D Car — November 2003

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250 available scans from D Car — November 2003, in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.

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Part 3

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Let's install the EL gauges!

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Country

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Beautiful lighting makes night drives more enjoyable! Installation takes a little technique.

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取夜りの付

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EL gauges make night driving more enjoyable. When you switch on the lights at night, the meter panel glows blue-white. It looks beautiful and improves readability. Along with these EuroLight EL gauges, we will also fit a carbon-fiber-look meter-cluster bezel...

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Eボ調

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Replace it with a contrasting design and add A/F and voltmeters. The EL panels are applied over the original gauge faces. Because the gauge needles get in the way, guide each needle through the corresponding opening in the panel as you fit it. This step takes a little care.

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← The stock gauges in the Civic had red factory lettering and needles—a very ordinary setup.

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98K

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EUROUTE

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After

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Removal

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...and

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Remove the two bolts securing the meter cluster, then release the locating tabs and take it out.

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Remove the four bolts holding the gauges and pull the gauge assembly out.

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Pull out

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...so it can be positioned

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← There, the gauge cluster is out! Installing the EL panels is still ahead—the tricky part is just beginning.

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The EL gauge (upper right) consists of three panels and a transformer.

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EL gauge: ¥5,800. Lower left: carbon-look meter cluster, ¥15,800. Lower right: voltmeter and A/F meter (from left), ¥11,800 each.

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Price: ¥19,800. Upper left: carbon-look meter ring. Price...

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← Separate the meter housing. It is held together by tabs, so it comes apart easily once they are released.

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← The gauges can be separated into the main unit, the meter ring, and the clear plastic cover.

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Remove the screws holding the gauge panels. Take out all three sections of the tachometer/speedometer combination cluster.

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Removal of...

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← Apply double-sided tape to the back of the EL gauge panels to prepare them for installation.

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