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Old 06-29-2004, 04:16 PM
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i just bought a gsr cluster the other day for my hatch, and i was wondering what kind of cutting tools would i need to make it fit? please help me thanks alot!
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I used a dremel to do mine, turned out very well.
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dremel, and a steady hand.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cxSHOE &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">dremel, and a steady hand. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Dremel works good.
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HUUUUGE hacksaw will get you the needed space.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cxSHOE &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">dremel, and a steady hand. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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go here! http://www.geocities.com/cinq1....html
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ok.. i know this is n00bular, but what is a frickin dremel, everyone mentions them, are they what im thinking? a tool with a wheel on the end that spins very fast to grind/cut? i just call that a cut-off wheel
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Art In Motion &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i just call that a cut-off wheel</TD></TR></TABLE>


hahahahaha...sorry i couldn't help...hahahha

here ya go http://www.dremel.com/html/home_fr.html
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not a cut off wheel
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by cluster do you mean entire dash
to me instument cluster is entire dash
and gauge cluster is gauges only
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by integra6650 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">by cluster do you mean entire dash
to me instument cluster is entire dash
and gauge cluster is gauges only </TD></TR></TABLE>

i'm curious myself. does anyone have a pic of just the cluster in the civic?
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by krazn &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

i'm curious myself. does anyone have a pic of just the cluster in the civic? </TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Civic92Turbo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">go here! http://www.geocities.com/cinq1....html</TD></TR></TABLE>
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not bad but for a few extra dollars do the whole dash
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thanks for the help guys, ill come back on here if i need some more helping on cutting thanks. hopefully ill try to post some pics of it when im done =D
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Default Re: (ch4nq)

Dremel does almost anything. I think the cut-off wheel your referring to is commonly called a "die-grinder" . Dremel can do basically the same thing tho with some limitations (I cut through my old rear struts with a dremel so the limitations are slim ).
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heres a picture of my gsr cluster in my 94 hatch....and yes my interior is painted from my ricer days

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where do you specifically grind/cut the cluster? just making sure on this i dont wanna buy another one.
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just match the two up and see where it "overlaps" and take that part off

dremel and duct tape, fixes anything
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