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.

Thanks!

-Addison

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...

Someone here did this:

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

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

money is a nice thing

that would be your best bet right there. :tup:

tachometer....not rpm gauge

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

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/

http://www.7thgencivic.com/memberrid...89P1010019.JPG

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.

http://sunpro.com/xcart/files/d_112.jpg

heres the black tach, you can unscrew the mount thing

I know that
http://tools.ecn.purdue.edu/~krausej/gauges/defi7.jpg

Yup!
http://www.7thgencivic.com/memberrid.../508Image7.jpg

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

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

http://egauges.com/images/isspro/R5513.jpg

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

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 :)

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?

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.

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.