Fish13 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Hi gents, Just bought an '88 classic and loving it. When driving it home, noticed once it had got dark outside that the only bulb that seems to be blown is the one that lights up the needle on the speedo. All the others work. This made judging speed pretty difficult! Can anyone tell me how to change this and what type of bulb I'll need please? Does binacle have to come off or what? Cheers, Hugo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_ Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 No reply i see. I was wondering how to get in to the bulbs in the dash also. Anyone??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANO3528 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Somewhere I remember about the speedo needle having a fibre optic connection. The back of the binnacle comes off to access the bulb bases. It is held by clips at it's base. They very rarely go back together properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish13 Posted September 20, 2007 Author Share Posted September 20, 2007 Update - I took the back of the binnacle off today and found that mine is a bunch of individual bulbs that twist in about a quarter turn to lock. I found one in about the right place that would illuminate the needle on the speedo, but when I removed it, the filament didn't look broken? It's the same as all the other bulbs in the binnacle. When you say fibre optic, do you just mean the light source to the whole binnacle itself or a fibre optic feed to each individual bulb? Can a bulb stop working without the filament actually snapping? Any other ideas what might have happened? These are tiny little bulbs on what looks like a fairly specialised holder, does anyone know if they canbe bought from a regular electrical supplies store? Out in New Zealand so getting parts is proving tricky, not to mention costly! It's still cheaper to order and pay for delivery from Paddock's than it is to use Landy Spares places in New Zealand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_ Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 http://www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk/BeamEnds/index.html Might even save you more money. Tell richard, Colin and bill From bofa4x4 recommended you when you ring or email. DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish13 Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 Thanks DC will give them a try next time. Cheers, how have you gotten on with your dud bulb/display? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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