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Dash Light Bulbs

  Author: Daveb / TAC
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I had to split my fairing this morning to chase a short in my passing lamp wiring, which I did find and fixed. Anyway, my high beam indicator light had burned out awhile back and I wasn't going to fix it until I had a reason to split that fairing. I had read a couple of posts awhile back where someone had asked questions about how hard it was to do and what number bulbs, those (dash) lights used.

Well I now know first hand. They are a #74 bulb, cost around 75 cents a piece, and are available at any auto parts store or Wal Mart. It turns out that all the newer cars and trucks now use them too for dash and indicator lights, just like the RSV. So DON'T BUY THEM FROM THE DEALER because you'll pay a premium price for them.

They are mounted in a rubber socket that just pushes into the plastic benzel behind the dash. The bulb itself, also just pushes into that rubber socket. Piece of cake to do. Just pull on the rubber socket and NOT THE WIRES, to remove it from the plastic benzel. Then pull the bulb out, put a little dielectric grease on the end of the new bulb, and push it back into the rubber socket. Dave!!!

This is the bulb

This is one of the bulbs in it's socket.

Update by TAC: 4/4/2010

While we're on the subject of dash lighting, the instrument panel illumination for the speedometer section is done by electro-luminescent panels inside the instrument cluster. These are not ordinary light bulbs and are not available as replacement parts. In this view of a disassembled meter assembly, you can see the light panels. Unfortunately, if these panels fail the meter assembly must be replaced.

Last update: 09:09 PM Sunday, April 4, 2010

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