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Old Feb 11, 2003 | 09:00 AM
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yeah it's pretty easy, just time consuming. Something to note, some 6th gen folks have set their abs light of from disconnecting and reconnecting gauges(it spits out a real odd error code, something along the lines of interference with the ABS system so it disables it) Don't know if that affects you as well, but you might want to disconnect the battery just in case. I've done my fair share of indiglos, oops, Nite glow(indiglo is trademarked lol) gauges, 3 different sets for me(regular, first gen reverse, and second gen reverse), 2 sets for my wife's car, and probably 10 of my friends. The only scary thing is sometimes the trim ring on accords doesn't like to come off very easily, even after all the screws are removed, you have to tug it pretty hard for it to come out. The biggest pain to me is dealing with the tape. I use 3m carpet tape that you can get at OSH or home depot. It holds up really well to heat, and is pretty darn sticky, also it's super thin and really wide. I put the tape on the back of the gauges leaving the backing on, and I use two pieces, one for each half of the gauge and trim the excess. I slide the gauges over the needles, get them placed fairly well(sometimes I make a pencil marking to make sure the numbers line up correctly) then I hold down one side of the gauge and pick up the other side and peel the back off and carefully lay it down so no big air bubbles get under it, then I pick up the other side and peel that tape backing off(that's why I use two pieces, so you can mount it easily). Smooth it out and rub really well to make sure it's stuck good, then you're done
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Old Feb 11, 2003 | 10:29 AM
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it wasnt hard for me to remove my dash and cluster, just time consuming. The hardest part of the install was probably wiring the gauges lol.
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Old Feb 13, 2003 | 12:04 PM
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i rate it 1 to 10 depending on who you are
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Old Feb 14, 2003 | 11:39 AM
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i'd say 7-9 depending on who u are. the guages in our car arent the easiest to remove and reinstall. we did my brothers civic and it was a breeze we had more trouble putting the cluster back in than we had taking it out and installing the guages. also be careful how u ground the wires. my brothers own kept going out on one side cuz the wire wasnt grounded correctly and we ahd to open it up again to fix
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