Gauge Clusters

[edhgreatone]

How do gauge clusters work... suppose somebody got a b18c5 and it redlines up towards 9 and say you rpms on your gauges only go up to 8..... could you replace the gauges clusters with any kind or would you have to get a certain type of gauges clusters...... how does this work.. help me out

 

[turbowhat_n_dat]

its all electrical it works off your ecu. The ecu is programmed to a set parameter which can only be changed by a dealer if your can be at all. Get a stand alone and dont worry about that s**t!!!

 

[edhgreatone]

what is a stand alone.... i just want to be able to see my rpms if i get a swap and sence it redlines at 8900 but my rpms go to max like 8300 what the hell do i do? do i get a little gauges cluster?

 

[SilverStyle]

Just jude it with your orginal tach. Or u could get one of those huge monster tacs u see, thats what he means of stand alone

 

[ben]

swap in a gsr cluster. there's a how to somewhere on these boards. looks awesome too.

 

[edhgreatone]

say for example you swap in a gsr cluster..... will all the lights and other things work properly?

 

[edhgreatone]

ok nevermind that if i were to put a civic si cluster into my civic ex would everything fit properly and be simple plug in and play installation?

 

[edhgreatone]

does anybody know where i could buy one...... besides ebay... could i buy one right off the bat and not bid on s**t

 

[LatinEM2]

how about that one? http://inlinefour.com/ek4civclus.html

 

[UnitZero]

go to jdmcivic.com I believe someone still has an SI or TypeR one for sale for around 150. And yes, the same gen civic guage clusters are a direct plug in.

 

[edhgreatone]

jdmcivic.com has pictures of the gauge clusters but none of them are for sale thanks anyway.... anybody know any others?

 

[HomeGrown]

try eBay i got my EK SiR cluster from japan for 150 with shipping. or inlinefour.com

 

[edhgreatone]

oh what does EK stand for??? i am bidding on a 99 civic si type r ek gauge cluster? what does this mean is it any different from a 99 civic si in the united states gauge cluster this may be a silly question>?

 

[mynameisbob28]

ek is just the japanese chassis code for 96-00 civics. there are ek4, ek9, etc, but there wont be any ek coupes, because japan didnt have coupes, and ek is only japanese. my 97 ex coupe, for example, is an ej8, a 99-00 si is an em1. its all about the chassis codes.

 

[UnitZero]

the only obvious difference is that the Japanese cluster is in kilometers rather than MPHs. and there's a carbon fiber overlay.

 

[EK9]

so for say... si cluster hits 9rpm right? and 140mph... and ex/lx is like 8rpm and 120mph? so if i replace it with si cluster it will not matter right? because all work is done at the ECU... what i'm saying is like when you're going 20mph on your EX cluster, will it be same as SI Cluster? cuz SI cluster got that extra 20mph

 

[edhgreatone]

hmm thats a good question.... but what from i understand when you rewire all the things in the si gauge cluster it will read accurate results so your rpm's will be accurate and if your going 40 mph it will read 40 mph not 60 mph

 

[edhgreatone]

just double checked and people said on different sites that the ECU makes no difference and it doesn't need to be readjusted when you get a new gauge cluster

 

[Zak8022]

the gauges will read correctly... but as someone said above ONLY if its from same gen/car model. u can put an integra cluster in your civic... but rewiriing is needed. check out the links below for info on it.

http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=14846&highlight=cluster

http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=15882

both have good info to be found. i plan on doing this, and putting in a USDM GSR cluster in my 6th gen.

 

[edhgreatone]

thats a good idea with the gauge cluster..... but the very left gauge on the gauge cluster gets cut off so it looks funny thats why i am not doing it.....