No, you don't need to remove the stock bulbs at all, the gauge overlay lights up itself.

 

The stock lighting will still light up behind the overlays but you wont be able to see it.

 

i have a set brand new, never installed for the 03-04's...if anyone wants them pm me.

 

I want to get a set of these black w/ blue lights for an 05...I am about to purchase them but hard is the installation? Could someone PM me about the installation or do these come with directions?

 

Depending on your skill level its not that hard to install

 

I have done these on a couple of civics not that hard

 

Eh... I like the stock gauge cluster better.

 

I have them and I love them.

 

Just make some gauge overlay for black face lights up red, will post pic soon !!

 

i have the white white face that lights blue. willing to trade for black face that lights blue.

 

any way i can get install instruction really just need to know were and how to hard wire the power

 

Unscrew the 2 scews at top off gauges. Pull out gauges unsnap the clear shield in front of the gauges. Slide the overlays over your gauges. Route wires so you dont see them and plug them into power box it comes with. Snap the clear shield back on. Run the power and ground wires from the power box. There is a screw behind the gauges that screw into the metal bar that supports the dash. I used that as my ground (black wire). The power wire just splices into a power supply but I forgot what color wire it was. It comes in the instructions. It took me no more than a half hour get these installed. Hope this helps

 

Im trying to reach trustz now. Can you guys recommend blue and red non-defi gauges. I think the defis are awesome but the price tag is pretty insane....

 

I had them on my 03 Evo, the quality is cheaper than that of the stock and the blue is not a very good color.

IMO I do not like them.


To each their own.

 

1st offf let me say i think these look great and much more updated...

2nd Sharkbite is correct, these are off..by how much you ask..3mph, when im doing 40 on the speedo my gps is reading 37..Now some of you may say the Gps is off...It is not, cause when i was doing 40 before it said 40 on my Gps..Again i love them but they are off..