How-to: prelude cluster in 6th gen accord

For some reason..my previous How-to have disappear.. so i did it again:

All you need to fit a 5th gen prelude cluster in a 6th gen accord:

-Cluster from a prelude.. duh!!
- This wires harness from a prelude 97-01 :


Note: If your car is manual transmission, you don't need the little green connector on the prelude harness. You only need the grey and two blue.

- Honda Shop manual for 97-01 Prelude. Very important because you need ALL the wires diagrams. There is so much wires, you DON'T want to do it again.
- welder for electronics, wire denudor, tin to weld.
- star point screwdriver
- electric tape
- power tester
- a lot of time and some perseverance.

Before:


Trim removed:


With removed connectors wires: 3 green connectors:


3 connectors wires from accord cluster:


Prelude cluster in his new house:


Final installation:




How-to:

1. Remove cluster trim; two screws
2. Remove the 4 bolts of the cluster.
3. Gently pulled the cluster to be able to remove the 3 green wires connectors.
4. Removed the cluster.
5. With wires diagrams, you have to connect all needed wires to the prelude wires harness. That's why you MUST have complete prelude shop manual.
6. When all lights, gauges are working, fit the cluster in the dashbord the best you can and that's all.

Note: In 6th gen accord, there is a dimmer in the cluster to ajust intruments lightning intensity. On prelude, the dimmer is on the dashboard. Don't worry, just connect all wires from harness to cluster. Power is always send to instruments lights so no need of dimmer. Intensity is automatically set to maximum.

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now would I be able to put one of those fancy cluster dash things to make it look all sporty and stuff? if you dont know what im talking about, APC makes them (proly not worth a damn but they're 150 bucks)

I see you have a candaian accord....Killiometers, so it will work the same on the US spec ones?

would it work in US spec cars without modification??? ive always wanted a km/h speedo... is your stock one available for purchase?

ryan s said:

would it work in US spec cars without modification??? ive always wanted a km/h speedo... is your stock one available for purchase?

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it would work in your cars.
Sorry, i keep my Accord speedo, but on eBay i saw few ones in km for sale.

sweet, im going on ebay right now to see whats there.

what is the actual purpose of this? i think the accord guages look bettter...

retroshark said:

what is the actual purpose of this? i think the accord guages look bettter...

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yeah, i want to get oem accord gauges with km/h markings cause thats sexy.

retroshark said:

what is the actual purpose of this? i think the accord guages look bettter...

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Maybe because a H22A4 is under my hood ?

lol well why do you need to switch the gauges, isnt the idea that they are the same connectors etc?