'99 Civic LX to EX Cluster Swap

Discussion in 'Civic' started by Sam Cormier, Nov 19, 2004.

  1. Sam Cormier

    Sam Cormier Guest

    Hey guys... My origional LX cluster is messed up so Honda says I need
    to get a new one. My dad knows a guy that will sell me a complete EX
    cluster for $100. Will the tach work with my car? I see there's an extra
    plug not being used in my car behind it... must be what it's for eh?

    Thanks for the help fellas!
     
    Sam Cormier, Nov 19, 2004
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  2. Sam Cormier

    Sam Cormier Guest

    I just looked again behind the cluster I have... and the spare plug not
    being used is a 10 pin ORANGE plug... I looked and found this one on ebay
    and
    behind it... it has an extra spot for a GREEN plug... ???

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7934693027&category=33675

    Help! thanks!~
     
    Sam Cormier, Nov 19, 2004
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  3. Sam Cormier

    Randolph Guest

    Don't worry too much about the extra connectors. Looking at the picture
    in the eBay link, the yellow connector at the bottom right is for the
    SRS indicator light. The green connector to the left of it, next to the
    "628" mark, is for either the cruise control indicator or the up-shift
    indicator, depending on how the car is equipped.

    Then looking at the left side of the photo, there are 9 holes in the
    gray plastic, arranged kind of like a down-arrow. Immediately to the
    right are three screws. Below the bottom screw is a dark area of the
    circuit board. On cars with ABS, this location has a connector for the
    ABS warning light.

    Going to the top left corner of the photo, on cars with automatic
    transmissions there will be a connector here for the gear position
    indicator.

    Top center is a 16 pin connector with signals for a number of gauges and
    lights.

    Those were all the connectors you don't care about. Now for the meat:

    Top right has a 13 pin connector. Imagine the pins numbered from left to
    right in the eBay photo. Number 8 is the wire for the tachometer, and
    the wire should be blue.

    You might be able to move the speedometer / odometer from your old
    cluster over to the new one to retain you odometer reading.
     
    Randolph, Nov 21, 2004
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