RT GAUGES GONE

[oldguyinTX]

Geez Dwight,
I read the title to this thread, and I thought you were trying to come up with a clever way of saying you sold your Spyder.
Can you ride yet ?

Yep, I can ride once I get it back from Arctic Adventures. It started throwing codes like crazy, and they have had it for 18 days so far meticulously going through it to try and get all of the kinks worked out once and for all. I'm also having them do some scheduled maintenance while they have it. Today would be a great riding day, but I'm gonna do yard work instead. :banghead::banghead:

 

[El Dorado]

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NICE

 

[sasqach]

gauge

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Well, I finally got tired of the wildly inaccurate analog gas gauge, and figured that if I was going to disable it I would do the same with the temp gauge. To my surprise and annoyance, the gas gauge "remembered" what the fuel level was, and the needle stayed in that same position as before it was disabled. I kept looking at it and thinking, "I'm gonna have to get gas soon". Then I would remember that it was disabled, look at my mileage, and the bar graph on the center screen for the actual fuel level. So I decided to take them out. I went to a local boat dealer and had them order two 2" Euro Blanks (that's what the manufacturer calls them) made by Faria Marine Instruments. Took out the gauges, and put in the blanks with a small bead of black silicone around the bezel to keep water out. So here is the finished product at a cost of $35.00 and 20 minutes of labor. I like the way it looks. Now I have to retrain myself to look at the center screen, not at the - nonexistent - gauges.

I found the reason anaulog gauge dont work right is because speaker magnet screw them up on my 2012 RT.

 

[stevencovert]

Magic Mirrors?

Ok, so help me out on the "wildly inaccurate" comment. Was it overestimating how much gas you had or underestimating?
And is it possible to show the digital gas gauge without disconnecting the analog?

Many people complain that Magic Mirrors magnets influence them.

 

[taxmyzer]

I went with

Digital volt gauge & digital clock.

 

[bcer960]

Digital volt gauge & digital clock.

same

 

[sasqach]

Many people complain that Magic Mirrors magnets influence them.

that could
be to as I have them to

 

[DGoebel]

There have been threads posted about how to flip one or more of the mirror mount magnets to correct this. Though I find it's just easier and better to have removed the gauges and plugged the holes reverting back to the digital dash gauges.

 

[MOSESS]

I had installed a volt meter on the left side. and I installed a clock on the other. The clock does not work any more and so I want to plug the 2inch hole, I have power outlets installed by providence accessories. any ideas on what I can put there that would be useful guys.....

 

[UtahPete]

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Well, I finally got tired of the wildly inaccurate analog gas gauge, and figured that if I was going to disable it I would do the same with the temp gauge. To my surprise and annoyance, the gas gauge "remembered" what the fuel level was, and the needle stayed in that same position as before it was disabled. I kept looking at it and thinking, "I'm gonna have to get gas soon". Then I would remember that it was disabled, look at my mileage, and the bar graph on the center screen for the actual fuel level. So I decided to take them out. I went to a local boat dealer and had them order two 2" Euro Blanks (that's what the manufacturer calls them) made by Faria Marine Instruments. Took out the gauges, and put in the blanks with a small bead of black silicone around the bezel to keep water out. So here is the finished product at a cost of $35.00 and 20 minutes of labor. I like the way it looks. Now I have to retrain myself to look at the center screen, not at the - nonexistent - gauges.

Nice clean solution.

 

[ThreeWheels]

Prior to 2014 the RT analog gauges were worthless, they tended to bounce and they didn't give you a good idea of how much fuel you really had. The gas gauge on the 14 and newer are pretty darn accurate.

That's my experience as well.

 

[Docster]

I can't believe that this thread is almost two years old and still going.:hun:

I've noticed that on this forum "SEARCH" is a concept not often used

 

[Yeochips]

I just disconnected mine (gas gauge). I got tired of it reading EMPTY when I knew it wasn't
. ONE to many times I fill up and I fill up with 4 gallons when I know there is 2 plus gallons still in the Tank! I would watch my mileage anyway, but it got old seeing the gas light go one and I would have 2 gallons still in there. You would think a 30k bike would have a better gauges.

 

[tnhoover]

I replaced both my gages with ram mounts for my GPS and phone.