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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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Hey guys, I need some help with my cluster, I accidentally broke both my fuel and temp. needles off my cluster. I have a 1990 Accord LX, one of my friends was kind enough to give me a spare he had from his 93' Accord EX, when I tried to install it I noticed that the connectors were different, so I went and got the connectors for the 93 cluster. But here's the problem, I have the wiring diagrams for both clusters but I need to know the numbers for each pin since the wiring diagram only gives me the pin number for each wire, for example, pin # B1-red/blue wire is for the "Dimmer Relay" , but there are some wires that repeat themselves and thats where the problem comes in. If someone can offer me a link to the cluster's connector terminal guide I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance to all.
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 06:03 PM
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Why not just buy one from a 90 Accord?
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by TheMuffinMan
Why not just buy one from a 90 Accord?
I would only that unfortunately I have no source of income for now and the few gigs that I get are for my kids well being.
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 06:18 PM
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Provided the clusters are identical you can most likely just swap the two gauges - I know you can do it in the CD chassis clusters.

The other issue you have is with the mileage different between the two clusters - which requires you to report to DMV.

http://www.ht-archive.com/showthread.php?t=1570344

That may help some

And

http://board.accordtuner.com/showthr...e-Cluster-Swap
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by TheMuffinMan
Provided the clusters are identical you can most likely just swap the two gauges - I know you can do it in the CD chassis clusters.
**** I should of thought of that before but now it's too late...Thanks though, greatly appreciated...

Now I just noticed something that I had not noticed before...each plug has very tiny numbers identifying each pin unfortunately I didn't see that til I decided to compare the 2 plugs to see the differences. So now I can just follow the numbers on the plugs...Thanks for your help again.
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 07:45 PM
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OK guys thanks I just noticed the connectors have extremely tiny numbers on each pin, so I went by that and the wiring diagram I had and was able to do the swap, I got everything working except that on my new cluster the Check Engine light is now the Brake and the Brake light is now the Check Engine...LOL...

I'll look in to that later on this week cause now I've got a headache with all these wires and soldering...LOL
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