How hard would it be to put DC internals into an EG civic? Would the dash actually fit, or is there a lot of fabrication needed to do this?

 

INTERNALS = Valves, Valve Springs, Retainers, etc...

INTERIOR = Dashboard, Console, Panels, etc...

ive seen a GSR dash in a EG, look pretty damn good too. But i think he said it was a biatch...i dont think its FAB work, i think you need to trim some pieces here and there, drill some holes and make brackets. Just time consuming and even harder if you dont have an extra set of hands.

 

Shopping list,

1) dc2 dash
2) dc2 center console arm rest
3) preferably dc2 front seats
4) you have to trim your civic door panels, and you really have to take take your time or it'll look like ****
5) dc2 gauge cluster
6) dc2 heator core


You have to cut the steering column support for the gauge cluster to fit properly, drill a hole above the clock to mount a screw, and take dc2 side mounts and trim a little bit from them.

The wiring is more of a bitch though, I don't have a door open light, I don't have a gas light (though apparently I have to change the civic fuel pump **** in the gas tank to a integra for a working gas light) I don't have rear defrost, when my high beems are on my signals are mixed up (they flash differently then what they really are), and my signals just stopped working.....

Other then that its beast, it looks 1000x better then the civic dash, basically do a little research and take your time, especially on cutting the door panels.

Check the FAQS theirs a couple write ups on how to do it with plenty of pictures.

 

T3KNiQe,
do you have any pics of yours? id love to see

 

Yeah I take pics and post them up later tonight so check back tonight or tomorrow.

 

its a fun swap just take your time. it will pay off in the end!!! there is a write up on how to do this on here some where but not sure where i will see if i can find it for you.

 

nice, I think Im gonna that route. Sorry about that I did mean interior, but typing too fast made me mess that up. Does the stock wiring work, or do you have to use DC2 wiring?

 

there is a plug from the civic that needs spliced into the dc dash harness.

 

https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-del-sol-1992-2000-1/diy-dc2-dash-into-eg-2447292/

 

the wiring part required the most attention to detail... when i did mine, i metered it all all to make sure where all the wires went on both harnesses. then i put the civic fuse block plugs on the integra dash harness. everythign worked first shot no issues



edit:

oh yea, next page I found this...

https://honda-tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2447292


pretty good write up

 

looks way better than the stock dash.

 

That's what I'm going for, esp since I'm gonna throw in an ls motor

 

that does look good, I got a teg dash and stuff laying around maybe i will try this down the road. How long did it take you to get it put in?

 

Really you can do it all in a weekend, but you do wanna take your time on the door panels.

 

^^^ok kool man thanks

 

I also did a DIY with quiet a few pics:

https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-del-sol-1992-2000-1/diy-dc2-dash-into-eg-2447292/page2/#post37496736

 

i did the physical fitment in about an hour, wiring took aobut 6 hrs the way i did it. but once again, everything worked.

 

I am about to undertake this swap again in my new RHD eg6... this time I am going to use the entire rhd ITR half cut... this way I can use the integra heater core FTW

 

this looks so sweet..i seen a car at fall ia that had done this and i really liked it...dont know how to go about doin it but its sweet

 

That is soooo nasty

 

how to wire the cluster i can't seem to get mine to work

 

I wouldn't recommend doing it. Tampering with the VIN number in any way is federally illegal. If you ever sell the car later down the road and it goes out of state you will run into problems.

 

The VIN is stamped on the firewall, not the dash. There's nothing illegal about this swap. While your attempt at helping is appreciated, please get your facts straight before posting.

Also, good job bumping an almost 3 year old dead thread, jdm1000. You really shouldn't do that.

 

Why don't you check YOUR facts before calling me out? Doesn't matter if the VIN is still on the firewall. If the VIN number is missing from the DASHBOARD, THEY WILL NOT TITLE THE CAR. LEOs check the dash for the VIN not the firewall. If a vehicle is missing the VIN number from the dashboard then the state must re-assign or give a new VIN number to the car. A huge pain in the *** process just to do a dash swap.

I know what I am talking about I own a vehicle that is missing the VIN tag on the dash. The car had to have a VIN plate reassigned by the state of California on the door jamb. If a police officer ever asks about it I will be legally covered. Don't believe me that tampering with a VIN number is federally illegal? Look it up.

And one last thing would you put a cork in it about it being an old thread? All you people do is bitch and bitch and bitch about people not searching. Then when somebody actually searches and makes a reply to a relevant thread that is old rather than making a useless new one where people will scream at you to SEARCH, people still get upset.

 

so cut the vin off your old dash and put it on the new one. its not that big of a deal. I have done this dash swap for 12 people, and NO ONE has had ANY problem.

and GOOD for you for searching.. its nice to see once in a while.