Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion

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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 01:04 PM
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hey people im new to the forum and i have like all the autometer gauges including the indash speedometer and rpm gauge what im planning to do is go to the junk yard and buy a cluster take it apart build out of fiberglass the mounts and install some in there so basically making custom cluster with autometer gauges know my question is is there anywhere where i can get a detail instruction manual on how to install those gauges into my eg??? and ill keep u guys up dated with pix and everything thanks ahead of time
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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 01:20 PM
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i dont think i quite understand what ur saying. if im guessing correctly you want to take apart a cluster and build it with aftermarket gauges? if thats the case it CAN be done tho you are really going to riceify your car if you do it.

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i assume that is what your talking about. i personally find nothing wrong with the stock cluster. if anything i'd just swap it out with a different cluster such as the si cluster. as far as installing im pretty sure searching through google can help or maybe someone here can help
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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 01:30 PM
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go for it it would look really nice. i think autozone has a nbook bought things like this
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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 01:52 PM
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ok bro what im saying is that im taking apart the cluster and im not just doin the rpm gauge im also doing the speedometer and fuel and voltage itll look nice and im buying one from the junk yard just to see how it looks and not messing with mine till its donw ill keep u guys updated on the progress but itll look sick so im not ricing it just dont judge till its done and the link u showed me thats ricing a car thats ugly as crap
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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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so ur doing the entire cluster. well that makes more sense. but thats the general idea of what ur doing rite? aftermarket gauges on the cluster itself? if u do that then it all depends on the way the car is built and the gauges u select. btw i wasnt judging i was just stating that i think its rather ricey. also u have to look at how u like it and not how i like it. the one gauge IS ricey no doubt but if ur changing all three then it might look diff. keep me updated i'd love to see how it turns out and good luck on it
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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 03:59 PM
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I did the same thing, but why do you need a book? just follow the instructions that come with the guages. Get a helms manual so you can tell which wires are which.
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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 07:08 PM
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so itll say it in one of those books at like autozone which cable is which and stuff obviously its not gonn show like where to put them im not that noob but yeah ill keep u guys updated and by the way i have the cobalt set which is gonna be sick it all matchs nd i personally think its gonna be sic
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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 07:26 PM
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IMO I think youre wasteing perfectly good money. But its your car.

You can hook up the speedo to the VSS, Tach to the coil, Temp, to the coolant temp sensor, Oil Pressure to the oil pressure switch. and volts it pretty obious.
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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 08:07 PM
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why do u think im wasting my time i think its gonna look hot after i built it out of fiberlgass and im probably not gonna get a cluster tho im just gonna do it out of fiberglass all of it
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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 09:19 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xkuco &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">IMO I think youre wasteing perfectly good money. But its your car. You can hook up the speedo to the VSS, Tach to the coil, Temp, to the coolant temp sensor, Oil Pressure to the oil pressure switch. and volts it pretty obious.
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you know i hooked up my tacho to the speedo wire. bold blue wire. never had any luck. everyone said it was a bold blue wire..

what coil do u mean?
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 11:01 AM
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thats the easiest to install tho
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 01:52 PM
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there is a blue/white wire under the dash somewhere. Im talking about the coil inside the distributor comming from the positive lead use a volt meter to find continunity between the positive lead and the wire off the distributor and splice it there.
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