I've had an intermittent dash light for the past year and since I had the cowling off the bike I figured I'd tear into the instrument cluster and see what was up. It wasn't a loose harness so I figured I'd have to tear farther and swap out some bulbs.
The instrument cluster/speedometer assembly removes with 3 screws from the bike...plus the harness. Two of the screws are very easy to get to and the third is behind some relays, but not too bad. This shot is with it all removed. I didn't bother with a picture in the bike because I have it so seriously farkled with 4 add-on relays, barrier strips, and wires that it wouldn't look very much like stock.
Undo 10 additional screws and the white part comes off exposing the back of the circuit board. Two larger lights (4YR-83517-10-00) that are the turn signals are at about mid arc in the top. They twist in with plastic inserts.
9 smaller lights (4WM-83517-10-00) are scattered on the board. 5 at the bottom are indicator lights for neutral, ABS, check engine, etc, but doubt they burn out. The 4 others illuminate the tach, speedo, and digital display..and the object of this swap.
There are 2 turn signal bulbs of some other model at the top, but doubt they burn out either being used intermittently.
Nobody has sourced aftermarket bulbs for these that I know of and are Yamaha specific. Edit: Bionic Pelvis found Radioshack replacements for the Yamaha bulbs at a cheaper price: Item # 272-1092) https://www.radioshack.com/product/index.js...oductId=2103780 $1.79 for two vs. almost $6 for one through Yamaha.
In my case the one behind the tach and speedo was out...so unless I was going 95+ I was a bit unsure of my speed at night. The last four or five night of the IBR were in the dark.
I've taken out one of each light type and placed it near an installed lights (gray and black). Notice the blackness of the small bulb? It's the one that was intermittent for over a year.
At about $3 each the question of changing the 4 dash lights or all 9 is, of course on my mind.
And just for giggles you want to see what the front of the instrument cluster looks like?
I guess the option the next few days if anybody wants a close-up of something particular under the nose I might be able to oblige. This is the fourth or fifth time I've had it open and it's old hat to me, but maybe daunting for some others. I have a fair number of FJR shots already here and here.
The instrument cluster/speedometer assembly removes with 3 screws from the bike...plus the harness. Two of the screws are very easy to get to and the third is behind some relays, but not too bad. This shot is with it all removed. I didn't bother with a picture in the bike because I have it so seriously farkled with 4 add-on relays, barrier strips, and wires that it wouldn't look very much like stock.
Undo 10 additional screws and the white part comes off exposing the back of the circuit board. Two larger lights (4YR-83517-10-00) that are the turn signals are at about mid arc in the top. They twist in with plastic inserts.
9 smaller lights (4WM-83517-10-00) are scattered on the board. 5 at the bottom are indicator lights for neutral, ABS, check engine, etc, but doubt they burn out. The 4 others illuminate the tach, speedo, and digital display..and the object of this swap.
There are 2 turn signal bulbs of some other model at the top, but doubt they burn out either being used intermittently.
Nobody has sourced aftermarket bulbs for these that I know of and are Yamaha specific. Edit: Bionic Pelvis found Radioshack replacements for the Yamaha bulbs at a cheaper price: Item # 272-1092) https://www.radioshack.com/product/index.js...oductId=2103780 $1.79 for two vs. almost $6 for one through Yamaha.
In my case the one behind the tach and speedo was out...so unless I was going 95+ I was a bit unsure of my speed at night. The last four or five night of the IBR were in the dark.
I've taken out one of each light type and placed it near an installed lights (gray and black). Notice the blackness of the small bulb? It's the one that was intermittent for over a year.
At about $3 each the question of changing the 4 dash lights or all 9 is, of course on my mind.
And just for giggles you want to see what the front of the instrument cluster looks like?
I guess the option the next few days if anybody wants a close-up of something particular under the nose I might be able to oblige. This is the fourth or fifth time I've had it open and it's old hat to me, but maybe daunting for some others. I have a fair number of FJR shots already here and here.
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