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4th gen speedometer needle not lighting up

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4th gen speedometer needle not lighting up

Post by SidewaysDave888 » Sun May 23, 2021 10:57 pm

Hi.
Can anyone help me with how to sort the speedo needle light on my gen 4.
Everything works as it should, just the needle doesn’t light up like the rev needle does.
Is in an easy fix?
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Post by vanzep » Sun May 23, 2021 11:05 pm

Yes its an easy fix you just take a feed off the rev counter ;)
i will try and find you a write up on it
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4th gen speedometer needle not lighting up

Post by vanzep » Sun May 23, 2021 11:23 pm

There used to be a write up that Pushki did for this but sadly it is now a broken link - all i can find is this:

firstly the speedo needle doesn’t light up. This has never bothered me as you can still see the needle and tell what speed you going. It’s a relatively easy fix by taking a feed off the rev counter needle, but involves a little time and patience and I simply never got round to it.
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4th gen speedometer needle not lighting up

Post by Pushki » Mon May 24, 2021 10:09 am

Hey guys, I'm still lurking. :D
I can't give a detailed write-up but here's a picture showing where to solder the wires.

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Post by SidewaysDave888 » Mon May 24, 2021 1:08 pm

Thanks guys, this helps a great deal and something I can now tackle. 👍

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Post by vanzep » Mon May 24, 2021 1:53 pm

Thanks Pushki - good to know you are still about :thumbup:
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