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ECU-MAN
29-10-2006, 08:26 PM
Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!


Aim: Bling Factor
Required: Phillips head Screw Driver


so you want to fit a new dash facia but dont know how.

here is how its done :)

http://ecu-man.com/diy/cluster-facia/5th-Gen-Cluster-facia001.jpg

Steps: 1 Remove the dash cover


undo the two phillips head screws holding the dash cover on. ( red arrows in pic below.)


http://ecu-man.com/diy/cluster-facia/5th-Gen-Cluster-facia002.jpg



- then pull in the bottom of the cover and unclip either side of the steering wheel. remove the cover



http://ecu-man.com/diy/cluster-facia/5th-Gen-Cluster-facia005.jpg




STEP: 2 Remove the Cluster

- undo the 4 screws holding the cluster to the dash. ( red arrows in pic below )


http://ecu-man.com/diy/cluster-facia/5th-Gen-Cluster-facia008.jpg


- Pull the cluster outwards favouring the left side.



http://ecu-man.com/diy/cluster-facia/5th-Gen-Cluster-facia010.jpg




- unplug the 3 connectors


http://ecu-man.com/diy/cluster-facia/5th-Gen-Cluster-facia011.jpg




STEP: 3 Dismantle the Cluster


- press down on the black plastic tabs one at a time and seperate the facia and its cover from the cluster


http://ecu-man.com/diy/cluster-facia/5th-Gen-Cluster-facia014.jpg



http://ecu-man.com/diy/cluster-facia/5th-Gen-Cluster-facia015.jpg



- seperate the cover from the facia,

this time press down on the clear tabs one at a time and seperate the clear cover from the facia.

try not to touch the facia or the inside of the clear cover as fingerprints will be visable when you reasemble it.


http://ecu-man.com/diy/cluster-facia/5th-Gen-Cluster-facia016.jpg




http://ecu-man.com/diy/cluster-facia/5th-Gen-Cluster-facia017.jpg




STEP: 4 Fit the new Facia


with out handling the new facia to much, avoiding leaving smudges or finger prints on the facia or the dials, fit the new facia to the cluster


http://ecu-man.com/diy/cluster-facia/5th-Gen-Cluster-facia018.jpg



- make sure all the tabs click in


STEP: 5 Reasemble the cluster


- fit the clear cover, make sure all the tabs line up.


http://ecu-man.com/diy/cluster-facia/5th-Gen-Cluster-facia019.jpg




- gently press the cluster together all around to make sure all the clips have clicked in.



http://ecu-man.com/diy/cluster-facia/5th-Gen-Cluster-facia020.jpg


http://ecu-man.com/diy/cluster-facia/5th-Gen-Cluster-facia021.jpg


http://ecu-man.com/diy/cluster-facia/5th-Gen-Cluster-facia022.jpg


http://ecu-man.com/diy/cluster-facia/5th-Gen-Cluster-facia023.jpg







STEP: 6 fit the cluster to the car


- in revers from disasembly fit the cluster to the dash


http://ecu-man.com/diy/cluster-facia/5th-Gen-Cluster-facia024.jpg




- plug in the 3 connectors, and turn on the ignition to make sure all the warning lights and gauges work.



http://ecu-man.com/diy/cluster-facia/5th-Gen-Cluster-facia025.jpg




then fit the 4 screws to hold down the cluster followed by the cluster cover.





BEFORE


http://ecu-man.com/diy/cluster-facia/5th-Gen-Cluster-facia027.jpg


AFTER


http://ecu-man.com/diy/cluster-facia/5th-Gen-Cluster-facia026.jpg



its a pretty simple job, should only take you 15 or so minuts

just make sure your parts are clean before assembly, free from finger prints and dust.

dont be tempted to play with the dials when the cluster is apart.


Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!

TRU32U
30-10-2006, 08:42 AM
mad
good step by step write up!!!

philBo
30-10-2006, 05:12 PM
awesome write up

aimre
30-10-2006, 08:44 PM
looks nice

egSi
31-10-2006, 08:13 AM
another great contribution, well done john u gangster ;)

Mrkrooz
31-10-2006, 03:25 PM
nice one man looks very good...:thumbsup:

NightKids
02-11-2006, 05:45 AM
looks nice, geez i was the EG was this easy.... doesn't clip off like the Preludes.

ECU-MAN
02-11-2006, 07:50 PM
yeah a few more screws involved with the Civic :)

Accords are even more fun.

misteR_bilzz
02-11-2006, 08:45 PM
well done.. love your work, definate bling factor!

sugz
20-06-2007, 11:07 AM
sorry for bringing old thread up, but i want to know where you get your CF facia from?
great write up ECU-MAN:thumbsup:

ECU-MAN
20-06-2007, 09:04 PM
the car and facia where given to me to do the install, I have no idea where the facia came from. ebay most prob.

Chi
20-06-2007, 09:07 PM
geez you have hairy arms ecu man lol

ECU-MAN
20-06-2007, 09:08 PM
they keep me warm in cold weather.