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Old 06-07-2011, 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by DR. V-TWIN
Hey there, Yeah it's the stock speedo, and there are no bulbs.. stock is LED aswell but they are amber color, they all look like those little white squares like in the picture.. I hold them with tweezers in one hand and solder them with the other

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Awesome, I've never seen that. What type of LED's??
 
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Nice but too fancy for me lol, like the old school dim yellowish light.
Yea I kinda agree. It looks like they did a nice job on it but it just looks out of place on a Harley to me.
 
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That looks real nice. I like it.
 
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where did you find the LED's and what type are they
 
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where did you find the LED's and what type are they
SMD LEDS (surface mounted)
 
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That sure is some slick work! Very nice indeed. Didn't know that you could do that. So even the odometer just 2 LEDs behind to illuminate it? Interesting, Dr. V Twin might be getting an email soon.

I have to ask, just remove the old and solder the new? No other requirements? If one had a steady hand could it be done easily, or does it take a bit bit more experience?
 
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Old 06-08-2011, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by owend78
That sure is some slick work! Very nice indeed. Didn't know that you could do that. So even the odometer just 2 LEDs behind to illuminate it? Interesting, Dr. V Twin might be getting an email soon.

I have to ask, just remove the old and solder the new? No other requirements? If one had a steady hand could it be done easily, or does it take a bit bit more experience?
Yes, it is simply just a matter of replacing them with different color versions of the same type of LED.. voltage requirements are all the same, nothing changes except the color of course. Taking the gauge apart is the hardest part really, getting under the face to the screws is challenging if you plan on doing a clean job without tweaking anything, also bending the face too much can cause it to crack and snap in half. Maybe I'll make a step by step tutorial on this soon, it definitely is a bit of a harder mod to do especially if you're not used to working on circuit boards.

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Thanks for the in DR!! If I still lived in SoCal I'd just bring you my bike, but now I think I'm up for a challenge...lol!!

Thanks again!
 
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Originally Posted by DR. V-TWIN
Maybe I'll make a step by step tutorial on this soon, it definitely is a bit of a harder mod to do especially if you're not used to working on circuit boards.

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Dr. V-TWIN, did you ever get around to writing that tutorial? I am pretty sure I could do this, as I have worked with wiring and soldering for years. I think this looks awesome.

thanks
 
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Originally Posted by DR. V-TWIN
Maybe I'll make a step by step tutorial on this soon, it definitely is a bit of a harder mod to do especially if you're not used to working on circuit boards.

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Dr. V-TWIN, did you ever get around to writing that tutorial? I am pretty sure I could do this, as I have worked with wiring and soldering for years. I think this looks awesome.

thanks
+1 on this Dr. V-TWIN. Would like to try this myself also. Blue lights look great.


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