I heard that the crx dash fits flush into the 1988-1991 civic hb if so are all the wire's da same? and will the door panels clear the dash?

 

i have it done, i just reused the wiring that was there, the only thing is that i couldnt get the bracket behind the radio (that metal peice which holds the dash to the floor) it just doesnt line up but i have had no problems and i think it looks sick. Looks stock. took me like 3 hours to do, only because the stock one wouldnt come out without breaking it. i say go for it

 

ive done it a few times, and its pretty simple.

i can do a complete swap in less than a hour now.

when u pull the old dash, u will see that the wires are left behind, so nothing on that changes.

and like said above, there is a bracket on the rex thats on the floor behind the radio that the hatch doesnt have that u really dont NEED anyway.

also, if you are putting a dash from a crx into a hatch with tilt steering, the rex dash sits lower, and u lose your tilt, and have to leave your steering wheel all the way down.

also, the guages dont bolt right up if u are using your stock guages, only 2 screws will fit in, but it will be plenty secure with only two, and the hood holds it in fine anyway.

doorpanels are exactly the same. no problems at all.

 

i just got mine in. i didn't have any problems.

i just got my center console still have to put it in when i get my carpet.

 

What are the advantages of swaping dashes ? Or the disadvantages, besides the car could be stolen ?

 

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looks better, everthing is angled at the driver, its custom and not stock, why not. i highly doubt some one is going to steal a hatch just for the fact is has a crx dash. i dont see any disadvanteges. i got one in my hatch and i like it.

 

Lol, thats not what i said, i said the car could be stolen and you change the dash / vin number...

lol i didnt say some ones gonna steal the car for a dash

 

i just put the dash in my car, actuall install took about 30 min cause i kept forgetting to hook things up. i love how it looks but im missing all of the parts right now, i just have the dash.

 

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thats why you put your old VIN plate on the rex dash.

also, there are a buttload of other places in the car, that the VIN is located. if they are trying to trace a stolen car, they usually look at the VINs that are stamped into the metal of the car, because the dash VINs are so easy to swap out.

a lot of cars dont even have VIN plates on the dash, so u could just leave it off.