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Hello everyone.

My speedometer on my 2005 sedan EX auto broke 5-7 years ago, and yesterday I went to the junkyard and pulled a speedo from a 2003 sedan LX auto. The car was in a minor frontal collision but the airbags had not deployed (mustve been like a 5-10mph collison). Unfortunately I was stupid and didn't unplug the battery when doing the cluster swap, and now even after putting the original cluster back in the SRS light stays on. I took the car to autozone and they werent able to get an OB2 reading even after waiting 2-3 mins. I tried the ob2 reading with the new-to-me cluster plugged in and no cluster plugged in. I shouldve brought the original cluster to try as well... Did I blow something important??

I was wondering what I should do from here, if I reset the SRS system like ive seen on this forum by shorting those two plugs will that damage the system? And will the code come back if there truly is a problem? I thought maybe the issue is just because the LX didn't have side airbags, but even after putting in the original cluster the SRS light stays on.

Thanks for your time.

 
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Could see if the dealer can reset it

 
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Yeah, have an appointment for Dec 14 for a diagnostic. I dont want to mess with the car anymore until then. Praying that its just a fuse somewhere and not an SRS computer or part...

 
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You can read the SRS code at home. Just takes a bit of finagling and paying attention to blinking lights

https://www.civicforums.com/forums/3...ml#post4768801

As far as resetting the SRS code by doing the plug/unplug/key on/off dance, shouldn't hurt anything. If it's a locked in/active code, the SRS light will come right back on

 
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Yeah, I've seen those steps to read the code at home. I think once I get some time I'll disconnect the battery and check some fuses and check that out. I don't think there's much I can do now except for see what the dealership says in Dec. I'll update the thread once they look at it...

 
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UPDATE: I was worried I would mess something up doing this stuff on my own, so I let the dealer handle it. They said that it was just a code because the circuit was interrupted (by me taking out the cluster without disconnecting the battery). A reset fixed the airbag system. PSA: DISCONNECT BATTERY WHEN DOING ELECTRICAL MODIFICATIONS!!