Bionic Pelvis
Well-known member
I searched the forum for info on this before I tore into it & I didn't find anything, so hopefully this will be useful to someone:
On a recent trip I lost three of my four dash backlights, one by one, over the course of one evening. I called ahead to a Yamaha dealership where I had a tire change scheduled to see what it would take to get this fixed. They said that the backlights were LEDs and not available individually; the entire instrument cluster would have to be replaced at a cost of nearly $1000. Needless to say, I passed on that option.
When I got home I pulled out the instrument cluster the assess the situation. After laying eyes on the panel and comparing it to the parts fiche, I can see where the dealer made the assumption that the lights were not replaceable. The diagram seems to indicate that only the turn signal and neutral/oil/abs/etc lights are replaceable, and does not indicate in any way that the backlights can be replaced. The only hint is that the neutral-style bulb calls for a total of 9, and there are only 5 indicator bulbs max on ABS models.
Anyhow, it takes an act of God to get in to the dash, and I just didn't want to wait for 10 days to special order the bulbs through Yamaha. I hit the ol' Radio Shack and turned up these (Item # 272-1092):
https://www.radioshack.com/product/index.js...oductId=2103780
$1.79 for two vs. almost $6 for one through Yamaha. Pulled the old bulbs out, slapped the news ones in (all four for good measure), and voila! Works like a champ. The job was done the same day, saving me $20.49 over the OEM bulbs and $996.42 over replacing the whole cluster as the dealer advised me to do.
On a recent trip I lost three of my four dash backlights, one by one, over the course of one evening. I called ahead to a Yamaha dealership where I had a tire change scheduled to see what it would take to get this fixed. They said that the backlights were LEDs and not available individually; the entire instrument cluster would have to be replaced at a cost of nearly $1000. Needless to say, I passed on that option.
When I got home I pulled out the instrument cluster the assess the situation. After laying eyes on the panel and comparing it to the parts fiche, I can see where the dealer made the assumption that the lights were not replaceable. The diagram seems to indicate that only the turn signal and neutral/oil/abs/etc lights are replaceable, and does not indicate in any way that the backlights can be replaced. The only hint is that the neutral-style bulb calls for a total of 9, and there are only 5 indicator bulbs max on ABS models.
Anyhow, it takes an act of God to get in to the dash, and I just didn't want to wait for 10 days to special order the bulbs through Yamaha. I hit the ol' Radio Shack and turned up these (Item # 272-1092):
https://www.radioshack.com/product/index.js...oductId=2103780
$1.79 for two vs. almost $6 for one through Yamaha. Pulled the old bulbs out, slapped the news ones in (all four for good measure), and voila! Works like a champ. The job was done the same day, saving me $20.49 over the OEM bulbs and $996.42 over replacing the whole cluster as the dealer advised me to do.
