What gauges look OEM? (RPM gauge needed!)

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Aug 31, 2004

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What gauges look OEM? (RPM gauge needed!)

Hi. I just bought a 2004 Civic Coupe VP, and I was surprised to find it had no RPM gauge (and it's a stick). So, I'm looking to buy an aftermarket RPM gauge. My questions...

Who makes a gauge that looks the most OEM (best color matching; appearance and LEDs)?

What options do I have for mounting it? I would prefer to mount it in, or near, the gauge cluster.

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-Addison

Aug 31, 2004

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Could do a cluster swap from an LX/EX if you want a stock look...

Fine one- wait till the miles are the same since yours is new and then swap it in so miles wont be off...

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If you got lots of money, Defi BF gauges are just about an exact match for the 04 cluster...

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I bought the Autometer Cobalt Series Tach, it matched nice.

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money is a nice thing

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 2k2EXCOUPE

Could do a cluster swap from an LX/EX if you want a stock look...

that would be your best bet right there.

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tachometer....not rpm gauge

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If you got lots of money, Defi BF gauges are just about an exact match for the 04 cluster...

defi gauges are hella nice: http://www.defi-shop.com

Sep 2, 2004

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I put one of the Ultra Shift lights into one of our race cars last night. Really slick setup. We're swapping out tachs and shift lights in the other two cars with these as well.

http://www.sw-performance.com/

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heres my car, you can pick up this tach for about $30 at pepboys and you can get in with a black backing instead of white.

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heres the black tach, you can unscrew the mount thing

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defi gauges are hella nice: http://www.defi-shop.com

I know that

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heres my car, you can pick up this tach for about $30 at pepboys and you can get in with a black backing instead of white.

Yup!

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haha nice, i wish I had gotten black but oh well

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isspro has gauges that look like stock, and are lit the same at night too! Backlight for needle and numbers. No side light like stupid autometer.

www.egauges.com

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Oooo..... I'm getting THOSE for my truck. Thanks for the link, Gearbox.

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No problem. The best part is you can put leds back there for any color you want. And the actual numbers and needles light up from the back

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are the american clusters different from the canadian ones?
this is the one in my car:

http://www.pathcom.com/~u1056374/IMG_2999.jpg

or is it because its an auto?

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Looks the same except for km/h and the auto shift letters? We're talking about the DX/VP civic that doesn't come with a tach.

Sep 6, 2004

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oh! Wow... stupid me. I thought that all civics had the same tach with the one large center piece and the two small ones. Never saw the other style before.