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Hi All,



I got these after market colorful glow gauges for my 1995 Honda Civic. I am
having trouble removing the plastic bezel trim sitting on top of the
instrument cluster and the air vents. It has two visible screws on the top
layer just behind the steering wheel and the glass cover of the cluster. I
cannot find any other hidden screws or latches holding this bezel. I am
really scared to pry this piece since it may get cracked.



I am sure some of you may have done similar things to your car. Please don't
suggest taking it to a pro. We all have to learn one day. Any tip is
appreciated.



Matt. A...

behind the hazard switch, you have to pry it out.

"MattA" <matta@ipss.net> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
>
>
> I got these after market colorful glow gauges for my 1995 Honda Civic. I
am
> having trouble removing the plastic bezel trim sitting on top of the
> instrument cluster and the air vents. It has two visible screws on the top
> layer just behind the steering wheel and the glass cover of the cluster. I
> cannot find any other hidden screws or latches holding this bezel. I am
> really scared to pry this piece since it may get cracked.
>
>
>
> I am sure some of you may have done similar things to your car. Please
don't
> suggest taking it to a pro. We all have to learn one day. Any tip is
> appreciated.
>
>
>
> Matt. A...
>
>
>
>

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 03:31:55 GMT, "MattA" <matta@ipss.net> wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>
>
>I got these after market colorful glow gauges for my 1995 Honda Civic. I am
>having trouble removing the plastic bezel trim sitting on top of the
>instrument cluster and the air vents. It has two visible screws on the top
>layer just behind the steering wheel and the glass cover of the cluster. I
>cannot find any other hidden screws or latches holding this bezel. I am
>really scared to pry this piece since it may get cracked.
>
>
>
>I am sure some of you may have done similar things to your car. Please don't
>suggest taking it to a pro. We all have to learn one day. Any tip is
>appreciated

To get the bezel out, you need to remove the plastic dash. That
consists of prying out your emergency flasher switch, then there are
three holding the plastic in, two pointing downward just above the
bezel, and one behind the emergency flasher. After that, just pry it
out. As for the bezel itself, it has four screws holding it in, two on
each side, top left, bottom left, etc..... As for getting into the
bezel, the best way is to remove the clear plastic in one piece, which
is held in by tabs on the top and bottom. WARNING!!!!!!!!!!! DO
___NOT___ try to remove the needles from the gauges!!!! It won't work
and if you don't suceed in breaking the needle, you will probably pull
the rotation pin out of the receiving unit, which will then cost you
from 75-200 to replace. Good luck!!! BTW, I have never had good luck
with those gauges, they just don't work as advertised and look pretty
bad. I DID however change my dash to an EX dash to get the tach, which
is useful for engine diagnostics while driving, not so much for my
stick since the RPMs are tied to wheel speed per gear, but if you have
an auto (ugh..) then it is nice to have.

Nate