Instrument cluster, Security and CD question for 01 Civic

Discussion in 'Civic' started by Pat Quadlander, Dec 1, 2004.

  1. Just purchased a low mileage 2001 Civic 5 speed for daughter near
    graduating. Car did not have owner manual or service manual, but I spoke
    with previous owner and verified regular service at her Honda dealership.
    Also received positive report from an independent Honda garage at
    pre-purchase inspection.

    Car has manual locks and manual windows, no remote lock.

    Driver and passenger windows have stickers "Immobilizer Anti Theft System"
    with an icon of a padlock over the engine, and the rear seat windows both
    have stickers "Vehicle Equipped with Traceable Identification Codes" and an
    No-Theft icon. I don't know if these stickers are from factory, dealer, or
    aftermarket. I don't see any immobilizer system, so it may have been
    removed, or is so transparent that I don't see it.

    The radio is the base am/fm/cassette, with a CD button, but no CD player or
    changer.

    This is our family's first Honda, so I don't have any expertise with this
    model. I've ordered an owner's manual, and watching ebay auctions for a
    good price on the expensive Dealer Service Manual. After these arrive, I
    should have a little more knowledge (sometimes a good thing, sometimes a
    dangerous thing :).

    Questions:
    1. Is the immobilizer a factory feature, a dealer option, or aftermarket?
    2. What security add-ons do you recommend (remember, this car does not have
    keyless entry, just plain old manual locks)? If you have specific
    brand/product name and where to buy, please include, and whether it needs
    professional install or not. Since this car is in the top 3 most popular
    theft targets, it will make sense for me to protect it as much as possible.
    3. Does it make better sense to buy a used Honda CD player that fits in the
    pocket right below the radio, or just completely remove the Honda radio and
    replace it with a standard sized radio/CD player. I'm not looking for a
    super sound system, just the easiest to install with basically decent
    ability, but daughter has to have a CD player. We are not very fond of the
    mega CD cartridge gadgets that usually are mounted in the trunk.
    4. I believe this is a DX model, since it is no frills. The instrument
    cluster has a 5 inch speedometer/odometer gauge, and a small temp gauge and
    small fuel gauge, both bunched inside the 5 inch gauge outline just left of
    the speedo gauge. Both of the far left and far right 2 inch gauge outlines
    are empty. No tachometer or other gauge. Can I pull an instrument cluster
    from another junked Honda that includes a tach and install on this '01
    Civic? Does this Civic have the wire leads/plug to drive the tach, or will
    I need to run new wiring? What other models/years are interchangeable?

    Thanks in advance for any and all recommendations and answers.

    Proud Dad
     
    Pat Quadlander, Dec 1, 2004
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