I have a 95 EX sedan that I have recently changed the faces of the gauges to RActive white face gauges. Getting the needles back in the right places was tough (had to do some while the car was running due to lack of stops for gas and temp gauges) Since then the tach has not worked correctly. It does not track the motor quickly... up then back down fast. If I pull the dash apart and give the needle a little pull I can feel it disengage from something and it works great until a little bump bounces it back down and it works all slow again. I know it is magnet dependant which makes it a pain in the azz if it is screwed up. Any suggestions or do I need a new one?
John

 

I installed speed hut gauges and DID NOT MOVE my needles cuz i heard they were a bitch.

 

how did you get the stock ones off without pulling the needles? Anyway I'm phucked and my tach wont work right... anyone??????????

 

LOL, the instructions are never clear about this step but...

You are not supposed to remove the old gauges. You just put the new ones over the old ones. If you are really picky take out the backlights on the gauge bezel so that when the dimmer switch is all the way ON the new gauges aren't affected.

 

i have the same question about my engine temp gauge. My needle came off when i was installing new gauge faces and now it doesnt really work anymore either

 

man, thats bad stuff guys, ive heard they are really hard to mess with, i think it was marty that posted something aboutit that i read. But yeah, my speed hut gauges just slipped over the other ones.

 

i had the same problem.....here is the link so you can see other ppl have this problem and if you wanna laugh at me just for the hell of it...lol

https://www.hondacivicforum.com/m_31.../tm.htm#317141

 

for flip:
I'm the jackass poster here and one thing I did to help put stuff back right was I knew what my normal engine temp was so I had to let the car warm up, with the plastic cover off and carefully slip the needle back on with the car running and warmed up.
I had a friend drive next to me on the freeway to see how far off my speedo was. I had a similar problem once in a car so I know that some speedo's work on two magnets spaced apart and a very touchy spring adds the correct resistance. If you take the needle on the speedo and wrap it all the way over past 120 one time, where it comes to a stop you make note of the position. Pull the needle, change faces and slip the needle back on in the same place. Wrap it back to the stop and check with another car. It's best to do at freeway speeds as the amount you are off is more accurate.
So the tach is still my problem.... these don't come off individually huh??? If I want it to be perfect will I have to buy the whole cluster??

 

yaa ;D Don't mess with the needles.

 

Live and learn!!