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Questions
08-24-2012, 08:50 PM
Were does one find the blanks to put in place of the analog gauges once removed? I'm thinking of putting ram mounts on them and was wondering if they would be sturdy enough to mount a large drink holder to?

NancysToy
08-24-2012, 08:57 PM
look no farther than your dealer (or the BRP online store). P/N 705003421 - MSRP $7.49 USD. Don't know if they are sturdy enough to hold a RAM mount for anything substantial, though.

spyderbirds
08-24-2012, 09:03 PM
Were does one find the blanks to put in place of the analog gauges once removed? I'm thinking of putting ram mounts on them and was wondering if they would be sturdy enough to mount a large drink holder to?


The blanks just snap in place with three tabs holding them in. Without some added items on the backside of the dash panel you cannot mount anything to them.
That being said I have my Garmin Zumo mounted to one side and the other holds my cupholder.
I did some creative reinforcing on the back side to hold the blanks in place.

samewok
08-24-2012, 09:18 PM
I have a volt gauge in the left and a ram mount cup holder in the right.

Arr MiHardies
08-25-2012, 01:27 AM
Were does one find the blanks to put in place of the analog gauges once removed? I'm thinking of putting ram mounts on them and was wondering if they would be sturdy enough to mount a large drink holder to?

I picked one up just today from my dealer for about 7$ definitely NOT strong enough to hold a cup holder. it just snaps in place and the snaps are quite weak and bent easily when i tried to install it, making them useless. I ended up gluing it in place. I did mount a 12v power jack in mine, but that takes little pressure.

AbNormy
08-25-2012, 03:11 AM
are there better gauges to use instead? why remove them. maybe I'm slow but some indication of how hot my rad is and how much gas is useful.
thanks:hun:

Questions
08-25-2012, 05:52 AM
When you disconnect the analog gauges, the readings for temp and gas will revert to the digital readout.

quickster47
08-25-2012, 07:19 AM
When you disconnect the analog gauges, the readings for temp and gas will revert to the digital readout.

So, for the digital gauges to work all one needs to do is disconnect the analog gauges? Is it that simple?

Carl

Buttsy
08-25-2012, 07:23 AM
So, for the digital gauges to work all one needs to do is disconnect the analog gauges? Is it that simple?

Carl

Yup pretty sure though you must disconnect both of them in order to make them appear on the electronic cluster.

Wiredux
08-25-2012, 08:00 AM
yes. once you disconnect both of them the digital ones come up in the center screen. Takes all of 10 minutes to do. There is a How to in the how to area.

gbouten
08-25-2012, 09:56 AM
Were does one find the blanks to put in place of the analog gauges once removed? I'm thinking of putting ram mounts on them and was wondering if they would be sturdy enough to mount a large drink holder to?

I put a 12volt outlet in mine.

Greg

Wiredux
08-25-2012, 09:01 PM
I ordered blanks today. Thinking about adding brighter blinker lights in them so I can see if I left them on or not.


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Wiredux
08-31-2012, 04:35 PM
Just got notification that my blanks will arrive next week.


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Fire Bike
08-31-2012, 06:17 PM
I bough high quality analog clock and thermometer with chrome bezels and black faces. Looks stock. $52.00 for the whole job.

Bob Denman
08-31-2012, 06:27 PM
Just got notification that my blanks will arrive next week.

What kind of lights are you planning on sticking in them to use as turnsignal indicators??

quickster47
08-31-2012, 06:30 PM
I bough high quality analog clock and thermometer with chrome bezels and black faces. Looks stock. $52.00 for the whole job.

From where did you get the clock and thermometer?

Thanks,

Carl

Fire Bike
08-31-2012, 08:43 PM
From where did you get the clock and thermometer?



Thanks,

Carl
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00164QY90/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
Bolt the clock or thermo to gauge blank and pop it in. I used a dab of silicone to make the plug tighter. Looks like it was always ther and can be removed to battery in clock.

Wiredux
08-31-2012, 10:05 PM
What kind of lights are you planning on sticking in them to use as turnsignal indicators??

I saw some aftermarket ones here on spyderlovers. They were some LED's

CyncySpyder
08-31-2012, 10:29 PM
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