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Posted by CDNRatMan
- March 25, 2014, 11:18:38 AMYES by all means 2bb (2beers bride) let us know where we can purchase said bulbs, and I can move on with this.....would look awesome on my red bike.......
Posted by Milky1112
- March 25, 2014, 10:04:40 AMQuote from: 2beers on March 25, 2014, 10:03:13 AMThat's the look i'm going for. What bulbs did he use.. and does he have any to spare? lol Now i gotta find Blue LED's for teh wife's Shadow.. she saw mine and made her request.. lolI believe this is the final decision by 2beers for Blue. He wound up using a red LED bulb that he had laying around in the truck parts section, lol. It is the type that has LED pads around the circumference as well as on the top of the bulb. And it's just a tad larger, the top hole for the bulb has been routed out slightly to accommodate it. Fabrication Nation stuff always occurs with 2beers...make it fit!
Posted by 2beers
- March 25, 2014, 10:03:13 AMI believe this is the final decision by 2beers for Blue. He wound up using a red LED bulb that he had laying around in the truck parts section, lol. It is the type that has LED pads around the circumference as well as on the top of the bulb. And it's just a tad larger, the top hole for the bulb has been routed out slightly to accommodate it. Fabrication Nation stuff always occurs with 2beers...make it fit!
Posted by Milky1112
- March 25, 2014, 09:47:59 AMQuote from: 2beers on March 25, 2014, 09:43:26 AMBig question is.. If you look at the IPB i posted from bike bandit... between the two standard bulb P/N's there is that "Board" we shall call it.. which looks to house bulbs.. Guessing by the other two wires that drift into that hole in speedo (atleast on mine) that could house the LED's for the Neutral and Bright?If our speedo housings are the same as yours, then you'll be able to see what we're looking at this morning. If it's a different plastic housing, then maybe your high beam works differently?? They look to have the same part number...
Ick, I don't think I want to swim in that pool, btw!
2beers is finding out now that the regular bulb casts a larger glow in the gauge than the LED bulb. The LED is brighter where it's illuminating the top of the gauge, but its not reaching further down as well as the regular bulb. We'll let you know...
--The Bride
I can't get the trip reset knob off mine.. Can't see screw inside nothing.. so i can't detatch the speedo completely to mess with it..
Keep us posted. Work is in the way of experimenting hahaha.
Posted by 2beers
- March 25, 2014, 09:43:26 AMQuote from: Milky1112 on March 25, 2014, 09:24:59 AMIf our speedo housings are the same as yours, then you'll be able to see what we're looking at this morning. If it's a different plastic housing, then maybe your high beam works differently?? They look to have the same part number...Going to have to pull mine apart.. if that was the case.. then my lower speedo light should work cause i have no illumination on the right half of the speedo. (as you can see from picture) The Neutral and High beam work normally... makes as much sense as having a peeing section in the pool. so alas.. Will rip her apart tonight.. yank out bulb.. fire it up and test once more. Just wanna know why other light isn't working.
Ick, I don't think I want to swim in that pool, btw!
2beers is finding out now that the regular bulb casts a larger glow in the gauge than the LED bulb. The LED is brighter where it's illuminating the top of the gauge, but its not reaching further down as well as the regular bulb. We'll let you know...
--The Bride
Posted by Milky1112
- March 25, 2014, 09:24:59 AMQuote from: 2beers on March 25, 2014, 09:18:57 AMGoing to have to pull mine apart.. if that was the case.. then my lower speedo light should work cause i have no illumination on the right half of the speedo. (as you can see from picture) The Neutral and High beam work normally... makes as much sense as having a peeing section in the pool. so alas.. Will rip her apart tonight.. yank out bulb.. fire it up and test once more. Just wanna know why other light isn't working.Well, guys, I feel like I'm beating a dead horse, but here's a pic of the back of Blue's 2000 speedometer. I held it up to the sunlight so you can see the enclosed tube that leads from the lower speedometer light...to the blue lens of the high beam. So, our gauges only have one instrumentation light, the one at the top. Hope this helps!
Btw, 2beers has his speedometer apart again this morning because, as has been mentioned here, the blue is just too darn bright...it's also the wrong hue of blue for Blue lol. He's wavering between red and amber right now, LED or regular bulb. The big truck has a supply of all of the aforementioned, yes it's a trucker thing...
Posted by 2beers
- March 25, 2014, 09:18:57 AMWell, guys, I feel like I'm beating a dead horse, but here's a pic of the back of Blue's 2000 speedometer. I held it up to the sunlight so you can see the enclosed tube that leads from the lower speedometer light...to the blue lens of the high beam. So, our gauges only have one instrumentation light, the one at the top. Hope this helps!
Btw, 2beers has his speedometer apart again this morning because, as has been mentioned here, the blue is just too darn bright...it's also the wrong hue of blue for Blue lol. He's wavering between red and amber right now, LED or regular bulb. The big truck has a supply of all of the aforementioned, yes it's a trucker thing...
Posted by Milky1112
- March 25, 2014, 06:26:36 AMQuote from: CDNRatMan on March 24, 2014, 22:00:45 PMSeems all of us have killed our lower bulbs somehow... Which doesn't make sense. lol.. Fuse maybe?ok 2200 hrs. right now so too late to worry about lights tonight. But both my hi beam and neutral lite have been working but the 92069B is not working. Will check everything again in the morning.....
Posted by CDNRatMan
- March 24, 2014, 22:00:45 PMok 2200 hrs. right now so too late to worry about lights tonight. But both my hi beam and neutral lite have been working but the 92069B is not working. Will check everything again in the morning.....
Posted by 2beers
- March 24, 2014, 20:30:13 PMAah, ha...looks like i read that one wrong, sorry guys! Wonder if my lower bulb works? I may open it up again tomorrow and put the other NA in...
The Bride
Posted by Milky1112
- March 24, 2014, 20:04:34 PMQuote from: 2beers on March 24, 2014, 19:58:55 PMI have a standard bulb in there currently, problem i have now tho.. NO Bulb is working in there.., Just tested that theory... I cranked bike (knowing i have 1 bulb out) tossed brights on.. She lit up.. If you look at http://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmotorcycles/2002-kawasaki-vulcan-800-drifter-vn800e/o/m149359?a=11#sch290033, You'll see a "bar" between the two standard bulbs, that should house the 2 LED's for neutral and high beams. The lower bulb is for trip odo and right half of Speedometer it seems.Milky, same note to you as I just typed to Ratman. I thought the lower light was the high beam indicator. I'll go check the wiring diagram that Ratman so kindly forwarded...
Here's pic... High beam werks
still no right/lower speedo
Posted by 2beers
- March 24, 2014, 19:58:55 PMMilky, same note to you as I just typed to Ratman. I thought the lower light was the high beam indicator. I'll go check the wiring diagram that Ratman so kindly forwarded...
And the red light looks great! Btw, If your wife wants blue, then she shall have blue 
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The Bride
Posted by Milky1112
- March 24, 2014, 19:53:00 PM
So here she is.. RED LED!!!!! Found that my lower socket is bad... So have to replace that one.. But have atleast 1 light working for the time being. These are 74 dome type LED bulbs. Here's the Amazon link where I ordered them http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AR1JXNM/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Once i get socket done.. I'll post another pic of the whole thing. Funny part is... I get mine done... Show the wife.. next words out of her mouth.. "I want mine to be blue"..... (Sorry for crappy pic, phones don' t like the dark.. and my fat hand is covering neutral light.)
Posted by 2beers
- March 24, 2014, 19:52:18 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on March 23, 2014, 19:30:52 PMRatman, the NA pic is of just one bulb replaced, the one at the top of the housing. The other one looked like it illuminated the high beam indicator, so i left it alone. The neutral light LED seems to be encased beyond where even 2beers delved into. Does your '99 have 2 bulbs that light the gauge face?I have traced the no power all the way to the igniter. So stopped there and will just live with it for now.
The Bride
Posted by Milky1112
- March 24, 2014, 13:02:15 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on March 24, 2014, 11:17:12 AMOuch! Still waiting on amazon to deliver mine... I will check and see if it's possible to order some down here for under that.. if so.. can work something out.ok Official today, I went to all auto parts store, or stores that carry auto "stuff" wedge type bulbs type 194, 74, 24 I can get in amber or clear, nothing else, unless I order a box of 24 and the shipping is $10.00, so I'll stick to amber for now.