fergie
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Post by fergie on Nov 6, 2012 17:58:00 GMT
Hi Guys.......
Newbie here, just introduced myself on the Newbies thread....
Bought to-day a 2001 XJ900....in blue 22500 miles.....very clean and tidy with full Givi luggage, heated grips, crash bars and full service history, only a 100 kms ride so far, and pretty pleased with it.
Only fault I can find is the speedo is not illuminated, so guessing a bulb, is this fairly straight forward ? also is there a free w'shop manual download for this bike ?
Guess I'll be on for more info as time goes on.......
Cheers
Fergie
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Post by tomcat on Nov 6, 2012 18:24:55 GMT
Easy but a little time consuming.
1. Screen removal.
2. Instrument trim removal.
3. Front indicator removal.
4. Front fairing removal.
5. Now you can fully access the instrument housing. ( I replaced the bulbs with led replacements which are far brighter than the originals. DON'T replace the low fuel warning bulb with led as the system won't function, stick with a standard bulb here.)
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fergie
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Post by fergie on Nov 6, 2012 19:13:35 GMT
Easy but a little time consuming. 1. Screen removal. 2. Instrument trim removal. 3. Front indicator removal. 4. Front fairing removal. 5. Now you can fully access the instrument housing. ( I replaced the bulbs with led replacements which are far brighter than the originals. DON'T replace the low fuel warning bulb with led as the system won't function, stick with a standard bulb here.) Thanks Tomcat, .....much like a VFR I had, probably stick with the original bulbs, any idea what type ? so I can pre-buy them... Fergie |
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Post by m40man on Nov 6, 2012 19:24:11 GMT
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Post by bobh on Nov 6, 2012 20:27:08 GMT
You be a bit late fer plantin' em now, but put 'em in some good rich John Innes and keep 'em nice and warm and moist and you should have a good show come January.
Oops, thought this was a gardening thread...........
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Post by CD on Nov 6, 2012 20:32:30 GMT
Get LED bulbs no risk of heat damage and a better looking light.
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Post by m40man on Nov 6, 2012 20:39:29 GMT
Get LED bulbs no risk of heat damage and a better looking light. 3w ones won't cause heat damage (Mr Yamaha fits 3.4w ones as standard). |
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Post by tomcat on Nov 7, 2012 10:26:38 GMT
He's right, 3w ones are, as defined by Yamaha. However, good quality led's are substantially brighter and illuminate the dash far more effectively. They should also last a lot longer, meaning less bike dismemberment to change one bulb!
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Post by m40man on Nov 7, 2012 10:56:59 GMT
He's right, 3w ones are, as defined by Yamaha. However, good quality led's are substantially brighter and illuminate the dash far more effectively. Question from one who hasn't tried them: Are they a bit too bright at night? |
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Post by tomcat on Nov 7, 2012 11:35:56 GMT
He's right, 3w ones are, as defined by Yamaha. However, good quality led's are substantially brighter and illuminate the dash far more effectively. Question from one who hasn't tried them: Are they a bit too bright at night? No, they are very good. As I stipulated earlier though, not suitable for the fuel warning light though. The led bulbs required for background lighting are those with the led's mounted on the side, whilst the warning lights are better served with a single upright led. (cheaper too) Sorry should have mentioned. Led bulbs are polarity direction sensitive unlike normal bulbs. When fitting to a dismantled dash always turn ignition on and check all led's illuminate as they should. If one fails, turn it around 180 degrees in the mount and retry. FYI. diversionclub.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=parts&thread=16460&page=1 |
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Post by CD on Nov 7, 2012 13:17:23 GMT
Get LED bulbs no risk of heat damage and a better looking light. 3w ones won't cause heat damage (Mr Yamaha fits 3.4w ones as standard). I could only find 5W panel bulbs, so went for LEDs and the panel looks much better. I didnt do the warning lights lucky I guess because I had no idea the low fuel light needs to have a bulb. The LEDs look great, but mine had crummy looking wire contacts on the sides. Two needed a blob of solder on the wires to get a good contact and now one I didnt solder is going intermittent. So a solder blob on every one wouldnt hurt. |
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Post by fx110 (LIM) on Nov 8, 2012 3:42:16 GMT
 original blub  LED bulb |
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fergie
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Post by fergie on Nov 8, 2012 19:24:52 GMT
Thanks for all your replies guys......and the links....
Gonna go for the LED's for the lighting, but leave all the warning lights as they are........
Fergie
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fergie
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Post by fergie on Nov 19, 2012 13:40:19 GMT
CD and FX110 ...can you give me a link to the actual bulbs you bought please.......cheers.....
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Post by tomcat on Nov 19, 2012 14:46:44 GMT
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Post by CD on Nov 19, 2012 16:49:10 GMT
That's them.  but as tomcat said keep to a filament bulb for the low fuel light. They haven't made my dash too bright, But I've not used them in the warning lights. TBH the indicators could do with being brighter but maybe not the main beam. |
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Post by tomcat on Nov 19, 2012 18:07:18 GMT
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fergie
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Post by fergie on Nov 19, 2012 19:25:31 GMT
OK, thanks guys....
Fergie
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Post by jip on Dec 2, 2012 22:14:40 GMT
Hi guys im gonna do this job too over the winter tell me when the fairing is all off does the instrument panel need to be split or do the bulbs come out from the bottom,can the warning bulbs be done the same way too avoiding the low fuel one?
Many thanks keep up the excellent work. Jip
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Post by teejayexc on Dec 2, 2012 22:26:18 GMT
No, you don't need to split the instrument panel, bulbs pull out from the bottom.
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Post by jip on Dec 3, 2012 15:54:58 GMT
thanks teejay for that
Cheers Jip
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Post by CD on Dec 3, 2012 17:58:53 GMT
While you are at it, drill the indicator brackets on the fairing frame then you can easily attach some brackets to take some daylights under the fairing "cheeks" (if the mood ever takes you). |
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Post by jip on Dec 3, 2012 21:40:14 GMT
looks like im gonna be busy over the winter eh |
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fergie
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Post by fergie on Dec 10, 2012 16:19:34 GMT
Thanks to all those who offered advice on here, not just regarding which bulbs to buy, but also for fairing removal.... Replace both panel and warning light bulbs this morning, it's actually a piece of cake...once you've done it, pushing the rubber insert nuts in and out was a first, other than that...plain sailing.. So, before and after shots....   |
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Post by tomcat on Dec 10, 2012 19:48:19 GMT
I must remove all my led bulbs having seen what they did to your fuel!
Never knew they did that.
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Post by jip on Dec 11, 2012 20:22:55 GMT
ha ha i was thinking that
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fergie
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Post by fergie on Dec 12, 2012 9:03:15 GMT
I must remove all my led bulbs having seen what they did to your fuel! Never knew they did that. And the mileage................... 79 miles, without moving........  |
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Post by wispa on Jan 29, 2013 18:30:07 GMT
Hi,
just found this thread as I want to replace my dash lights on my xj600s divvy and would just like confirmation that they are the same fitment as the ones mentioned in this thread.
also has anyone used the blue leds and what was the result ?
any help would be appreciated
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Post by CD on Jan 30, 2013 20:34:29 GMT
Hope you saved the old bulbs that high beam might be too bright.
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Post by TonyV on Feb 2, 2013 7:08:45 GMT
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