Dash Seats, Steering Wheels etc... If it's inside your Civic then it's in here.
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By Mantelis258
#207653 I see you like my first DIY, maybe you like my second mod for civic :D

Arrow take from prelude 4th gen speedometer:
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Light i use red 12v. led:
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1. step
Dismantle your speedo, and carefuly remove arrow
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2. step
Remove clock-face and enlarge center hole like photo
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Clock-face is done, now time to arrow

1. step
Now equalize arrow and replace weights
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Time to lighting

1. step
Cut led, as contain under clock-face
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2. step
Solder led with wires
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3. step
Size led with clock-face, led will be ascendeth from clock-face center hole, as light get arrow's
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4. step
These to wires, from led's connect with red/black and black wires from the other button:
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5. step
Collect speedometer and join new look :thumb:
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Sorry, for photo quality.
I hope you understand me, because my english still broken :) If you see mistakes, please send me PM's with corrected, thaks.
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By ShEfA
#207659 Great! I understand you perfectly. Are your gauges still accurate?

And, with your permission, could I translate your DIY and post it in the Bulgarian Honda Fan club forum? I will note that you are author.
By VerLee24
#207661 when removing the needles i use a fork.

and putting the needles back on, its really hard to keep them accurate. i used the s300 real time display to get mine back on accurately.
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By Mantelis258
#207663
ShEfA wrote:Great! I understand you perfectly. Are your gauges still accurate?

yes, gauges accurate

ShEfA wrote:And, with your permission, could I translate your DIY and post it in the Bulgarian Honda Fan club forum? I will note that you are author.

Of course you can :wink:

VerLee24 wrote:when removing the needles i use a fork.

I used it too :)

VerLee24 wrote:and putting the needles back on, its really hard to keep them accurate. i used the s300 real time display to get mine back on accurately.

Speed gauge i accurate with GPS, rev gauge i accurate with cold engine, arrow put in gauge 1,5rpm
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By Mantelis258
#207826
chilango41 wrote:JDM DIY :thumb:
Nice write up though

Thanks :cheers:
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By Carfanatic
#207828 damn good DIY! :thumb:
I was looking a longtime how i could get the needles lighten up 8)
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By Mantelis258
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Carfanatic wrote:damn good DIY! :thumb:
I was looking a longtime how i could get the needles lighten up 8)

I hope, i help you :D
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By foxgearshift
#208131 i got JDM 92 si gauge with 180 speed limit is it possible to change the speed clock face to 220 ?
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By chrono404
#227103 That looks really really good.

Another Source for glowing needles would be Delsol Instrument Clusters. They Glow from the factory. :thumb:
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By Ecc0
#227358 SEX WEE this is so good thanks for another great tip think I might have a set of Lude clocks somewhere (Goes and digs them out)