czakky Posted July 19, 2014 Author Posted July 19, 2014 Old thread, but I wanted to bend all ye guzzisti's ears if I may. Now along with my generator light still not working my turn signal light indicator (on dash) stopped working too. While I had the ignition switch apart for cleaning I tried going at the dash from behind, 1, 2, 3, of the acorn nuts come off but the 4th will not. Any ideas on how to get that dash open with no access from front or behind? if not guess I'll be bustin' her open, hopefully the part is still cheap.
Kiwi_Roy Posted July 20, 2014 Posted July 20, 2014 I have some pictures If you can get the back cover off you should have be able to grab the little brass inserts with a pair of needle nose pliers while you undo the allen screws If it's getting the back cover off the thread is part of the gauge, if it's turning you will have to sacrifice the nut, split it with a junior hacksaw perhaps, Ace Hardware have replacement nuts Consider using LEDs and you will never have to replace lamps again, they are brighter also. http://s1304.photobucket.com/user/Kiwi_Roy/slideshow/Dash Note: the slideshow is a combination of two relamp projects. http://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/wedge-bulbs/filter/Base,Miniature_Wedge,1,3995: The 194 1 LED (8 down) is my favourite, it's an AC lamp so you don't have to worry about getting the polarity right, just make sure the lamp colour is the same as the filter.
czakky Posted July 26, 2014 Author Posted July 26, 2014 Gave it another go. I popped off the little cover that is supposed to be non removable. No luck. Don't know if im gonna be able to hacksaw that remaining nut off the back cover. Kind of frustrating... Between the non functioning odometer, gen. Light, turn signal indicator, faded needles, and somewhat shaky tach. It might be high time to replace the whole thing.
gstallons Posted July 27, 2014 Posted July 27, 2014 Duh.... AC as Alternating Current... LEDs will last a lifetime and be brighter too.
Kiwi_Roy Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Kind of frustrating... Between the non functioning odometer, gen. Light, turn signal indicator, faded needles, and somewhat shaky tach. It might be high time to replace the whole thing. I went that route with my V11 Sport, did away with the troublesome speedo cable at the same time, A pair of Speedhut gauges just a tad over $300. http://www.speedhut.com/ There's a thread here somewhere http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18588
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now