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jamescardenas07 · 09-16-2008, 11:46 AM

Items Needed:
-DC5 Cluster w/ Pigtails

1. Disconnect the negative terminal on the battery

2. Remove the cluster bezel

3. Remove the cluster

4. Cut off the 2 plugs that goes to the cluster

5. Strip the wires where you just cut off the plugs and on the DC5 cluster pigtails.

6. Solder each wire by color. The 01-02's will only have one ground wire (blk), so what you gotta do is connect the 2 ground wires from the dc5 cluster pigtails to the one ground wire on the dash harness. The 03-05's have 2 grounds. The DC5 ITR cluster does not have Cruise Control or Immobilizer so those 2 wires will not be connected if you choose to use this cluster. After soldering, heatshrink the exposed wire.

(so i don't confuse anyone, the pink wire had to be lengthened along with 2-3 other wires. i didn't have any pink wire so i used another color.)

7. Plug in the harness to the cluster & reconnect the negative terminal on the battery. Test drive the car to see if everything is working.

8. Re-fit the cluster bezel. It won't fit correctly, so what you gotta do is look where it hits the cluster and dremel that part off little by little. Take your time on this or else it will look like crap. It took me about an hour to get it nice. When everything is fitted you will have a gap at the bottom. The only way to fix this is to fiberglass the bezel to cover the gap.

9. Finished conversion:

Modified by jamescardenas07 at 7:23 PM 10/23/2008

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Harlowe · 09-16-2008, 04:38 PM

Verry naicee

supafil25 · 12-15-2008, 04:28 PM

im doing this swap and i have some wires left over.
i color matched most of the wires.

i have 1 wire left over from the dc5 pig tails (black yellow)
and 3 wires on the car harness (red black)(blue black)(white)

ApexRR · 04-13-2009, 11:50 AM

nice DIY!
what if you want to swap an EP3 cluster into EM2?same wiring?

bigdawgky · 06-29-2009, 03:04 AM

How to get the temp gauge working?

Modifry.com?

jerzzehook · 07-04-2009, 04:45 PM

Any adjusting required so th eguages work properly

j_moreno · 07-13-2009, 05:43 PM

I believe that you have to swap the temp sensor for a dc5 one to get the temp guage to work. Snice when you do a K-swap for have to use the civic's temp sensor for the guage to work with the civic's cluster.

jamescardenas07 · 07-14-2009, 01:33 AM

the stock d17 sensor works fine using the rsx cluster

toyomatt84 · 07-14-2009, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamescardenas07

the stock d17 sensor works fine using the rsx cluster

Are you sure about that? The sensor had to be replaced when I went from D17 to K24.

jamescardenas07 · 07-14-2009, 03:55 PM

well i was using the rsx cluster when i still had my d17.

Jdm92accordex · 07-14-2009, 04:02 PM

is there anything special you have to do to go from mph to km/ph?

toyomatt84 · 07-14-2009, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jdm92accordex

is there anything special you have to do to go from mph to km/ph?

Umm... not all DC5 clusters are metric-based. Every DC5 manufactured for the US market, is imperial measurement-based.

Harlowe · 07-14-2009, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamescardenas07

well i was using the rsx cluster when i still had my d17.

I've had an RSX cluster in my D17 powered em2 for about a year, no problems and no sensor changes.

eghatch4sale · 08-25-2009, 11:43 AM

any pics of it installed ???????

civic_ceze · 10-01-2009, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supafil25

im doing this swap and i have some wires left over.
i color matched most of the wires.

i have 1 wire left over from the dc5 pig tails (black yellow)
and 3 wires on the car harness (red black)(blue black)(white)

i have those colors left over too from the car harness as well, thats where i'm stuck and need help

09-16-2008, 04:38 PM	#2
Harlowe Function>Fashion Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Richmond, VA, United States Posts: 1,617	Verry naicee __________________ 2001 Honda Civic LX - meow 1991 Honda Civic Si OBD1 D16z6T (unfinished project) - Sold

04-13-2009, 11:50 AM	#4
ApexRR New User 2003 Honda Civic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Austria, EUROPE Posts: 8	Re: DIY: DC5 Cluster Conversion nice DIY! what if you want to swap an EP3 cluster into EM2?same wiring?

06-29-2009, 03:04 AM	#5
bigdawgky Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Miami, FL, USA Posts: 216	Re: DIY: DC5 Cluster Conversion How to get the temp gauge working? Modifry.com? __________________ Vouches: a97b18b, Jusdm, boosted76, kamanian, jaedm

07-04-2009, 04:45 PM	#6
jerzzehook New User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: US Posts: 7	Re: DIY: DC5 Cluster Conversion Any adjusting required so th eguages work properly

07-13-2009, 05:43 PM	#7
j_moreno Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA Posts: 9	Re: DIY: DC5 Cluster Conversion I believe that you have to swap the temp sensor for a dc5 one to get the temp guage to work. Snice when you do a K-swap for have to use the civic's temp sensor for the guage to work with the civic's cluster.

12-15-2008, 04:28 PM	#3
supafil25 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chicago, il, us Posts: 55	im doing this swap and i have some wires left over. i color matched most of the wires. i have 1 wire left over from the dc5 pig tails (black yellow) and 3 wires on the car harness (red black)(blue black)(white)

07-14-2009, 01:33 AM	#8
jamescardenas07 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lihue, HI, USA Posts: 502	Re: DIY: DC5 Cluster Conversion the stock d17 sensor works fine using the rsx cluster __________________ '04 EM2 - Weekend '93 EH2 - Daily Vouches: NBPej1

07-14-2009, 03:55 PM	#10
jamescardenas07 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lihue, HI, USA Posts: 502	Re: DIY: DC5 Cluster Conversion well i was using the rsx cluster when i still had my d17. __________________ '04 EM2 - Weekend '93 EH2 - Daily Vouches: NBPej1

07-14-2009, 04:02 PM	#11
Jdm92accordex Junior Member 1992 Honda Accord Join Date: May 2009 Location: 937, Ohio Posts: 42	Re: DIY: DC5 Cluster Conversion is there anything special you have to do to go from mph to km/ph? __________________ 1992 Honda Accord Ex - Gone Civic in the making.

08-25-2009, 11:43 AM	#14
eghatch4sale Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: cleveland, ohio Posts: 2,806	Re: DIY: DC5 Cluster Conversion any pics of it installed ???????

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