DIY Reverse Indiglo Gauges (with pics! again)
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THanks for all the help kreeport!!!!!!!!! Your DIY is greatly appreciated. I have done many mods including installing neons and tailights, interior neons, exhaust lowering springs but one thing i would never touch were those gauges but you helped my nuts drop, thanks!!!![IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 hey kre thanxs for the awesome diy. i did it in like 30 minuetes. Oh by the way some tips to make it easier. you can put the brain in the bottum middle too just to let you konw and it's super easy to buy a wire tap clip form like home depot when you tap into the red/black wire. just plug and clip. second make sure the ground is reall secure and yeah that's it. 30 minuetes easy!! thanxs Kre for the awesoem DIY
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Rep Power: 0 Welcome. And yeah, you can use the T Clips (I think they're called) but I have mixed feelings on them. I've heard sometimes they arent totally secure. :shrug; [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 you have the gauge wires going into the cluster wiring.... With that wiring setup do yours come on only when you turn your lights on. I thought you had to run it to the fuse box and the circuit? Do yours stay off if your car is on and the lights arent turned on? If so thats a hell of a lot easier than how i did it.? just wondering
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Rep Power: 0 the only difference i noticed is that i have *two blue connector in the back and one white (whereas 2k1 civic only has one white one blue. I am going to assume that since the overlays for my car are two seperate pieces (one for engine heat and tach (left) one for speed and gas (right) the two blue connectors correspond to the two pairs of gauges (since my car has four civic has three) so i should wire the left positive wire to the left connector and same on right correct? then ground the negatives. and i should get the same thing? that sounds right doesnt it. By the way thanks guys, your site is a big help to me even though i have a prelude. my friend has a 2k1 civic and told me about the site. you guys are a big help since all hondas are abou 85% the same probaly on alot of stuff
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but that sounds right dont u think on the gauge conncetions kreeport?
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but that sounds right dont u think on the gauge conncetions kreeport?
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Rep Power: 0 Hey, just got my gauges in the mail today and installed them. 97-01 prelude 5spd AC Autotechnica rev-el's. Same style as your's kreeport just on my car. they look tight. thanks for the DIY cuz i wired mine into the red/black wire on my connector pin and grounded it to the chassis and they worked fine. so now they only come on with parking and city lights. thanks a million. they came out great. i get mine brand new unopened of ebay for 39 shipped. thats a deal since theyre 89 unshipped in mags. ill upload a pic if i get time. i put my control thingie on the underside of the steering column cuz on the lude there isnt a coin tray on the dash and nowhere that would be inconspicious but accesible. thanks again.
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Honda people stay together. wheter we be civic or prelude or accord, etc i say we stay united hehe
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Honda people stay together. wheter we be civic or prelude or accord, etc i say we stay united hehe
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Rep Power: 0 antsh - I'm not sure, but check out the AutoDynamic link at the top of the site or the links earlier in this thread. You should be able to find something.
98LudeBB6 - Sorry I didnt get back to you. Works got me pretty busy. I'm lucky if I'm able to check the site once every 3 days. Glad they turned out good. And yeah, if you get the chance, post a pic. I'd like to see it. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
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98LudeBB6 - Sorry I didnt get back to you. Works got me pretty busy. I'm lucky if I'm able to check the site once every 3 days. Glad they turned out good. And yeah, if you get the chance, post a pic. I'd like to see it. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 dude - got mine installed and they look sweet - they look exactly like your krepoort, but the center always stays green, and outside numbers are always blue. the dimmer only makes it dimmer or brighter, doesnt change the colors.
same AC Autotechnic brand. Same pattern colors and design.
AND ..... oh man oh man .... i was looking at em yesterday and i see "cracks" in the face .... some indiglo light shining through the cracks. What did i do?
same AC Autotechnic brand. Same pattern colors and design.
AND ..... oh man oh man .... i was looking at em yesterday and i see "cracks" in the face .... some indiglo light shining through the cracks. What did i do?
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Rep Power: 0 Hmm. Maybe you got a busted one. Try contacting the place you bought it from and tell them the color wont change and you now see cracks after the install. Act like you wanted to have the green showing all the time and that you removed the needles to put the face on (ie, you didnt bend the gauges). Maybe you can get a replacement.
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I just did this DIY, and it took me 45 minutes exactly. The hardest part for me was splicing the wire... i didn't have the right tools, but i got it working.
EASY DIY!
edit: I got mine from ebay, $35 + shipping. Seller: RedLineZone.
EASY DIY!
edit: I got mine from ebay, $35 + shipping. Seller: RedLineZone.
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Rep Power: 0 anyone in seattle knows how to do it? or somoen willing to go cover with me on the phone that would be great, the DIY is great Krepoort, but i'm just stupid and want to get it done first time. my phone number is 2066191848 if anyone has extra mins and willing to help a bro out, give me a ring[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 connecting? What's the problem? the diy explains it very clearly.
Grab the RED cable from the Gauges and connect it to a red/black colored cable on the BLUE thing. You will need to splice/rip a tiny piece of plastic from the red/black cable and wrap the Red cable (from the gauge) around the open coil area. Ok, i'm not very good at explaining things clearly.
The BLACK cable from the Gauges, you will need to "ground" it. Grounding means connecting to any metal piece. I placed my black cable touching a screw that holds the clutter on the bottom right.
i hope this made sense...
Grab the RED cable from the Gauges and connect it to a red/black colored cable on the BLUE thing. You will need to splice/rip a tiny piece of plastic from the red/black cable and wrap the Red cable (from the gauge) around the open coil area. Ok, i'm not very good at explaining things clearly.
The BLACK cable from the Gauges, you will need to "ground" it. Grounding means connecting to any metal piece. I placed my black cable touching a screw that holds the clutter on the bottom right.
i hope this made sense...
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Rep Power: 0 Here's where you tap the RED wire from the new gauges to the existing wires. Notice the RED/BLACK wire on BLUE thing.
And this is where I grounded my gauges (the BLACK wire). The little orangish thing is a wire tap that you can buy it from any auto/hardware store.
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And this is where I grounded my gauges (the BLACK wire). The little orangish thing is a wire tap that you can buy it from any auto/hardware store.
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Rep Power: 0 what does the tap thing do? well i can take it out and put the gauge in, and can i just connect the red and black from the gauge to that connector's red and black line? and then my question is about that black thingy, "brain" ? where do i put that, i understand u had it on the instruction but i guess i'm slow so i dont understand what that means, and also how do i link the control to the coin changer?
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[hr]Originally posted by: iluvbritney
what does the tap thing do? well i can take it out and put the gauge in, and can i just connect the red and black from the gauge to that connector's red and black line? and then my question is about that black thingy, "brain" ? where do i put that, i understand u had it on the instruction but i guess i'm slow so i dont understand what that means, and also how do i link the control to the coin changer?[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: iluvbritney
what does the tap thing do? well i can take it out and put the gauge in, and can i just connect the red and black from the gauge to that connector's red and black line? and then my question is about that black thingy, "brain" ? where do i put that, i understand u had it on the instruction but i guess i'm slow so i dont understand what that means, and also how do i link the control to the coin changer?[hr]
From the new gauges, it should be just a plain red wire. Attach that red wire to the red/black wire on the blue connector.
The "brain"/converter can be put anywhere you want. Just as long as its out of the way when you put the gauge cluster back in.
To link the control to the coin changer, just snake it behind and under the metal 'housing' that holds the whole gauge cluster. To make it easier, take off the cover for the fuses (plastic panel under the steering column) and you should be able to reach up and find where you can snake the control strip down. Then find the hole where you can snake it into the coin tray.
The metal housing I was talking about is that piece of metal with the writing on the left side. Says something like 26A on mine.
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Rep Power: 0 no i'm not, i told u i'm sux at car stuff. but i really appreciate it if yall can help me out. krepoort's explaination is very detailed, but i still kinda dont get it. and i want to get it done the first time, so if anyone who knows how to do it can give me their phone number then i can call one of u guys and go through it
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Rep Power: 0 Dude, please let someone else do it. Take it to a shop, i'm sure it will only take 2 minutes to fix your problem.
