Mad JDM dash yo!

[2ndGenGuy]

My 81 has the same problem where the brake light indicator comes on occasionally. My guess would be bad grounds from the socket to the common ground wherever that is. Probably not enough juice getting to the ground for the light out system to know there is a bulb there. Probably also why I seem to get dimming lights when I hit the brakes.

[79cord]

My brake warning light used to come on occasionally also but would readilly go out after some wiggling of the bulb & socket, supporting the bad earth conclusion.

Low oil pressure light doesn't sound good, sometimes light oils or low idle speeds can cause them to come on though.

Plated dash vents makes me think of Dads Lancia Flavia whose plastic vents were plated gold for the wood panelled background of the dash.

[Hazwan]

When I had the problem, I did everything I can from replacing new bulbs to replacing the ground. The problem goes away when I replaced the warning unit in the cluster.

[haridev]

well, my cluster did not work for 10 years then suddenly decided to work after i replaced the speedometer cable. this proves that the cluster is indeed very sensitive. however i suspect that there may be many factors which may cause this issue. the cluster itself maybe on of them but bulbs and bad grounds maybe another theoratical cause. anyway apart from an annoying red light on the screen i suspect that it shouldnt be all so bad. regards to all.....n hazwan...good luck on ur dash....

[Dr_Snooz]

My brake warning light used to come on occasionally also but would readilly go out after some wiggling of the bulb & socket, supporting the bad earth conclusion.

The brake light sockets on my '76 had leetle plastic saucers with a hole in the middle of them. The saucers allowed the positive electrode to stuck through the hole and kept it from shorting to the negative side of the socket. Over time, the saucer turned to dust and blew away, leaving me with no brake lights.

Really easy fix. Really hard to find.

[haridev]

i still do not get why the need for such a sensitive system. just dont need it...more automation = more complex. think simple...

[Hazwan]

Finally!











Sprayed with Duplicolor truck bed coating which suprisingly has similar rubberized texture to stock the stock dash. I'll see how it holds up with the cracks and all. Sorry no in progress pics

[A18A]

wow that looks super sexy!!!!

[Hazwan]

Defrost vents and glove box are done.





Waiting for the clock trim peice expoxied before I could paint.



BTW the dash isn't that glossy. For some reason it became glossy as hell with the flash.

[AccordB20A]

did anyone figure out what that light may be that everyone thought was the choke, I reckon its a "Speeding" light that comes on when you go over 100km/h

[2ndGenGuy]

Man that looks great! That chrome, just so sexy. Chrome + black = awesome!

[Hazwan]

Oh yes they are sexy indeed! Still waiting to get my gauges done. It would look sexier with painted needles and blue LEDs. I wish I could do it in amber

[haridev]

hey hazwan. dude..... if i said i was in shock, would be an understatement. i loved the way the dash looked in the end. it looks brand new! do use tuff stuff for all the other plastic parts/ inserts in the centre console. and for the meters as well. i think it would really bring out the final finish! now i am jealous of ur dash. the chrome!!! dont be surprised if i break into ur car to steal ur dash! haha!

as for the light above the door warning cluster. i read an article which said its meant to flash for 6 seconds before indicating whether the trunk or doors are open or the brake lamp is blown.

cheers!!

p.s. do post pics of the progress

[Hazwan]

lol its far from being perfect or new but its 100x better than what I have in the car right now.

I cleaned all the air vents and ducts and painted all misc plastic bits with Krylon Fusion plastic paint. Everything is cleaned one by one so it should be good

Can't wait to get rid of this:















Well, I might redo this one as well and sell for profit lol.

[A18A]

new dash ftw

[Civic Accord Honda]

=O!!!!111 OMFG!! SEX!!!

[Lil Mike]

that looks amazing good work

[Dr_Snooz]

Wow! That looks way awesome. Well done!

[Civic Accord Honda]

Oh yes they are sexy indeed! Still waiting to get my gauges done. It would look sexier with painted needles and blue LEDs. I wish I could do it in amber

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do red leds

[Hazwan]

do red leds

I can't The gauge face has green thinggy under it instead of using green rubber stuffs on the bulbs. The only color that can go through the green are blue, green and white - which will lit up the gauge green Tried red and amber and it won't even light up.

[Civic Accord Honda]

I can't The gauge face has green thinggy under it instead of using green rubber stuffs on the bulbs. The only color that can go through the green are blue, green and white - which will lit up the gauge green Tried red and amber and it won't even light up.

aw i know i could make my 3gee cluster light up red and it had the green in the lens too but they must have used a darker green in the 1gee

[haridev]

hey man.....i too would like to turn my gauges blue. as for red i would encourage. the 1st issue is that like in the proton waja (Impian in UK) red gauges tend to be annoying when driving long distance. at least on the accord it can be dimmed. however it also has a lot to do with personal preference. as for me from what i noticed on the old E28 BMWs, old gauges with older bulbs tens to look dated after a while. well, do let me know how it turns out and remember pics!pics!pics!

regards, dev

p.s. happy studying and fasting

[Hazwan]

Older pics of the blue LEDs (crappy pics)







Made my own faces later on.





Both are kinda dim and I'm going to use superbright blues this time.

Wish I could do it in amber as that would match the car's theme.

[haridev]

well the sad thing with older cars, the lights in the meter cluster reflect of the faces of the cluster rather than from being coming out from the back of the cluster out. i hope you get it. anyway, i think that you should try to take a pic with the green OEM lamps in the cluster. but the white faces would look nice. however i really liked the white to yellow band on the speedo. if your not using the new cluster i might take it off your hands ;-) by the way all this is my dad's advice. do try the green, then if it doesnt work for you, go for the blue. i always though that the green dash lights were the signature for the old 1geez. remember pics pics pics....cya...

[Hazwan]

well the sad thing with older cars, the lights in the meter cluster reflect of the faces of the cluster rather than from being coming out from the back of the cluster out. i hope you get it. anyway, i think that you should try to take a pic with the green OEM lamps in the cluster. but the white faces would look nice. however i really liked the white to yellow band on the speedo. if your not using the new cluster i might take it off your hands ;-) by the way all this is my dad's advice. do try the green, then if it doesnt work for you, go for the blue. i always though that the green dash lights were the signature for the old 1geez. remember pics pics pics....cya...

The lights on the top of the gauges are there just to lit up the needles as they wont lit up on its own. They do have regular bulbs at the back for the faces. The same design stayed for a while. I think they stopped it in 5g or 6g Accord/Hondas.

The problem now with 1g Accord, instead of using green rubber thingy (condom lol) the back of the faces are green colored thus making any color change nearly impossible. I'm bored with the green plus I want it to match my headunit (blue+red).

The cluster won't be finished until I went back for the holidays as I can't seem to find any electronics store over here I'll get the dash installed tomorrow morning though Can't wait!