Advice/Information on Tachometer/Guages

[threeam]

For starters, does anyone know the reason why Honda omitted a tachometer on their manual cars?

Anyway, I have a great desire to install one, so I really need advice on what companies/models exist for someone looking to have some quality parts. So if anyone could make recommendations for me to begin researching on I'd really appreciate it.

Specifically, I am not looking for something 'ricey', that being a giant globe poping off my dash, so recommendations which at least meet that requirement would be great.

I would even prefer to replace the entire inner 'guage screen' of the car (what's the real term?) and put something with better lighting on top of that. I have strong sense for subtelty, modifications I make to this car must not stand out too much, but they must be visually appealing in that way. I'm not afraid to spend a bit if it gets me something as I describe.

Thanks.

[sivic02]

My girlfriends 03 has a tach... it is an EX so I dont know if the trim would have anything to do with it but that just seems crazy if it doesnt have one.

Im not for sure but I would imagine you could swap out the gauge cluster of an EX without any problems. If so I would look around some junk yards nearby, it will be cheap and look stock.

[Copytech99]

Check out civicforums.com 7th gen section. The cluster swap would be the best bet. (There may be a few pins that need exchanged or something similar ??) The odometer mileage reading stays with the clusters.