I am having major issues in need of help asap. I trusted a diagram and it was wrong so now I dunno what to do at all. Pretty aggravated. I need to know what wires go where. And also where the tach wire and power that I extended to reach the smaller plug. Thanks.

 

Really ppl? Nobody has done this on here?

 

Still need help with this.

 

What diagram are you using? I thought that all civic/CRX 88-89 were the same pins, and the 90-91 civic/CRX are the same, so you shouldn't need to swap and pin locations.

 

This is truth sadly enough.
http://www.angelfire.com/ca/DrOhm/SiRcluster.html
Before you say that's not the right cluster, scroll down and you will find the pinouts you need.
Good old search function... Google... "88-89 cluster pinouts crx"
Second sub link under the first link.
Unless you're swapping in a cluster out of the 88-89 civic range, you shouldn't need to extend ANY wires.

 

well I just now tried to plug it in and nothing. I have an 88 dx and im plugging in an 89 si. I am trying to find what I need to do. Ppl say it is plug and play and it isn't at all.

 

I know for fact it is plug and play. I've swapped clusters around these years like you wouldn't believe.
Cluster might be bad.
Fuse might be bad as well.
If your DX cluster works in your car, the Si cluster should work the same. Wiring diagrams are the same, there is even a tach wire in the DX harness in the exact place it should be for the Si cluster.
Are you sure you have an 88-89 cluster?
What happens when you plug it in, and turn on your car? Signal and such?

 

Lol. Candadian ef. I'm not a retard I know how to search google. I have been searching for a while on this and what you like is, is what I went by the first time and it didn't work. Now on the other note. I have no clue what the pic mean by switch the power to crx fuse whatever number on the 8 and 12 plugs.

 

I am positive that this cluster works properly. It was in a 89 crx si. For when I turn it on. My check engine light comes on and thats about it and you say a fuse what fuse controls the cluster?

 

Switched 12+ volt is just a fancy way of saying that the 12 volts is on a switch, I believe.
Checked the bulbs?
If you look on the fuse diagram it should specifically say which fuse is for the cluster, it should be the same as the interior lights.
I will try to help you, I'm just bitchy on HT...

 

All good man glad to see someone is actually trying to help me out a bit. I am getting a cel with two codes. One is 17 and 7.

 

Ok nvm on those codes it was throwing the other day. Ok just the cel is on. Also for when I turned my car on the tach doesn't work. But when I let my emergency brake down. The tach starts moving with the odle of my car it seems. But when I rev the tach moves just a little. Like I said I know this tach worked when I pulled it carefully. Idk what the hell is going on.

 

And you are sure you put all the pins back in the correct locations? It is possible that the cluster did crap out. I had it happen to me. I pulled it from a working car( I had driven it the day I pulled it) and let it sit for a month before putting it into another car. Plugged it in and had some stuff work, but not others. Tried a different cluster and it worked no problem.

At this point it seem like the wiring is incorrect for the cluster is defective. Is it an option to take a cluster from another car to try it out? If it works then you know your cluster is bad, if it doesn't, then you know your wiring is bad.

 

My wiring is fine. My other cluster works great. Hm I just don't get it. I hope that cluster I payed for isnt bad. That would just blow.

 

Sounds very possible it is bad.
However, I had some odd cluster issues a while back involving the e-brake, tach, and opening/closing the doors. Found out I blew my stereo fuse, and didn't notice it (no stereo).
Check for shorts in your stereo wiring, and check the stereo/clock/int light fuse.
I wondered for days what the problem was, and it was just that little fuse popping.

HT isn't great for helping with this stuff, all the veterans left because of the mods or something like that. Try honda tekh or hondacivicforum. HCF actually has this one guy who is very helpful in the mechanical issues forum.