Comprehensive Ek Civic Led Cluster and Climate control Conversion *Updated 22/07/11*

[JDM EM1]

Thanks heaps mate

[TbM]

No worries mate hope it helps, If you want to try using 3mm leds instead of the stock replacement bulbs im happy to help you work out which leds and resistors to get, You can also get away without soldering the connection if you dont have a soldering iron but its always better to use one if you have one.

[wtfalfred]

HEY TBM,
which LED did you use on Cluster?
On my cluster, I only can see LED colour without bright

[TbM]

HEY TBM,
which LED did you use on Cluster?
On my cluster, I only can see LED colour without bright

Sorry i dont understand what your asking mate, the type of leds i used are listed on the first post of the first page.

[TranceZiggy]

Hey TbM! Digging up and older DIY, I know, but I just replaced my CXi cluster with a GLi one (Thanks for finding me one ;P).

When I put it back in the dash, I found that the needles no longer light up & I can't adjust the brightness of the cluster with the dial. The brightness adjust doesn't bother me, but the needles not lighting up does. After reading this DIY I found that I probably just put the needle bulbs back in the wrong way.

Anyway, here's my point: I'm gonna pull the cluster back out & fix it up, but I figured I might aswell change the bulbs at the same time. Do you know exactly which bulbs light up which part of the cluster? From what I understand, the top two T5's (on top of the cluster) light up the needles. What do the other 4 T5s & the one T10 light up?

I'd just like to know, because im planning on making the gauge faces blue & the needles red. I'd also like to confirm if the top two bulbs light up the needles, because those were the only two bulbs I removed when switching my cluster, and the only thing not lighting up are the needles (do the math..).

Edit: Also, there's a pair of wires connecting the T10 and one of the top T5's, does this wire ned to be removed & resoldered onto the new bulb? Or, when you replace the bulbs, do you simply unscrew the old bulbs from the existing housing and screw in the new one? If it's the latter then the answer would be no, you dont need to resolder the wires.

Cheers mate.

[TbM]

Yes the two t5 bulbs at the top light up the needles, pic below




The four t5 and one t10 bulbs light up the gauges in the cluster,



If you want to make your gauges blue make sure you dont have the amber filter thats on some ek clusters or you will have to follow the acetone part of the DIY, IIRC some EU clusters dont have it so you may be in luck.

No, at the end of the wire there is a t5 bulb holder, you simply twist the bulb holder to remove from cluster then pull the old bulb out(bulb doesnt twist), repeat in reverse with new bulb and your sweet, no need for soldering.

Hope that helps
Regards,

[Bludger]

one of the best DIY's.

[TbM]

one of the best DIY's.

Thanks block.

[lilthug]

fantastic information here

great coverage with the pictures of each of the steps as well

[TbM]

fantastic information here

great coverage with the pictures of each of the steps as well

Thanks block, wish i could of included more pics but there is a limit on the ammount of pics you can have in 1 post

[TbM]

Naice one bau

Red cellophane, thin transparent red acrylic or transparent red paint are things you could use to change the clock to red, ive got mine green at the moment as it fits in with my old eclipse headunit.

[wtfalfred]

Naice one bau

Red cellophane, thin transparent red acrylic or transparent red paint are things you could use to change the clock to red, ive got mine green at the moment as it fits in with my old eclipse headunit.

@.@
Any pic?
wanna see what the finish look like!