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How to install a custom speedometer face.

Last post 11-16-2008 2:39 PM by CBushmaker. 10 replies.
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  • 08-24-2008 2:35 PM

    • ARMYSTAR
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    How to install a custom speedometer face.

     

     First get a new custom face from this sight.   http://www.stargis.net/webslinger/Images/Speedo/index.htm  

    Understand that in doing this mod myself and rswarrior.com take no responsibility in the outcome of what you do or mess up so attempt at your own risk. 

    1. Remove the headlight cover
    2. Take the 2 allen head bolts that hold the speedometer onto the uper tripple trees off.
    3. Inside the headlight are three connectors for the speedometer. One green, one blue, and one red. Disconect these
       connectors and pull them threw the rear of the headlight. Now the speedometer should be compleetly off of the bike.
    4. Remove the 4 screws on the back of the speedometer allowing you to remone the outer cover. Next is the fun part.
    5. The beauty/retaining ring that holds the front of the speedometer together will have to be cutt off. Dont get to
       excited yet. just cut carefully across the back of the ring where it has been folded around the housing.MAKE SHURE
       TO LEAVE TABS OR SECTIONS UNCUT AS YOU GO. These will be how you are going to reinstall the ring back on later. as
       shown in the pictures.

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    6. next once you have cut sections out of the back of the ring carefully bend the tabs that you left up so that the
       ring can be removed.
    7. Once the ring is removed the glass and ruber gasket should come out as well.
    8. The speedometer needle can be carefully removed using a regular fork that you can find in your kitchen.

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    9. now there are 4 screws on the back of the iner housing that you just removed the ring and glass from that will
       be removed so that you can get the speedometer out of the housing.
    10.To get the speedometer face off you will remove the two outer screws on the face and very carefully use a razor
       blade to cut threw the small amount ot glue on the back of it.I also used a zip tie just to push the blade threw. TAKE YOUR TIME ON THIS.

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    11.Disasembly is now complete.
    12.I took advantage of this time to paint the beauty ring that goes over the speedo Blue and the iner housing that
       is white is now balck as it will be seen slightly when reasembled.

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      REASEMBLY
    1. This is easy just take the new speedometer face and insert it back into the housing and reinstall the two small
       screws that hold it in.
    2. Next take the speedometer needle and slightly insert it in but not all the way yet. Spin itto the left till it
       stops. If it is not on 0 then take it out and reinsert it it all the way in directly at zero. I tested mine with a GPS when I was done to  make shure it was on point and found that it was reading right on in town and 4 over on the highway. The same as befor I started.
    3. Now place the speedometer back into the iner housing and reinstal the four screws that hold it in the back.
    4. place the black metal cover and the glass back over the speedo face.(I cleaned the glass with rain x anti fog
       just incase any moisture were to get in it wont fog up on me.
    5. put the top beauty ring back on and press slightly hard so that you can get the tabs all the way down and bend
       them back down so as to hold the ring on tight to get a good seal on the glass.
    6. Now reinstal the outer housing and the four screws that hold it on from the back.
    7. Reinstal the speedometer the same way you took it off of the bike and your done.
    8. after i did the speed check to ensure that I got the needle back on correctly I took the outer housing back off
       and put a small layer of black silicone around the bottom of the part that was cutt off just to prevent
       moisture.

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    If you have any questions or need help on this mod feel free to PM me if needed.

    Sorry I did not take pics on reasembly as the wife took the camera to a birthay party when I put it back together but you should be able to get it .
     

     

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  • 08-24-2008 3:13 PM In reply to

    • AlanH
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    Re: How to install a custom speedometer face.

    ARMYSTAR .... you have big Cojones to take on the R&R of the speedometer gauge face and i say that with admiration Wink

    Excellent technical write-up and photos too .... especially like the needle extraction tool .... very clever Yes

  • 09-12-2008 9:17 AM In reply to

    Re: How to install a custom speedometer face.

    AlanH:

    ARMYSTAR .... you have big Cojones to take on the R&R of the speedometer gauge face and i say that with admiration Wink

    Excellent technical write-up and photos too .... especially like the needle extraction tool .... very clever Yes

    +1, where did you get the new gauge face?

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  • 09-12-2008 9:45 AM In reply to

    Re: How to install a custom speedometer face.

    Not to intrude (seriously just being helpful) I got his email address from ArmyStar and so I don't know if the 'face-painter' wants it posted (I've asked him).  Therefore I PM'd his email address to you.  ArmyStar, do you think this is a good way to handle this?

    DOH!  The website is in the first post and I guess I skipped over it, BIG HOMER DOH!

    http://www.stargis.net/webslinger/Images/Speedo/index.htm

    Here's the original topic: http://rswarrior.com/forums/p/117284/950836.aspx#950836

    mentalcase:
      +1, where did you get the new gauge face?

  • 09-21-2008 10:50 AM In reply to

    Re: How to install a custom speedometer face.

    AlanH:

    ARMYSTAR .... you have big Cojones to take on the R&R of the speedometer gauge face and i say that with admiration Wink

    Excellent technical write-up and photos too .... especially like the needle extraction tool .... very clever Yes

     
    For sure!!! I love the idea. Maybe someday... Time permitting...
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  • 11-14-2008 7:47 PM In reply to

    • Ruckus
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    Re: How to install a custom speedometer face.

    I followed ARMYSTAR's directions almost to the tee! Instead of cutting the trim ring and leaving tabs, I used a dremmel to gently grind down the rounded ends and pried open the 2 remaining long sides. Piece of cake. I painted the completed housing black, and, bada bing. Sorry the pics are blurry. Stuck a pic of my Punisher key in there as well. This face looks perfect in the dark. Very kewl, very cheap mod!PhotobucketPhotobucketThanks ARMYSTAR!!!
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  • 11-14-2008 8:37 PM In reply to

    Re: How to install a custom speedometer face.

    Love it. 

  • 11-14-2008 8:59 PM In reply to

    Re: How to install a custom speedometer face.

    They both look great.Great write up.

  • 11-15-2008 1:50 PM In reply to

    • Ruckus
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    Re: How to install a custom speedometer face.

    Just my luck! The needle stays in this position and doesn't move. Must have re-installed it wrong. Is there a way of adjusting the needle without busting it back open? I doubt dealers would go through what I did to fix it....lol. If not, then I'll have to take it back apart (pouts). Oh well, I wanted to clean up the bit of silicon showing anyway! lol.Photobucket
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  • 11-15-2008 2:24 PM In reply to

    Re: How to install a custom speedometer face.

    Way cool! the write up is much appreciated.

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  • 11-16-2008 2:39 PM In reply to

    Re: How to install a custom speedometer face.

    Man those things look sick.  I would like to do that mod but it makes me a bit nervous.  But then again, all the mods make me nervous.  Hmmm.

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