7th gen cluster for our cars
- Thread starter plumers
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good question, im wondering too cuz i also really like the look of those gauges
try using just the guages maybe and paint your lights or get bulb covers works perfect yo. my cluster is a hand made si cluster basicaly
well, i'm going to try to paint the bulbs or change the covers this weekend. did you paint yours or you bought the covers? if you paint it, what kind of paint did you use, and if you have the covers, where did you get it?
but yea, i'd still like to know if they fit on our cars.
theres some aftermarket ones that look similar to the 7th gen cluster, some dude just had a thread about it like a month ago
http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=130642&highlight=7th+gen+cluster
http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=130642&highlight=7th+gen+cluster
yea, that one is also nice, but i'm talking about the previous generation ones (from year 01-02, i guess), where the back lighting is amber. the one like this below (minus auto indicator)
i think that one is a low profile looking gauge.
i know you pm'd me plumers, but i thought id share the CRV gauge cluster secret with the rest of this croud:
http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=131996
http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=131996
what secret there has been like 10 threads about these, and with an auto gauge there, s**t looks weaki know you pm'd me plumers, but i thought id share the CRV gauge cluster secret with the rest of this croud:
http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=131996
No, it will not work easily at all. The plugs / connections are different AND the size does not match up. It would not be worth it at all IMO. Just get an si cluster / make your current cluster amber or get the evilstyle aftermarket one.
be careful which one you get. that black face cluster posted above only came on the 2001 civic sedan and thus only has the greenish backlighting. all the coupe clusters are grey/brown type faces and light up amber. its not too hard to open up the black one tho and change the lighting color to red/amber using red taillight repair tape. ive done it before heres a pic. to hook it up is certainly possible, you would need the 7thgen cluster with the connectors already plugged into it and a good amount of harness wire sticking out so you can tap into your own harness wiring. then you would need an electrical manual for both cars to figure out which wires to hook together. im thinking they would be similar functions like tach, gas, blinkers, etc. not alot has changed. heres the cluster i did for someone using two layers of red film behind the gauges. i had to strip off the old film on the back first tho so it would be bright. to eliminate hotspots, i put pieces of paper behind each bulb so it would look even throughout. then all you need to do is come up with a mounting system to hold it in place in your car since its bigger. but for the price they go for, it wont be a very expensive loss if you cant get it to work.
