88 crx si gauge into 89 civic hatch?
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88 crx si gauge into 89 civic hatch?
so......i grabbed a crx si 89 cluster.......
i thought it was plug and play?
i put it in speed works temp works
rpms do not and gas gauge does not....
also the high beam is always on.....and when i pull the ebrake up the hatch and seat belt light turn on.....
am i missing something........
also the middle plug that is blue is not plugged in.......well because civic dont have the harness for it.......
must i grab that as well?
i thought it was plug and play?
i put it in speed works temp works
rpms do not and gas gauge does not....
also the high beam is always on.....and when i pull the ebrake up the hatch and seat belt light turn on.....
am i missing something........
also the middle plug that is blue is not plugged in.......well because civic dont have the harness for it.......
must i grab that as well?
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Re: 88 crx si gauge into 89 civic hatch? (Joe...)
I got the same problem with mines. I bought a 90 crx so put into my 88 hatch thought it was plug play nope need wiring so go to ef thread and on search you will seek and find even though I havnt done the wiring but I still have it waiting
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Re: 88 crx si gauge into 89 civic hatch? (Joe...)
Well your car is........a 90....
so you need a 90-91 cluster....
not a 88-89
wirings different...
and if you knew that already...
then if you look farther into the ef/crx thread you will find the diagrams for the wiring pinout points.
Other than that, bump for why mine doesn't work....
so you need a 90-91 cluster....
not a 88-89
wirings different...
and if you knew that already...
then if you look farther into the ef/crx thread you will find the diagrams for the wiring pinout points.
Other than that, bump for why mine doesn't work....
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Re: 88 crx si gauge into 89 civic hatch? (Joe...)
basically.........
i just wanna know if the cluster it self is the problem......
or do i need to plug something into that blue clip in the middle
i just wanna know if the cluster it self is the problem......
or do i need to plug something into that blue clip in the middle
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Re: 88 crx si gauge into 89 civic hatch? (Joe...)
If I remember correctly, there are two different types of clusters for the 88-89's... One with that blue plug and one without. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but go ahead and do some searching 
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Re: 88 crx si gauge into 89 civic hatch? (TeamRedline89Hatch)
hmm after 7 pages of the ef/crx forum, no one even mentioned that theres two types.
Is Mr. Hatch correct?
Thus, I should grab one without the blue plug?
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Is Mr. Hatch correct?
Thus, I should grab one without the blue plug?
Bump for an answer in less than 5 hours
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Re: 88 crx si gauge into 89 civic hatch? (Joe...)
no I own a 88std hatch was tryn to put a90 crx si into my STD civic iwas saying I get the same stuff on that cluster high beams rpm not working so so n at that time I found out it wasn't plug n play so I'm Newbe to the EF but yeah i thought it should plug nplay for 88-89 models what u have
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