VXCL

you have to swap
-the black to where the yellow wire is
-the white to where the black is
-and the yellow to where the white is

then boom! clock works! i almost spent $50 at the dealer for a new one. no if i could figure out how to pop the metal pins out the connector instead of splicing them ill be set. pics soon. looks 1000x better

97Acura3.0CL

nice mike

any pics of the converted dash from the old to the new one?

AcUrALiTy

thanks for the headsup, ive had a 98 dash in my room for the longest time...im just too lazy to do it, maybe next paycheck though

99CL

Usually to pop the pins out of the stock connectors is easy. Look in front of the connector or one of the sides. There would be a little piece of plastic that holds it down. All u have to do is stick something sharp in there to move it up and pull the wire out at the same time. I did that with my stock connector for my Seat belt light when i put in my recaros, didn't want to cut the wire so i just remove the connector and taped the wires together...LOL

97Black2.2CL

whats the difference between the 97 and the 98 dash? (sorry the n00b question)

DanMan1464

97 is more ugly looking (imo)

98 got a more "sleek" look or something

you can see eaisly by pics

97Acura3.0CL

where are the pics of the difference from the 97 to the 98?

i want to see some pics mike

VXCL

i dont even know if i have pics of it befroe though! ill check. ill post some stuff up tonight

baka_t

Thanks for the heads up! I just swapped AcUrALiTy's 97 to a 98, and it makes interior look classier. I figured out how to the get the metal pins out of the connector if anyone is interested.

VXCL

post it up then. i want to add it to my site. i just cut 3 of the wires.

AcUrALiTy

damn, my console is bangin!!!!!!!! looks wayyyy better than it used too...thanks dan, and to VXCL for the wiring

baka_t

I'll post pics of how to do it this evening.

DJBOMBERMAN

Is this require an mods to the dash itself or is it a straight swap? I was thinking about getting a '98 Dash and swapping it out on mine. I read the part about the wiring being different, but is there anything else?

On another note. is there anyway to swap out the entire 97 arm console with either a 98 or 99? I like the fact the the heated seat switch is on either side and the Transmission cover is convex with a chrome ring rather than being concave. Is that possible? I know that the ashtray is in the middle as well would that just be a straight swap or would it require alot of customizing? Thanks.

Loren

VXCL

no mods to dash but u have to get the complete console, wood trim, chrom trim, ashtray, clock, hazard

b4 swap (97 console)


after swap (98 console)


98's also have diff steering wheel and guages