Hi y'all, so I just bought my first car in June, it's a 2010 Accord sedan LX. I was never interested in buying a Civic, I learned to drive in a 2009 Accord, so I was seeking out another 8th gen to purchase. The only thing that I like about the Civic is its instrument cluster, in particular, its speedometer. I have seen some separate Civic speedometers for sale online, where it's only the little bar that sits at the very top of the dash. I was wondering if anyone knows if it's possible to install one of these in my Accord? You know, just have it sit on top of my current dash, as if it was a Civic. Sorry for being a noob, but I'm not a tech person at all so, I don't want to be buying incompatible parts.
If it matters, my car is currently 100% stock, no mods on anything at all. And it is an LX.
Thanks for any and all responses!

EDIT: I have had someone get snobby with me on another forum, asking why I would ever bother modding such an old car. Don't think I'll have that problem here, but just to clear things up: the car is only 69.2k miles

 

Sorry for the delay. long week traveling. Nothing wrong with liking the 8th gen Accord, they are a solid car. The 2010 Civic dash is cool with the split display.

Interesting question about swapping speedometers. Your first task is determining if they are actually wired/functioning the same with the ECM/PCM/ECU. You can figure this out with a 1-day subscription to techinfo.honda.com. You can then download/save the diagrams/pinouts/etc for both vehicles to see if there is even a chance. I would want to modify the instrument cluster so it looks stock... you will need some slick fabrication skills and the ability to solder at the risk of damaging the factory ECM/PCM/ECU if things don't match up correctly.

The digital gauges on the Civic will likely need different signals than the analog style gauges (likely stepper motors). I give the project a 10% chance of success given how different the two cars are.

If you do swap and it does work, you need to carefully document mileage so it's accurately reported.