I'm doing a restoration on my road 900SS and it really needs the instrument panel refurbishing. Its got the usual faded needles, there's a "dent" in the warning light cover and the bevels on all three instruments need re painting (see below) I like the idea of a new foam or CF surround, LEDs to brighten it all up etc. I haven't had one of these units apart before. Anyone got any handy hints? Do's and Don'ts .
Try sending sniffipn a PM........When I sold him my SS and all the spares, there is/was a spare complete dash + Instruments + foam surround, plus a spare foam surround in good condition and two warning light panels (which are just sticky sheets of coloured plastic). AL
John, dont use leds on the lights as they will not work on the indicator. You can upgrade the wattage slightly to 2w much better. The foam is still available for the three dial. Taking the clocks apart is tricky but can be done.
Oooh yeah.....Sorry, the ones I was talking about are two dial..............don't know what I was thinking about...... (Actually, I do...............ordering my replacement bike.....:wink
Sorry to bump this old thread. I’ve had the connector at the back of the instrument light panel apart last night to try and fix the ‘no low beam’ light. Cleaned it up a bit with electrical contact spray. Came back briefly but went again when dried. Terminals are a bit green - how do I clean both sides of terminal up? Also - suggestions why my neutral indicator doesn’t work? cheers Humbug
If you have a multimeter, I'd have a look to see where you are losing power to the low beam light. Regards the neutral light, check obvious (bulb) and the switch which is on the rhs rear of the cases. This is a very simple plunger switch and screws out, makes sure it's operating when in neutral, again with a multimeter if possible. The circuit is very simple, you can test switch in situ, without removing. Id start by cleaning the corrosion/terminals/connectors Though, then move onto meter testing if it doesnt fix.Hope this helps
