CivicEG R

Ok, I have a 95 dx coupe. I want to add a tachometer, but dont necessarily want to look at one of those monster 5" tachs, so I was looking at the JDM SiR cluster, to swap in. Since its JDM, doesnt the odometer read in Km instead of Miles. My question is: Since it is being swapped into a USDM car, will it then read in Miles, because the ecu isnt reading kilomteres....? or am I just better off sucking it up and buying an aftermarket tach. ??? Im concerned about the odometer, because i want everything to match up, so i accurately know when the next oil change is, and to get accurate gas milage, etc...

3.3.3

the counter will work just fine.

CivicEG R

so ur saying that it will read in miles, not kilometers!!??

1ntensiveVTECivic

Just swap out the middle one from yours to the Jdm if your worried that much.

CivicEG R

but then the colors wont match
or can i get a white faced one for the USDM?

POE

the colors wont match, but u can buy a white face gauge and put if over the black face gauge i would think, i have seen them on ebay, just dont get the indiglow kind.

1ntensiveVTECivic

Honda did not make an oem white face guage cluster for the U.S., but you probaly can get ahold of them white face add on, you only need 1.

POE

yes u only need 1, the center speedo one, and make sure looks similar to the jdm gauge cluster, so it dont look wack

JSR

If u still want it to read in miles why dont u just get a cluster out of an si or ex and then just buy white face gauges. itll be cheaper than buyin the jdm cluster.

CivicEG R

thanks for all your help

JSR

that is if ur not JDM crazy

CivicEG R

im definately not JDM crazy, I just want a tach that goes past 8k,because im planning on putting a B16 in it later.

JSR

My tach im pretty sure goes to 9 but i cant be sure cuz i havent driven the car with the tach in it yet. It was out of a ex.

mc

Like it said above buy a usdm ex or si cluster. open it up and swap the odometers with your existing. then you will have the 9k tach w/ 7200 redline and you will retain your original mileage

GAccord

Just pick up a jdm cluster off ebay. see my avatar, works fine.

Targa250R

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Yes.

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No.

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You are better off getting a cluster from a USDM Civic VX, LX, EX, or Si. All of these clusters have tachs; the LX cluster would have the proper redline for your stock DX engine (6500 RPM). Just swap the speedometer/odometer unit from your current cluster into the new one to maintain correct mileage.