DIY: Honda City 04-08 Instrument Cluster Opening and Cleaning

[ahmadbila]

InshAllah. Just pray that I find the proper tachos and then they install in our cars without much glitches.

And dun be scared. Nothing that scary... Maine b andha dhund zoar laga k rings to khaincha tha. Socha tootna hai to toot he jaye ga na.Edi keri gal aa? But manhoos ka patta toh chalay ga k khulta kaise hai. (H)

Yes I did exactly the same. Infact, I dipped a small tissue in STP and wiped the dials with it again. As STP leaves stains if applied unevenly. Moreover, i didn't want any DUSTY HAVOC in it by using excess.

haha... thats right.. sometimes the " toot'ta hy tou tootay" mode kicks in
i think im gonna get this STP thing tomorrow evening when i get back from KKH...

Ahmad bhai, one more thing, About the central console respray.

I busted the little chrome strip in the handle of the tray. I pasted some masking tape and when I removed it, the strip, basically a sticker, Also came off. . I still have it with me. But anyways to restore it?

hmmmm.... why dont u use just elfy? clean the place where the strip goes, drop in two or three drops of elfy with equal distance in between them and put that strip back on... other then that, i can see any way to fix it. its too small for double tape of glue or samad bond etc

[ahmadbila]

Check these out... I bet i can find these, inshAllah.:

aaahhhhh... niiiccceeeeeeeeeeee..... would love to have that sight every day when i sit in my car

[TarY]

This way one can easily replace the bulbs (yellow colour) with new fine LEDs. it will enhance the light and look cool at night. it will glow the meter and ofcourse on can change the default colours used in speeedoo.
Hope it will work. will try it soon
thanx for sharing...HOW to open the seedo.....?

[aqibasit]

nice DIY

[fawadakbarkhan]

This way one can easily replace the bulbs (yellow colour) with new fine LEDs. it will enhance the light and look cool at night. it will glow the meter and ofcourse on can change the default colours used in speeedoo.
Hope it will work. will try it soon
thanx for sharing...HOW to open the seedo.....?

mmm hmmm, well bro yer right. but as far as opening up the speedo and replacing the bulbs is concerned, I am not sure. I think those bulbs are soldered onto a silicon chip.

haven't tried opening it up as its very delicate and could mess up the speedo and RPM gauges. They have limiters as u may notice as to restrict the needles' motion upto a certain extent

If one opens it up, he may not be able to put the needles back in with exact calibration. Consequently, resulting in wrong readings.

Lets see if an electronics expert comes up with any ideas.

I have one, may be if some one can find a used instrument cluster from the market and try opening that up while keeping the stock one in control.

[fawadakbarkhan]

nice DIY

thank you bro!!!

[accord7362]

Alllaaa skills & great share

Khush rahooo @ROBM

[thekonsultant]

though i dont have this model... but sure it was informative

Learning is a never ending story.

What i learnt today, i might not use for myself, but someday can help someone

Thanks for sharing

[fawadakbarkhan]

Alllaaa skills & great share

Khush rahooo @ROBM

Sir G thank u thank yu for the appreciation.. means alot indeed... MUCHAS GRACIAS! :)

though i dont have this model... but sure it was informative

Learning is a never ending story.

What i learnt today, i might not use for myself, but someday can help someone

Thanks for sharing

Indeed sir indeed... learning is a never ending process...

also, the pleasure when u tell a professional mechanic where to find a screw inside the dashboard is not explainable in words... (H)

Bro, thank yu for the precious comment... me touched...!

[antzan]

Dear sifu,

Do you know and have any picture how to open up and change the light bulb at the air con switch?

[wahab972]

seems like good

[qaisariqbal791]

sir please any information for changing indach pannel and repalcing the dash itself with japnees model urgent help please

[immad100]

good work fawad
tarakki kar ra hai

[fawadakbarkhan]

good work fawad :)tarakki kar ra hai

lolz! hahaha its 8 monhs ago. drmyaan me boht kuch ho chuka hai bhai.

[fawadakbarkhan]

sir please any information for changing indach pannel and repalcing the dash itself with japnees model urgent help please

what do u mean? could u word the query clearly please? which indash panel are you talking about?

[fawadakbarkhan]

Dear sifu,Do you know and have any picture how to open up and change the light bulb at the air con switch?

yes. i suggest u visit the honda city fan club. You'll find a lot of pics there. If any difficulty persists, feel free to pm me.

[ahmad70]

mmm hmmm, well bro yer right. but as far as opening up the speedo and replacing the bulbs is concerned, I am not sure. I think those bulbs are soldered onto a silicon chip.

haven't tried opening it up as its very delicate and could mess up the speedo and RPM gauges. They have limiters as u may notice as to restrict the needles' motion upto a certain extent

If one opens it up, he may not be able to put the needles back in with exact calibration. Consequently, resulting in wrong readings.

Lets see if an electronics expert comes up with any ideas.

I have one, may be if some one can find a used instrument cluster from the market and try opening that up while keeping the stock one in control.

AOA
Bro i have changed the led's of the speedometer of my own honda city 2006 to white by removing the needles and placing them back in right working condition although its very difficult to do so, i have don it
if u want the same thing done with your honda city speedometer u can contact as well and feel free to ask any thing about it

my mobile number=03009440199

[pmalik]

Need Help

After I got my city zx speedo meter reading reversed by some local meter wala, the cabin light stop functiong along with call back side indicators also stopped blinking when you are locking or unlocking the door using remote. Remote locking and unlocking working perfectly. Honda people say that this happened to meter tempering also checked with other meter wala by placing some old meter cluster and cabin light started coming but without theatre dimming effect but side indicators lights are not coming while locking or unlocking using remote. I thought that was a repaired cluster.

The local meter wala is saying that he only replaced the chip having the data. Please suggest on this issue.

I am a computer engineer know chip level repairs of motherboards and cards but need suggestion in removing the needles from cluster to get access to the logic card. I have not tried pulling needles with too much of pressure as do not want to physically damage anything. Thanks in advance

[ussi]

Need Help

After I got my city zx speedo meter reading reversed by some local meter wala, the cabin light stop functiong along with call back side indicators also stopped blinking when you are locking or unlocking the door using remote. Remote locking and unlocking working perfectly. Honda people say that this happened to meter tempering also checked with other meter wala by placing some old meter cluster and cabin light started coming but without theatre dimming effect but side indicators lights are not coming while locking or unlocking using remote. I thought that was a repaired cluster.

The local meter wala is saying that he only replaced the chip having the data. Please suggest on this issue.

I am a computer engineer know chip level repairs of motherboards and cards but need suggestion in removing the needles from cluster to get access to the logic card. I have not tried pulling needles with too much of pressure as do not want to physically damage anything. Thanks in advance

Have u checked all the fuses and wiring?

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[fawadakbarkhan]

Need Help

After I got my city zx speedo meter reading reversed by some local meter wala, the cabin light stop functiong along with call back side indicators also stopped blinking when you are locking or unlocking the door using remote. Remote locking and unlocking working perfectly. Honda people say that this happened to meter tempering also checked with other meter wala by placing some old meter cluster and cabin light started coming but without theatre dimming effect but side indicators lights are not coming while locking or unlocking using remote. I thought that was a repaired cluster.

The local meter wala is saying that he only replaced the chip having the data. Please suggest on this issue.

I am a computer engineer know chip level repairs of motherboards and cards but need suggestion in removing the needles from cluster to get access to the logic card. I have not tried pulling needles with too much of pressure as do not want to physically damage anything. Thanks in advance

First you'll have to tell me which model of honda city you have. Assuming you are from india and own a honda city ZX, all I can guess is that the guy who tempered the ODO meter reading for you has messed up some diodes inside the cluster.

All of your central locking controls, immobilizer, abs readings, cabin light, call back indicator functions depend directly upon the instrument cluster.

When the guy attempted to remove the chip and replace it, he must have damaged some connections. Try checking all the fuses and grips.

One thing more, you have two grips plugged into the cluster, check both of them thoroughly, you can suspect some wires becoming loose and not making adequate connection with the cluster pins.