 6 Mugen RNR wheels and 6 center caps. I obviously can't use all 6 center caps at one time, but I'm afraid to get rid of my 2 spare caps for fear of losing any.

I might be able to be convinced to let one go

 

cant beat a paint job sprayed on by yourself

 

What a tease...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kNOwLedGe. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Sucks to see that missing center cap.

I have 6 Mugen RNR wheels and 6 center caps. I obviously can't use all 6 center caps at one time, but I'm afraid to get rid of my 2 spare caps for fear of losing any.

I might be able to be convinced to let one go
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you sir have been pm'd I'll do anything...ANYTHING!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kling &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What a tease... </TD></TR></TABLE>

My center cap brings all the boys to the yard...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kNOwLedGe. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

My center cap brings all the boys to the yard... </TD></TR></TABLE>

bro hook up mssteggy he's one of the og boys

 

You have any footage of your car on the track K? I've never seen pics of your car at the track.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kNOwLedGe. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

If you've ever just chaged the bulbs in your gauge cluster to amber, it looks like ****. OEM gauge clusters are ORANGE and not amber. With amber bulbs, you get a nasty yellow-orange color that isn't evenly spread all over the cluster. The cluster has 2 different sizes of bulbs, so the color looks different based on which parts of the gauges are near which size of bulb.

OEM "amber" gauge clusters get their color from the back of the gauges and not the bulbs, so I had to change the color of the gauges themselves. This is why the gauges light up orange, and the odometer and trip meter still light up in white like an OEM cluster. Notice how the color of my cluster matches my OEM CD player

EDIT: This is a gauge cluster swapped with amber bulbs

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Well i definately think that yours looks way better then whats pictured. but i dont think it looks that much better then what mine used to look like:


Do you have any better pics of yours at night, or lit up?
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by projectTeG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">cant beat a paint job sprayed on by yourself
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actually im sure that 90% of professionally painters could beat a paint job painted by myself.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kNOwLedGe. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Found another of the Monte Carlo for Lewy. Dee Ayy:

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that looks like your the odometer and trip light up in orange.

and i have the same prelude head unit you have. in that picture, it all looks more red to me then mine looks amber.

 

nice! falken RT-615

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by g2_teg_ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Well i definately think that yours looks way better then whats pictured. but i dont think it looks that much better then what mine used to look like:


Do you have any better pics of yours at night, or lit up?
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Pictures do no justice. You have to see it in person.

I guess that goes for your pic too, because all I can see is the backlighting of the gauge cluster, and the numbers on your gauge cluster look bright yellow or almost white. It's just a bad pic.

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that looks like your the odometer and trip light up in orange.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Nope. It lights up white. Here is a close up so you can see the difference.




<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by g2_teg_ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">and i have the same prelude head unit you have. in that picture, it all looks more red to me then mine looks amber.</TD></TR></TABLE>

That isn't a Prelude head unit. The Prelude didn't have the same red-orange color as the ITR, EM1 Civic Si, NSX etc. My head unit is from a '00 Civic Si. The OEM clusters I mimic aren't amber, they are a reddish orange color. That's why it looks red to you.

Here is my friend's NSX for reference. Notice how closely I matched the color:

 

knowledge check this out


let me know when you want to come hear it too bad i don't have vtec


Modified by Mattyg2 at 12:37 AM 7/10/2007

 

i've just picked up a DA about a month ago, Primer and had no motor just the shell, no hood, or front bumper. and head light, i just put 98 gsr in the DA, i wish i went h22, or k20a, but i just got the car running, and need front lip and i just picked up 1 piece jdm headlights form a RS at the junk yard for 5 bucks a piece... but let me no about the front lip.


Modified by DA_Manny at 3:27 AM 7/10/2007

 

goto http://www.g2ic.com lots of info on DAs there.

 

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Only thing that kills those lights are the little blocks on the corners.