01-02 to 03-05 Gauge Cluster Swap: DONE! Pics inside w/ Pin removing FAQ & Video
02-12-2007
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You have the years wrong...01-02 are interchangable with no wiring and 03-05 are interchangable with each other, but 03-05 going into an 01-02 require rewiring
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I have an 04 civic VP. Now i dont know if u guys are aware but cheapsters at honda dont give an RPM gauge on the speedometres for VP's. I have no clue y ...
Do u guys know if the same kind of SPEEDOMETRE CLUSTER would work on my car ??? Its a Manual 2004 VP.
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Do u guys know if the same kind of SPEEDOMETRE CLUSTER would work on my car ??? Its a Manual 2004 VP.
Please let me know..
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Rep Power: 322 I have an 04 civic VP. Now i dont know if u guys are aware but cheapsters at honda dont give an RPM gauge on the speedometres for VP's. I have no clue y ...
Do u guys know if the same kind of SPEEDOMETRE CLUSTER would work on my car ??? Its a Manual 2004 VP.
Please let me know..
Do u guys know if the same kind of SPEEDOMETRE CLUSTER would work on my car ??? Its a Manual 2004 VP.
Please let me know..
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Rep Power: 327 i thought that as long as you had a manual......you could swap 01-05 manual w/o rewiring....
i saw that thread on here and he had a manual and took an automatic cluster......and he rewired it......so i thought it was just if you were going with auto cluster from manual
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yea sorry for brining a dead thread back up and stealing this one, i just didnt want to make a new thread for this. im trying to install a 03-05 LX cluster on my 05 DX/vp and ive been looking at this thread, but no matter what i try i cant get the damn pins out
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Rep Power: 322 Same here dude. I tried the pick set, tried needles, tried everything....I'm just going to have to make time and go find an actual pin extractor...
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as for me, its already late, im gonna try again tomorrow morning
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Yeah, I tried the paperclip...no luck on that either
i was doing some searching on the forums, and some of them mentioned using a paper clip and pushing the pin out from the front, and some mentioned a "pin popper", ill link you to the thread i was reading:
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/7...P+cluster+swap
as for me, its already late, im gonna try again tomorrow morning
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/7...P+cluster+swap
as for me, its already late, im gonna try again tomorrow morning
Yeah, I tried the paperclip...no luck on that either
02-16-2007
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Rep Power: 322 Nah I won't have time to try again until Sunday... If I buy a pin extractor and I still can't get them out, I'm just going to take it to a damn shop and have them show me how to get them out
02-17-2007
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Rep Power: 0 damnit, still cant figure this **** out, i have the new cluster sitting infront of me, i swear its mocking me...****er....
hey do you guys know anywhere where i can just buy the blue/green wire connectors? i swear if thats the case, then im just gonna tear up the old connectors to get the pins out and put them in the new one. anyone know other than honda? i already called them and they refuse to sell me it
hey do you guys know anywhere where i can just buy the blue/green wire connectors? i swear if thats the case, then im just gonna tear up the old connectors to get the pins out and put them in the new one. anyone know other than honda? i already called them and they refuse to sell me it
02-17-2007
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i just did this swap last week!
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i would kill for the coupe cluster tho
how much did u pay for it anyways?
btw if u need any help, its all still fresh in my memory. took me like 3 days to figure out how to get the pins out (ended up using a special tool made for it) and after that, its allllll downhill. took me less than an hr. some wires tho didnt wanan come out, so i had to cut and solder them
i still got a couple probs tho...abs light, airbag light, a red dot on the N and oil light (but they both go away when i turn the lights on)
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i would kill for the coupe cluster tho
how much did u pay for it anyways?
btw if u need any help, its all still fresh in my memory. took me like 3 days to figure out how to get the pins out (ended up using a special tool made for it) and after that, its allllll downhill. took me less than an hr. some wires tho didnt wanan come out, so i had to cut and solder them
i still got a couple probs tho...abs light, airbag light, a red dot on the N and oil light (but they both go away when i turn the lights on)
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Rep Power: 0 i paid around 70 shipped for mine, what tool did you use and where did you get it and how much? oh and the ABS since VP dont have side airbags, just get black tape and tape over it, or just live with it, atleast thats what i read on the forums
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Rep Power: 322 damnit, still cant figure this **** out, i have the new cluster sitting infront of me, i swear its mocking me...****er....
hey do you guys know anywhere where i can just buy the blue/green wire connectors? i swear if thats the case, then im just gonna tear up the old connectors to get the pins out and put them in the new one. anyone know other than honda? i already called them and they refuse to sell me it
hey do you guys know anywhere where i can just buy the blue/green wire connectors? i swear if thats the case, then im just gonna tear up the old connectors to get the pins out and put them in the new one. anyone know other than honda? i already called them and they refuse to sell me it
I called up my preferred wrecking yard and they said they don't cut harnesses, and they wanted to charge me 400 for the entire dash harness. I'm thinking of just trying to find any wrecked 01-05 and have the cluster harness cut so I can experiment with it outside of the car...
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Which Cluster has the BLUE RINGS and which one has the RED RINGS ?
The pic posted by RAFUS with the RED RINGS is hot and that is preferably what i want ... Can some one give me details like what year and trim is that RED RING cluster from ? And one more thing is that would I have to REWIRE it to fit my 2004 Manual TRANNY VP COUPE
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The pic posted by RAFUS with the RED RINGS is hot and that is preferably what i want ... Can some one give me details like what year and trim is that RED RING cluster from ? And one more thing is that would I have to REWIRE it to fit my 2004 Manual TRANNY VP COUPE
Thank u All
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Rep Power: 0 Which Cluster has the BLUE RINGS and which one has the RED RINGS ?
The pic posted by RAFUS with the RED RINGS is hot and that is preferably what i want ... Can some one give me details like what year and trim is that RED RING cluster from ? And one more thing is that would I have to REWIRE it to fit my 2004 Manual TRANNY VP COUPE
Thank u All
The pic posted by RAFUS with the RED RINGS is hot and that is preferably what i want ... Can some one give me details like what year and trim is that RED RING cluster from ? And one more thing is that would I have to REWIRE it to fit my 2004 Manual TRANNY VP COUPE
Thank u All
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Rep Power: 0 ^ and since yours is a VP i think youll have to re-wire the same as us, check this link to see how the wire set up should look like:
2001 to 2003 Gauge Cluster Conversion - Infinite012
2001 to 2003 Gauge Cluster Conversion - Infinite012
02-18-2007
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btw, @ 70$(i assume usd) is that the going price for them? cuz i got mine for 30$cad (like 25 usd)
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im not sure if its the going rate, maybe i got ripped maybe not, i got mine from ebay, and at the time all the them were going for 80+s&h, one was going for 60 but it had a scratch going down the middle
im not sure if its the going rate, maybe i got ripped maybe not, i got mine from ebay, and at the time all the them were going for 80+s&h, one was going for 60 but it had a scratch going down the middle
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Rep Power: 322 **** i dunno the name of the tool, i got it from school (i go to an auto mech school) i just went to the tool guy and told him i need something to get wires out of a connector and he gave me this thing with like 6 small things of various sizes and one of them fits perfectly into the connector holes. if you want to exact name, i can get it for you on monday....
btw, @ 70$(i assume usd) is that the going price for them? cuz i got mine for 30$cad (like 25 usd)
btw, @ 70$(i assume usd) is that the going price for them? cuz i got mine for 30$cad (like 25 usd)
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Rep Power: 230 I was going to change my 01 cluster to red led's, but I don't have the time to have my car down to do it. I have all of my buttons and a/c contols switched to red led's. I think I'm going to get a cluster from an 03-05 ex coupe, but I have side air bags on my car. Do I need to get one from a car that had side air bags, or is it already built into the cluster? Good luck on your install 01honder.
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Rep Power: 0 I was going to change my 01 cluster to red led's, but I don't have the time to have my car down to do it. I have all of my buttons and a/c contols switched to red led's. I think I'm going to get a cluster from an 03-05 ex coupe, but I have side air bags on my car. Do I need to get one from a car that had side air bags, or is it already built into the cluster? Good luck on your install 01honder.
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Rep Power: 230 Thanks, but I was concerned that the cluster may not have the "side airbag" light on it. I didn't know if it's one of those things they put in there even if it doesn't get used.
