HOW TO OPEN HARLEY DAVIDSON SPEEDOMETER DIAL FACE CHANGE
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- Опубликовано: 24 май 2014
- Today, we will look into how to open a Harley speedometer. Your glass broke, chipped has faded and you need to replace it or you simply want to change the dial face for something cool. Easy job!
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9 years later and still an extremely helpful instructional video. Cheers sir!
No problem Oleg. Glad that it helped you! Ride safe!
Thank you for your video - I was rather puzzled as to how to change the dial, and your step-by-step video has answered a lot of questions. Thanx!
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This helped with my Victory V92C bike too! Thanks for the instructions!!
Supergooood! Really. Thanks for the video! I've done everything step by step. The most important thing in the work is to be PATIENT !!!! Just go slowly, slowly, round by round.... Thanks!
Best tutorial I've seen online thanks for this !!!
thanks for the video...I will add that it's easy to Crack the glass when forcing mini tack puller along edge.
Thanks for the help you’re a lifesaver! I had some weird residue on the inside of my speedometer that showed up all of the sudden. Thankfully it cleaned right up.
Great video. Thank u
. Just finished mines. Replacing the glass.. good video
Dude, thank you for this video, seriously thank you! I had a perfectly good speedometer with a needle positioned wrong at the 6 o clock position and it's always been that way. It worked fine just was 25 mph under my real speed so as you could imagine it was annoying to look at and to have it blocking my digital screen. I had no symptoms of a faulty or dirty speed sensor as everything worked perfectly including rpms odometer and even the speedo besides the needle being wrongly positioned. This video gave me the confidence to open my speedo up and zero out the needle. The speedo you had in the video is very similar to mine almost identical actually so to see a step by step and thorough description on how to pull the needle up and off was just spectacular!
I did everything exactly how you did it and at some points I was second guessing myself like prying the crimp up which took me a very long time to do and especially the needle itself which required alot more force to get off than I was expecting and it scared the hell outta me. I realized the needle has 3 click positions when putting back on and I had to place it at 1 mph to get it to 0 because the first 2 clicks seem like its lined up at 0 the first time I did it but than the final 3rd click to push it all the way down kept moving me down 1 mph. So I started at 1 mph and the first 2 clicks were at 1 mph than the final click lined it perfectly at 0 mph. I did diagnostics sweep and it did the full 120 mph sweep which was first test than I rode it and the speedo worked perfectly! Thanks to ypur video I finally have a perfect speedometer!!! I really love the speedo I got too and it is like brand new so it wouldve sucked having to change it. I can't tell you how long ive agonized over this thinking id have to spend $350+ for a new speedo and/or speed sensor but all I needed was to reposition the needle all along and until your video I thought wasnt possible! So dude, seriously thank you!!
Exactly the video I was looking for! Thanks!!
I was looking how to replace speedo bulbs and happen to come across your video. Good information!👍
Great vid - thank you for making it look easy and for the tips to "be patient and take your time!"
Glad I could help 06 Street Bob. 2017 season is about to start and I've got plenty of material in the pipe-line so stay tuned guys!
Ride safe!
Thanx so much Bill . I was getting a facial tic trying to pull dial cover off without knowing what I was doing.
Great video, saved me a few hundred bucks just replacing the glass and not the whole Speedo. Thanks again
Thanks Mike! Much appreciated. Will put up some more over the next weeks so please don't forget to subscribe.
Ride safe bro!
Merci beaucoup pour votre aide - Thank you so much for your help and like Street Bob - thank you for making it look easy and for the tips to "be patient and take your time!"
Merci a vous Louise. Tous mes videos sont faits avec beaucoup de "patience" hahahaha
Ride safe!
Thank you for this inspirational video
thanks biker' garage 101 you make things look so simple
+john agius Thanks John, sure appreciate the support. Glad I could be of help
Thank you, first video I found showing how to re-crimp it back on.
Michael Browning thanks.
Glad to see that it helped you!
Ride safe
Just brought night train softtale looked at what you where doing and it worked thinks mate you saved me heaps from new Zealand kind regards Richard
Richard Morley Hi Ricky. Thanks mate. Glad to see that I could help. Don’t forget to rate, share and subscribe.
Ride safe
Thank you sir! for sharing such a use full skilled knowledge
+skywa Thank you Skywa!
Thank you for taking the time to make the video. Very instructional..
L Rod Thank you for watching L Rod.
great tutorial thanks!
Great video! Thanks for the help!
bill jones Thank you Bill! Glad this could help.
just checked you info and your Facebook page. Have subscribed to your channel, thanks
I realize this is an old vid but thanks for the hints and information on how to do this. My local shop wants $150 to do the swap plus parts and therey're won't guarantee the work due to the pin and servo issues.
Great video, thanks.
Excellent video thanks for the tutorial !!!
Thank you for watching!
Ride safe bro!
My speedo needle broke about 3/4 of the way down and this video is gonna help allot at least now I know I can replace the needle rather than 300+ for the whole assy
Hey were you able to reposition the needle in your speedometer? My needle is in the 6 o'clock position in middle of digital analog screen instead of sitting at 0 and when I ride it will go up like normal but be 25 mph under the speed im going. So if im doing 25mph the needle will get to 0 and 8f im going 50mph the needle will get to 25 mph. Im stressing about this and don't wanna change my speedo cuz of the odometer reading not being accurate. Wondering if you know if I can fix this? Thanks
@@CantTreadOnMe unfortunately not my speedo needle decided it was just time to break off entirely I wish you luck in resolving your issue though
@@AstroRampage Ahh damn man im sorry. I best not try to mess with it and should just bring it to the shop cuz I don't have gentle hands and am clumsy with tedious jobs. Haha
@@CantTreadOnMe probably for them best 😆😆
@@AstroRampage 😄
Very helpful!
amazing ty
Thanks good jub 😍
Thanks for the video, i replaced my face on this using the guide. I have a question/problem and maybe you have some advice. Speedometer doesn't want to go above 20mph now. When it tries to it just bounces back under 20mph. bike is a 14 heritage softail. Any help is appreciated.
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Thank you for the video. I will try to do as you did and wipe out the water mark inside the glass.
Signed in for the first time just to thank you. I was going to order a new speedo after my needle fell apart. Unfortunately it shattered on removal due to age and sun. But at least I was able to make a new one and get it back together using your guide. Thx.
Glad to hear that Mick! Happy my video helped you out! Awesome!!!
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Ride safe
Biker's Garage 101 can you change light light bulb on the speedo and tach?
It just plugs into the back. No need to disassemble.
Spot on!
Ride safe!
Nice work
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for letting me know how
Hi Børge Iversen, sorry but I don't understand. Thanks for watching though... Tak!
Nice.
Great tutorial, must have been some kind of film on the inside of my speedometer glass that crazed, could hardly read it in the sun. Got it it apart with a thin flat screwdriver and patience, cleaned the glass with liquid bar keepers friend, went back together fine, can’t wait to get it back on and get back on the road next spring!
Glad to see it helped you buddy
Ride safe
Hello, how did you replace the film? I mean material or you just left it like that? I cant read mine either
@@blackboxter I just cleaned it and put it back together, moved up to a road king due to my back a while later so not sure what happened long term, sorry about the late reply
Did I HEAR RIGHT ? You're in Spain !?! That's a Godsend. I'm in Gibraltar. My pickle is, I bought a HD Softail Custom in NY State and had it shipped over, no problem there, only that I discovered the usual dilemma of the uninformed buyer, THE CERT of CONFORMITY.!!! The only item keeping me back is to change ( or adapt if need be) the face on the speedometer that displays speed in Mph and being in Europe I need this changed to Km/h or no ownership papers can be processed.
ps- you do online sales? if so, send your web page, sales info or whatever mate.
Thanks for the info on how to get the bezel off and back on. Had to change the glass cause a brother dropped some tool on the speedo while it was being stored over the winter and broke the glass. You for sure have to be patient taking the bezel off cause it does take some time no doubt. New glass comes with a new bezel and rubber fto go around the glass for $13.00 dollars. It also takes some time getting the bezel to bend fully to secure it to the speedo. Project done now it's time to ride.
Awesome bro! I'm stocked that this video helped.
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Ride safe!
where'd you get the new bevel from?
@@madhousemotors2319 I did not use a new bezel, I used the same one. You can surely find new bezels on many sites but I would check out your local supplier and also check these sites ((I know they have but not sure if for your bike):
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ttps://www.motorcyclestorehouse.com/searchresults?keywords=speedometer+bezel#!sorting=speedometer+bezel&limit=24&view=grid
www.dragspecialties.com/search/?q=speedometer+bezel&submit=&docType=product
Hope this helps. Le us know how you got along with this.
Ride safe
@@madhousemotors2319 I got the new bezel , glass and rubber for $13.00 dollars from J&P Cycles part number #5600002
I was introduced to a good video lol
Well... what can I say Andy. Hope it was useful
Ride safe!
I bet you wouldn't be able to create a video if there was a rule that says "you cannot say "OKAY".
If I were to count from the beginning, I'd bet you said okay over 500 times.
I still gave you a thumbs up, okay?
Hi, I'm also in Spain and was wondering if you offer this service? The face on my XL1200 Sportster has some sun damage and has cracked allowing the light to come through. Thanks
Can I use your instructions to get back miles to the speedo?
they were my b2b customers in st. gallen...
Awesome video where can I buy a new face plate? Cheers
just a question my speedometer has a broken bazel and glass from where i can get them or atleast whats the size of my speedometer
I installed a much larger motor in my bike and it's likely going to break the analog speedometer which only goes to 120mph. I noticed that the metric ones are good for 180 kp/h. I see some metric ones on ebay but they're expensive but I'd
love to buy one and make it accurately read mph.
Hello! At the end of the video you started to explain that it was not necessary to seal with silicone to avoid fogging the panel. Do you know how to solve this? I have a 2018 Fat Bob suffering from this evil. And the worst thing is that it blurs exactly in the speed information. I can't see how fast I am. do you know how to solve?
Thank you for this video. Help! I just moved to Geneva Switzerland and need to make the change from miles to kilometers. I prefere to change the whole odometer. Any advice on a reliable website or store to purchase this from. Thanking you in advance.
Hi
Will this work on a 2017 HD road glide?
Hey there! Thank you for the great video. I have a question. In my case the guage has a plastic ring. How can I remove it without breaking it?
Giannis Kounnas Hi Gianni’s. Thanks for watching. That’s a good question! I have tried on a couple of other bikes with plastic rims and they all break!
They are epoxied I to the body making it near impossible to espérate then.
Have not been able to figure that one out yet!
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The odometer on the 2003 road king which I am was working on was working but not the speedo. So I did this exercise but the meter still does not work. What is the possibility that I can open it again and try changing the servo motor please??
Have you changed the odometer small screen?
The example is quite an obliging one and little collateral damage was done to the bezel but some need a lot of persuading. The problem is that instead of just lifting the turned-over-edge the bezel gets splayed and won't then crimp down cleanly, evidencing having been stripped. Chrome flakes off too. What is needed (and it would be better in this example too) is a tight fitting sleeve made on a lathe, or failing that a hose clip or even a Jubilee clip. Position the sleeve flush with the turned-over-edge and go to work, moving the clip around so you always un-crimp at a tight fitting area. This restricts the bending to only the turned-over-edge and with a little care and time it won't show it's been apart.
Nice comment haieyoldhippy. I did think about the sleeve but then turned the idea down as not everybody has a lathe (I do) and then again I thin it would have to be an expanding sleeve and so thin it might cut into the plastic case without realizing it. As for the other two, you never know, give it a try and let us know.
BTW is you pray it open just enough it won't split. Mine was stainless so no chrome chipping
Ride safe brother
Cool "Biker's". Coincidentally just had a Lancia Fulvia (tick tock) clock presented for fixing. Particularly difficult to un-crimp because kinda thick steel, needed sharpened (cheap) side cutters to lift the lip but nibbling against a hose clip worked fine.
Rubber side down bro.
Thanks for posting this! I need to switch my bike to KMH where did that gauge face you installed come from? Most custom places make a metric face that fits the metric stock Canadian Harley gauge, they do not have the same scale, 100 is slightly to the left of centre and they go to 220, on a gauge that is originally MPH 100 km/h would be slightly to the right and go to 190.
Good point! You can actually design the face and place the 100 more or less where you want it depending on where you place the 0 position. If you place it exactly as per the original MPH scale the converted face in KM/H will have the 100 slightly to the right. Now if you were to design a new face and place the 0 position slightly below, the entire scale would rotate to the left and place your 0 further down which to me would be rather weird. I can see your point but it makes no difference at all, the needle still moves by a pulse that calculates in MPH the only thing that changes is the scale that you see. You can get these at www.iguanacustom.com. If you have any problems contact me and I will arrange one for you.
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What glue do you use?
first before using nail puller around place if, tape around plastic so tool won't mark up speedo.
thanks for the video , i do have a question though now that u changed the guage from miles to km how do u change the digital display from miles to km
Jonathon Williams Well that is a good question Jonathon. Sorry for such a late, late reply. I did not see your message. There is only one way to do this in a MpH speedo: hack into the speedo software via a HD black box! That ain't happening any time soon! This said, there are some models sold in the UK, CA and other countries that come both in MpH and Km. With these, it's a question of using the select button on start up. This procedure is well detailed within the owners manual
where can I buy glass? I need to replace my meter but I can not buy anywhere
So mine is basically steaming up a bit wondering if I could just get it clear with the hairdryer and then silicone on the inside of the lip to make it airtight ?
The problem IS that it is probably too sealed and the air inside will condensate inside the glass. Believe it or not, these bezels are not air tight.
I've been experiencing fogging issues on my Sportster speedometer. Would you recommend drilling up a hole or biting a little bit of the rubber seal off? Many thanks! Congrats for your excellent tutorial!!!
The seals gone already hence the fogging
That was the longest two minute tutorial I have ever watched.
Can you can the color of the bulb while are in there and if so what style or model is the bulb
I am thinking about swapping the black trim ring off my stock speedo to put on my new HD lcd tach/speedo. I don't know why they put the ugly chrome trim on such an amazing tach/speedo but I will fix that!
Hi thanks for the video, how would I purchase one of those small hammers? Can't seem to find one. Thanks
Try your local dollar store... that's where I got my set from. Failing that, try AMAZON
I have to replace the burnt LEDs of my tacheometer. where do i find them ? do you help me?
Good afternoon friend. can you inform me if the fxst speedometer 2007 has consumption even with the bike off? I noticed that mine has a consumption of 40mA. thank you so much if you can answer
Hi Carl.. thx for checking out my channel. To be honest, I don't know for sure but I have heard that security system and what not will drain your battery flat over a short time
Baddass
Where do you buy glass?
Please, you told about change the dial, but the odometer will keep measuring miles right?
I have that speedo on my Harley and the needle is in the 6 o'clock position and is 25 mph under my actual speed when riding. It literally sits in the middle of the electronic screen for odometer reading etc. What is wrong!? Can I fix it by moving the needle back to 0 if I open it up?
can you help me identify the lights that go in this particular speedo???ive looked everywhere .i dont know which ones to get i want them bright
Aberardo, they are not lights, they are surface mounted LEDs
Hope that helps.
Do you know where to buy replacement glass for a hd 2006 sportster 883c xl ? I've looked everywhere, do you have a link perhaps?
Matthew S sorry bro. Best bet is your local HD dealer. You could also try Custome Chrome, Motorcycle storehouse, etc
That's wicked thanks Dude, I've been riding with a scratched plastic cover for ages n it's bugged the hell out me!!!! Do you recommend replacing with glass??? Thanks 😎
Oh yes I do! Glass all the way anytime! Make sure its tempered though. Go original if you can
Ride safe bro!
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can you get a copy of the colour numbers
Hello, really helpful vid. Couple of questions:
Where did you get the sticker at?
And regarding the film protecting the lcd screen, mine got sunburned with what can i replace that?
Thanks!
Is there a way to change the background color of the speedo and tach?
Yes Glen, there is for the more modern dials. You will need to change the surface mounted LED's. This is a rather delicate thing to do and you could fry the board.
Thanks for watching and ride safe
here in mexico there are not these dial faces for sale, so my question is if is it posible to open the speedo and just to put a small decal or paint it just to make it different, does it damage the speedo, thanks for your atention
Raúl romero Vázquez Hi Raul. If you follow the instruction as per the video, you are not likely to damage your speedo. What you should consider is what type of face you want to use as it need to be calibrated. The people who sell them over here do export. Give them a try. Ride safe amigo!
This is not for touring models 2014 -Present. The metal trim comes off the same way but now Harley has heat welded the gasket and requires a knife to cut the seal.
A flanging tool for chrome bezels is imo the only way to do this, you´d be very lucky if it doesn´t show marks at all.
13:15 you can probably use Goof Off to remove the glue. Goof Off should not damage the plastic
Do you know if the early Japanese style (1988) needle comes off the same way?
+Daniel Bell No idea Daniel! I would think so as most are mounted in the same way.
What year gauge was that? Your version...the plate popped on....( glued on the support plate )....and another video I watched, says the gauge plate is glued on...then the support plate is removed with 2 screws? How do I know which type I have? I will be attempting it on a 2004 flh gauge...but only for the LED.
+sumyonguy This came off a 2001 Fatboy. Hope it helps. Ride safe!
I got my bezel off successfully, however mine is black not chrome. I now need to get it back on, should I just use tape to protect the edge I'm going to be crimping? I fear the hammer hits would scratch the black. I ordered a replacement bezel in case I screw up and scuff it up.
Don't know what the model is but normally you would be OK as you will not not see the hammered once you mount it on the support. Tape won't do the job
@@BikersGarage101 alright thanks. It's a 2016 Iron 883. Just purchased the digital speedometer but dont like the chrome ring as it doesnt match my denim paint. So swapping it out for the stock black ring that came on my analog speedo.
@@DarthxRinzler Cool Steve. Let us know how it went
Thanks for helping my cheap ass out😜
Great Video! I want to do the mph to kmh to mine but how do you convert the odometer reading from Miles to KM?
I have the same question ?
1989 Harley FXRS speedometer cable location? Is it on motor or front wheel?
A frien picked up the bike without a cable, looks like the frontend has been changed - but the new cable is to short to reach the front wheel? Thanks for any help ..
If I remember correctly, it has a front end driver. I can only track down the first fully electronic units during the mid 90's
Hi. My speedometer doesn't have these holes (bottom side) - 2015 Fatboy - and it has moisture inside the glass. Do you know how I can solve it? Is it possible to seal ? Thanks from Brazil
Saludos Rafael! Here's the thing: if the speedo is totally sealed the air inside will condense and create moisture. The trick is to let air circulate without letting water in.
The more you seal it the more condensation.
Obrigado
V'sss
Biker's Garage 101 : I'll try to do 2 small holes, maybe it's a good idea. Thank you (Obrigado)
Biker's Garage 101: I don't understand, I had some bikes (Triumph, Suzuki, Kawasaki so on) and it didn't happen...
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Do you know where we can get "Dual" face plates... in MPH and KPM ???
Sorry bro! I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to help you there.
Ride safe!
How thick is dial window?
Thought to change color of speedo by changing dial window to, in my case, to purple plexi glass...
Won't work. It's about 103mm
Thickness of dial glass? Not diameter! Thickness can't be 103mm...?
Mika.... no need to get aggressive! Lots of people ask lots of questions in different way. It would seem that I missed the "how thick" part and thought you wanted to know the diam. In any case, its about 2-3mm for all its worth!
How I was aggressive? My sincere apologies, that wasn't my intention!
About 2-3mm, would it be possible for you to measure actual dial window thickness? 3mm plexi glass is easily available, 2mm is bit harder to find. No hurry, here at the Land of the Finns, also known as Finland, winter is closing! =0)
No problem bro! I just saw too many exclamation marks that all. No worries we are good.
Cold in Finland yes!
Ride same my man!
Ha there could
Be a drinking game for every time you say ok
I need a mph face and I can't find a website to get one