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Gauge Lights Out, everyting else works.
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Post edited by: sakiguy, at: 2005/12/06 20:12
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All my gauge lights went out on my 79 Kz1000ltd, and of course I only notice them at night when I have a long 2 hour bike ride home. I'm wondering if this is caused by the vibrations - I notice my gauges seem a little loose and seem to shake a little too much...I've tighened all the bolts around there but doesn't seem to help reduce the shaking. Is it natural for my dash to shake or should they be steady? Any how, do I need to open my gauges up(wouldn't know how to) to change the bulbs, or could it be something else. Everything else on the dash works great...just no lights.<br><br>Post edited by: sakiguy, at: 2005/12/06 20:12
I have the exact same problem. I checked the bulbs a while back by swapping them to the neutral indicator, and they are fine.
Now that the bike is "winterized", I spent a bit of time chasing and labling wires yesterday, now I have to put my battery back in to see where the problem is..
My wiring diagram seems to indicate that the problem must be right up under the gauges, after the 9-pin connector - I have power up to there, because the same line seems to feed other things...
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It's not difficult to get at the bulbs and wiring. The backside of the guages have one or two screws, depending on your model, which come off to expose the backside of the Guages. The center consol will have two or three screws on the backside, again to allow you access to the wiring and bulbs.
I had the same problem with my Instrument lights, No workie. My problem showed up once I openned the guages. One of the bulb sockets had broken right off the wires. There was no wire out of the socket to allow me to reattach, but luckily I had a spare wire harness to swap in.
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As far as the lights not working, each light is on a different circuit I think so you do well to check the ground. I could be wrong but I think this is true.
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